Paper explores highly institutionalised myths
Inequality has emerged as one of the grand challenges for societies. It is often explained in terms of the intrinsic dynamics of capitalism or government policy. A new paper co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School argues that the role of organisations in ensuring the persistence of inequality is just as crucial.
China Medical System (CMS) to invest up to £25 million to support early stage biotech firms in the UK with a Cambridge focus
CMS, a speciality pharmaceutical company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has signalled its confidence in the UK biotech and life sciences sectors through intended investment in early stage UK biotech and life sciences businesses, with support from AstraZeneca and Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast focuses on office politics
Though seemingly trivial, office politics can affect the performance of employees and organisations. The latest podcast in the Cambridge Judge Business Debate series asks: how can we improve them?
Five things you should know about digital gender-based violence (DGBV), and ways to curb it
Dr Lilia Giugni, Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School and co-founder and CEO of GenPol, shares five insights everyone should know about digital gender-based violence (DGBV).
Wanderlust leads to 20,000 mile motorcycle ride
Cambridge MBA alumnus Kirk Wilson (MBA 2007) was riding high in his career, but shifted gears with a 20,000-mile motorcycle ride around South America. He’s now published a book about it.
Circular secondments for Cambridge Judge students in major EU project
Cambridge Judge Business School students work with companies in Poland, Cyprus and Belgium in a 1.7 million euro (£1.5 million) European Union project on the circular economy and the Internet of Things.
Legal Sphere aims to help SMEs get legal support
A startup currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme at Cambridge Judge Business School aims to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) get legal support in an easier and cost-efficient manner for issues such as taxation or intellectual property.
Admission patterns of junior doctors may be behind ‘weekend effect’ in hospitals, study suggests
Study led by University of Cambridge researchers links the ‘weekend effect’ of increased hospital mortality to junior doctors admitting a lower proportion of healthy patients at the weekend compared to weekdays.
New book examines oil and economic policies
A new book co-edited by Kamiar Mohaddes of Cambridge Judge Business School addresses how Arab countries can escape a “resource curse” in which oil and gas riches don’t translate into long-term economic growth and stability.
Study finds bias in diversity
Diversity on key corporate committees is supposed to produce better decisions. But a study at Cambridge Judge Business School finds that diverse views rarely ‘average out’ as assumed, but instead lead to systematic biases toward certain types of errors.
Regulatory momentum to increase, says new fintech research
Global regulation of online alternative finance will increase over the next two years, says fintech research by the World Bank and the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance.
Study explores pre-modern derivative trading
A study of actual interwar commodity trades by John Maynard Keynes finds that pricing was as efficient as modern derivative trading using the Nobel Prize-winning BSM model developed a half-century later.
Pharma journey: building a global business
From Greece to Scotland Yard to providing drugs for clinical trials: Cambridge MBA alumna Vanessa Dekou (MBA 2002) built a global pharma business from scratch.
A bit fuzzy - not all communication provides information, says study
Vague versus specific: when it comes to communicating with direct reports, senior leaders shouldn’t always seek greater specificity, says Dr Jeremy Hutchison-Krupat of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Study investigates food recall response time
Speed is crucial when tainted food products are recalled. A new study co-authored by Dr Benn Lawson of Cambridge Judge Business School looks at the effect of geography and industry clusters on the responsiveness of food producers to recalls originating in their supply chains.
Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast series focuses on skills
What skills are required for the 21st Century, and what is the role for technology and governments?
AI makes an impact in healthcare
Razvan Ionasec (EMBA 2018) has been a computer buff since his childhood in Romania. His team at Siemens has now developed an artificial intelligence-based assistant to help radiologists evaluate medical scans.
Sustainable fuels could play an important role in reducing transport emissions, says study
While electric vehicles are becoming cheaper, sustainable fuels could also play an important role in reducing transport emissions in order to meet climate-change goals, says a new study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Sequential search: new study questions 'decision by committee'
Two heads are not better than one: a new study co-authored by Dr Vincent Mak of Cambridge Judge Business School questions whether committees make better decisions than individuals.
Leaders are often stuck in the past, says study
New CEOs and other leaders transfer culture from their previous jobs and this can ‘blindside’ them into proposing obsolete solutions to new problems, says a study authored at Cambridge Judge Business School, published in the Academy of Management Journal.
Paper investigates the framework of social innovation labs
A research paper by a recent graduate of the Masters in Social Innovation programme at Cambridge Judge Business School is published by CERN.
Five tips for fintech entrepreneurs
Catherine Wines, co-founder of London-based online money transfer company WorldRemit, believes that digital innovation can revolutionise the global money transfer market with safer and more cost-effective ways of sending money. At Cambridge Judge Business School, she teaches students in the Master of Studies in Entrepreneurship programme who are thinking about working in the fintech sector.
Four reasons Huawei’s new Harmony OS won’t solve its problems
Huawei’s meteoric rise in the telecoms business was brought to a dramatic halt in April when the US government put a ban on US companies doing business with the Chinese firm. This includes Google and, crucially for Huawei’s smartphone users, access to the Android operating system updates.
Lodging business focuses on interior design
Sébastien Long, an Executive MBA graduate (EMBA 2016) of Cambridge Judge Business School, launches lodging business Lodgeur, focusing on interior design.
Symposium investigates human trafficking
A research symposium on human trafficking, co-ordinated with the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, looks at refugees, recruitment, routes and other troublesome “Rs” of modern slavery.