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theBIZLord Ashcroft International Business School Magazine|issue 7

Volleyball stars swap court for classroomOlympic hopefuls take part in special business seminar in Chelmsford | page 4

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Deans WelcomeI hope you have all had an enjoyable summer break and havereturned feeling refreshed and ready to face the challenges that wewill undoubtedly face during the months ahead. There are lots ofexcellent staff and student good news stories to be shared herewhich I hope you will find both engaging and interesting.

I would like to take this opportunity to extend a particularly warmwelcome to all our new colleagues and students who are joining ourcommunity this Semester. I hope you enjoy being part of what webelieve is an exciting Faculty.

We place great importance on the quality of our teaching andon preparing students for leadership in a global and increasinglycompetitive society.

I would encourage students to take advantage of the variousopportunities available, be it trips to businesses organised byour Student Experience Coordinators, student mentoring, addingan international dimension to your degree and CV through theERASMUS exchange programme, or work experience via ourEmployment Bureau.

Our stunning new building in Cambridge is now ready to receivestudents and we have to thank our Chancellor, Lord Ashcroft, forhis generous donation which has significantly contributed to the re-development work on the campus. With its latest learning technologiesit is a state of the art facility and I hope colleagues enjoy working intheir new environment and that students enjoy studying there. It is inrecognition of Lords Ashcroft’s sponsorship of £6.7 m that our Facultyhas been renamed ‘Lord Ashcroft International Business School’.

With the foundation having been laid by our past successes andinnovations we can continue to move forward by embracing futureopportunities. I am proud of the success stories you will read hereand I hope they will offer some inspiration so that we can continueto fill future editions with new good news stories.

Dr Trevor BoltonDean, Lord Ashcroft International Business School

ContentsNEWS

1 Great reminders of your time at LAIBS

1 LAIBS supports leatherback turtle conservation inTrinidad

2 Long Service Award – John McCullough

3 MP for Witham to give talk to students

4 Volleyball stars swap court for classroom

4 Top-up degrees launched at ABM in Botswana

ALUMNI NEWS

2 Mrinal Chakraborty wins 10th Trimo Research Award

5 Efrain Quiros – Sustainability through leadershipChampion

6 Graduate Intern success story

STUDENT NEWS

3 An invitation for Anglia Ruskin Students to be part ofthe GRLI/Daimler World Dialogue

7 LAIBS students win National Students’ Union Award

7 PhD students present at Symposium on GroundedTheory

8 A message from your Student Experience Coordinators

9 Students return from a rewarding FLUX competition

10 Student placement at IBM Heathrow

11 Developing Wind Energy in Ukraine

SUCCESS STORIES

8 Student internship success at TATA Motors, India

12 Vice Chancellor’s Award Scheme – double success forLAIBS

12 FTMS Global Academy student

13 Big Wins for Big Pitch finalists!

14 ‘Sweat and tears’ for an MBA at KBU

EVENTS

15 Supporting the validation of ‘The Responsible BusinessStandard’

16 BBC Apprentice 2009 Series 5 – Phillip Taylor

17 LAIBS updated – opportunities for you!

21 Chamber of Commerce networking event

RESEARCH

18 Intoxicated at the Brewery

18 The IIMP and you

19 Brazilian perspectives

19 Joachim Kuhn – best conference paper

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT

20 Barclays degree trailblazers recently graduated

EditorialWelcome to The Biz, Lord Ashcroft International Business School’sstaff and student magazine aimed at keeping you abreast ofdevelopments and opportunities in our Faculty. We hope you enjoyreading it.

The magazine is produced four times a year and distributed viaissuu.com. Alternatively you can access copies of this and previousissues on the News and Events page of our website:www.anglia.ac.uk/laibs

Contact us:

Thank you to those of you who have submitted articles for this issue,please keep the good news stories coming. If you would like to offer usyour news or ideas to us please contact christine.durrant@anglia.ac.uk.We look forward to hearing from you.

Topics of interest could include those related to:

o Good news storieso Personal and academic achievementso Eventso Researcho International visitso Diary dates, etc.

…… or anything else you think may be of interest to your fellowstudents and/or colleagues.

We would also welcome your feedback on the magazine, particularly onways of improving it.

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Great reminders of your time at LordAshcroft International Business SchoolOn-line merchandise store – NEW!The Marketing Team in the newly named Lord AshcroftInternational Business School (LAIBS) have been working overthe last few months on developing a range of faculty brandedmerchandise which we are happy to announce will beavailable from September 2011.

Initially, five items will be available for purchase via an on-linestore on our website (www.anglia.ac.uk/laibs), during Freshers’Week (on 12 September, in the corridor opposite the rehearsalroom in the Lord Ashcroft Building Cambridge and in thereception area in the Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford), at theFreshers’ Fairs in Cambridge (22 September) and Chelmsford(20 September), Graduation Receptions or directly from theMarketing Team based on the Ground Floor of the LordAshcroft Building, Chelmsford.

The items include:• Hooded sweatshirt (£20)• Polo shirt (£15)• T shirt (£10)• Slazenger laptop/document bag (£25)• 2 GB wristband USB (£7.50)

Any one of these items would be a reminder of your time hereat LAIBS so do visit our On-line merchandise store to makeyour selection. If you are overseas postage and packing willbe added to the price above.

Marketing, Communications and External LiaisonT: 0845 196 6842/6822/6833

LAIBS supports Leatherback Turtle conservationin Trinidad

Simon Evans, Senior Lecturer in Tourism at the Lord AshcroftInternational Business School, has just returned this week fromTrinidad after meeting with Dennis Sammy, Director of NatureSeekers to develop joint research into community basedeco-tourism project surrounding marine turtle nesting onMatura Beach in NE Trinidad, one of the world’s most

important leatherback nesting locations. The Nature Seekers isan organisation which works closely with the local communityto patrol this key nesting beach with the aim to improve thechance for survival for thousands of hatchlings.

Nature Seekers is the best example of a community basedeco-tourism in the world and they have won a number of awardsfor their work with local communities and conservation. Theirfounder, Suzan Lakhan Baptiste, has turned a beach from aleatherback turtle graveyard to a nesting colony. She has recentlyappeared on CNN to collect an award from Hilary Clinton.

Since 2001, the Lord Ashcroft International Business School hasbeen working with the School of Accounting and Management(SAM) in Trinidad & Tobago to offer undergraduate, and morerecently postgraduate courses, in Business and Management topeople in the Caribbean region, which is why the collaborationwith Nature Seekers is close to the heart of LAIBS’ business.

Simon will be working closely with Suzan and will be givingtalks to local community and providing education and trainingto local eco-tourism guides.

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Long Service Award –John McCullough

John McCullough and John Webb

We were delighted recently to celebrate John McCullough’s25 years at Anglia.

