Call for Papers - Deadline for Abstracts 31st January 2013
Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business in Higher Education, Aberystwyth, Wales, 1 November 2013
The School of Management and Business at Aberystwyth University invites submissions of abstracts to our Conference Entrepreneurship and Small Business from individuals, organisations and institutions in academia, researchers/postgraduate students, entrepreneurs, business strategists and enterprise agencies / local government.
Small businesses are very important in the economy in Wales and particularly in rural Wales. The aim of this conference is to enhance the provision that exists in entrepreneurship and business at Aberystwyth University and other universities in Wales. It will build on the MSc Entrepreneurship that ran for several years at Aberystwyth University, by creating a network in the field in Welsh universities and the business world. It is hoped that the conference will generate interest in the topic and will lead to greater provision in the subject of Entrepreneurship and Small Business management in the future. In addition, the conference will include participants from business, who will demonstrate the importance of bilingual skills in the business world and thus encourage them to choose the Welsh medium study options available to them in their organizations. It will also issue a special issue of Gwerddon from the papers submitted at the conference.
Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts for papers and posters in the research areas of interest to the conference. These include:
- Entrepreneurship and small business
- Gender perspectives in small firms
- Learning styles in small businesses
- Entrepreneurial learning and social capital
- Knowledge transfer through networking
- Social networking in small business
- Motivation for starting a business
- Social entrepreneurship
- Innovation and creativity in small firms
- Developing international business in small businesses
- Business growth
- Developing Welsh medium materials for entrepreneurship and business
- Teaching entrepreneurship and business through the medium of Welsh
- Other related topics are also welcome
Abstracts should be no more than 300 words and should be submitted by e-mail to Wynn Morris dmm@aber.ac.uk (clearly stating if the abstract is for a paper, or poster presentation).
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2013
Deadline for completed papers: 31 August 2013
Prize - Award to be presented to the author(s) of the best poster presentation
Selected papers will be published as a special issue of Gwerddon
SMB at Downing St
On 4 December Andrew St George, representing the Business School, visited 10 Downing St to meet directors of the GREAT Campaign which has adopted work by SMB.
The Campaign aims to promote and enhance UK reputation abroad. It was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in New York on 21 September 2011, and supports the marketing and public diplomacy efforts of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), Visit Britain, the British Council, the Foreign Office and other government departments overseas.
All partners in the campaign will use GREAT to ensure the whole of Government speaks with one voice. The GREAT campaign invites to the world to take a fresh look at everything Britain has to offer. It centres on areas of British excellence focusing on reasons to invest in and visit the UK: These include Technology and Innovation, Creativity, Knowledge, Green, Heritage, Sport, Shopping, Music and Countryside.
The Great Campaign has adopted Royal Navy Way of Leadership (Random House 2012) written by Andrew St George, as part of its Knowledge initiative: “I am delighted to be able to bring SMB research to a wider community through the Great Campaign, and to have an impact on the working lives not only of 33,000 Royal Navy personnel, but on other organizations and on the commercial sector. It is good for us to be part of Great.”
The Government wishes to see links between universities and enterprise, helping to turn great research into commercial opportunities; the Knowledge initiative is part of that programme and Royal Navy Way of Leadership a practical example of applied knowledge.
The Great Campaign sends out the clear message that Britain is one of the very best places in the world to visit, live, work, study, invest and do business.
Lecturer Dr. Benjamin Hopkins secures funding for project on Youth Unemployment
Dr. Benjamin Hopkins, Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the School of Management and Business, has secured a tender from the Trades Union Congress to study the crisis of youth unemployment in the UK. The research, which will be carried out in conjunction with researchers at the University of Warwick and led by Dr. Melanie Simms, is funded by UnionLearn and will take place between now and Spring 2013. It will result in a series of policy recommendations about how to make transitions between education and work easier and more effective for young people. The project team is interested in hearing from employers, young people and employment engagement officers who would like to participate in this research. Further information and contact details can be found at Union Learn Project
2012 Welsh Economics Colloquium hosted by SMB
The School of Management and Business hosted a Welsh Economics Colloquium at Gregynog Hall, near Newtown, Powys on May 8th-10th. This was the latest in a long series of conferences traditionally held at Gregynog since the mid 1960s, and the School’s hosting of this year’s event is particularly apt as 2012 marks the centenary of Economics at Aberystwyth.
