London Business School podcasts

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Creative destruction Jun 10, 2009

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Lourdes Sosa, Assistant Professor of Strategic and International Management at London Business School provides new insights into how incumbents react when faced with a desruptive technology

Car production lines and orthapaedic surgery Jun 10, 2009

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Kamalini Ramdas, Professor of Management Science and Operations at London Business School, has been helping orthopaedic surgeons learn from her research into how companies manage product quality and the effects of standardisation on quality

Power and the illusion of control Jun 02, 2009

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Niro Sivanathan's latest research investigates why power creates the illusion of control over uncontrollable situations, perhaps leading to some of the risky decisions that contributed to the global financial crisis

Marketing and neuroscience May 27, 2009

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Tim Ambler discusses the benefits and pitfalls for marketers of using neuroscience research to understand how the mind works and how companies can take advantage of it

How individuals and organisations can innovate in a recession May 20, 2009

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Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice in Organisational Behaviour explains why recessions are a good time for new management practices to emerge

Ownership and trust May 12, 2009

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In unique research, Julian Franks, Professor of Finance has looked back at over 100 years of data on corporate ownership. Relationships of trust are as important as ever

Lessons from the crisis May 12, 2009

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Chris Higson, Professor of Accounting, contemplates the full and daunting implications of growing government intervention and what we have learned so far

Global warning May 12, 2009

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Climate change is, according to Michael Blowfield, Teaching Fellow of Organisational Behaviour, a reality that business leaders must not just accept. They must also be at the forefront of solving this global crisis

Forging the new talent compact May 12, 2009

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It is difficult to attract and keep top talent, acknowledges Doug Ready, Visiting Professor of Organisational Behaviour, but he believes that your company's culture and climate are key to creating a system that works

How can entrepreneurs move from Plan A to Plan B and beyond? May 05, 2009

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John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, discusses the strategies entrepreneurs can adopt to help weather the current economic storm