http://www.keele.ac.uk Recent news from Keele Management School en-gb Copyright: (C). Keele University 20 The event prompted a lively debate about social, environmental and economic sustainability issues and you can download the podcast here. ]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/sustainabilityorbusteventpromptslivelydebate.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/sustainabilityorbusteventpromptslivelydebate.php Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT This lecture addressed the challenges faced by today's wealth managers in an environment characterised by debt-burdened nations and individuals, anaemic economic growth and undermined by widespread public distrust and anger towards financial institutions as a result of acknowledged social inequities and well-publicised fraudulent practices within the industry.
Mark Hill has been an active member of the US investment community for many years, serving as a board member of the San Diego Financial Planning Association, Treasurer of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and President of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego.  Mark is a widely-recognised speaker on the financial aspects of divorce and a Regional Director of the INstitute of Divorce Financial Analysts.  He began his career in the financial services industry as a financial consultant with stock brokers E.F. Hutton.  Prior to co-founding Pacific Wealth Management in 1998, he held a variety of investment advisory positions with global financial services companies, including serving as a portfolio manager for Smith Barney.
A recording of the event can now be viewed online here.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/annualdistinguishedlecture.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/annualdistinguishedlecture.php Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:17:00 GMT Alex was surprised to find that American universities play rugby and also how seriously they take the sport.  Bowling Green's rugby coach, Tony Mazzarella commented "Alex brings a great deal of experience and has a lot of skill that takes players in the U.S. a long time to learn."]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/keelemanagementschoolstudentplaysforusrugbyteam.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/keelemanagementschoolstudentplaysforusrugbyteam.php Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:54:00 GMT The book explores the increasingly popular concept of ‘employee branding’ as a new form of employment relationship based on brand representation, and draws upon series of organisational casestudies. The book highlights the ways in which the production and consumption of meaning at work is increasingly mediated by organisational brands and how employees are now, more than ever, being asked to ‘live the brand’. At a time when many organisation are redesigning their brand image, this book is a timely reminder of the full complexity of brands at work.
The noted American Organisational Theorist, Mary Jo Hatch said about the book, “(it) explodes the myth that a brand must, or even can stand for one unified, easily communicated message. While warning of the dangers of managing to preserve this myth, the book also celebrates the plurality of brand meanings generated by those employed to serve both the brand and the customer. I recommend reading this book in its entirety”.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/brandedlivesbooklaunches.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/brandedlivesbooklaunches.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT Professor David Shepherd, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, represented the Vice-Chancellor of Keele University, Professor Nick Foskett, at ceremonies in Penang and Petalying Jaya, KL, at which over 100 students received BA Honours Degrees from Keele’s School of Management.
During the trip to Malaysia, Professor Shepherd, who was accompanied by Keele’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Mr John McCarthy, met with the with the Vice-Chancellor of KDU University College, Malaysia, Professor, Dr Teoh Kok-Soo and his senior team to discuss further developments and collaboration between the two institutions. The Keele delegation also included Professor Matthias Klaes, Head of Keele Management School, and, Dr Matthew Brennan, the School's Director of International Partnerships & Development.
Professor Shepherd said:”These ceremonies are a major milestone in the partnership between Keele and the institutions in Malaysia. It has been a great pleasure for me, and the team from Keele, to be here to present these degrees and diplomas. Keele University and KDU share in the graduates' excitement and optimism for the future."
The Vice-Chancellor of KDU, Professor Dr Teoh Kok-Soo, said:"I am delighted to welcome the team from Keele University. It is clear that the students have worked hard and enjoyed their studies and we are particularly proud that four students have achieved first class honours degrees. We look forward to further high quality collaboration with Keele University as we seek to develop our partnership."
Keele University’s partnership with KDU University College started in 2009. The degrees at KDU University College have the same curriculum as at Keele with academic staff from Keele Management School visiting KDU twice a year to meet with staff and students, ensuring quality delivery of the programmes.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/keeledegreeceremoniesinmalaysia.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/keeledegreeceremoniesinmalaysia.php Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:25:00 GMT Both speakers are Chartered Management Accountants.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/cimaadvocatesseminar.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/cimaadvocatesseminar.php Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:19:00 GMT Hannah's parents established the Scholarship in memory of Hannah who studied Human Resource Management and Psychology at Keele and was tragically killed in a car accident last year.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/hannahmcallisterscholarshipawarded.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/hannahmcallisterscholarshipawarded.php Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT Before joining Keele, Carole worked abroad for a number of years as a linguist (French, German and Russian) and administrator in the private sector with ITT and Honeywell.  She then obtained a first class degree in social science through part-time study whilst working in London in the voluntary and non-profit sector, including a stint in the House of Lords.  Subsequently, she studied for an MPhil in Economics at Cambridge and a PhD at Warwick University Business School.
Carole has a strong interest in the international economy and globalisation, with published research on human resource issues for bank workers in the UK and France and, more recently, plant performance in the global automotive industry.  Her work has been widely covered in the national media and she has appeared on BBC television and numerous radio interviews.
 ]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/promotiontochairforcarolethornley.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/promotiontochairforcarolethornley.php Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT The findings gave rise to the descriptive and prescriptive neo-professional model of management and organisation of customer-service work.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/kmslectureraikaterinikoskinareceivesphd.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/kmslectureraikaterinikoskinareceivesphd.php Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT Has North Staffordshire suffered from a lack of leadership?
Keele Management School in collaboration with New Vic Borderlines, Kindle Partnerships and the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce recently held an ‘Inspiring Community Leadership’ event at Keele Hall to bring together international experts on leadership and a selected audience of senior figures from the private, public and voluntary sectors to consider these questions.