John joined the then Danbury Park Management Centre in1986 and was heavily involved in the design, managementand delivery of the postgraduate Certificate in Managementand the DMS. For many years John was the focal point ofan extremely successful DMS residential where teams ofpostgraduate students worked tirelessly for three days toproduce a real business plan for real clients, culminatingin a public presentation of their plan which included theGreenwood Management Prize Committee. John also manageda major consultancy project with Essex Police and wasinstrumental in the development of the Business Schooldiscussion paper series.

With the opening of the Michael A Ashcroft Building inChelmsford in 2005, John joined colleagues from ourcentral campus and became part of the undergraduate andprofessional course teams facing this new world with thesame level of enthusiasm that he devoted to the courses atDanbury.

For a generation, John has been a larger than life character inthe Business School. Congratulations John on your 25 yearsat Anglia Ruskin University, you have been a valued colleague.

Dr Trevor Bolton, Acting DeanDr John Webb, Acting Head of Department

Mrinal Chakrabortywins 10th TrimoResearch AwardIn March 2011, Mrinal Chakraborty completed his MAin Human Resource Management at LAIBS in Cambridgeand has now won the 10th Trimo Research Award for hisoutstanding master thesis being the first Indian and firstAnglia Ruskin student to have ever received this award.

Before coming to the UK to study in 2009, Mrinal’s, my mainfocus from 2001 to 2009 was to develop as a motivationalspeaker within the Indian market. During this time, he hadthe opportunity to work for most Indian blue chip companies.

When he started his UK postgraduate qualification in 2009,his main aim was to fully focus on completing his Mastersto his best ability, but he soon realised that he could achievefar more than that. So he also became a chartered memberof the CIPD. Coupled with his MA in HRM, Mrinal feels thatthese qualifications provided him with the skills needed tosucceed in today’s competitive job market and that the TrimoResearch Award will definitely help his CV to stand out topotential employers.

Mrinal said: “I believe I can fly. Yes, anything is possible.Limitations live only in our minds, but if we use ourimaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”

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Member of Parliament for Witham to give talk to studentsWe are delighted that Priti Patel, Member of Parliament forWitham, Essex, has agreed to come to the University to give atalk to our 2nd year students on the BA International Businessprogramme.

As a way of enhancing the students’ learning experience,Robin Gowers, Senior Lecturer in LAIBS, arranges each yearfor a number of high profile speakers to come in and talk tohis students.

With Priti’s background and interest in entrepreneurship andeducation this will be an excellent opportunity for students togain some practical insights to link into the theories coveredon the course.

The talk will take place during Robin’s lecture on Tuesday,27 September in the Michael A Ashcroft Building (MAB221)between 10.00 and 11.00 in the Michael A Ashcroft Building(MAB221).

An invitation to this event is also extended to 1stand 3rd year students and our MBA alumni. If youwould like to attend please advise Hannah Myatt(Hannah.myatt@anglia.ac.uk) as places are limited.

Dr Robin Gowers, Senior Lecturer LAIBSE: robin.gowers@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196 6853

An invitation for Anglia Ruskin studentsto be part of the GRLI/Daimler World DialogueAs a result of Anglia Ruskin University being members ofthe Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI – seewww.grli.org), students at our University have been specificallyinvited to take part in a two-day dialogue with Daimler as partof their ‘Daimler World Dialogue’ they are planning with 125students from around the world. The dialogue will take placeat the Mercedes-Benz Museum and the Carl Benz Arena inStuttgart/Germany on 4 and 5 of October 2011.

The event is being fully sponsored by Daimler who are payingtravel costs to Stuttgart as well as accommodation and allmeals whilst attending the event. As Anglia Ruskin Universityis part of the GRLI Ambassadors initiative, Daimler hasspecifically reserved places at the event for our students.

The deadline for applications has passed, but look out forfuture opportunities to take part. For additional informationvisit:www.career.daimler.com/world-dialogue

Further details about the Dialogue and whether any of ourstudents were selected and attended will be provided in thenext issue of The Biz.

Dr Jonathan.Smith, Senior Lecturer, LAIBSE: jonathan.smith@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196 2069

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Volleyball stars swap court for classroom at Anglia RuskinOlympic hopefuls take part inspecial business seminar inChelmsford

The Great Britain Women’s Volleyball team swapped the courtfor the classroom on Wednesday 27 July, when they took partin a special seminar at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford.

“Preparing to Perform: Lessons for Business Leaders” enabledlocal companies and business leaders to learn from the team’sexperiences, which saw them overcome adversity to secure aplace at the Olympic Games.

The players were informed last August that they had lost theirentire UK Sport Lottery Funding. However, they refused to giveup on their dream of representing Great Britain next summerand – after months of hard work and sacrifice – they havebeen told they have now met the criteria needed to take part.

The seminar focussed on retaining focus and morale; achievingtraining goals; and examining the physical, spiritual andmental factors necessary to become a successful athlete.

The experts discussed these issues – and their relevance tobusiness leadership – using a holistic development modelcalled The Global Fitness Framework, which has beenproduced within Anglia Ruskin’s Lord Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School.

John Rayment, Principal Lecturer in Decision Makingand Problem Solving at LAIBS, said: “This was a uniqueopportunity to get a behind-the-scenes insight into ateam preparing to compete in next year’s Olympics.

“The experience was enthralling, and proved to beinvaluable for leaders dealing with major challengeand change within their business.”John Rayment

Top-up degrees launched at Academy of BusinessManagement (ABM) in BotswanaFollowing our recent association with the Academy of BusinessManagement (ABM) in Botswana offering final-year BA andBSc (Hons) top-up programmes for Lord Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School (LAIBS), a visit during August was undertakenby Dr Robin Gowers and Dr Penny Hood to Gabarone to trainABM staff, both academic and administrative, in preparation forthe launch of five undergraduate top-up degrees.

Whilst Penny and Robin covered all academic aspects, EmilyBarnard provided administration training, ensuring ABM staffare aware of the administrative requirements at all stages ofthe students’ life-cycle. During this training, the students werealso introduced to the VLE and the Anglia Ruskin library viavideo conference.

The top-up programmes being offered at the beginning ofSeptember 2011 are in Business Marketing, Human ResourceManagement, Tourism Management as well as Accounting andFinance.

The College’s mission, to be a centre of entrepreneurshipand innovation, echoes that of LAIBS and we are delightedto extend our portfolio to include South Western Africa.

Dr Penny Hood, Director of International PartnershipsE: penelope.hood@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196 6876

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Efrain Quiros,MSc International Business Economics, 2011Sustainability through Leadership ChampionEfrain Quiros completed his MSc International BusinessEconomics (with Distinction) degree at the LAIBS in Cambridgein February 2011. His dissertation focused on the economiccase of Corporate Social Responsibility and the research heconducted analyzed the strategic engagement of CorporateSustainability. Upon completing his degree, Efrain beganworking with Dr Jonathan Smith, his dissertation supervisor,on a publication project based on his postgraduate researchand dissertation.

