Media coverage
A list of external media coverage for the The Open University Business School. Use the dropdown selection form below to find press coverage in a particular month and year.
- Director Magazine, July 2010
In a feature about how businesses can improve their customer service, Dr Fiona Ellis-Chadwick, senior lecturer in retail management, suggests businesses could utilise technology more to analyse customer data and adapt their techniques accordingly.
- http://www.director.co.uk/magazine/2010/7_July_August/customer_service_special_report_63_11.html
- Wiwi Journal, July 2010
Christoph Siebert and Roland Kessens met during their MBA studies with The Open University Business School and founded the company Goldmind in Hamburg. Within 3 years their market research company had expanded to employ 32 people and 300 freelancers.
- Third Sector Magazine , 22 June 2010
In a feature exploring courses aimed at career development for those working in the third sector Jill Mordaunt, Senior Lecturer in Soc Enterprise is quoted extensively and the Business School course Winning Resources and Support is highlighted.
- http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/news/archive/1010843/Courses-training-Life-lessons---lessons-classroom/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
- Third Sector, 22 June 2010
In a feature exploring courses aimed at career development for those working in the third sector Jill Mordaunt, Senior Lecturer in Soc Enterprise is quoted extensively and the Business School course Winning Resources and Support is highlighted.
- http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/news/archive/1010843/Courses-training-Life-lessons---lessons-classroom/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH
- Fernstudium-infos, 14 June 2010
Journalist Markus Jung gives an overview of the OU with facts and figures, the history, the learning methods, the Business School and the MBA, about possible changes in science degrees and about some new structures in the MBA 2010 programme.
- http://www.fernstudium-infos.de/open-university/25903-artikelserie-zur-open-university.html
- The Observer, 13 June 2010
Leslie Budd, Reader in Social Enterprise, is quoted in an article on the reduction of Government spending and national debt.
- Public Finance Magazine, June 2010
Professor Malcolm Prowle, visiting professor at the Open University Business School, writes a blog asking what was new about David Cameron’s speech on the economy.
- Chartered Secretary, June 2010
Malcolm Prowle looks at how striking the right balance between regulation and governance could help prevent future incidents.
- Nursing Standard, 19 May 2010
Marc Cornock, Lecturer in Law, comments on the new Independent Safeguarding Authority which aims to provide increased protection to children and vulnerable adults.
- BBC Radio Somerset, 17 May 2010
Professor Gary Slapper comments on the culture of compensation as Somerset Council has paid out for a claim for damaged caused by a pothole.
- Die Presse (Austria) , 15 May 2010
The article is about modern social media and how it is used for training and HR purposes. The Open University Business School is referenced as being a leading institution for using YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the video conferencing system Elluminate. Alan Davidson, OU Senior Lecturer and tutor Iris Wunder are quoted in the article.
- http://diepresse.com/home/karriere/karrierelounge/565235/index.do
- BBC Three Counties Radio, 13 May 2010
Phil Bates, Lecturer in Law, defines ‘reasonable force’ and comments on the case of a teenager who will not face prosecution despite stabbing a man to death. The teenager had intervened in an incident where his mother was being attacked.
- Wirtschaft Weiterbildung, May 2010
Companies in Germany are still sponsoring their employees on MBA courses. Seven employees of Sunrise Medical completed Open University MBA degrees over the last five years.
- Business XL, May 2010
Luciano Batista, Lecturer in Operations Management, is quoted extensively in a feature about international business expansion. He comments that one of the rules for international business expansion is to research the local industries and do a lot of networking.
- CA Magazine, May 2010
In a feature looking at the benefits of an MBA for those working in accountancy Richard Wheatcroft, Masters Programme Director at the Open University Business School says the OU has about 4,500 distance-learning MBA students, with some 900 to 1,000 graduating each year.
- Business MK, May 2010
Professor Colin Gray, Professor of Enterprise Development at the Open University Business School, says economic recovery remains elusive for 95% of all firms that employs less than 10 people. The findings are part of the quarterly survey of small business in Britain.
- Business Citizen (Milton Keynes), May 2010
The Open University Business School's quarterly survey of small business in Britain has found that only one in nine small firms is implementing post-recession recovery plans.
- Business Money, 28 April 2010
A quarter of all small manufacturers are experiencing problems because they are unable to replace vital operating equipment, according to new research by the Open University Business School.
- Brussels Unlimited,, 22 April 2010
In an article about business education, the Open University Business School is highlighted as offering a wide range of management and professional development programmes.
- Yorkshire Evening Post, 22 April 2010
Research by Oxford Economics and the Open University Business School assesses whether small businesses can meet demand when the economy recovers.
- http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/businessnews/Fifth-of-firms-face-a.6245202.jp
- North East Business, 10 April 2010
Research by the OU Business School, sponsored by ACCA and Barclays, found that only about half of SMEs had any bank loans before the economic crisis.
- Human Resources magazine, 9 April 2010
The results of the Business School’s Small Business Survey are reported; it found that 71% of small businesses aren’t planning for post-recession recovery.
- The Independent, 8 April 2010
In an article on the increasingly popularity of studying for an MBA via distance learning, Dean of the Business School James Fleck says that students at the OU have a closer relationship with their tutors than many full-time students, and can apply learning to their workplace straight away.
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 4 April 2010
In an article looking at virtual seminars and how modern technology is helping distance learners feel as if they are almost in a lecture hall, the Open University's methods of course delivery is highlighted as a unique example.
- http://www.faz.net/s/Rub1A09F6EF89FE4FD19B3755342A3F509A/Doc~E84F8586DE0074DA5A2DBB63FA08FE1AA~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html
- Business in Wales, 1 April 2010
The Open University Business School's Quarterly Small Business Survey is mentioned in this article looking at the quality of accountancy services on offer to businesses in Wales.
- The Times, April 2010
Professor of Law Gary Slapper continues his regular column, writing about the dependency of some of the legal profession on computers.
- Computer Weekly, April 2010
In an opinion piece, Business School researcher Liz Hartnett writes that savings in public sector IT could be made by gaining more value from relationships, rather than through job cuts.
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 2010
In an article about the difficulties of studying in Germany without a formal qualification, the experiences of an OU MBA student are highlighted.
- http://www.faz.net/s/Rub1A09F6EF89FE4FD19B3755342A3F509A/Doc~EC9F4EAC1B58C4FE29E62B5CA79A51891~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html
- The Times, 31 March 2010
In an article that looks at how Twitter has become “second nature” among MBA students, The Open University's twitter feed is mentioned as a way to guide people to blogs by Evan Davies and Leslie Budd, Reader in Social Enterprise.
- The Times, 26 March 2010
In his regular column Professor Gary Slapper, Director of the Centre for Law at the Open University Business School looks at convictions that have come about as a result of strange coincidences.
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