The event was well attended and enjoyed by all with presentations by Professor Mihaela Kelemen (KMS) and Professor Dirk Bunzel (Oulu University, Finland) on ‘What is community leadership and why does it matter? an interactive drama workshop on leadership by Sue Moffatt, Director of New Vic Borderlines, a case study from the North Staffs Chamber of Commerce and a presentation from Dr Chris Buttanshaw on ‘How joining a European network delivered leadership and business results in North Staffordshire.’
Images from the event can be seen . 
Videos of the presentations can be viewed on the Keele Management School YouTube channel, here.
Future events are being planned to move forward from this initial event. Please keep an eye on our website for details.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/inspiringcommunityleadershipeventasuccess.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/inspiringcommunityleadershipeventasuccess.php Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT How (un)justified are the decisions of credit rating agencies?  (Word Document)]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/justified-credit-rating-2011.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/justified-credit-rating-2011.php Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:00:00 GMT Alyson Bird, who is in her second year studying Business Management and Psychology at Keele, was among 10 finalists in the management category of the TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year awards.
Although she did not win the award, she so impressed the category sponsor Enterprise Rent-A-Car that they offered her a summer placement with the company.
The 20-year-old, who comes from Tamworth in Staffordshire, said: ““I was absolutely thrilled to make it to the final. It was a huge surprise, especially after meeting the other candidates.  The whole process was tough but great fun, and real eye-opener into what the interview process will be like after university. I am really looking forward to starting my internship with Enterprise Rent-A-Car in the summer.”
The TARGETjobs Awards attracted nearly 4,000 entrants across the 12 categories and prizes were presented by the Rt Hon Michael Portillo at a ceremony at Canary Wharf in London.
Candidates had to undergo a three-stage application process including online tests, telephone interviews, assessment centres and face to face meetings. ]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/keelestudentamongcountrystopmanagementundergraduates.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/keelestudentamongcountrystopmanagementundergraduates.php Wed, 04 May 2011 00:05:00 GMT Congratulations to all!]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/actuarialsciencebursaryawards.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/actuarialsciencebursaryawards.php Sun, 01 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT Series organiser and Keele Management School senior lecturer, Dr Elizabeth Parsons, introduced presentations from Sharmila Subramanian (The Face Group, London) and Dr Alan Bradshaw (Royal Holloway, University of London), providing rich material for discussion.
The seminar concluded with a roundtable conversation based upon the politics and practices of consumer co-creation, focussing on the role of new media in facilitating exchanges between organisations and their consumers.
Videos of the presentations can be found at http://doingandtheorising.tumblr.com/]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/examiningconsumerco-creationandnewmedia.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/examiningconsumerco-creationandnewmedia.php Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:00:00 GMT Professor Hendry argued that despite important differences, discovery and evaluation in economics are similar to those of natural science. Instead of fitting a pre-specified model which restricts discovery, he advocated automatic modelling methods which help to formulate very general models which embed and evaluate the initial economic theory and allow for a rigorous evaluation of selected models to ascertain their viability. Professor Hendry illustrated his key claims with live econometric modelling.
A video of the event can be viewed below.






]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/sirdavidhendrydeliversannualdistinguishedlectureinecomonics.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/sirdavidhendrydeliversannualdistinguishedlectureinecomonics.php Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT He argues that the latest reduction of Greek bonds to "highly speculative" status puts at risk the recovery hopes of Greece and those of other peripheral countries faced with the prospect of a similar decision.
Professor Milas refers to recent academic work which suggests that only a minority of credit decisions made by all main credit rating agencies are justified by economic fundamentals and concludes that peripheral countries have a point in complaining about the behaviour of credit rating agencies.
The letter can be found here.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/financialtimesletteroncreditratingagencies.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2011/financialtimesletteroncreditratingagencies.php Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:00:00 GMT Princeton is the global leader in teaching and research and Matthew’s trip is part of an ongoing link between Keele and Princeton where our former colleague Professor Paul Willis is now lecturing.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/title,40456,en.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/title,40456,en.php Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT This year's winners, pictures here at the prize giving lunch were:
Christopher Hussain (Economics), Claire Taylor (Finance), Faye Pitcher (Business Economics), Nilema Ali (Economics), Man Sum Siu (Finance), Rongrong Yu (Finance), Joshua Davenport (Management Science), Daniel Jacob (Business Economics), and Rachael Hardstaff (Economics). Claudia Umland (Management Science) and Ka Wing Chan (Finance) were also awarded prizes but were unable to attend the lunch.
At the same event Samuel Bamfo, BSc Economics and Mathematics, (pictured centre, front row) was awarded the Fishman Bursary. This is awarded to a first year student, from the local area, with the highest overall grade in Economics, in memory of Professor Les Fishman, Economics Professor at Keele between 1969 and 1988.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/title,40444,en.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/title,40444,en.php Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/title,40507,en.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/title,40507,en.php Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT Costas also commented to the Financial Times about how Basel changes will hit Greece’s debt, stating that ‘weak growth might force Ireland and Greece to restructure their debt. The Basel III agreement, which sets core tier one capital ratio at 7 per cent, poses an additional threat to Greece. In an attempt to calm financial markets, European banks are expected to adjust to the new rules sooner than later. European banks are also expected to set a capital ratio of about 12 per cent in good times. This will definitely put pressure on Greek banks to do the same since they already face extremely high borrowing costs.
With Greece in recession until late 2011 and very weak growth expected afterwards, such a move will deprive the domestic market from credit to consumers and companies, pushing the country into making debt restructuring even more likely'.
Costas is no stranger to the media as he is regularly called upon to comment on the state of the economy by BBC Radio Stoke and contributes as a business commentator to the two largest, and most prestigious, Greek newspapers, Kathimerini and To Vima.]]> http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/title,40515,en.php http://www.keele.ac.uk/kms/news/2010/title,40515,en.php Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT