Cambridge Executive MBA participants respond to the COVID-19 crisis
Participants in the 2019 cohort of the Cambridge Executive MBA programme have implemented rapid changes within their respective organisations to respond to issues related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis.
New report sheds light on financing for off-grid solar
The World Bank and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), based at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, have published a joint report that examines a wide range of financing solutions for delivering Off Grid Solar (OGS) electricity to more than 840 million people still living without access to reliable power.
Experimenting during the pandemic
Working from home can empower new thinking, writes Dr Kishore Sengupta, Reader in Operations Management at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge Judge collaborators help in COVID-19 pandemic
Cambridge Judge Business School wants to extend its most gracious thanks to its existing collaborators, with whom it has an existing deep relationship – Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), China Medical System (CMS), and current Cambridge MBA student Nancy Zhang (MBA 2019) and Richard Liu Qiangdong, together with their company JD.com – for their generous donation of medical supplies to…
CJBS students work with Public Health England and the NHS on responses to COVID-19
A team of a dozen faculty and PhD students at Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) is working with Public Health England and the NHS in the East of England on several projects relating to responding to the coronavirus response.
Four reasons Netflix should expand into video games
It’s been a rocky period for Netflix. As the streaming market becomes increasingly saturated and growth slows, the company must find other viable ways to make money. A particularly promising one could be video games, say experts from Cambridge Judge Business School.
How applying supply chain thinking to healthcare can improve care quality
Supply chain management, usually associated with manufacturing, can address inefficiencies in healthcare, argues a team from Cambridge Judge Business School.
Five tips for sealing the deal
Mark Goodson, Business Advisor at Cambridge Social Ventures, part of the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, believes that many entrepreneurs – social enterprises included – lack a basic strategy for sealing the deal.
Bursary opportunity - Cambridge General Management Programme 24 May-5 June 2020
Cambridge Judge Business School is working with Cambridge Network to celebrate the 25th cohort of the Cambridge General Management Programme (GMP), with a bursary for companies based in the cluster, as an opportunity to up-skill and develop ambitious talent.
New study explores the 'prospective motherhood penalty'
A ‘prospective’ motherhood penalty holds women back in the workplace regardless of their actual motherhood status, says new study from Cambridge Judge Business School in advance of International Women’s Day.
Criticism can boost creativity, says study
Bosses have thicker skin than assumed, so companies can boost performance by encouraging negative feedback of superiors by staff, says study co-authored by Dr Yeun Joon Kim of Cambridge Judge Business School.
soundpiece: AI has potential to transform the music industry
An entrepreneur, currently studying for the Masters in Entrepreneurship at Cambridge Judge Business School, hopes to inspire people to create beautiful music within a few clicks.
Converting clicks into care
A novel tool to assess patient experience, developed at the Psychometrics Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School, enters advanced pilot stage at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Bighous repurposes property to tackle homelessness
An entrepreneur on the Master of Studies in Entrepreneurship at Cambridge Judge Business School ‘recycles’ distressed properties and brings them back as housing for society’s most vulnerable people.
Studios vs. streaming: which ‘logic’ will prevail in Hollywood?
The battle between traditional Hollywood studios and streaming services like Netflix is a matter of “institutional logics” – commitment logic versus convenience logic – argues a new study co-authored by Dr Allègre Hadida of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Study looks at the impact of AI in finance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will shift from cost reduction to revenue generation in the Financial Services industry, according to a new global study entitled 'Transforming Paradigms'.
The Cambridge Phenomenon – your help needed
Cambridge Network companies are encouraged to participate in new research which aims to assess how Cambridge compares to other innovation hubs around the world. Please spare ten minutes to complete a short survey.
Family firms important for sustainability, says expert
Family businesses are a great fit with the Circular Economy concept, as they are linked by the need to preserve wealth, resources and longevity, argues Dr Khaled Soufani of Cambridge Judge Business School.
ET-traps: technology demonstrates potential
A biotech entrepreneurial weekend at Cambridge Judge Business School kickstarted a venture that seeks to tackle diabetes through a novel treatment.
Tenders should favour social enterprises, says report
Government public procurement legislation should ‘explicitly ensure’ that calls for tender favour enterprises that pursue social and environmental goals, says new report issued at World Economic Forum in Davos co-authored by Dr Helen Haugh of Cambridge Judge Business School.
How can we deal with the ‘P’ word?
Plastic has become a malevolent symbol of our wasteful society. It’s also fundamental to almost every aspect of our lives. How do we shift our ‘take, make, throw-away’ plastic world towards ‘recycle, recover, re-use’? Experts, including Dr Khaled Soufani, Director of the Circular Economy Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School, offer their thoughts.
Study explores management implications of 'confirming behaviour'
Chief executive officers receive plenty of advice – from company boards, employees, financial analysts and others – and are paid the big bucks to sift through such recommendations to make tough decisions.
'Platforms for the people' present challenges, says study
Civic crowdfunding now finances civic infrastructure, but these platforms must navigate tension between growth and their social mission, says a study co-authored by Dr Matthew Grimes of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge Judge and Peking University collaborate on executive education programmes
Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) and the University of Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) have announced that they will work together to launch two executive education programmes in 2020, focusing on innovation and international management.
Outfield Technologies aims to help apple growers to maximise crops
Outfield Technologies, mentored at the Accelerate Cambridge programme at the Entrepreneurship Centre of Cambridge Judge Business School, uses drone technology to better predict the yields of apple producers.