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.
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.