As well as attendees from the main HE institutions in Wales, the delegate list also contained academics from other UK universities as well as North America together with representatives from the policy making and practitioner sectors. Importantly, the event continued to encourage the development of links between academics and policymakers within Wales, with presentations made by representatives of the ONS and the Welsh Government.
Read the full story at 2012 Welsh Economics Colloquium
Our Staff Are Nominated for Student Led Teaching Awards
June 2012
Three of SMB’s Teaching Fellows were nominated for the new Student Led Teaching Awards this year. John Follett (Marketing) was nominated for innovation in teaching whilst Megan Williams (Accounting and Finance) and Julie McKeown (Marketing) were nominated for employability transferability. Carolyn Parry from the Careers Service won this latter award.
The awards were presented at a lovely dinner and it goes without saying that all the SMB Teaching Fellows were surprised and very pleased to be nominated by their students. These nominations and awards mean a great deal to us all – so thank you to those who took the time and trouble to put our names forward.
Launch of Elsevier's Journal of Destination Marketing & Management
Posted July 2012
Dr Brian Garrod, Dr Alan Fyall and Dr Youcheng Wang are delighted to announce the forthcoming launch of Elsevier’s new Journal of Destination Marketing & Management (JDMM), which aims to be the leading international journal for the study of tourist destinations by providing a critical understanding of all aspects of their marketing and management, as situated in their particular policy, planning, economic, geographical and historical contexts.
The objective of JDMM is to publish up-to-date, high-quality and original research papers alongside relevant and insightful reviews. As such, the journal aspires to be vibrant, engaging and accessible, and at the same time integrative and challenging. Those involved in the interdisciplinary approach of marketing and management, economic development and planning, geography, sociology, psychology, anthropology, retailing, policy maki ng and public administration of tourist destinations will find the journal of particular interest.
Dr Garrod said: “I am very excited to be part of this innovative new journal. As the first new Elsevier journal in the area of tourism studies for more than 30 years, JDMM will be a stable mate of Annals of Tourism Research and Tourism Management, two of the best-respected journals in the field. We are aiming to emulate this success, although we know there will be a lot of hard work for all involved. We have already had a large number of emails of support for colleagues and we anticipate receiving some high-quality submissions for the first few editions, to get things off on the right footing.”
Journal submissions: http://ees.elsevier.com/jdmm/
Chartered Institute of Marketing
Aberystwyth University’s School of Management and Business (SMB) has been awarded accreditation as a Study Centre for The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) to teach their globally recognised professional qualifications in marketing.
From the spring of 2012, businesses in Wales and beyond will be able to gain these qualifications face-to-face at Aberystwyth University. On offer will be introductory courses, as well as the Professional Certificate, Professional Diploma and two specialist Diplomas in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing, and Digital Marketing,
The teaching will be undertaken by specialists in their field, with a wealth of business and academic experience. Modules will be taught at intensive weekends or weekly evening classes, in order to appeal to as wide a cross-section of businesses as possible.
“This is really exciting for us and we hope that many businesses will study for their CIM qualifications so as to help them compete on a more level playing field. Our students already vote us as the best place to study in Wales so we feel that we have a lot to offer business delegates also.” says Julie McKeown, Course Director.
Richard Houdmont, the Director for Wales at The Chartered Institute for Marketing added “One of the qualities of a professional marketer is that they are appropriately qualified. In the education sector, we ensure that our qualifications can only be offered by institutions which meet our high standards and I am delighted that Aberystwyth University has become a CIM Accredited Study Centre”
The first courses are planned for the spring of next year (2012) and further information can be obtained from Julie McKeown at jum1@aber.ac.uk.
