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.
Childhood ordeals can make finance professionals risk averse
Childhood trauma from a parent’s death or divorce causes mutual fund managers to be more risk averse later in life, finds a new study co-authored by Professor Raghu Rau of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Five insights on building a strong brand
Every company knows the value of a strong brand, but firms often think too narrowly by thinking of branding as only a marketing exercise.
While you watch the TV, the TV watches you
Dr David Stillwell, University Lecturer in Big Data Analytics & Quantitative Social Science at Cambridge Judge Business School and Academic Director of the Psychometrics Centre, outlines four key principles to help companies use data targeting in a positive way.
Spread the innovation around
The UK economy needs greater diffusion of innovation, not just new inventions, says Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Five things to avoid when pitching a startup to investors
Simon Hall, coach and mentor at the Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre and former BBC News correspondent, advises startups on pitfalls to avoid.
Five insights on artificial intelligence and how it will affect our future
Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently become a buzzword in the media, but what exactly do we know about it and how will it affect our future?
Study investigates privatisation and corruption
Privatisation of state-owned enterprises in IMF loan conditions can increase corruption through a ‘vicious circle’ of weaker institutions and increased incentives, says a new study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.