This project included collaborating with editors in the UnitedStates and a team of peer-reviewers around the world. Thepaper they have co-authored, titled Competitive Advantagesand Risk Management: Capitalizing on the Economic Benefitsof Sustainability, will be a published as a chapter in aforthcoming book on Leadership for Global Sustainability.

The thesis of the chapter is that managers should not rejectthe concept of sustainability or “green business” based onmisinformed beliefs that sustainability is inherently opposedto business interests. Managers, with responsibilities toshareholders, are compelled to consider economic interestswhen making decisions. It is because of obligations toshareholders that managers must consider all dynamics inthe business environment – including environmental issues –because taking a proactive approach can protect companyviability and provide competitive advantages. Ultimately, Smithand Quiros contend that sustainability is no longer limited to aview in which it is opposed to business interests; it has becomeand is increasingly essential to business interests.

Efrain was selected by LEAD International (www.lead.org)as one of 23 Europe associates for its 2011 Leadership forSustainable Development Programme. Upon completion ofthe program, associates earn the lifetime designation of LEADFellow. The LEAD network includes professionals and trainingorganisations working in all areas of sustainable development.LEAD Fellows are based in countries across the Europeanregion and around the world, encompass dozens ofnationalities, and represent knowledge and skills for sustainabledevelopment in a diverse range of sectors – including law,broadcasting, policy-making, community engagement, businessservices, and investment banking.

Efrain studied at the LAIBS in Cambridge during the 2009/10academic year, and had his degree conferred in 2011. During

his time at Anglia Ruskin, he was active in extracurricularactivities including representing Anglia Ruskin Universitythe 2010 FLUX national university business competitionin Nottingham. He was awarded an Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School Scholarship in 2010 for being the MostOutstanding International Postgraduate Student (academically).He is the 2011 LAIBS Valedictorian and will graduate with hisclassmates at the LAIBS graduation ceremony in Cambridge inOctober 2011.

“I believe my time at LAIBS was and will continueto be vital to my personal development andprofessional success. LAIBS academics pushstudents to develop important critical analysisand practical application abilities, and share theirexperience-based knowledge so that every studentwho is willing to learn is not simply taught, they areeducated. Moreover, the experience of learning insuch a diverse environment is challenging andexciting, and is something that far too few peoplein the world get to experience.”

Efrain QuirosE: efrain.quiros@gmail.com

2011 LEAD Europe Associates with Cherie Blair –Efrain is in the centre in the blue polo shirt behind the ladyin the pink top.

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Graduate Intern Success Story

Anglia Ruskin’s GraduateInternship Programme offersstudents the opportunity to workwith companies based in the Eastof England on a work placementfor up to 12 weeks.

From January to the end of March 2011, Richard Allin,Graudate Intern, provided essential support to turn VoluntaryNorfolk’s marketing plan into practical marketing actions.

Successful outcomes for the company

Voluntary Norfolk benefited from the specialised knowledgeof the Graduate Intern, which helped the organisation’sunderstanding of its target market, and the context in whichit would be operating.

Key outcomes included:

• Better understanding of our target market.

• Competitor analysis for several back office services,providing insights into how to strengthen the CharityBackRoom offer.

• Assistance with the design and implementation ofcustomer enquiry handling processes, compliant withISO9001 standards.

“The partnership with Anglia Ruskin Universityprovided us with a Graduate Intern who hadknowledge and experience in the key areas weneeded, just at the time we launched Charity

BackRoom. Supported by the University, Richardprovided skilled analysis of the markets in which wewould be operating, insights into our competitors’strategies, and invaluable support just at the timewe needed it.”Michael Delany, Business Development Manager,Voluntary Norfolk

Successful outcomes for the Graduate Intern

The Graduate Intern has gained experience in the following:

• Researching B2B marketing practices and segmentationof B2B markets.

• Mapping of stakeholders and customers.

• Quantitative survey design.

• Undertaking internal marketing analyses and externalcompetitor analysis for different back office serviceproviders.

• Presenting findings to CEO and senior management team.

• Brand implementation and development.

• Designing ISO compliant systems and documentation forenquiry processing.

• Exploring social media strategies for B2B marketing.

• Managing a tendering process for service providers.

“I have worked on a wide variety of projects andgained invaluable experience working for VoluntaryNorfolk which has both built on existing skills anddeveloped new ones.”Richard Allin, Graduate Intern

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Following the Students' Unions 2011 conference and at anawards ceremony attended by over 500 students, studentrepresentatives and students' union staff, NUS has presentedits annual awards recognising the hard work of students andstudents' unions in campaigning and voluntary work.

Judges this year included NUS President, Liam Burns; ShamiChakrabarti CBE, the BBC's Sean Coughlan and EndsleighManaging Director Ian Passmore.

Two of our Cambridge based students, Francesca Rust andEmily Short won the National Student Union Award for‘Course Representative of the Year’.

NUS President, Liam Burns, said:“Once again we’ve seen an exceptional field of nominationsthat recognise the vital role that students play in their localcommunities.

“The last year has been an incredible one for students’ andtheir representatives. Throughout some of the worst everattacks on access to education they have remained doggedand enthusiastic and it is wonderful to be able to recognisesome of the most inspiring work they have done deliveringfor students and working in their communities.

“Meeting these people and seeing the work they’ve doneleaves you with a real sense of hope for the future and the fightto get more support for students from a cynical Government.”Further information on the awards at:http://www.nus.org.uk/en/News/News/NUS-Awards-winners-announced/

Allison Beaumont, Student Experience Coordinator, LAIBSE: allison.beaumont@anglia.ac.ukTel 0845 196 2084

LAIBS Students Win NationalStudents’ Union Award

Emily Short and Francesca Rust

PhD Students present at Symposiumon Grounded TheoryNorman Mueller, Sandra Selmanovic and Paul Weeks venturedinto the North Wales border region on 9 and 10 June whenthey attended the Academy of Marketing Symposium‘Qualitative Enquiry and Grounded Theory Methodology’ whichwas held in the School of Management and Law, GlyndwrUniversity, Wrexham.

Norman gave a presentation on proposing ‘a hybrid approachcombining grounded theory with phronetic organisationresearch to assess open innovation impact on MNCs’, engagingthe conference delegates to share their views on the cross-fertilisation potential of using compatible elements of bothapproaches in his PhD research.

Paul presented the content of a poster he had put in to theconference which was entitled ‘How Universities are creatingvalue propositions to meet student perceived value’. Heoutlined his intention to research the methods by whichuniversities are seeking to create value propositions to matchthe ‘customer perceived value’ of their student customers.

Helpful feedback was provided on the proposed research andsuggestions on how to do the work using grounded theory.

Highlights of the symposium included a question and answersession via Skype with Professor Barney Glaser, the co founderof Grounded Theory, presentations from Professor Andy Loweon how to undertake Grounded Theory research, and apresentation from Professor Mike Saren on the developmentof marketing theory.

