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Narayan Naik, Professor of FinanceHedge fund clones

Narayan Naik, Professor of Finance and Director of the Hedge Fund Centre, talks about the increasing popularity of synthetic hedge funds

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Published: Tuesday 06 January 2009 10:20

 

Julian Birkinshaw, Professor of Strategic and International ManagementManagement Innovation Lab

Julian Birkinshaw, Co-founder of the Management Innovation Lab discusses why management innovation is a largely unexplored source of competitive advantage

Listen now Download Duration: 00:09:01 Size: 10.32MB

Published: Tuesday 23 December 2008 13:13

 

Marco Bertini, Assistant Professor of MarketingDeveloping a successful pricing strategy

Marco Bertini, Assistant Professor of Marketing, talks about developing a successful pricing strategy

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Published: Tuesday 16 December 2008 09:41

 

Sabine Vinck, Associate Dean, MBA and Finance ProgrammesWhy Choose a London Business School MBA?

Sabine Vinck, Associate Dean, MBA and Finance Programmes, discusses the experience of studying for an MBA at London Business School

Listen now Download Duration: 00:05:11 Size: 4.75MB

Published: Wednesday 10 December 2008 12:46

 

What prevents middle managers from getting to the top?What prevents middle managers from getting to the top?

Richard Jolly, Adjunct Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, discusses the obstacles facing middle managers who want to progress

Listen now Download Duration: 00:06:56 Size: 6.83MB

Published: Wednesday 03 December 2008 09:52

 

Doug Ready, Visiting Professor of Organisational BehaviourDeveloping Enterprise Leaders

Doug Ready, Visiting Professor of Organisational Behaviour, talks about the importance of developing enterprise leaders

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Published: Wednesday 26 November 2008 14:00

 

John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Marketing and EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship in an economic downturn

John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Entrepreneurship, discusses the impact the credit crunch will have on entrepreneurs, and gives the truth behind some myths about investors

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Published: Tuesday 18 November 2008 13:46

 

Julian Franks, Professor of FinanceRoundtable briefing on the current financial crisis part one of four

Professor Julian Franks describes the contributing factors to high leveraging within the banking industry and the subsequent impact on the banking crisis at an Investment Management Club roundtable briefing on the financial crisis

Listen now Download Duration: 00:12:13 Size: 11.19MB

Published: Wednesday 05 November 2008 14:58

 

Viral Acharya, Professor of FinanceRoundtable briefing on the current financial crisis part two of four

Professor Viral Acharya discusses bank equity at an Investment Management Club roundtable briefing on the financial crisis

Listen now Download Duration: 00:19:33 Size: 17.90MB

Published: Wednesday 05 November 2008 15:35

 

Elroy Dimson, BGI Professor of Investment ManagementRoundtable briefing on the current financial crisis part three of four

Professor Elroy Dimson provides a historical perspective on the financial crisis at an Investment Management Club roundtable briefing on the financial crisis

Listen now Download Duration: 00:14:38 Size: 13.39MB

Published: Wednesday 05 November 2008 15:58

 

Christopher Hennessy, Professor of FinanceRoundtable briefing on the current financial crisis part four of four

Professor Christopher Hennessey cautions against overuse of the term 'moral hazard' in the media, an Investment Management Club roundtable briefing on the financial crisis

Listen now Download Duration: 00:12:35 Size: 11.51MB

Published: Wednesday 05 November 2008 16:08

 

Professor Andrew Scott, Professor of EconomicsWhere have all the good times gone?

On 14 October, four members of London Business School's economics faculty shared their perspectives on 'The World Economy: Where have all the good times gone?'

