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Leeds University Business School

PRME Report: Sharing Information on Progress February 2012

Sharing Information on Progress February 2012

A Snapshot of Leeds University Business School Location L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l is p a rt o f th e U n iv e rs ity o f L e e d s , lo c a te d in th e N o rth o f E n g la n d , o n th e e d g e o f L e e d s c ity c e n tre . T h e s c h o o l is h o u s e d w ith in th e M a u ric e K e y w o rth b u ild in g ; a 1 9 th c e n tu ry re n o v a te d b u ild in g p re v io u s ly b e lo n g in g to th e L e e d s G ra m m a r S c h o o l.

Quality of Student Education and Research •

W e d e s ig n a n d s tru c tu re o u r c o u rs e s c a re fu lly to e n s u re th a t th e ir c o n te n t re fle c ts th e la te s t re s e a rc h , w h ils t re m a in in g a c a d e m ic a lly s tim u la tin g

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O u r c o u rs e s a re in fo rm e d b y p ra c tic a l, re a l w o rld a p p ro a c h e s

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C o u rs e s a re d e liv e re d b y le a d in g a c a d e m ic s

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W e a re ra n k e d in th e U K to p te n fo r re s e a rc h a c c o rd in g to th e R A E (2 0 0 8 ), a n d w e h a v e d e v e lo p e d s e v e ra l re s e a rc h c e n tre s a n d g ro u p s th a t c u t a c ro s s tra d itio n a l b o u n d a rie s

Ranking, Accreditation and Reputation •

W e a re E Q U IS , A M B A a n d C IP D a c c re d ite d , a n d w e a re E S R C re c o g n is e d .

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L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l is ra n k e d 2 9 th fo r V a lu e fo r M o n e y (F in a n c ia l T im e s G lo b a l M B A R a n k in g 2 0 1 1 )

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W e b e lie v e in c ro s s -d e p a rtm e n ta l c o lla b o ra tio n a n d th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f n a tio n a l a n d in te rn a tio n a l p a rtn e rs h ip s w ith o th e r U n iv e rs itie s a n d b u s in e s s e s . In te r-d is c ip lin a ry c o lla b o ra tio n is v ita l in o rd e r to u n d e rs ta n d th e c h a n g in g a n d c h a lle n g in g in te rn a tio n a l b u s in e s s e n v iro n m e n t, to p u s h o ld b o u n d a rie s a n d fo rg e fre s h o n e s . S tu d e n ts b e n e fit fro m a c c e s s to th e b e s t re s e a rc h , fa c ilitie s a n d p e rs o n n e l.

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Commercial Links •

W e fo c u s o n d e v e lo p in g s tro n g lin k s w ith lo c a l, n a tio n a l a n d in te rn a tio n a l b u s in e s s e s a n d g o v e rn m e n t a g e n c ie s , th is h e lp s in fo rm o u r re s e a rc h

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O u r s tu d e n ts b e n e fit fro m a tte n d in g b u s in e s s n e tw o rk in g e v e n ts in v o lv in g in d u s try le a d e rs . O u r lin k s w ith in d u s try a ls o e n s u re th a t o u r g ra d u a te s a re a b le to a c c e s s h ig h c a lib re e m p lo y m e n t o p p o rtu n itie s .

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International Perspective

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O v e r 3 0 % o f s ta ff a re fro m o u ts id e th e U K M o re th a n 6 0 n a tio n s a re re p re s e n te d a m o n g s tu d e n ts

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T h e U n iv e rs ity h a s lin k s w i th o v e r 6 0 0 in s titu tio n s w o rld w id e

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S tu d e n ts o n a ll u n d e rg ra d u a te p ro g ra m m e s h a v e th e o p p o rtu n ity to e x p e rie n c e a n in te rn a tio n a l y e a r a b ro a d b e tw e e n th e ir s e c o n d a n d th ird y e a rs

