Improving performance in higher education groups

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distributed Leadership ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Education Groups

Purpose Higher education institutions in the UK will become better placed to meet increasing challenges and pressures when appropriate network and leadership structures are in place. Networks based on both formal and informal ties used in combination with distributed leadership can help strengthen connectivity between academics and positively impact on different performance indicators. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Higher education institutions in the UK will become better placed to meet increasing challenges and pressures when appropriate network and leadership structures are in place. Networks based on both formal and informal ties used in combination with distributed leadership can help strengthen connectivity between academics and positively impact on different performance indicators. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Increasing learning capacity in higher education institutions

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Capacity ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Pertinent Information

Purpose Higher education institutions need to increase their capacity to learn in order to respond effectively to unanticipated major crises. Exploiting knowledge of past situations can help them exploit governance structures and adjust policies in order to create effective strategies to help deal with challenges and boost well-being and resilience going forward. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Higher education institutions need to increase their capacity to learn in order to respond effectively to unanticipated major crises. Exploiting knowledge of past situations can help them exploit governance structures and adjust policies in order to create effective strategies to help deal with challenges and boost well-being and resilience going forward. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Breaking the retail rules

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 32-34
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Point Of Sale ◽  
Massive Point ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his/her own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – The UK TV sitcom “Open All Hours” is a truly terrible example of convenience retailing. The situation is that of a corner shop in Northern England run by a cantankerous middle aged man with a pronounced stutter, who variously abuses, gossips about or tries to flatter his customers. Inventory is massive, point of sale technology primitive, and as the title suggests, opening hours are long. Hilarity ensues. Practical implications – This study provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and an easy-to-digest format.

Is consumer choice a bad thing?

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Keyword(s):  
Market Share ◽  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Food Retailing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Discount Retailers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Since the Millennium, one of the key trends in European food retailing has seen the rise and fall of major supermarket chains. While still immensely profitable and successful, the likes of Tesco and Carrefour have been unable to replicate early huge gains in this period as smaller, cheaper and more nimble retailers have begun to steal market share. In particular, the UK has seen two classic market phenomena with the rise of Tesco as the biggest retailer sweeping all before, only for a combination of changing buying habits and increased popularity of discount retailers to decimate the market share growth of Tesco and other major operators in the “squeezed middle”. Practical implications – Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Cold compress?

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Say what you like about the dictatorial bosses of the Industrial Revolution in the UK, but they did not have to manage the myriad of working options open to the employees of today. Remote working, flexible hours, compressed hours, carer’s leave, and duvet days – you can imagine the ruddy faces the early industrial pioneers would have got, even ruddier if presented with a request from a man seeking to take nine months’ parental leave in place of their partner. As for people wanting to work just a few hours a week to enable them to follow a certain lifestyle or to have more than one job – no, their stove pipe hats would have been thrown to the ground in sheer exasperation. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Empowering female entrepreneurs

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-22
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Women face a litany of issues when wishing to embark on careers as entrepreneurs. The differences facing women in the UK and Turkey are used to highlight the challenges women face in entrepreneurship. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Careering towards change

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-39
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gradual Rise ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings It is a truth universally acknowledged that an individual in possession of a good degree will want a job. While this has been a constant for centuries, not withstanding the huge rises globally in access to higher education, recent times have seen significant changes not just in the job market itself, but in the very essence of what having a job means. Twenty to thirty years ago, having a job would usually entail an apprenticeship or graduate trainee position, followed by a gradual rise through the ranks to management, senior management and if you were lucky, the c-suite and a place at the top table of an organization. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Employment or entrepreneurship? Options for graduates in a competitive global market

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Kelly Dutton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This paper investigates whether higher education institutions (HEIs) are training graduates to be employees or entrepreneurs. With increasing competition for a decreasing number of jobs, and a global economy relying on innovation for growth, it is important to provide the opportunities and support for those with an idea for enterprise and business creation. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Gaining the upper hand through innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Development ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings When it comes to innovation, the common perception of the kinds of innovation that are effective are often way out of line with what actually creates value for firms. Take the service sector – despite its huge size and domination of mature economies such as the UK, innovation will not be regarded as important outside of web design or digital development. However, there are so many ways in which true innovation can disrupt, revolutionize or create an entire new market in ways that does not involve tech teams at all. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Workers united

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
British Empire ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings When the Combination Laws were passed in the UK at the end of the eighteenth century, it was a reaction to both the reliance new industrialists had on their massed ranks of workers and representative of the fear the nouveau riche had that those people might rise up against their peers and overthrow their new empires. Parallels were evident in the problems the British Empire had in establishing its rule of law in some of its territories. And whether the fear was real or imagined, it made sense for the C-suites of the day to keep the great unwashed in check to protect their bottom lines. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Open science

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 39-41
Keyword(s):  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Open Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Open Plan ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose of this paper This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings There are relatively minor disagreements such as whether to put milk in cups before or after the hot tea (answer: before). There are more serious disagreements such as Brexit, which has split the UK down the middle. But when it comes to sheer, visceral, instantaneous vitriol, nothing comes close to the reaction people have when someone turns the air conditioning up or down in an open plan office. One can predict that while one half of the room are eternally grateful for the “blessed relief”, the other half will turn apoplectic with anger at the worsening conditions. There rarely seems to be a happy medium. Practical implications Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. What is original/value of paper? The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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