Watch now Download Duration: 00:14:40 Size: 93.45MB

Published: Wednesday 05 November 2008 09:27

 

John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Marketing and EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship and the Executive MBA

John Mullins, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Entrepreneurship, talks about the exciting learning environment on the Executive MBA

Listen now Download Duration: 00:02:48 Size: 2.56MB

Published: Thursday 30 October 2008 15:33

 

Julian Birkinshaw, Deputy Dean of ProgrammesA new degree programme that breaks the mould

Julian Birkinshaw, Deputy Dean of Programmes, discusses the new Masters in Management degree programme that will welcome students from around the world for its first intake in August 2009

Listen now Download Duration: 00:06:05 Size: 6.97MB

Published: Wednesday 29 October 2008 14:40

 

Sir Andrew Likierman, Professor of Management Practice in AccountingSloan Fellowship

Sir Andrew Likierman talks about his experiences teaching on the Sloan Fellowship MSc at London Business School

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Published: Tuesday 30 September 2008 09:27

 

Sir Andrew Likierman, Professor of Management Practice in AccountingChallenges for measuring performance

Sir Andrew Likierman, Professor of Management Practice in Accounting, discusses the challenges involved in accurately measuring performance

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Published: Tuesday 09 September 2008 14:40

 

Zeger Degraeve, Professor of Decision SciencesDecision making can not be left to intuition alone

Zeger Degraeve, Professor of Decision Sciences, talks about today's general manager and the Process of Decision Making

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Published: Friday 08 August 2008 13:05

 

Freek Vermeulen, Associate Professor of Strategic and International ManagementImitation and breaking the mould

Freek Vermeulen, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, talks about imitation and breaking the mould

Listen now Download Duration: 00:07:11 Size: 9.86MB

Published: Thursday 17 July 2008 11:44

 

Babis Mainemelis, Assistant Professor of Organisational BehaviourIs creative culture linked to play?

Babis Mainemelis, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour discusses the link between creative culture and play.

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Published: Tuesday 01 July 2008 11:28

 

Nader Tavassoli, Professor of MarketingWhat role does HR play in building a brand internally?

Nader Tavassoli, Professor of Marketing, talks about building a brand internally.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:04:47 Size: 6.56MB

Published: Monday 16 June 2008 10:05

 

Dr Elisabeth Kelan, Research Fellow at the Lehman Brothers Centre for WomenThe glass ceiling: Why women struggle to achieve top levels in business

Dr Elisabeth Kelan, Research Fellow at the Lehman Brothers Centre for Women, talks about why women struggle to achieve top levels in business.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:06:43 Size: 6.16MB

Published: Tuesday 03 June 2008 09:39

 

Michael G. Jacobides, Associate Professor of Strategic and International ManagementCompetitive environments and redefining firm and industry boundaries

Michael G. Jacobides, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, talks about changes in the competitive environment.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:07:15 Size: 9.96MB

Published: Tuesday 20 May 2008 14:08

 

Viral Acharya, Professor of FinanceRepercussions of the Sub Prime Crisis

Viral Acharya, Professor of Finance, talks about the repercussions of the sub prime crisis.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:07:04 Size: 9.85MB

Published: Tuesday 06 May 2008 12:15

 

Michael G Jacobides, Associate Professor of Strategic and International ManagementCan firms shape their environments to gain an architectural advantage?

Michael G Jacobides, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management talks about how firms can shape their environments to gain an architectural advantage.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:08:39 Size: 11.88MB

Published: Tuesday 22 April 2008 11:17

 

Richard Portes, Professor of EconomicsWhy the credit crunch took hold

Richard Portes, Professor of Economics, talks about why the credit crunch took hold and what the authorities should do to avoid a repeat of the crisis.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:04:52 Size: 5.43MB

Published: Monday 07 April 2008 16:26

 

Elroy Dimson, BGI Professor of Investment Management, talks about philanthropic and charitable investors, and the unique challenges they face in the current economic climate.Challenges for charitable investors

Elroy Dimson, BGI Professor of Investment Management, talks about philanthropic and charitable investors, and the unique challenges they face in the current economic climate.

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Published: Wednesday 26 March 2008 16:39

 

Yiorgos Mylonadis, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Strategic and International ManagementIs there hope for the planet?

Yiorgos Mylonadis, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Strategic and International Management, talks about how to encourage companies to find ways to beat global warming.