At a gala dinner on the last night of the Symposium we weretreated to all things Welsh including a range of dishes of Welshcuisine and songs sung in Welsh from a local choir.

Norman, Sandra and Paul felt that they had all learnt moreabout Grounded Theory from the Symposium which will helpthem as they continue on their research journey.

Paul Weeks, Acting Director of Studies (Chelmsford)E: paul.weeks@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196 6884

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A message from your Student Experience CoordinatorsWe are delighted to welcome you to our Business School, formany of you arriving here will mark the culmination of hardwork, be that the achievement of grades, VISA applications, oreven an alteration in lifestyle which has facilitated your arrival.It is important that you take a moment to congratulate yourselfon this achievement, take a deep breath and begin lookingforward.

As your Student Experience Coordinators, we are employed tolook after all aspects of your journey from as far as back aspre-application. Indeed we may have met you during an ‘OpenDay’ when you visited with friends/family or at an ‘Offer HolderDay’ or by phone during ‘Clearing’. Otherwise the first time wewill meet you will be at our Faculty Freshers’ Welcome. We areresponsible for coordinating your activities during this day, so ifyou have any feedback please feel free to send us a message.

Our role covers student retention and VISA compliance so ifyou receive a message from us at any time during your study,regarding your attendance, please answer it promptly or itmay have serious repercussions.

During the semester we will contact you regularly via yourstudent email account – please take the time to read thesemessages because we often have something interesting to tellyou about. For instance we organise competitions and careersevents. We will also tell you about guest lectures and eventsthat we seek to organise in order to enhance your study.

At certain times we will be offering opportunities to workas a student ambassador. Some work is paid and some isvoluntary – early in the semester we will be on the lookoutfor Pathway Student Representatives.

It is up to you, to decide how much you want to get involved,but, as our Employability and Careers Team will inform you, adegree is no longer enough to guarantee you a job. Universityis not just about the academic learning, it is about gainingskills and experience, networking socially and havingsomething interesting to write on your Curriculum Vitae (CV),which translated from Latin means ‘The course of my life’.Get involved, participate in events, classes and any extraopportunity we put your way, and you will effectively use yourtime with us to gain the added skills that will set you apart.

We look forward to working with you.

LAIBS Student Experience Coordinators:

Hannah Myatt (Chelmsford)E: hannah.myatt@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196

Allison Beaumont (Cambridge)E: allison.beaumont@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196

Student internship successat TATA Motors, IndiaFollowing interviews by representatives from TATA Motorsheld at the Rivermead Campus in Chelmsford in May, I wasfortunate in being selected for the TATA International InternshipProgramme (IIP). During the 12 weeks of the internship duringthe summer break will be based at TATA Motors seven storeyHQ base in Mumbai, India.

I am truly honoured and excited to be given the opportunityto work for such a respected and diverse company. Thenew millennium has seen TATA companies looking beyondIndian shores for growth opportunities and a global footprint.Acquisitions of foreign enterprises have been one way of doingthis and their portfolio includes steel, chemicals, energy,consultancy and even hotels.

I am very much looking forward to learning more about TATAand also working with other interns from a variety of countries

including China, Kenya, Singapore, the Philippines and Indiaand learning about their different cultures.

I am sure the internship experience will be extremely valuableto me and one which I will take forward into the future.

Rajit Ramasamy,BA (Hons) Business Studies

Look out in the next issue of The Biz due out in November forRajit’s report on her experience at TATA during the summer.

“I am truly honoured and excited to have been giventhe opportunity to work for such a respected anddiverse company as TATA.”

Rajit Ramasamy

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Students return from a rewarding FLUX CompetitionA team of six students from Lord Ashcroft InternationalBusiness School of Anglia Ruskin University returned toCambridge on the 13th April from the FLUX Competition whichwas held in Bristol, South England. FLUX is a highly acclaimedannual inter-university competition which aims to help studentsto gain the skills, confidence and aspiration to succeed in theworld of work. So far, over 30,000 students have taken partin FLUX from more than 100 universities throughout the UK.

This year’s LAIBS team composed of seven excellent studentsfrom five different counties: Russell Alderton and SamuelTunbridge (England), Jan-Phillip Piel and Kristin Ulrich(Germany), Katrina Begmatova (Latvia), Justyna Muraczewska(Poland) and Student Champion, Junnan Wu (China). AllisonBeaumont, Student Experience Coordinator, LAIBS, Cambridge,organised and arranged the whole process of the competition.

A task was given to all the competitor teams in the afternoonof the first competition day. Students had four hours to worktogether, and used XING tools to structure their ideas. In theevening they attended a networking event with experts frommany dynamic companies. Our team kept working until 4.00am, and they had to be ready to begin again at 8.30 amthe following morning! Nevertheless, the second day of thecompetition was extremely challenging and exciting. Beforestudents gave their final presentation to the experts, teams hadbeen encouraged to sell their “business plan” to the expertsin a very short time, and managed to get vouchers from theexperts if their ideas were appreciated. After that, a business

meeting invited all the teams to communicate their thoughtsto the experts face to face, and provided students with theopportunity to ask questions about their plans.

Even though the LAIBS team did not win in the finalpresentation, they were highly praised by the experts as well asstaff from other universities and all of our students felt it was arewarding experience. Russell, the team leader of LAIBS teamsaid, “It is a competition which makes you structure yourapproaches within a strict timescale, and apply this abilityin a real context.” Katrina, who is in her first year of financein LAIBS, said that: “I learnt a lot from taking part in FLUX,sometimes you think you know everything about your subject,but it turns out you actually don’t. I learnt more than Iexpected.” In addition, team work skills, negotiation skills,and an enjoyable experience were the benefits which studentsbelieved they had obtained from this competition. “We did allright, it is certain that there are many interpretations forsuccess”, Samuel said.

Report Submitted by Student Champion:Junnan Wu (MSc International Logistics)

For more information contact Allison Beaumont, StudentExperience Coordinator, Cambridge

E: allison.beaumont@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196 2084

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Student Placementat IBM Heathrow

I applied for a role within the Industrial Placement Scheme at IBMas I wanted to enrich my education by gaining an insight into thereal world of working in business. Practical experience is highlyvalued by employers, especially in the current economic situation.Having a chance to expose myself to the working environment wasvery important to me to ensure I would gain work experience andan understanding of work practices. Moreover, I knew that workrelated learning would provide a platform to understand, gainand improve my employability skills and attributes that form theessential foundations for creating a successful career in the future.I wanted to ensure that, after graduation, I would have thecapability of being effective in the workplace to my own benefitas well as to the benefit of my future employer. In addition, I washoping that a placement at IBM would help me make informeddecisions on the direction of my future career.

Finally yet importantly, I applied at IBM in the hope it wouldincrease my chances of obtaining one of the company’s graduatepositions in the future, a company which was the winner of theTarget Graduate Employer of the Year for consecutive four yearsand The Times IT Graduate Employer of Choice for the last fiveyears.