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Aberystwyth University School of Management and Business are now accredited with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) to teach a range of their courses. We are launching with two globally recognised professional marketing qualifications – CIM Professional Diploma, and CIM Professional Certificate. See www.aber.ac.uk/training
Raising the profile of Accounting and Finance at Aberystwyth
Posted on 22nd November 2012
The accounting and finance group (A&F) in SMB hosted the 2012 South West Regional Conference of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) in Aberystwyth on September 6th-7th. The conference was significantly bigger this year than it has been over the last couple of years at other universities; and attracted delegates from a larger number of institutions. The conference programme covered topics from across the accounting and finance field; and included themed sessions on pensions/annuities and on governance/responsibility. The conference opened with an address from Professor Richard Macve entitled ‘Accounting and auditing from ancient Mesopotamia to modern China - a “reduced” history’. Professor Macve is an eminent accounting scholar of international repute, extensively published in leading journals, and extensively consulted in academic and professional debate. He is a former Professor of Accounting at Aberystwyth, Professor Emeritus at LSE, and Visiting/Honorary Professor at a number of universities internationally. Amongst its delegates, the conference counted three current or former REF/RAE panellists and five further professors; and supported the attendance of a number of PhD students and junior academics. A&F is delighted that a number of delegates have made a point of saying how much they enjoyed not only the conference programme but also visiting Aberystwyth University.
BAFA is the nationwide, and increasingly international, learned society for accounting and finance. Professor Richard Jackson, who re-joined Aberystwyth at the beginning of 2011 to lead A&F, is presently serving as BAFA’s General Secretary and one of its Trustees. Richard and his A&F colleagues are now looking forward to the group organising and hosting the Welsh Universities’ Accounting and Finance Colloquium at Greynog Hall in May 2013. The Gregynog colloquium is a popular and long-standing annual event, attracting participants from across Wales and, increasingly, further afield. A&F hopes to be augmented in time for the colloquium by two new members of academic staff, advertisement for whom was recently agreed by the Vice Chancellor and University Exec.
Dr Nazrul Islam launches new book
Nanotechnology Systems of Innovation: Convergence and Innovation Trend
Exploring the Dynamics of Technology Evolution and the Attributes of Technology Convergence and Innovation Trajectory
A new book has been launched on January 5, 2012, authored by Dr Nazrul Islam, Lecturer of Innovation and Operations Management. The book is published by Lambert: Saarbrücken, Germany; ISBN-13: 978-3-8465-1662-1, ISBN-10: 3846516627; 196 pages; price 68.00 €.
In this book, the author explores the macro level study of nano-scientific evolution; analyses the actors’ structures, their roles and linkages; establishes nanotechnology convergence pattern, and identifies demand and push factors for driving technology innovation. This book seems to be unique in the study of nanotechnology systems of innovation, and is particularly important for seeking to capture the attributes related to its co-evolutionary nature. It suggests a multi-level framework of nanotechnology convergence and innovation trajectories, shows a model of nanotechnology innovation paths, and designs nanotechnology road mapping. This study confirms the importance of collaborative networks between divergent scientific fields across institutions, and suggests universities and industry be more open to non-traditional collaboration to ease technology transfer.
Bilateral trade Agreements in the ERA of Globalisation: The EU and India in Search of a Partnership
by Sangeeta Khorana, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung and William A. Kerr published by Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2010 price £59-95
This unique book provides an assessment of the proposed EU-India free trade agreement by drawing on the theory of preferential agreements, the history of Indian-European relations and the recent developments in the Indian economy. The authors explore both a broad overview of the agreement as well as a detailed examination of sensitive sectors. The book concludes that realising the significant potential of an EU-India agreement will depend on a clear understanding of the existing barriers to trade, careful negotiations and a willingness to implement what has been agreed.
Business executives in both Europe and India as well as officials in the EU Commission and Indian government will find this innovative book fascinating and useful in gaining insights into the issues involved.