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Published: Friday 14 March 2008 16:23

 

Freek Vermeulen, Associate Professor of Strategic and International ManagementHow companies can get lucky and succeed

Freek Vermeulen, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, explains how luck really does exist in the business world.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:06:12 Size: 5.68MB

Published: Monday 11 February 2008 16:45

 

Marco Bertini, Assistant Professor of MarketingWhy is marketing so important?

Marco Bertini, Assistant Professor of Marketing, talks about Marketing and how the principle of 'knowing your customer' applies to all professions.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:06:55 Size: 6.33MB

Published: Monday 21 January 2008 14:54

 

Sean BarrettThe School's student body

Sean Barrett, President of the Student Association since June 2007, talks about the importance of the student community and why new students should sign up for everything.

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Published: Monday 07 January 2008 23:51

 

Lyn Hoffman, Associate Dean, Sloan Fellowship and Executive MBA ProgrammesExecutive MBA and Sloan Fellowship programme podcast

Lyn Hoffman, Associate Dean of the Sloan and Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes, talks about the masters degree programmes that she overseas at the School and the impact they have on students' careers.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:13:53 Size: 12.72MB

Published: Monday 10 December 2007 14:34

 

Diane Morgan, Director of Career ServicesWhat can Career Services offer?

Diane Morgan, Director of Career Services, talks about the department and what it can offer to London Business School students.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:08:33 Size: 7.84MB

Published: Tuesday 27 November 2007 10:19

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementDiscussions around the round table at Garanti Bank

Don Sull speaks with former Garanti Bank CEO Akin Ongor about forming round table groups so that top managers would work together to align the priorities of the organisation.

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Published: Wednesday 14 November 2007 10:42

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementMaking revisions

In the last instalment of a four part series on 'closing the gap between strategy and execution' Don Sull speaks with Marcel Telles of InBev about how organizations can go about revising strategy when the unexpected happens.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:04:03 Size: 30.00MB

Published: Wednesday 07 November 2007 16:01

 

Helene Rey, Professor of EconomicsMacroeconomics

Helene Rey, Professor of Economics, examines the US current account deficit.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:07:37 Size: 6.98MB

Published: Monday 05 November 2007 16:27

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementMaking it happen through commitments

In the third of a four part series Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice, speaks with Marcel Telles of InBev about 'closing the gap between strategy and execution'.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:05:39 Size: 41.92MB

Published: Wednesday 31 October 2007 15:12

 

Srikumar Rao, Adjunct Professor of MarketingChange your quality of thinking

Srikumar Rao, Adjunct Professor of Marketing, talks about his unique Creative and Personal Mastery course and the overwhelming response he's had.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:08:02 Size: 7.35MB

Published: Monday 22 October 2007 10:31

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementMaking hard choices

In the second of a four part series Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice speaks with Marcel Telles of InBev about 'closing the gap between strategy and execution'.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:05:22 Size: 39.77MB

Published: Wednesday 17 October 2007 15:16

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementMaking sense in a volatile market: The AmBev case

In the first of a four part series Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice speaks with Marcel Telles of InBev about 'closing the gap between strategy and execution'.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:05:36 Size: 40.60MB

Published: Wednesday 10 October 2007 10:21

 

Julian Franks, Professor of FinanceThe rise of shareholder activism

Julian Franks, Professor of Finance, shares his view that increasing shareholder activism is a positive development and predicts that the future will see stronger owners and hopefully managers who have learnt how to engage with these owners.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:07:47 Size: 7.12MB

Published: Monday 08 October 2007 10:49

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementClosing the gap between strategy and execution: The strategy loop in action

In the third of a three part podcast series Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, talks about how to put the notion of a strategy loop into practice in an organisation.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:06:01 Size: 39.15MB

Published: Wednesday 03 October 2007 16:33

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementClosing the gap between strategy and execution: Making hard choices

