In this post Dr Chris Grocott, Lecturer in Management and Economic History in ULSB, discusses his recently published book, co-edited with Dr Jo Grady (University of Sheffield), on the continuing imperialism of free trade. Free trade is once again part of popular political discourse. In the United States of America, Donald Trump has […]
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Markets over Morals: Neoliberal Thought Has Always Struggled to Condemn Authoritarianism
In this blog post Dr Chris Grocott, Lecturer in Management and Economic History in ULSB, discusses his research analysing the relationship between neoliberal economic thought and morality. The recent election of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency of Brazil provoked a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist to speculate that the new regime’s positive stance […]
Financial Models and Society: Villains or Scapegoats?
In this post Dr Ekaterina Svetlova, Associate Professor in Finance and Accounting in ULSB, discusses her new book assessing the influence of financial models on markets and society. The book questions the assumption that financial markets have become a purely analytical and quantitative place and argues that human influence has not disappeared, but it […]
Austerity and Working Class Resistance: Survival, Disruption and Creation in Hard Times
In this blog Dr Adam Fishwick (De Montfort University) and Dr Heather Connolly (University of Leicester) discuss their new edited book, which assesses the impact and continuing development of working-class resistance in and against ‘hard times’. Our edited collection arose from two workshops hosted by the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity (CURA) […]
Disagreeing on what is fair in the workplace, and what we can do about
In this blog, Dr Rasim Kurdoglu, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis on 17th September 2018, discusses his research on establishing the truthfulness of ‘managerial legitimacy’ arguments, and how to adjudicate in controversial cases of employees’ claims of unfairness. It is not uncommon to see managers who are accused of unfair decisions by […]
Work and the GDPR: The future for algorithms and people analytics?
In this post, Dr Phoebe Moore, Associate Professor of Political Economy and Technology in ULSB, discusses the implications of the recently introduced General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for work and workers. By 25th May 2018, all companies with over 250 employees across Europe were required to meet the rules of the General Data Protection […]
Where is ‘The NHS’? Saving Public Health Care Depends on Challenging Our Popular Imagination
In this post, Dr Oz Gore, Lecturer in Innovation, Technology and Operations in ULSB, discusses his research on the NHS and, in the wake of ‘its’ 70th birthday, the gap between how we conceptualise the NHS and the reality of the organisation of healthcare in the UK. We frequently hear about the NHS having a winter […]
Why middle-aged entrepreneurs are better than young ones
In this blog Dr Sukanlaya Sawang, Associate Professor in Small Business, Innovation and Well-being in ULSB, explores the evidence on how older, more experienced people make for better entrepreneurs and the implications for business school education. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg are three of the biggest role models for entrepreneurs. They are […]
With Tommy Hilfiger’s ‘smart’ clothing range, data collection has reached dystopian levels
In an article for The Independent, Dr Phoebe Moore discusses how ambassadors will be rewarded for walking past Tommy Jeans stores and how we are becoming a resource for surveillance and profit making The full article by Dr Phoebe Moore originally appeared on The Independent’s website here Once, surveillance was undertaken by familiar […]
Fight fire with fire? Managing complex contracts when the other party becomes difficult
In his second blog (first blog can be found here) Dr Haward Soper, recently awarded his PhD, discusses his doctoral findings, giving fascinating insights into the relationships between different parties involved in management contracts. Haward is giving a lunchtime lecture on the 18th May to discuss his research. As part of my doctoral […]
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