Latest news from Lancaster University Management School

14/03/17

MSc Management alumni return to campus

Four successful recent Lancaster MSc Management graduates returned to LUMS recently to share their experiences with the current students.
10/03/17

Cycling solution wins Smart Parks Hackathon

Students were invited to think outside the box to present solutions to a real business challenge at a recent Hackathon event.
06/03/17

Microsoft expert helps launch Lancashire Forum with masterclass

Microsoft’s James Whittaker shared his expertise with Lancashire’s SMEs at the launch of the Lancashire Forum last week.
02/03/17

Lancaster Executive MBA ranked 21st in Europe

The QS Global EMBA rankings placed the Lancaster Executive MBA 21st in Europe
28/02/17

Is the WTO one of Trump’s ‘big quagmire deals’? Here’s what’s at stake.

Research by Maurizio Zanardi, Paola Conconi and colleagues is cited in this article in the Washington Post.
22/02/17

What the increase in remote working means for SMEs

As the Work Foundation reports that more than 50% of UK businesses could have flexible working practices in place by the end of the year, Geraint Johnes explains what this means for small businesses.
21/02/17

EQUIS Accreditation System celebrates its 20th anniversary

LUMS Dean Emerita Sue Cox discusses what EQUIS accreditation means and the value that it adds to schools.
10/02/17

LUMS academic wins Best Reviewer award

Juliana Sutanto, from the Department of Management Science, has been named Best Reviewer2016 by MIS Quarterly.
30/01/17

This Lancaster MBA is building a network of wind-powered data centers in Europe

BusinessBecause talks to Karl Rabe, founder and CEO of Windcloud.
24/01/17

LUMS team awarded at global Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC)

A team of LUMS students competed in an international Family Enterprise competition earlier this month, with two winning awards.
16/01/17

Chair in Leadership Vacancy

The Department of Leadership and Management is seeking an influential and dynamic senior colleague to support the development of research, publications and teaching in leadership at Lancaster.
12/01/17

Study finds ‘negligible’ link between CEO pay and good company performance

A major new study by Weijia Li and Steven Young has found that the link between CEO pay and corporate value creation in the UK remains ‘negligible at best’.
11/01/17

Why Istanbul is struggling to become an international financial centre

Does the Turkish government have ulterior motives in its attempt to make Istanbul a global financial centre?
10/01/17

LUMS Professor joins Innovation Caucus

A LUMS Professor of Entrepreneurship has been invited to join a new initiative.
03/01/17

Challenges facing HR Directors of UK firms in 2017

Emeritus Professor Paul Sparrow is quoted in this article on the impact of Brexit on HR.
03/01/17

Bosses 'do not deserve bumper pay packets', study finds

The link between what bosses are paid and a company's financial performance is "negligible", according to new research conducted by LUMS academics. 
20/12/16

David Hofmeyr receives Kingsman Prize

The winner of this year’s Kingsman Prize has been named as David Hofmeyr.
20/12/16

Ian Gordon interviewed on BBC Radio Lancashire

Ian Gordon, Director of Executive Education at Lancaster University Management School, was interviewed on BBC Radio Lancashire on 19th December, discussing transforming productivity to boost business growth.
16/12/16

Students and staff honoured by fellow students

Dr Ioannis Thanos and Alison Currie are the winners of this year’s LUMS Staff Member of the Year awards.
16/12/16

LUMS graduate receives Alumni Award

A LUMS graduate has received an Alumni Award at the December graduation ceremonies.
16/12/16

Gian Fulgoni receives Honorary Degree

Global entrepreneur Gian Fulgoni has been made an honorary Doctor of Science in the recent graduation ceremony.
15/12/16

Local business people learn how to supercharge their creativity

If there is one thing vital to success, it’s creativity - that was the message of a Masterclass delivered by Microsoft’s James Whittaker at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) this week.
13/12/16

Sam Packwood awarded inaugural PwC Assaf Lennon Memorial Essay Prize

A second year BBA student has become the inaugural winner of the PwC Assaf Lennon Memorial Essay Prize.
13/12/16

The Fight for Beauty: The Professor Sir Roland Smith CEO Lecture 2016

The fight for beauty must be revived.