Looking back, I can certainly say that the13 months of industrialtraining at IBM contributed greatly to my personal and professionaldevelopment – more than I had ever expected. I had a uniquechance of performing within two completely different roles at IBM.Initially, I joined IBM as Financial Analyst Assistant for StorageSystems within the Systems and Technology Group (STG). Themain role of my team was concerned with financial reporting,forecasting and planning of revenue and expenses as well as withthe comprehensive analysis of the past performance of StorageSystems in CEEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe Middle Eastand Africa).

After four months, I joined the EMEA Finance and FinanceOperations Acquisitions Integrations Team within the SoftwareGroup (SWG). The main function of which was to ensure thatthroughout the integration, the ongoing financial operations of theacquired company continue to function without interruption aseach function was integrated into IBM’s processes and systems.The year at IBM contributed enormously to the development of myself-confidence and self-belief, as well as other employability skillssuch as resourcefulness, problem-solving, drive and ownership,productivity, team-working skills, adaptability, communication.I became confident at creating and delivering presentations tovarious types of audiences and I had the unique opportunity ofworking within a multicultural, diverse workforce. I also acquiredworking knowledge of using toolsets which are specific to financialforecasting and planning through numerous online coursesavailable to all employees.

Moreover, IBM offered me a chance to volunteer in numerousGiveBack activities and projects, the idea of which was to givesomething back to the community. For example, I participatedin the IBM Start Young Event, which took place in London inSeptember 2011. Start is an initiative established by HRH ThePrince of Wales, that aims to show what sustainable future couldlook like and seeks to make sustainability simple, positive andinspirational. The Start Young Event gave me the opportunityto join the debate on the ways of building a sustainable futureemphasising the role of business in leading the change. It providedthe unique chance of networking with senior business leaders andrepresentatives of external business organisations as well as withyoung people from within and outside IBM, including membersof the UK Youth Parliament.

If I could roll back the time, I would apply for the IBM placementagain without hesitation. The time and effort that I put intoapplying for the scheme have borne more benefits than I couldhave ever hoped for.

Monika LesniakBA (Hons) Business Studies

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Developing Wind Energy in UkraineI recently completed the MA in International Business at theLord Ashcroft International Business School in Cambridge.My dissertation focused on the development of wind energyin my country – Ukraine.

Ukraine is one of the largest European countries with apopulation of over 45 million people. My research focusedparticularly on the Crimean region, as Crimea is one of themost attractive regions of Ukraine in terms of investment.Crimea is an autonomous republic under the jurisdiction ofUkraine and is located on the northern coast of the Black Seaoccupying a peninsula of the same name. The peninsula doesnot only have a favorable economic and geographical location,but has huge potential to develop the industrial infrastructure,and has easy access to the markets of Ukraine, CIS, Europeand Asia.

The priority area of development requiring urgent andsignificant investments is the energy sector. Crimea has apopulation of more than 3.5 million people but produces lessthan 20% of its own electricity; the remaining electricity comesfrom the mainland.

The overwhelming majority of scientists today agree that ourglobe is undergoing major climate change. It has also beenapparent in recent years that the level of carbon dioxide in theatmosphere is rising significantly. Do we sit and wait, or exploitevery opportunity from every source, including wind, solar andother new technologies in a potentially favorable region likeCrimea?

As part of the research I interviewed Igor Zosimov, the Ministerof Energy for the Crimean region. He stated that it is possibleto make sure that Crimea has sufficient supply of electricity byusing traditional forms of energy, but there are many obstaclesto the use of fossil fuels considering the environmentaldisadvantages that it brings. The unique nature of the Crimea,an area that attracts year round holidaymakers, would bedestroyed by burning oil, natural gas or coal. Wind powergeneration technology is clean and emission-free, and like allrenewable energy sources, it develops the energy from naturalforces and does not have any polluting consequences that arenormally associated with fossil fuels.

The country though is at the very beginning of exploring windenergy, and energy efficiency needs to be put at the top of thepolitical agenda. This change will take time. The country needsto adapt legislation that stimulates energy efficiency and useof renewable energy sources. Perhaps tariffs will have to beincreased and energy companies will have to be penalisedthrough taxation or other measures for the use of fossil fuel.Those measures certainly cannot be adopted quickly.

However, this move towards opening the market for investmentand new technologies along with energy policy reforms,I believe, could finally move Ukraine into the system ofEuropean energy interconnections that will not only stop theCrimean peninsula being reliable on the energy coming fromthe mainland but could possibly reform the whole country’sreliance on a single energy supplier. The transition to windenergy can also help significantly to reduce carbon dioxideemissions.

Kateryna VoznenkoMA International Business

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Vice Chancellor’s Award SchemeDouble success for LAIBSThe winners of the 2011 Vice Chancellor's Awards have nowbeen announced. The Vice Chancellor's Awards acknowledgeoutstanding accomplishments by Anglia Ruskin staff. This year23 nominations representing 44 colleagues were received.Only eight awards may be made each year and the LordAshcroft International Business School is delighted that twoof this year's awards went to LAIBS, namely Christine Durrant,Manager of Marketing, Communications and ExternalRelations, and the GoGreen Team, lead by Dr Beatriz Acevedo.

Christine Durrant, Manager of the Marketing,Communications and External Relations Team has worked forthe last two years on the research, development, design andinstallation of innovative wall graphics in the Michael AshcroftBuilding, with the aim of communicating differing messages toour various stakeholders. She said: “On hearing that I had beenselected to receive a Vice Chancellor's Award I was delightedbeyond words. For my work to be appreciated and recognisedin this way is tremendous; I feel very honoured. I also greatlyappreciate having been given the opportunity to work onsuch an exciting project through which I was not only able tocontribute to corporate objectives and values but also achievea long held vision of communicating with our students andstakeholders through wall art.”

The GoGreen Team, an initiative for promoting Education forSustainable Development, also won an award. The projectstarted as an experiment in 2010 when Dr Beatriz Acevedofrom LAIBS and Sarah Johnson from the Environmental Officeat Anglia Ruskin joined efforts to create an innovative way ofteaching environmental management and sustainability. Thisyear, the team was supported by former students RomasMalevicius and Haider Shukhaer. Beatriz said: “We are

delighted to receive the VC Award for our team effort inpromoting student involvement in eco-auditing practices.Our project began as an experiment about action learning onsustainability, which has grown during the last two years. Thisaward evidences the spirit of the Faculty and Anglia RuskinUniversity in promoting innovative experiences and we feelvalued in our efforts. Now we need to 'Go Green' even further!

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A student at our partner institution, FTMS Global Academy inSingapore is celebrating the achievements of Gamage ErandikaTarangani Kotalawala, a student on the BSc (Hons) Accountingand Finance programme.

