Latest news from Lancaster University Management School

18/01/13

TIGA welcomes Lancaster University as its latest member

TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, has announced that Lancaster University is its latest member. 
18/01/13

Lancaster MBA Graduation 2012

Students from the Lancaster MBA celebrated graduation at a colourful ceremony in December.
10/01/13

Give parents at work a passport to help them work flexibly

Cary Cooper draws on LUMS research with working fathers to argue that flexible working should not be confined to mothers, nor should we rely on discretionary policies.
10/01/13

New Management in Action speaker series launched in London

Lancaster University's new Management in Action series has been launched with two successful events at The Work Foundation in London.
09/01/13

The Economist: 'MBA applications: No price too high?'

The Economist covers new research from Dr Caroline Elliott and Dr Kwok Tong Soo of Lancaster's Economics Department that finds that higher fees on MBA programmes reduce the number of applications.
09/01/13

The Guardian: 'A day in the life of a hospice social worker'

LUMS Hospice Leadership MA student, Jason Davidson, describes a typical day as a social worker in a story in The Guardian.
20/12/12

Daily Mirror: 'Graduates link up to launch mechanics network'

LUMS BA Management and Organisation graduate Andy Jervis is featured in a story in the Daily Mirror, talking about how he set up his new business, ClickMechanic.
18/12/12

The high growth potential of medium-sized businesses

Sue Cox describes the findings of the Business School Task Force and says that business schools have a real opportunity now to reach out to medium-sized businesses.
18/12/12

Honorary degree for distinguished economist

Lancaster University awarded an honorary degree to one of the world’s most distinguished financial economists – Professor Stewart C Myers – at December's graduation ceremonies.
17/12/12

Business schools need to work more closely with medium-sized enterprises

Sue Cox argues that business schools need to be more active in their engagement with medium-sized businesses, benefiting business as well as the wider economy.
10/12/12

The Telegraph: 'Lancaster University among top 10 for UK's 'best value universities''

The Telegraph ranks Lancaster University 5th in the UK for 'best value universities'.
06/12/12

Huffington Post: 'Economists remain unconvinced by Osborne's recovery plan'

Professor Geraint Johnes comments on the Chancellor of the Exchequer's autumn budget statement in a piece collating economists' views in the Huffington Post. "If the European economy remains fragile beyond 2013, further fiscal retrenchment at home is likely to prolong still further the return to significant levels of growth," says professor Johnes.
06/12/12

The Guardian: 'Lack of data on NHS contractors'

The Guardian has published a letter by Professor Mike Pidd on the the lack of action over high rates of bed occupancy in NHS hospitals. "Joined-up thinking is not enough unless it leads to co-ordinated action, which is difficult to achieve, especially in a health service still trying to digest the government's latest reforms," says Professor Pidd.
05/12/12

BusinessBecause: 'Top Business Schools For Entrepreneurs'

The BusinessBecause website lists Lancaster University Management School as one of its top three business schools for entrepreneurs - alongside Stanford in the USA and IE Business School in Spain.
05/12/12

Responsible business award for Lancaster 'game changer'

Professor Judi Marshall, a pioneer in the field of business sustainability leadership, has been named as a ‘game changer’ by Business in the Community (BITC).
04/12/12

Business strategy textbook achieves one million sales

When Gerry Johnson (Lancaster University Management School) and Kevan Scholes (Sheffield Business School) wrote the first edition of Exploring Corporate Strategy in 1984 no one anticipated that it would quickly become the top-selling Business Strategy textbook in Europe.
04/12/12

LUMS researchers examine the potential for self-driving cars in the UK

Researchers from Lancaster University Management School have explored what it would take for driverless vehicles to become commonplace on UK roads.
03/12/12

A team of leaders

The distributed leadership shown by Europe's winning Ryder Cup team offers lessons for successful leadership in business and higher education, says Sue Cox.
30/11/12

LUMS wins 'Business School of the Year' award

Lancaster University Management School has won the Times Higher Education Business School of the Year award.
29/11/12

Board level leadership is vital in promoting good staff health

Mike West argues that when NHS boards monitor, support, and model good staff health and wellbeing, staff will be more likely to take care of their own health.
27/11/12

A radical, action-based approach to leadership

Judi Marshall provides ideas on how combining action research with systems thinking can be a route to more radical thinking.
23/11/12

New report calls for business schools to 'flex muscle' in the economy

Mid-sized companies and business schools are compromising growth by not working closer together, according to an independent report published today. The Business Schools Task Force, which produced the report, was chaired by Professor Sue Cox, Dean of Lancaster University Management School.
21/11/12

IEED features in Ingenious Britain supplement

Lancaster University Management School has recently featured in the 'Ingenious Britain' supplement, which was included with the Sunday Telegraph.
21/11/12

LUMS graduate wins Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year award

The Grand Old Duke of Pork, a start-up business founded by recent Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) graduate Paul Hodges, has been awarded the title of Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year at the University Student Enterprise Awards.