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An Introduction by Dr Alan Murray T h e la s t fe w y e a rs h a s s e e n L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l, a lo n g s id e th e U n iv e rs ity , ta k e g ia n t s trid e s in its m is s io n to e m b e d s u s ta in a b ility th ro u g h o u t th e a c tiv itie s o f th e in s titu tio n , in te a c h in g , re s e a rc h a n d in its e s ta te s fu n c tio n . P a rtic u la rly in th e la s t 1 8 m o n th s th e S c h o o l h a s e m b a rk e d o n a s p e c ific tra je c to ry to d e v e lo p n e w m o d u le s , n e w p ro g ra m m e s a n d n e w a p p ro a c h e s to e d u c a tio n fo r s u s ta in a b le d e v e lo p m e n t. W e h a v e s o u g h t to c o lla b o ra te w ith re n o w n e d N G O s to b ro a d e n o u r re a c h a n d e v e lo p o u r p o lic y o f s ta k e h o ld e r e n g a g e m e n t, a n d u s e th is d e v e lo p in g n e tw o rk to c o n n e c t w ith c o m p a n ie s a t a n a tio n a l a n d in te rn a tio n a l le v e l to fo s te r o p p o rtu n itie s fo r re s e a rc h a n d e d u c a tio n a l p a rtn e rs h ip s . D r A la n M u rra y H e a d o f M a n a g e m e n t D iv is io n S e n io r T e a c h in g F e llo w , C S R

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Leeds University Business School and our First PRME Report O u r lo n g -te rm g o a l is to e m b e d P R M E w ith in o u r e v e ry d a y p ra c tic e s a s a re s p o n s ib le o rg a n is a tio n . T h is re p o rt re p re s e n ts o n e o f th e w a y s in w h ic h w e a re w o rk in g to w a rd s th is g o a l. It s h a re s o u r s u c c e s s e s b u t a ls o re fe re n c e s s o m e o f th e c h a lle n g e s w e h a v e e n c o u n te re d .. In re a lity , s o m e o f o u r m e a s u re s h a v e w o rk e d , w h ils t o th e rs n e e d m o re tim e in o rd e r to m a k e a n o tic e a b le d iffe re n c e w ith in th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l. T h is is v e ry m u c h th e firs t s ta g e o f a jo u rn e y fo r u s ; th e m a jo r c h a lle n g e o v e r th e n e x t fe w y e a rs w ill b e to s y s te m is e th e g o o d p ra c tic e d e v e lo p e d s o fa r. T h e n e x t s ta g e o f th e jo u rn e y in c lu d e s th e re v ie w o f o u r p ro g ra m m e le a rn in g o u tc o m e s th a t w e a re u n d e rta k in g a s p a rt o f A A C S B a c c re d ita tio n . W e h a v e re v is e d o u r m is s io n s ta te m e n t to m a k e e x p lic it o u r a im to d e v e lo p s tu d e n ts ’ “g lo b a l a n d c u ltu ra l in s ig h t a n d th e ir e th ic a l a w a re n e s s to e n h a n c e th e ir p o te n tia l to b e n e fit b u s in e s s a n d s o c ie ty ”. N o w w e h a v e to e m b e d th e s e th re a d s in to a l l o u r c o u rs e s in w a y s th a t a re m e a n in g fu l to s tu d e n ts a n d e m p lo y e rs . W e w e lc o m e in s ig h ts fro m o th e r P R M E s ig n a to rie s w h o a re fu rth e r d o w n th is ro a d . T o th o s e w h o re a d th is re p o rt: w e w e lc o m e a d v ic e a n d p ra c tic a l s u g g e s tio n s o n a d d re s s in g th e s e a n d o th e r c h a lle n g e s , a n d in tu rn a re p le a s e d to s h a re o u r le a rn in g e x p e rie n c e s d e s c rib e d in th e s u b s e q u e n t p a g e s . B e fo re m o v in g to th e m a in re p o rt, a w o rd o f th a n k s is n e e d e d fo r th o s e w h o c o n trib u te d to its c re a tio n . A tre m e n d o u s th a n k y o u is n e e d e d fo r D r E m ile e L a u ra n S im m o n s a n d th e 2 0 1 1 /1 2 N e t Im p a c t le a d e rs h ip te a m fo r c o m p ilin g th e re p o rt. I w o u ld a ls o lik e to th a n k a ll o f th o s e p ro fe s s io n a l a n d a c a d e m ic s ta ff a s w e ll a s s tu d e n ts w h o c o n trib u te d th e ir tim e a n d s k ills to p ro v id in g m u c h o f th e c o n te n t in th e re p o rt. F in a lly , a ll o f th o s e in v o lv e d w o u ld lik e to e x te n d o u r th a n k s to D r A la n M u rra y fo r h is in s ig h tfu l in tro d u c tio n a n d fo r h is w o rk o n th e P R M E a g e n d a o v e r th e la s t tw o y e a rs ,

J u lia C la rk e P ro -D e a n fo r S tu d e n t E d u c a tio n , L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l

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Principle 1 | Purpose: We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.

