Top-performing students from the Open University Business School have been presented with awards to recognise their achievements.
The Professor Derek Pugh Awards were presented to five students, one winner and four runners-up, who have all performed outstandingly in their coursework and exams on the Professional Certificate in Management programme.
And the Ray Nelson Award was presented to two MBA (Master of Business Administration) students, in recognition of excellence in their research projects.
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UK companies are failing to take advantage of the e-commerce revolution, confirming widespread fears that the government's e-commerce target will not be met.
That was the view of keynote speakers at the Open University Business School's Annual Lecture e-business: hype, myth and reality who believe early ‘dot bombs’, where online ventures collapsed in spectacular fashion, have deterred others from introducing e-commerce practices.
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Research by the Open University Business School has revealed that 85% of small business owners believe the location of their premises is key to their credibility and image.
The research, carried out by the Small Business Research Trust for Lloyds TSB, reveals that many entrepreneurs seek particular postcodes to help increase business.
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The Open University Business School will officially name and open its new home, the Michael Young Building, on Monday September 23.
The £11.5million building is being named in memory of Lord Young of Dartington who died earlier this year. Lord Young was a social innovator, entrepreneur and champion of lifelong learning.
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The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA) has approved the Open University Business School’s Certificate in Accounting.
The new fast-track route into the accounting profession was offered for the first time in September last year, attracting 580 students.
It covers three main themes: financial accounting, management accounting and managing organisations.
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Scandals involving the banking and finance sector have rarely been out of the media over the last few months with the Enron and WorldCom cases highlighting failings in accounting practice.
Such scandals will be debated and discussed when Professor Miklos Vasarhelyi, a leading accounting academic in the field of continuous reporting, addresses an Open University Business School (OUBS) conference on September 11th.
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Research into the phenomenon of corporate universities has been carried out by the Open University Business School (OUBS). It investigates their history, the current state of the market, and possible future developments.
The research, by Professor Rob Paton and Dr Scott Taylor, has been published by the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education.
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The Business Education Support Team (BEST) has published a report Managing Better that investigates the state of management education within UK business schools.
Based on research carried out by the Open University Business School (OUBS), the report summarises the state of business education today, identifies the challenges facing UK schools and offers possible responses to those challenges.
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The Open University Business School is celebrating the graduation of 36 MBA students in Moscow.
The students were awarded their MBA qualification at the second OUBS degree ceremony to be held in the Russian capital.
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Europe’s largest provider of management development education, the Open University Business School (OUBS), is launching Updating Skills and Competences, a portfolio of continuing professional development courses.
These distance learning CPD courses are designed to help managers update their skills, and the portfolio covers all aspects of good management practice.
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