Erandika has been with FTMS Global Academy since February2009 pursuing the Higher Diploma in Accounting and Financecourse scoring Credits and Distinction. Upon successfulcompletion of her Higher Diploma, she gained advancedstanding entry into the final year of the BSc (Hons) Accounting& Finance degree and has achieved an upper second classclassification.

Erandika has been a conscientious and achievement-orientedstudent with inner motivation and drive. She set high goals andpursued them relentlessly. Her quality of work produced hasgained the respect from her lecturer and she has been a greatboost and moral support to her classmates. Erandika has beena real asset to the school and possesses exemplary qualities.

To celebrate her success and achievements, Erandika will betravelling to the UK with her husband to attend the graduationceremony at Chelmsford on 6 October 2011.

Congratulations Erandika!

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Big wins for Big Pitch finalists!

Students toast success after theirbusiness ideas catch the eye of judges

Three teams from Anglia Ruskin University, two of them fromthe Lord Ashcroft International Business School, won £10,000each after impressing the judges during the final of the BigPitch competition.

The LAIBS students and team leaders, Tom Barton and KanayoOgwu, each successfully pitched their business ideas to apanel after more than 40 initial entries were narrowed downto a shortlist of just seven for the grand final in Cambridge inMay 2011.

In addition to their £10,000 start-up funding, they will alsoreceive 12 months free office space at Anglia Ruskin's businessincubator unit, 12 months free business banking with Barclays,legal advice and support from Eversheds, accountancy servicesand advice from Peters Elworthy & Morre (PEM), as well ascreative and branding support from One.

The Big Pitch competition, which was open to all currentundergraduate and postgraduate students at Anglia RuskinUniversity, was run by LAIBS Senior Lecturer Ben Mumby-Croftfrom the university's Centre for Enterprise Development andResearch (CEDAR) in partnership with Anglia Ruskin'sResearch, Development and Commercial Services (RDCS).

“Entrepreneurship is all about creating the rightframe of mind; it's not a job title. The Big Pitch hasbeen all about getting people to have a go, takeideas on board and not get downhearted if it doesn'timmediately work out. It's very easy to knock ideasbut we have to support young people and helpthem to take their ideas to the next stage, and thosetaking part in this year's competition have not onlybeen trailblazers but also wonderful ambassadorsfor Anglia Ruskin.”Ben Mumby-Croft, Senior Lecturer, LAIBS

Kanayo Ogwu, who studies MA International Business atLAIBS, is behind X Sports Connect, a mobile phone applicationthat will act as a social media platform for football fans acrossthe world. He said:

“This is so exciting because it has always been my dreamto start my own business. I'll cherish this opportunity andI'll do my best to make sure that I don't let down the judges,organisers, and sponsors of this fantastic award.”

And Tom Barton, BA (Hons) in Enterprise and EntrepreneurialManagement student, added:

“The whole process during the final – especially making thepresentation to the judges – was nerve wracking, but it wasa great result for us. I think our product is quite bold and 'outthere' and that probably appealed to the judges. We've beendreaming big, possibly too big at times, and we wanted tocome up with an idea that can help a huge amount of people.”

(left to right): Tom Barton, Mark Reyner, Kanayo Ogwu,Phill Richardson and Jackie Cooper.

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We are all familiar with the saying: there’s no gain withoutpain. This certainly applies if you wish to pursue a covetedMBA qualification. Three students from a pioneer batch ofMBA students in KBU International College, Bandar Utama,Malaysia, found out that returning to education after havingjoined the workforce for some time is a challenge. Thediscipline of juggling work, studies and personal life is certainlya strain but was overridden by their burning desire to obtain thepostgraduate qualification and knowledge in order to enhancetheir careers. In the process, they found that as a bonus, theyunwittingly improved their time management, productivity andoutlook. This is what the three students have to say about theirexperience:

“I have been eager to pursue the MBA programme butmanaging work, course assignments and travelling can betesting at times,” claims Sarah Lee who commutes fromSingapore every weekend to attend classes. Sarah who is aBusiness Manager with DKSH Singapore Pte Ltd adds that theaffordability and the reputable brand name of the programmeare the main reasons she picked KBU.

KBU alumnus, Sean Wong did not need any coaxing whenit came to picking the MBA programme offered at KBU. TheSenior Engineer at Maxis Berhad Malaysia who deals withproduct and engineering services is confident with the qualityof education offered at this institution. Sean who graduatedwith a first class degree in BEng (Hons) Electrical & ElectronicEngineering did not want to waste time in equipping himselfwith the requisite business knowledge so that he will be wellpoised to climb up the corporate ladder. “I’ve finished mydegree four years ago so getting back to studying is not such abig challenge; the momentum is still there. However, disciplineand time management is vital to make it in this programme”,he adds.

Vandy Eng, an Engineer of Hardware Design for Devices fromPanasonic chose to study the MBA to upgrade and prepareherself for new roles in the future. “I have been looking forwardto getting back to studying as I enjoy learning new things.Balancing work and studies is challenging but its good funtoo.” Vandy adds that she enjoys the camaraderie amongstthe course mates and the stimulating learning environment.Although she is not able to apply everything she is learning toher current position, she said the programme has been a realeye opener.

All three part-time students complimented KBU School ofBusiness, Hospitality and Tourism Management which hasgone out of its way to ensure that students are able to enjoyall the facilities on campus. They were granted privileges suchas extended library time, additional book borrowing facilities,refreshments and excellent support from the programme leader.KBU International College offers a postgraduate programmefor executives and senior managers who are looking to reachnew levels of success. The Master of Business Administration(MBA) is awarded by Lord Ashcroft International Business

School (LAIBS) of Anglia Ruskin University in UK. Theprogramme allows students to apply theoretical understandingof management to complex business issues, gain insights intocontemporary research and leading-edge practice inmanagement and generate originality and enterprisein approaching business issues.

Postgraduate students at KBU’s School of Business, Hospitalityand Tourism Management are coached by lecturers who areall PhD holders with industry experience and strong academiccredentials. Students also learn from live lectures given bythe UK University’s professors via video conferencing. Thecourse also allows a rich peer-to-peer learning experienceas participants come from diverse countries, industries,professions and experience. In addition, students can also takeadvantage of the valuable opportunity and option of joining aone week residential course in Europe where participants fromthe UK partner universities from all over the world gather.

The MBA duration for working adults doing the part timeprogramme is two years. The academic calendar consists oftwo semesters in a year (Jan–April and September– December)and each semester is spread over 14 weeks giving studentsthe requisite space to balance their professional, personal anduniversity life. The next intake for MBA will be in September2011. Individuals who are interested in seeking careerprogression or equipping themselves with advancedmanagement knowledge or are inspired to lead theirorganisations to greater growth and profitability shouldresolutely sign up for the programme.