In the second of a three part podcast series Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice, proposes that we should replace the liner view with an iterative approach that sees strategy always and everywhere as unfolding in a repeated cycle.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:06:13 Size: 40.35MB

Published: Wednesday 26 September 2007 09:59

 

Christopher Malloy, Assistant Professor of FinanceSocial networks

Christopher Malloy, Assistant Professor of Finance, talks about his research into social networks, specifically about the connection between mutual funds managers and senior corporate board members.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:08:31 Size: 7.80MB

Published: Monday 24 September 2007 16:29

 

Sabine Vinck, Associate Dean of Finance ProgrammesFinance Programmes podcast

Sabine Vinck, Associate Dean of Finance Programmes, talks about the extensive portfolio of finance programmes offered at London Business School, including the flagship Masters in Finance (MiF) degree programme.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:10:50 Size: 7.43MB

Published: Thursday 20 September 2007 12:14

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementClosing the gap between strategy and execution: Strategy and its discontents

In the first of a three part podcast series Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, discusses closing the gap between strategy and execution, focusing on strategy and its discontents.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:06:38 Size: 43.07MB

Published: Thursday 20 September 2007 11:55

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementSimple rules and management teams

In the final in his three part podcast series with Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice, speaks with the Stanford University Professor about what makes good management teams.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:07:34 Size: 18.29MB

Published: Wednesday 05 September 2007 11:47

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementDeveloping simple rules

In the second in his three part podcast series with Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice, speaks with the Stanford University Professor about how managers can use simple rules.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:04:57 Size: 11.85MB

Published: Wednesday 29 August 2007 09:44

 

Marco Ottaviani, Professor of EconomicsPrediction markets

Marco Ottaviani, Professor of Economics, talks about prediction markets - a subject currently in the spotlight as a growing number of companies, including Google, are using this method to derive information for their corporate decision making.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:10:34 Size: 9.67MB

Published: Tuesday 28 August 2007 14:12

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementCompeting on the edge of chaos

In part one of a three part podcast series with Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice, speaks with the Stanford University Professor about simple rules and about why structure is so important in uncertain markets.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:03:28 Size: 8.40MB

Published: Wednesday 22 August 2007 09:44

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementSimple rules: Common mistakes with simple rules

In the third of three podcasts on strategy as simple rules Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice, discusses the five common pitfalls that are likely to derail strategy as simple rules in organisations.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:06:34 Size: 16.36MB

Published: Wednesday 15 August 2007 12:18

 

Michael Jarrett, Adjunct Associate Professor of Organisational BehaviourManaging change

Michael Jarrett, Adjunct Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, talks about managing organisational change.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:07:43 Size: 7.07MB

Published: Monday 13 August 2007 18:40

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementSimple rules: Strategy as simple rules

In the second of three podcasts on strategy as simple rules Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, explains what simple rules are and how managers can make them work in their organisations.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:06:04 Size: 15.11MB

Published: Wednesday 08 August 2007 09:45

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementSimple rules: Three logics of value creation

In the first of three podcasts on strategy as simple rules Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, elaborates on the three core logics of value creation.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:05:59 Size: 14.87MB

Published: Wednesday 01 August 2007 12:39

 

Bruce Weber, Professor of Information ManagementChanges in today's financial arena

Bruce Weber, Professor of Information Management, discusses the trend toward customers taking charge of their investments and how today's financial markets are benefiting from technology.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:08:53 Size: 8.14MB

Published: Monday 30 July 2007 11:46

 

Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management How to create a culture where people want to contribute

In the final of a series of three podcasts former Garanti Bank CEO Akin Ongor talks to Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice, about the importance of employing well-selected and high calibre employees.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:05:53 Size: 36.45MB

Published: Wednesday 25 July 2007 12:19

 

Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management Promise based management at Garanti Bank

In the second of his three part series talking with Akin Ongar, Associate Professor of Management Practice Don Sull listens to the former Garanti Bank CEO discuss how introducing "oral contracts" helped increase efficiency and transparency.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:06:38 Size: 41.15MB