Dr Nazrul Islam gives a Paper at the ISPIM Innovation Symposium, Canada
Dr Nazrul Islam, Lecturer of Innovation Management, will give a paper presentation entitled ‘ Innovation in Nanotechnology: A Foundation of Cultural Change within Institution ’ at t he 3rd ISPIM Innovation Symposium, Québec City Convention Centre, Canada on 12-15 December, 2010 . The presentation focuses on an issue that development of nanotechnologies signaled important changes affecting the economic paradigm as well as a deep societal transformation. The study stresses on understanding how the development of this emergent field is bringing about a whole new ensemble of structured social practices including new cultural practice within institutions . Existing institutions put more weight and give space in the shaping of the new institutional process than ever before, as nanotechnology was the first case in history of a new technology getting such generalised and financially important institutional support for its development. This research shows that innovation in nanotechnologies is giving birth to a new form of institutional dynamics and the process is still in the making.
Stirling Centre for Economic Methodology (SCEME)Workshop 2011
Dr Kobil Ruziev of the School of Management & Business, in association with the Stirling Centre for Economic Methodology (SCEME), organised a two day international conference on “Economic Methodology after the Crisis” in Aberystwyth University on 8-9 June 2011. The global financial crisis has focused attention on economics and its capacity to forecast, analyse and present policy solutions, and radical questions have been raised in public discourse about the way in which economics approaches its subject matter. In this very contemporary context the purpose of this thematic conference was to challenge the current orthodoxy and reflect on the future methodology of economics as well as the role of methodological analysis itself in light of the crisis. The event was the 14th in the series of SCEME conferences and the first to be hosted by a Welsh higher education institution. Papers were presented by some of the leading figures in heteredox economic thinking, with participants from Australia, Brazil, Greece and Ireland, as well as the UK, contributing to the conference proceedings.
World Business Dialogue
World Business Dialogue
Every year the University of Cologne, Germany becomes for a few days a place “where the leaders of today meet the leaders of tomorrow.” The World Business Dialogue (WBD) is the biggest student-run business convention in the world. The event is organized annually by a non-profit organization OFW. e. V. (Organisationsforums Wirtschaftkongress e.V.) and aims at bringing the brightest 300 students all around the world together with young executives and world business leaders to discuss economic and social issues. The previous Dialogues hosted presenters such as Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and Muhammad Yunus. The Convention lasts for 5 days during which students attend a 2-day Dialogue, take part in workshops and visit Cologne. More people applied from Aberystwyth University than from the whole of the UK. As a result 14 students were accepted, 5 of them received sponsorship from the School of Management and Business. The WBD International Team is also very grateful to SMB for understanding the relevance of the Dialogue and contributing toward the students’ expenses: “Such a commitment and involvement is a rare occurrence in most of the universities especially now as they cut their costs. It is good to see there are universities like Aberystwyth that want to invest in their students and encourage their professional and personal development” (Rosaria Palmissano, WBD International Relations).
Here are some of the comments from our delegates:
It was whilst sitting in a convention tent, listening to a keynote speech on Africa, that I realised I had changed. It just felt normal somehow; yet, to an outsider, this could easily be regarded as another world. With the son of a Swiss diplomat on my right, a Harvard Politics student to my left, and the former President of Mozambique on stage talking about the challenges confronting Africa, it was at that moment I had reached the point of no return – ‘more forwards please!’
If ever there was an event that could be regarded as being good for the soul, this most certainly was it. Never before have my eyes been as widely opened as they had been during the mesmerising week I spent in Cologne with 300 students from over 60 different countries. Wherever I looked, I saw the same thing – energised and inspirational leaders of tomorrow with a certain glint in their eyes, eagerly anticipating the next opportunity to meet another open-minded wealth of fascination.
Nathan Mears
The biggest value I got from the WBD was the opportunity to network with the other participants. It was great fun to get together with likeminded individuals and exchange ideas. There were no borders between countries but rather a cooperation. WBD is a great example of how we can be citizens of the world and how we can dialogue for a better future. It changed my perspective on what business should be all about. In the future, we must focus on collaboration with our partners and work together for a better future.
