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Fish On Toast AGM Meeting Alert

Hi all! Hope you have enjoyed some of the recent posts on the blog, we endeavouring to bring as much relevant and interesting content to you as possible, so please let us know if you have any feedback! We have also been contacted by a number of societies, including Fish On Toast, who have asked to share news of the latest AGM with you. Continue reading →

Students as Creators and Change Agents – yes really!

Thomas Davidson (left of picture) and Tom Rowledge, first year Web Science students and Digichamps here at the University of Southampton, recently ventured into teaching several groups of their peers as part of the Business School's "Students as Creators and Change Agents" Project ( #SBScoCreate) run by Mark Gatenby and Lisa Harris. Continue reading →

Book Review: What they teach you at Harvard Business School: My Two Years Inside the Cauldron of Capitalism

What they teach you at Harvard Business School: My Two Years Inside the Cauldron of Capitalism, By Philip Delves Broughton. London: Penguin, 2010. Reviewed by: Ivan Ivanov, BSc Business Management The book I recently read is the story of the journalist Philip Broughton who decided to turn his life around. He quitted his job as a Bureau Chief at The Daily Telegraph newspaper in Paris and chose to get an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. Continue reading →

British Exit From the EU: What would it mean?

One of the key issues gripping of politicians and businessmen alike at the moment is the upcoming referendum on British membership of the European Union (EU). Given that it is widely expected that the government will hold the EU referendum on or around the 23rd of June, it is important to understand the basic arguments on either side. Continue reading →

Facebook at the 3.57 Degrees of Separation

In a research statement that has perhaps not received as much media attention as it deserves, Facebook has declared that it now believes that on average there are only 3.57 degrees of separation between everyone in the world. This appears to conclusively disapprove the much-examined theory proposed by Hungarian playwright Frigyes Karinthy in the 1920’s of Six Degrees of separation. Continue reading →

Digital Literacy Session: Further Material

Hi guys! Over the course of the past week you should have all had a session on Digital Literacy from either Sarah, Nic, Tom or myself. We really hope you enjoyed the session, as it was certainly good fun to teach and to see some of your reactions to what we spoke about! As promised, we can share a bit more material with you if you want to act on what we spoke about. The first thing to share is probably the slides, for those of you who wanted to have another look at those. Continue reading →

Google Tax Deal: An Explanation

An explanation of the Google Tax Deal In recent days and weeks, a fair deal of news coverage has been given to the Google tax deal made with the government of this country. The deal, to pay money to the government in tax, has been highly controversial for a number of reasons that this article attempts to explain. Firstly, it is important to explain the basic terms of the deal. Continue reading →

Capitalism: A very brief Summary

Capitalism Everyone enrolled on the business management course presumably has a desire to attain a business management role, whether it be public or private sector, as a career. The only reason this is possible is due to the fact that the UK, as with much of the western developed world, is an example of a Capitalist society. In a nutshell, this is where the private sector generally controls the economic sector through making trade for profit, rather than control from the state. Continue reading →

TeamMates: A New Group Feedback System

With exams now behind us all, it is time to start looking to next semester and what these modules might hold. For those of you partaking in MANG1017, you will have the opportunity to use a new system to provide and receive feedback over the course of a group project. The new system is an online feedback site called TeamMates. It is unique in the fact that MANG1017 is the first time the software has been used for an undergraduate module. Continue reading →

Dealing with Stress

In a reoccurring theme on this blog, we will be discussing the upcoming exams and how best to deal with the accompanying stress that is sure to follow. Obviously this is a time of the year where many people will be feeling the pressure to perform well, given the potential impact that the next two weeks could have upon your university career, but for everyone in the management cohort it is important to remember that this ISNT do or die. Continue reading →

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