Published: Thursday 19 July 2007 09:46

 

Linda Yueh, Visiting Assistant Professor of EconomicsThe Chinese economy

Linda Yueh, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, talks about the state of the Chinese Economy and the problems China's steady rise presents for other developing countries.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:09:47 Size: 8.96MB

Published: Tuesday 17 July 2007 11:10

 

Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management Before and after at Garanti Bank

In the first of three podcasts, Associate Professor of Management Practice Don Sull and Akin Ongor discuss the changes in corporate culture that occurred at Garanti Bank over a period of 10 years when Ongor was CEO.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:04:58 Size: 30.57MB

Published: Wednesday 11 July 2007 10:30

 

Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementPromise based management: How to create a 'promise' culture in an organisation

In the final of his three-part podcast series on promise based management, Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice, explores how to encourage people to consistently make good promises and deliver results.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:07:28 Size: 36.45MB

Published: Wednesday 04 July 2007 15:30

 

Daniel Goldstein, Assistant Professor of MarketingMarketing and human instincts

Daniel Goldstein, Assistant Professor of Marketing, talks about how the simple rules underlying human decision making can have a huge impact on consumer behaviour.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:10:31 Size: 14.09MB

Published: Wednesday 04 July 2007 15:30

 

Don Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementPromise based management: How to pave the ground for good promises in your organisation

In part two of a series of three podcasts on promise based management, Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, explores why promises go bad and what organisations can do about it.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:06:38 Size: 43.09MB

Published: Wednesday 27 June 2007 09:30

 

Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International ManagementPromise based management: Execution and promise based management

In part one of a series of three podcasts on promise based management, Donald Sull, Associate Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, talks about execution and how it presents many challenges for organisations.

Watch now Download Duration: 00:06:16 Size: 40.71MB

Published: Wednesday 20 June 2007 10:30

 

Patrick Barwise, Emeritus Professor of Management and MarketingThe customer is king

Patrick Barwise, Emeritus Professor of Management and Marketing, exposes the myths of consumer behaviour while reiterating the core fundamentals of engaging with customers - primarily that the customer should be king.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:11:53 Size: 10.89MB

Published: Monday 18 June 2007 10:00

 

Isabel Fernandez, Assistant Professor of Strategic and International ManagementManaging your own career in today's labour market

Isabel Fernandez, Assistant Professor of Strategic and International Management, talks about her research examining how changes in today's labour market have radically altered the way that careers are managed.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:09:11 Size: 8.42MB

Published: Monday 04 June 2007 14:15

 

Chris Higson, Associate Professor of AccountingFinancial statements

Chris Higson, Associate Professor of Accounting, talks about the interpretation of financial statements.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:10:36 Size: 9.71MB

Published: Monday 21 May 2007 11:30

 

Nigel Nicholson, Professor of Organisational BehaviourFamily businesses

Nigel Nicholson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, talks about family businesses, leadership and Maasai warriors - and how these topics are related.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:09:28 Size: 8.67MB

Published: Thursday 03 May 2007 10:00

 

Richard Portes, Professor of EconomicsInternational finance

Richard Portes, Professor of Economics, talks about London's importance as global connection capital and as a centre for coordinating a wide area of research.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:11:18 Size: 10.36MB

Published: Monday 16 April 2007 13:30

 

Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management PracticeLynda Gratton discusses her new book

Professor Lynda Gratton discusses her latest book 'Hot Spots: Why Some Teams, Workplaces and Organisations Buzz with Energy - and Others Don't', in a podcast for The Times.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:26:20 Size: 24.11MB

Published: Wednesday 21 March 2007 15:00

 

Julia TylerMBA Insight

Associate Dean, Julia Tyler, talks to Mica Bevington about the MBA programme at London Business School and shares some exciting new developments on the MBA programme, as well as giving an insight into the applications process.

Listen now Download Duration: 00:11:20 Size: 10.38MB

Published: Tuesday 09 January 2007 16:25

 

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