Tsvetan Tsonkov
Dr Nazrul Islam delivered a Keynote Speech at the Conference of Innovation & Technology Management Africa
Dr Nazrul Islam, Lecturer of Innovation and Operations Management, delivered a Keynote Speech on ‘Strategic Innovation by Disruption’ at the Conference of Innovation & Technology Management Africa, Pretoria, South Africa on 10-12 August, 2011. The keynote speech highlights Strategic Innovation Management: what makes an innovation disruptive is not just the magnitude of the advances in technology; rather is the combination of changes, for example, miniaturized technologies, revolution of information technology (IT), and the innovative changes in business models. The talk emphasizes that the key of disruptive innovation is the changes in the business models from the existing one to a new one which is more efficient and better addresses the demands or expectations of consumers. Because the disruption threatens the existing business models, those leading or profiting from the existing models are likely to oppose the innovation.
Professor McGuire Quoted in the Financial Times
Professor Steven McGuire was quoted in a recent story in the Financial Times (Peter Marsh 'BAE Systems Looks to Tap Knowledge Bank', Financial Times, 26 September 2001, p.21. McGuire commented on the need for BAE Systems, the United Kingdom's largest defence contractor, to diversify its product and service lines. With military budgets in the UK and elsewhere under severe pressure, 'This could give the company a valuable new source of revenue which it might need as governments around the world do more to prune their defence budgets.' he noted.
Chartered Institute of Marketing.
School of Management and Business becomes a Study Centre for The Chartered Institute of Marketing.
The Great Debt Shuffle
BBC’s Robert Peston kicks of centenary celebrations with lecture on ‘The Great Debt Shuffle’
Robert Peston, the BBC’s award winning Business Editor, will give a lecture on “The Great Debt Shuffle” at the School of Management and Business at Aberystwyth University on Thursday 27 October 2011.
Practical Marketing for Small Welsh Businesses
Julie McKeown will be running a course on Practical Marketing for Small Welsh Businesses from November 2011. For more information please follow this link.School appoints two new Marketing lecturers
The School recently appointed two new lecturers to the Marketing section, Adriana Campelo and David Dowell. Both scholars are accomplished researchers and bring signficant international experience to the School. Adriana recently submitted her thesis entitled “Re-conceptualising sense of place in marketing” to complete her PhD in Marketing Management at Otago University, New Zealand. Her academic background includes a Master in Management (UFBA/ Brazil), a Post Graduate Diploma in Economics (UNIFACS/ Brazil) and a Bachelor of Law (UCSAL/Brazil). During her PhD, she developed expertise in using videography and photography, in addition to more conventional methods of interviewing and focus groups, as methods of qualitative research.David studied marketing and economics as an undergraduate, and focused on marketing for his honours degree (1st Class). Following this he completed his PhD entitled ‘The Elements of Trust in a Business-to-Business Relationship’. His research remains in this area looking at relationship marketing, in particular trust and the evolution of business relationships. More recently David has researched in the marketing psychology, non-profit and marketing education areas.
Steve McGuire leads industry meeting in London
Professor Steve McGuire was convenor for an aerospace industry workshop held at the UK's leading thinktank, Chatham House, on 1st April. Representatives from aerospace firms, including Airbus, as well as industry consultants and academics met in London to consider the economic challenges facing the industry. Professor McGuire will be publishing the results of the study as part of Chatham House's research programme, The Changing Industrial Landscape: Emerging Global Champions http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/research/economics/current_projects/global_industry/
A draft copy of the preliminary research can be found on the Centre for International Business and Public Policy website.
SMB Features in Western Mail
SMB featured in the 'Business in Wales' supplement of the Western Mail on 9th February 2011. Please Click here to see a copy of the article.
Disruptive Technologies, Innovation and Global Redesign: Emerging Implications
Editors:Dr. Nazrul Islam, School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University, UK
Dr. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, African Institution of Technology, USA & Babcock University, Nigeria
Call for Chapters:
Proposals Submission Deadline: December 11, 2010
Full Chapters Due: March 11, 2011
Revised Chapter Submission Date: June 30, 2011
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), PA, USA publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” and “IGI Publishing” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document):
Dr. Nazrul Islam
School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University, UK
Email: drnazrul201@gmail.com or mni@aber.ac.uk
Or
Dr. Ndubuisi Ekekwe
African Institution of Technology, USA & Babcock University, Nigeria
E-Mail: info@afrit.org or nekekwe1@jhu.edu
Direct link to this Call for Chapters:
http://tinyurl.com/2bheesj
Congratulations to Nishikant Mishra
Congratulations to Nishikant!
