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Newcastle University Business School Launches Healthcare MSc with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The MSc Healthcare Management is the first degree programme of its kind to be commissioned by an individual NHS trust and is specifically designed to give suitably qualified employees working within the Trust an opportunity to develop.
 
“The rationale behind the course we have developed in partnership with Newcastle University Business School is to offer our existing staff the opportunity to progress into management,” explained Ann Stringer, director of human resources and operational development at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
 

Salford Course to Help North West Business Succeed

he Search Engine Marketing Management course has been developed with industry experts including PushON, one of the region’s leading search engine marketing companies, and offers practical guidance on how to get the most out of search engines and marketing.
 
By improving their position on search engine pages such as Google, MSN and Yahoo, businesses can create more interest in their websites. This can also generate new enquiries and sales and lead to less money being spent on external consultants.
 

Stark Warning for UK Automobile Sector

Findings from the largest ever study of the sustainability of car manufacturing of 17 of the world’s leading car companies have just been published by a leading European research team.
 
Key findings from the study entitled Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing highlight:
• How Asian car manufacturers are outperforming their North American, and many of their European competitors,   in using their economic, environmental and social resources more efficiently

Ashridge announces winner of the 2009 Sustainable Innovation Award

The essay competition is run in association with the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS), Hewlett-Packard (HP) and WWF.  Jonathan Alexander, a Masters student from the University of Bath, was awarded first place, with Luc Petit from Ashridge Business School placing second and Srikanth Madani from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland coming third.

ABS Launches Draft Ethics Guide

The Association of Business Schools (ABS), The Advanced Institute of Management (AIM), The British Academy of Management (BAM) and the British Academy for Business, Management Accountancy and Finance (BMAF) are pleased to announce the launch of the draft Ethics Guide. This Guide is intended to be of use to university business school staff, students and alumni engaged in research, enterprise, administration and learning.

Professor Huw Morris, Dean, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (and incoming Chair, ABS) said:

University of Leicester Develops Training for Small Business Needs

The programme has been devised for First Enterprise Business Agency Ltd. (FEBA) which is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Members of the University this month attended the Ethnic Minority Business Awards hosted by FEBA.
 
Elain Crewe, Director of the Leading Edge, said: “The University of Leicester became involved with FEBA when the Chief Executive, Quamar Zaman, approached us about a need, particularly within ethnic minority businesses, for management training. 
 

Oxford Brookes Celebrates EPAS Accreditation

Professor Cooper said “Oxford Brookes University Business School has officially been recognised as one of the best places in the world to study for an MBA.”

The School MBA achieved Association of MBA (AMBA) accreditation in 2003 and today’s announcement followed the Business School receiving a five-year accreditation from the European Foundation of Management Development. This accreditation was awarded for the quality of the course, its design and content and for its excellent student outcomes.

List of ABS Esteemed Companions Grows!

The Association of Business Schools is delighted to announce the award of the title of ABS Companion to:

• Professor Anthony Hopwood, former Dean, Saïd Business School, and;
• Professor John Saunders, former Dean, Aston Business School.

Newly named Faculty of Business at London South Bank University

The newly named Faculty of Business will seek to refocus the Faculty’s efforts on its teaching, research and professional engagement in the areas of accounting and finance, business, management, marketing, human resources and information technology.

Jane Houzer, the Dean of BUS, said “The changes reflect the aim of the Faculty to become a professional business school that really understands the world of organisational management and practice.”

Nottingham MBA is UK’s best for responsible business education

Nottingham has demonstrated significant leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its MBA programme, according to the Aspen Institute’s 2009-2010 edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial survey and alternative ranking of the Top 100 business schools.

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