From LSE to Madrid: Unveiling the Journey of Laura Zimmermann, Management PhD Alum and Assistant Professor of Marketing at IE Business School
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by Healy2,M
2M ago
Meet one of our PhD alum, Laura Zimmermann. Laura completed her PhD in General Management in 2018 and currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Marketing at IE Business School in Madrid. We caught up with her to hear about her experience studying at LSE, what she has been up to since graduating, as well as the inspiration behind her research.       Tell us about yourself (feel free to include current role, current city/country, achievements, what you are most proud of to date personally or professionally). I’m currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Marketing at ..read more
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How the MSc HRO and LSE Supported My Academic Career Ambitions
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by Campbell,JW
4M ago
I was initially uncertain whether my programme at LSE, the master’s in Human Resources and Organisations (HRO) fit my interest in pursuing PhD studies and an academic career. However, the programme and LSE emerged as essential building blocks in supporting my academic career ambitions. My MSc HRO and LSE enabled me to attend an academic conference in Boston, MA, the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2023). Let me briefly tell you about how I got to AOM 2023 and how my programme and LSE supported me, before elaborating on what you can do to benefit the most from your st ..read more
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Navigating the Inclusion Quotient for Senior Leaders and in the Strategic Decision-Making Process
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by Hyde,P
5M ago
The Inclusion Quotient: Why it Matters  In the dynamic landscape of modern organisations, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) has emerged as a critical strategic imperative. Its profound influence on employee engagement, innovation, growth, and the very essence of an organisation’s brand is now widely acknowledged. Studies in both academia and business affirm that senior leaders wield exponential influence in nurturing and propelling inclusion across the organisation, making them a vital lynchpin for the success of any D&I  initiative. Furthermore, within the realm of strategic dec ..read more
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Levelling Up Management Education: How to Power Student Success with Simulation Games
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by Marenghi,DJ
7M ago
Although students have been vocal in recent years about their desire for digital advancements in higher education – lobbying in the past two decades for online lectures and interactive teaching tools – progress in Higher Education has been slow and almost non-existent. The much-needed paradigm shift was eventually delivered by the global pandemic in 2020, prompting universities and academics to embrace themselves in a new era of online teaching and learning as courses shifted online overnight. Today, while campuses return to face-to-face delivery, the question arises: which digital innovations ..read more
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Navigating Academic Conferences: Do’s for Success
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by Marenghi,DJ
7M ago
Rashi Sonal, a PhD candidate in Organisational Behaviour, at LSE’s Department of Management, shares her experiences and advice after attending and presenting her research at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2023.   The annual Academy of Management (AOM) conference brings together scholars, researchers, and practitioners from around the world to engage in discussions and share insights on the pressing challenges in the field of management and organisations. As a PhD student specialising in Organisational Behaviour, I embarked on an incredible journey to this much a ..read more
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Do emerging market business groups outperform at exporting?
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by Marenghi,DJ
8M ago
Business groups (BGs) are collections of legally independent multi-business entities coordinated through a central entity. They primarily operate in emerging markets, prominent examples being Samsung, Hyundai, and Tata Group. BG are widely viewed as an efficiency-enhancing organizational form that internalizes transactions across affiliates: this can increase the efficiency of resource allocation, especially in contexts where high transaction costs limit arms-length transactions through markets. Hence, with their superior access to resources, notably capital, knowledge and labour, BGs can supp ..read more
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How organisations can help their LGBTQI+ employees as they face divided experiences
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by Marenghi,DJ
9M ago
LGBTQI+ people face divided experiences. They’re increasingly represented in media and have more accessible information and wider access to legal marriage. At the same time, unprecedented criminalisation is excluding trans people from specific spaces and vital services. Jordana Moser, Jonathan E Booth and T Alexandra Beauregard describe the current state of play for LGBTQI+ inclusion and outline further steps that organisations can take to support their LGBTQI+ employees.  As we near the end of Pride month, it’s important to reflect on not only the celebrations and progress that have been ..read more
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A report on the KEI Event on Emerging Technologies in the Management of Humanitarian Crises
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by Timeyin,O
10M ago
Identifying opportunities to overcome challenges in developing and implementing digital technologies in the management of humanitarian crises. A report on the KEI Event on Emerging Technologies in Humanitarian Management by Anulekha Nandi, PhD candidate in Information Systems and Innovation, Department of Management. An event for collaboration and cooperation Taking place in November 2022, the event on Emerging technologies in humanitarian management saw a multi stakeholder gathering of technologists, practitioners, and academics working in the humanitarian technologies space. The half day eve ..read more
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What lies behind Sri Lanka’s collapse?
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by Lal,PJ (pgt)
1y ago
Introduction  Rioting and deaths, chronic shortages of essential goods and fuel, erratic at best or no power supply at worst, plummeting incomes, collapsing businesses, shuttered schools, debt default along with a collapse in reserves, topped now by hyper-inflation are but some elements of Sri Lanka’s present – and appalling – plight. Sri Lankan Protestors   What is perhaps most striking is the country’s pace of economic descent, almost unprecedented outside of wartime. Over a quarter of the population now needs immediate humanitarian assistance. And the country will need at least $6 ..read more
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How the Information Systems field can help overcome the challenges for e-commerce expansion in Latin America
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by Isabel
2y ago
Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation (MISDI) alum Paula Coloane explores how the information systems discipline can address social and structural barriers to digital commerce in emerging markets. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) policies for development have long depended on UNCTAD index measures on economic preparedness to support online shopping. The 2020 data for Latin America suggests that the key challenges associated with predicting the success of e-commerce are those related to the social and structural barriers brought forth by having a substan ..read more
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