The Team's the
Dream
As society develops, it throws up increasingly complex structures
and organisations, making teamworking ever more valuable.
Researchers at Aston Business School, part of Aston University in
the West Midlands of the UK, are conducting research into
teamworking and looking into how effective teamwork can improve
efficiency and productivity within organisations and how this can
benefit society. (more on this story)
The Business of the Beautiful
Game
Football (Soccer) may be the "beautiful game" but it's
also, increasingly, about big business. The new breed of manager
knows this and is now preparing to battle it out in the boardrooms
as well as on the pitch. New Leeds Manager Kevin Blackwell,
Manchester City Coach Stuart Pearce and Wycombe Wanderers' manager
and ex-England captain, Tony Adams, will graduate this summer from
a unique course run by Warwick Business School. (more on this story)
Is China cheating on
Trade?
After a honeymoon period in the wake of China's WTO entry, there's
a new tone of criticism in the US regarding China's trade regime.
In research funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research
Council, Professor Shawn Breslin (University of Warwick, UK)
controversially argues that simple notions of bilateral relations
between nation states are outdated and many US-based companies and
shareholders are getting much more out of China than the figures
suggest. (more on this story)
Job Satisfaction Depends on
Happiness
Can money buy happiness? Research, by economists from the
University of Warwick, into the interplay of money and happiness
shows that while money matters, 'Rank' - your position in the pay
hierarchy - is more significant when it comes to happiness at work.
(more on this story)
New Assessments of Risk
Tolerance could Massively Benefit Stock Market
Researchers from the University of Warwick's Institute of Applied
Cognitive Science have devised a new method of obtaining a very
precise understanding of a consumer's tolerance of risk. The
technology can be used to help match consumers with financial
options that are closely keyed to the exact level of risk that
investor feels comfortable with. (more on this
story)
Government Policies are
Failing Britain's Workforce
Research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
in the UK has found that current government skills and
innovation policies will not succeed in making Britain a high
performance economy as efforts to improve skill levels are actually
being hindered by "the bewildering number of public bodies
seeking to offer training opportunities". (more on this story)
Ford Invest in University
Research Centre
The Premier Automotive Group, Ford Motor Company's premium vehicle
group, manufacturing Jaguar and Land Rover, have invested heavily
in The University of Warwick's new International Automotive
Research
Centre in order to tap the talent from graduates in the area.
(more on this story)