For further details, please contact KBU International College,Bandar Utama, at Tel: 03-77273200 or Fax: 03-77272733or email: enquiry@kbu.edu.my or visit our website:www.kbu.edu.my. You can also join us athttp://facebook.com/kbuinternational

(left to right) Sean Wong, Sarah Lee and Vandi Eng areconvinced their sacrifices made whilst studying for theirMBA will pay off.

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As part of the ongoing efforts in promoting sustainability in theregional community, Anglia Ruskin University and the EssexFederation of Small Businesses partnered with the Organisationfor Responsible Businesses (ORB) for the Official Launch ofThe Responsible Business Standard: the Standard has beendeveloped by ORB as a platform that allows SMEs to developresponsible practices in the workplace, market place,environment, community and values, and other businessprocesses.

Jill Poet from ORB explained why responsible practices meanbetter opportunities for doing business for SMEs, given theincreasing attention that procurement offices, organisations andcompanies are giving to the corporate responsibility agenda.Academics from the Lord Ashcroft International BusinessSchool (LAIBS) and the programme Survive & Thrive(Enterprising Academics) have been supporting thisorganisation in the process of validation of the Standard.

The event was held on the 22nd June, 2010, in Chelmsfordand was attended by 40 delegates coming from SMEs, localgovernment and other organisations. This event was also anexcellent opportunity to promote the numerous programmes

that the University is developing: Mrs. Jemma Little fromResearch Development and Commercial Services (RDCS)presented an overview of the many programs and initiativesfor supporting regional development and knowledge exchange;Miss Julie-Ann Hogbin described the Low Carbon KEEPinitiative and our commitment with the agenda of sustainability;and Dr Beatriz Acevedo (LAIBS) explained the process ofcollaboration with the Organization for Responsible Businessesin the validation for both the content of the Standard and theprocesses involved in carrying out the audit.

Dr Acevedo emphasised that these types of collaborationare part of the University’s commitment to SustainableDevelopment and the efforts in this regard by the Committeeon Education for Sustainable Development, the Lord AshcroftInternational Business School and the Global SustainabilityInstitute.

Dr Beatriz Acevedo BEng, MA, MBA, PhD, Fellow HEA,Lecturer in Sustainable Management, LAIBSE: beatriz.acevedo@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196 5039

Supporting the validation of‘The Responsible Business Standard’

(left to right) Julie-Ann Hogbin, Low Carbon KEEP Program; Jemma Little, Research and Development Commercial Services,at Anglia Ruskin University; Beatriz Acevedo, Lecturer in Sustainable Management at Lord Ashcroft International BusinessSchool; Kevin Bentley, Cabinet Member for Essex County Council for Economic Development and Waste & Recycling;Jill Poet, Director, Organisation for Responsible Businesses; Iain Wicks, Essex FSB Regional Chairman;Mike Wilson, Organisation for Responsible Businesses.

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For more information please contact Allison Beaumont in Cambridge (allison.beaumont@anglia.ac.uk) or Hannah Myattin Chelmsford (hannah.myatt@anglia.ac.uk)

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Intoxicated at the BreweryAs part of the Enterprising Academics Scheme being operatedby our University, Dr Jonathan Smith from LAIBS in Cambridgehas just returned from four days working at Adnams inSouthwold. This highly prestigious Suffolk brewery has anAnglia Ruskin Honorary, Andy Wood, as its Chief Executive andis one of the UK’s most environmentally friendly companies.

Although involved in diversifying their product for a numberof years, Adnams are perhaps best known for their Brewingof Real Ales, which began in 1872 and for which they haverecently been awarded Brewery of the Year for 2011 by TheGood Pub Guide. They also produce Gin, Vodka and Whiskyand have a large wine distribution centre (seewww.adnams.co.uk).

Jon has returned from Adnams not intoxicated by the alcoholthough but by their excellent management practices! Theircommitment to long-term sustainability, quality, environment,community and its employees are exemplary.

Areas explored during the time at Adnams included shareholdercommitment, vision, values, growth paradigm, planned andemergent strategies, spiritual dimension to leadership, waysof developing shared purpose, motivation, reward and talentmanagement, employee engagement, improving the

environment, engaging with thelocal community, and valuingemployees.

It is hoped that the project willfacilitate a closer relationshipbetween Adnams and AngliaRuskin University and theresearch conducted by Jonwhilst he was there will also beused as part of the research heis involved with at the Globally Responsible LeadershipInitiative. This research aims to draw together examplesof responsible leadership across the globe.

Adnams are also keen to be involved in the research Jon isproposing which will explore how HE, businesses and theprofessions are embracing and embedding the idea ofresponsibility into their practices and standards. Jon will besubmitting a grant application to the ESRC shortly to supportthis research.

Dr Jonathan Smith, Senior LecturerE: jonathan.smith@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196 2069

The IIMP and youYou will by now be aware that, thanks to generous financialsupport from Lord Ashcroft, LAIBS has established an appliedbusiness research institute, the Institute of InternationalManagement Practice (IIMP), which will be centred in ournew building in Cambridge. We believe a specific focus area isessential if the Institute is to achieve the world-class status weare committed to and have therefore defined its mission as:

“To be internationally recognised by businesses,academics, investors and public policy makers forthe relevance, quality and rigour of its research inenterprise, internationalisation and innovation asthey relate to growth-oriented businesses”

Whilst it is true that IIMP is therefore not an umbrella instituteto encompass all the research activity of the Business School,the IIMP will be open and inclusive. For those researcherswho become members the IIMP will do its best to provide:

• A research community where researchers can meet,discuss, exchange and test ideas

• Research bid support

• Research administration support

• Advocacy and representation within the faculty to helpresearchers get the time they need to do their research

The IIMP will be highly focused – but inclusive; it willencourage and support researchers with skills and interestin our area and a willingness to apply their research skillsand efforts to the IIMP agenda. For example a researcher,investigating the 3rd sector with specific focus on the creationand management of social enterprises, might have a clearcomponent of their work which intersects with innovation andenterprise in growth-oriented business. Because this fits withinthe research agenda of IIMP, it would actively support thisresearch.

We plan to hold our first Annual Conference for IIMP on 8thSeptember, in Cambridge. You will already have received aninvitation and programme from the Dean. As I would like tosee wide faculty participation in IIMP and contributions fromcolleagues in other faculties, I encourage you and othercolleagues to come along, hear about the progress being madewithin IIMP and discuss the opportunities available for you tobe part of this exciting new venture. If you are interested butunable to get to the meeting on the 8th please get in touch withme directly.

Professor Keith DickinsonDeputy Dean and Director of IIMP, LAIBST: 0845 196 3669E: keith.dickinson@anglia.ac.uk

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Joachim Kuhn – Best conference paper

Brazilian perspectivesWe were delighted to welcome Professor Leo Bruno from theFundação Dom Cabral (FDC) Business School based in BeloHorizonte, Brazil to our University in June.