His paper, 'Environmental Integrated Closed-Loop Logistics Model: An Artificial Bee Colony Approach' was awarded a 'High Commendation' at the recent International Conference on Supply Chain Management Systems. The award is sponsored by Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, one of the leading journals in the field.
Severn tolls profits 'should stay in wales' - Professor Midmore
Professor Peter Midmore, Professor of Economics at the School of Management and Business states that Welsh businesses lose out to their English rivals because of the Severn tolls. Author of a study into the economic impact of the cost of using the two bridges found there was a negative impact on a larger number of firms in South Wales than in the area around Bristol. For a fuller account of the report printed in the Western Mail on 12th October please see: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/10/12/severn-tolls-profits-should-stay-in-wales-91466-27450706/Guest Lecture 15th November
Mrs Valerie Wood-Gaiger, worker and volunteer speaker from Traidcraft (www.traidcraft.co.uk) has been invited to deliver a guest talk on "Fair Trade: Challenges in International Development" to students studying Development Economics at Aberystwyth University on 15th November 2010 at 1.10 pm in C63 Llandinam Building.Valerie’s talk will focus on the importance of fair trade in coffee, how this empowers and supports communities to respond to the challenges of development in Africa. This event has been organised by Dr Sangeeta Khorana who lectures on development Economics to provide students an opportunity to appreciate the importance of fair trade and its immensely positive role in supporting development. In addition the talk will also focus on the ongoing work on fair trade in Wales, how supporters like us make it possible, and how by working together we can achieve even more.
Ireland to Wales Cross Border Networking Event in Aberystwyth University
28th Septemper 2010 - 29th September 2010
The three Irish SLNIW business networks will travel to Wales to network with their Welsh counterparts. As part of the SLNIW project, six business networks have been established, three (one mixed gender group, one female group and one male group) in South East Ireland and three in West Wales (one mixed gender group, one female group and one male group). This event is the first of two cross border trips that brings all of the six networks together to network, share ideas and establish new business opportunites.
During the event, the Welsh network members will provide a showcase of their businesses for the visiting network delegation from Ireland. In November 2010, the Welsh networks will travel to Ireland to visit the Irish network participants and the Irish entrepreneurs will have any opportunity to showcase their businesses.
Accounting ranked top for Satisfaction in the UK according to latest National Students Survey results.
"We are thrilled by this result which reflects the hard work and commitment shown by all members of staff to ensure our students are taught and supported at the very highest level, a standard we intend to maintain in the years to come" commented Nick Perdikis, Director of the School of Management and Business.
The survey also places Aberystwyth at 5th place of all Universities in the UK and top in Wales for the sixth year running for student satisfaction.
The NSS was conducted by Ipsos MORI. Data is available for prospective students, parents and advisors and is available from the Unistats website (www.unistats.com).
Sangeeta Khorana Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Sangeeta Khorana has received one of Aberystwyth University's prestigious Teaching Excellence Awards 2010. Professor Noel Lloyd CBE, Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University presented the award at the graduation ceremony on 14th July. The teaching technique employed the 'threshold concepts' approach through differentiation that attempted to deliver an effective learning environment through inquiry-oriented collaborative group activities for postgraduate students.
New Research Centre created
The School has a new research centre: the Centre for International Business and Public Policy (CIBaPP).
The new research centre seeks to capitalise on the growing interest in how international business and international relations affect each other. The recent banking crisis, as well as greater public awareness of climate change and the increasing scarcity of resources such as water, has fuelled interest in how geopolitics and international regulatory processes affect – and are in turn affected by – the operation of multinational companies. CIBaPP builds on the expertise of a core of SMB academics in the areas of international trade, finance and political economy, and also draws on colleagues from International Politics, one of the premier departments of its type in the world. Current research projects at the Centre include: a collaborative study with Canadian colleagues of EU–Canadian economic relations; work with Japanese academics on how Japanese firms are responding to competitive pressures from China; and work on the evolution of corporate governance in Africa.
