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This blog first appeared on the Bradford University School of Management blog. The country is bracing itself for the Comprehensive Spending Review on 20 October.  And local government and NHS trust bosses are looking at how they shed large numbers of highly experienced employees without threatening the long term health of these very organisations. Publictechnology.net

This blog first appeared on the Bradford University School of Management blog. Looking at Premier League football in England from a business perspective is quite difficult. The beautiful game is no doubt about big business – but is big business  increasingly just a rich man’s toy? The World Cup as business Let’s think about the

This blog first appeared on the Bradford University School of Management blog. Well, it was bound to happen, he’s gone, Tony Hayward has left BP as Chief Executive and everyone can now breathe easy. If only PR was so simple. Scandalous payoff? Firstly those who pushed for his removal from office are now equally troubled

This blog first appeared on the Bradford University School of Management blog. Well, the government has spoken.  Austerity is upon us!  The public sector must cut and save – there’s little disagreement. My problem is the balance between the economics and ideology of policy making. Let’s look at some examples. 1. Brand Yorkshire disappearing Firstly,

This blog first appeared on the Bradford University School of Management blog. Is the economic turmoil going on around us the death of capitalism as we know it, or simply time for everyone to become accountable? Some commentators have already expressed the first option. I think this is more in hope than reality – the