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MWR: Do the Rich Have Better Opportunities?

The rich and the poor, one of the world’s oldest conflicts. There is such a contrast between them, socially, environmentally and economically. But why is this the case? The key factor I believe is down to opportunity. Opportunity to develop and be able to interface with business. The gap between the rich and poor is growing and will only worsen (Ireland, 2015). Continue reading →

MWR: Why Are Businesses Becoming so Ethically Focused?

The sincerity of a business’s ethical stance has always posed great doubt in my mind. We all know the main motive of any business is to generate as much profit as possible. So why over the last decade or so, have companies pumped more and more of their annual budget into corporate social responsibility? Quite simply, companies care about their corporate social responsibility because their customers do. Continue reading →

MWR: It’s Not Business, It’s Personal

I know, that’s not the statement that is usually declared, however it represents how for me certain aspects of ethical business are backwards. In my opinion, the idea of acting ethically in business as ‘doing the right thing when that will cost more than we want to pay’ (Richmond, 2013) contradicts with the more common statement as ‘Profit (being) the ultimate aim of almost all business firms’ (Sivagnanam and Srinivasan, 2010). Continue reading →

MWR: Students Are Seeking a Top-End Job

Like myself, nearly all students attending University are seeking a top-end job in their chosen subject area after graduating. As we know, University fees have already increased ridiculously over the last few decades, but now Government ministers plan to increase the fee’s “above £9000 for the next academic year” (Pells, 2016). Continue reading →

Co-Designing with Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of CIPD

Co-designing with Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of CIPD. Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the CIPD, visited University of Southampton on Thursday 9th March 2017. His host was Stefan Cantore, Director of Enterprise at Southampton Business School, along with the BSc Business Management co-design community, including students and staff. Continue reading →

MWR: Containerization Changed the Business World Significantly

It is owing to globalization that as consumers we have billions of choice when it comes to the products we buy, ‘all products are everywhere in the world’ (Evans, 2012). Globalization is the process of world economies becoming increasingly integrated and interdependent on each other. During my research a common occurring theme was transport’s role in globalization. This then focused my inquiry towards containerization in shipping. Continue reading →

MWR: Are We Dedicating too Much Time to the Workplace?

The first article of a new series entitled "Making Our Work Real" (MWR), these posts will explore various aspects of the business world, as seen by first year students at the Southampton Business School. In a society where the 74. Continue reading →

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