Professor Steve McGuire will be the Centre's director. Other SMB staff affiliated with the Centre include: Charlotte Allsopp, Sangeeta Khorana, Collins Ntim and Nick Perdikis.
Steve McGuire Awarded Visiting Professorship
Steve McGuire, Chair in Management, has been appointed to a visiting professorship at the Audencia Nantes School of Management for the 2010/11 academic year. Professor McGuire will visit Nantes for one week in November, lecturing and presenting his current research. Audencia Nantes is one of France's leading business schools and its research strengths in entrepreneurship and international management complement the research being done at SMB.
Funding for MSc and MBA courses
Employees in Wales-based small and medium-sized enterprises are eligible for funding of up to £1500 under the GO Wales scheme.
The scheme, funded by the European Social Fund, is designed to enhance the management skills of Wales' workforce. Applicants can enrol on one of SMB's postgraduate courses (MBM or MBA) or take individual modules under the scheme.
Steve McGuire gives Plenary Paper at International Business Conference
On 22nd May Steve McGuire, Professor of Management, gave a presentation entitled ‘Trade, Technology and the Multipolar Economy’ at the College of Global Business, Rikkyo University, Tokyo. The presentation focused on the role that the World Trade Organization (WTO) plays in facilitating technological development in emerging economies like China and India. WTO membership had an important signalling effect to international investors that high valued-added activities like R&D facilities could be located in emerging economies. Moreover, WTO rules on government subsidies were sufficiently loose that they allowed governments the freedom to pursue technology policies in areas like biotechnology, nanotechnology and alternative energy. Professor McGuire was joined on the plenary panel by Steven Kobrin (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania), Jean-Marc F. Blanchard (San Francisco State University) and Anthony D’Costa (Copenhagen Business School).
SMB Joins Major Management Development Project
The School of Management and Business has joined the Leadership and Management Wales project. LMW is sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government and led by a team based at Cardiff Business School. The project is intended to research the management skill needs of businesses, and then address these through networks, seminars, research publications and other educational programmes. The SMB is responsible for the project's activities in the Ceredigion region and will be recruiting a research and network officer to support this. The LMW project strengthens the School's position as a centre for research and teaching in the areas of learning networks and the management of small and medium-sized firms. More information about the LMW programme can be found at: http://www.lmw.org.uk/
School appoints two new lecturers
As part of its expansion the School of Management and Business is pleased to welcome Collins Ntim and Chris Dawson to the academic staff, Collins joins the Accounting and Finance group from the University of Glasgow. He works on asset pricing and economic growth in emerging markets; his research on corporate governance has appeared in African Finance Journal. Chris is an economist and his PhD at Swansea University was supported by scholarships from the Economic and Social Research Council and the Welsh Assembly Government. His work on entrepreneurship strengthens an area of considerable research activity at SMB.
SMB Academics Appointed To Research Council College
Three SMB professors, Nicholas Alexander, Steve McGuire and Peter Midmore, have been appointed to the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) new Peer Review College. The College creates a body of expert academics responsible for reviewing research funding applications and final reports of completed projects. The ESRC has a research budget of over £200 million per year and funds a range of academic activities including research work, conferences, seminars and international networks.
Professor Alexander holds the Chair in International Marketing, directs the School's Centre for Research in Marketing and publishes extensively on international marketing, branding and the history of marketing. Steve McGuire holds the Chair in Management and publishes in the areas of strategic management and international political economy. Peter Midmore is Professor of Economics and Research Director at the School. He works on regional economic development and leads the Centre for Local and Regional Enterprise.
Dr Sangeeta Khorana visits European Parliament
Dr. Sangeeta Khorana was invited to participate in a Mini-hearing on EU-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations. This was held by the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament on 5th November in Brussels. Invitees included representatives of the negotiating parties (the Commission and Indian government), business federations and distinguished international trade experts.
Dr Sajjad M Jasimuddin invited British Council, Dhaka
Dr. Sajjad M. Jasimuddin from the Aberystwyth School of Management and Business has been invited to present a keynote paper entitled "Why study Business and Management at a HEI in the UK: Challenges and Promises" at the British Council Education Exhibition which will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8 - 9 March 2009