FDC is ranked by the Financial Times the third best businessschool in the world in 2011, and works in close partnershipwith over 400 businesses in Brazil. In 2007, FDC wereaccredited by the European Quality Improvement System(EQUIS).

FDC is located in the State of Minas Gerais and near historicalcities such as Ouro Preto, whose baroque architecture has ledUNESCO to name it a World Heritage Centre.

Professor Bruno met with John Rayment and Jonathan Smithfrom LAIBS to discuss ideas from their new book entitledMisleadership, discuss how FDC works with businesses,and explore possible joint research that might be conducted,particularly connected to leadership, culture and innovation.

“We have been developing our links with FDC for a number ofyears including interviewing senior academics on their viewsof the future of business schools, attending conferences anddeveloping a Global Leadership module together. They are alsomembers of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiativewhich LAIBS have close ties with. Leo Bruno is one of theirtop researchers and this visit enabled us to advance ourpartnership on several fronts.”

John Rayment, Professor Leo Bruno and Jonathan Smithoutside the Lord Ashcroft International Business Schoolin Chelmsford

In June 2011, the Beijing JiaotongUniversity held a conference oninternational logistics and informationsystem services (LISS 2011). BeijingJiaotong being one of the universitiesProfessor Joachim Kuhn made andmaintained contact with whileworking for Mercedes-Benz, he alsodeveloped relationships with differentdepartments at the University ofInternational Business and

Economics and the Hong Kong University.

Going through a double-blind review process, ProfessorKuhn presented his conference paper on “Time Analysis inInternational Logistics Pipelines – With the Six Sigma Approachto an International JIT system”, which discusses the findingsfrom a Six Sigma managed international supply chain projectwhich focused on the delivery of Completely Knocked Down(CKD) vehicle kits to a foreign Mercedes-Benz plant.

Professor Kuhn’s study has shown that the time needed foreach vehicle kit assembly step could be reduced by applyingthe Six Sigma project management approach. However, despitethe positive outcomes of the Six Sigma managed project,Professor Kuhn said, the Just-in-Time philosophy still remainsa strategic target in the international supply chain.

Out of the 300 papers which were presented at the RAErated LISS 2011, Professor Kuhn’s paper, “Time Analysis inInternational Logistics Pipelines – With the Six Sigma Approachto an International JIT system”, was awarded the best paper ofthe conference.

Prof Joachim Kuhn,Professor of Management Practice inInternational Logistics and Quality, LAIBSE: joachim.kuhn@anglia.ac.ukT: 0845 196 2846

1More information about FDC at – http:www.masterstudies.com/Universities-and-BusinessSchools/Brazil/Funda%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Dom-Cabral-Business-School/masterprograms/

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Anglia Ruskin University's partnership with Barclays is payingdividends for 13 students, who recently graduated with a BA(Hons) in Management & Leadership.

Barclays UK Retail and Business Banking launched the RetailDevelopment Programme (RDP) in 2007 to provide their nextgeneration of branch managers, and the first group of studentsbegan studying for a "Barclays Degree" with Anglia Ruskin inOctober 2008.

As well as the tuition fees being paid by Barclays, the RDPpackage includes a salary of £12,495 (plus London weighting),study time, a business mentor, pension scheme and shareoptions. The degree is work-based and the students areemployed by Barclays from day one.

A fourth cohort of 25 students will begin studying for theDegree in October, and Barclays and Anglia Ruskin havedeveloped a close, partnership-based approach to therecruitment, design and delivery of the programme.Anglia Ruskin's Vice Chancellor, Professor Michael Thorne,recently visited Barclays' Canary Wharf headquarters to attendThe Value of Academia in Barclays, an event which saw thestudents present practice-based research findings derived fromCritical Organisational and Leadership Insights, one of theirfinal year modules. Professor Thorne said:

"It was wonderful to see the level of professionalism andmaturity of the students, who were able to demonstrateboth breadth and depth of knowledge in the subject areas.

"This degree programme is a perfect example of the innovativesteps that have been taken in addressing the employerengagement agenda by the HE sector and by Anglia Ruskinin particular."

Vanessa Knowles, Principal Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin's LordAshcroft International Business School, said: "By working inpartnership with Barclays we are able to continually examineways in which the assessment strategy and work-basedlearning focus of the degree is aligned to current businessissues within Barclays."

Johannah Lynch, Barclays UK Retail Bank GraduateDevelopment Specialist, highlighted the pivotal role that theRDP plays in the wider talent and leadership agenda withinBarclays. She said: "Barclays is proud to have established, inpartnership with Lord Ashcroft International Business School,a market-leading, entry level programme.

"Talent and leadership development is at the forefront of ourlearning agenda and the sponsored Degree programme hasalready demonstrated its success in creating a pipeline oftalented leaders in our branch network."

Katie Poole, who graduated with first class honours, said:

"The degree course provided by Anglia Ruskin University,in partnership with Barclays, is really second to none.

"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the course andthe blend of the academic and work-based experiences isextremely valuable in this current, more competitive, jobenvironment."

"The course exceeded my expectations, and I hadhigh expectations to start with! I was able to go frombeing a school leaver to a branch manager of abank in 18 months."Ian Falder, fellow Barclays Degree student.

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Essex Chambers of Commerce –Supporting Student Success in LAIBS!On 15th June, Essex Chambers of Commerce hosted theirAGM and monthly business networking lunch in the new PMIbuilding at our Chelmsford Campus. Sarah White, from theEmployment Bureau, who is also a long-standing committeemember of the Chamber, organised the event with supportfrom Trevor Bolton and LAIBS with a view to creatingopportunities for students and recent graduates from theBusiness School to network directly with business leadersfrom the County.

This event gave students and graduates the opportunity toobserve an AGM in action and also hear words of wisdom fromthe speaker at this event, Nick Barton, MD of BAA Stansted.Nick shared his own career journey with the audience anddelivered a fascinating talk about the many excitingdevelopments at BAA Stansted. After Nick’s talk, the formalnetworking session began and it was great to see so manystudents taking advantage of the opportunity to start buildinga personal “career contacts network” with the many businessprofessionals present. It is worth noting that most vacanciesin the UK are not advertised, so building personal employernetworks is crucial for securing life-long career opportunities.

The networking continued on an informal basis during thedelicious buffet lunch which was kindly sponsored by theBusiness School. Sarah commented “It was inspiring to see somany students and graduates being proactive about their careerplanning, and taking the initiative to introduce themselves topotential employers. A further exciting development arising fromthe networking is the potential to establish a ‘Graduate Chamber’in conjunction with Essex Chambers of Commerce. Trevor Boltonand I are meeting Denise Rossiter, CEO of Essex Chambers, inSeptember to move this concept forward. We are looking forwardto involving LAIBS students in the establishment of this newventure”.

Many thanks to Hannah Myatt and Sarah Kempster for theirsupport with the organisation of this event.

Nick Barton, MD, BAA Stansted, taking time out to speakto students on the BA Tourism Management course.