S in c e s ig n in g u p to P R M E th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l h a s re v is e d its m is s io n s ta te m e n t fo r s tu d e n t e d u c a tio n , s o th a t it n o w in c lu d e s a n e x p lic it c o m m itm e n t to e n a b lin g s tu d e n ts “to d e v e lo p th e ir g lo b a l a n d c u ltu ra l in s ig h t a n d th e ir e th ic a l a w a re n e s s to e n h a n c e th e ir p o te n tia l to b e n e fit b u s in e s s a n d s o c ie ty ”. L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l M is s io n T h e re a re th re e k e y e le m e n ts c ru c ia l to a c h ie v in g th is m is s io n : R e s e a rc h : T o p ro d u c e a n d d is s e m in a te re s e a rc h o f w o rld -c la s s q u a lity w h ic h in c re a s e s k n o w le d g e , s k ills , u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d im p a c t S tu d e n t E d u c a tio n : T o e n a b le in d iv id u a ls to d e v e lo p th e ir a c a d e m ic p o te n tia l, th e ir e m p lo y a b ility , th e ir g lo b a l a n d c u ltu ra l in s ig h t a n d th e ir e th ic a l a w a re n e s s to e n h a n c e th e ir p o te n tia l to b e n e fit b u s in e s s a n d s o c ie ty . C o lla b o ra tiv e P a rtn e rs h ip s : T o d e v e lo p a n d m a in ta in lo n g te rm re la tio n s h ip s w ith in in te rn a tio n a l, n a tio n a l a n d re g io n a l o rg a n is a tio n s in o rd e r to e n h a n c e k n o w le d g e tra n s fe r, in n o v a tio n a n d in s p ira tio n .

T h e B u s in e s s S c h o o l is c o m m itte d to p ro v id in g fa ir a n d e q u a l a c c e s s to a U n iv e rs ity e d u c a tio n to a ll w h o h a v e th e a c a d e m ic p o te n tia l to b e n e fit fro m it. W e s triv e to e v o lv e a n A d m is s io n s P o lic y w h ic h tre a ts e a c h a p p lic a n t a s a n in d iv id u a l, ta k in g a c c o u n t o f p rio r a c h ie v e m e n ts , c irc u m s ta n c e s a n d p o te n tia l.

F o llo w in g th e re v is io n o f th e M is s io n S ta te m e n t to m a k e e x p lic it th e th re a d s o f e th ic s a n d re s p o n s ib ility , e m p lo y a b ility , g lo b a l a n d c u ltu ra l in s ig h t, th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l is in th e p ro c e s s o f re v ie w in g a ll p ro g ra m m e a im s a n d le a rn in g o u tc o m e s to a lig n th e m to th e s e th re e th e m e s . T h is w ill b e c o m p le te d b y th e e n d o f M a rc h 2 0 1 2 a n d th e n e x t s ta g e , th ro u g h n e w s y s te m s p u t in p la c e a s p a rt o f th e S c h o o l’s o b je c tiv e to m e e t A A S C B a c c re d ita tio n , w ill b e to m e a s u re , a n d h e n c e p ro v id e a s s u ra n c e o f, s tu d e n t le a rn in g o u tc o m e s . T h e a im o f th is re v ie w is to e n s u re th a t th e S c h o o l’s p ro g ra m m e s a re d e s ig n e d s o th a t a ll s tu d e n ts g ra d u a te fro m p ro g ra m m e s w h ic h s y s te m a tic a lly e m b e d c o re th re a d s o f e th ic s a n d re s p o n s ib ility , e m p lo y a b ility , g lo b a l a n d c u ltu ra l in s ig h t. N e v e rth e le s s , th e re a re a lre a d y m a n y e x a m p le s o f h o w p ro g ra m m e s a n d in itia tiv e s d e v e lo p s tu d e n ts ’ c a p a b ilitie s to b e fu tu re g e n e ra to rs o f s u s ta in a b le v a lu e fo r b u s in e s s a n d s o c ie ty a n d s o m e o f th e s e a re d e s c rib e d w ith in th is re p o rt.

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Joint Project with the Faculty of Environment: Equipping students for the transition to a sustainable low carbon society T h e F a c u lty o f B u s in e s s a n d th e F a c u lty o f E n v iro n m e n t w e re a w a rd e d £ 5 0 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 1 0 to a u d it a n d d e v e lo p th e ir p ro g ra m m e s ’ c o n trib u tio n s to s u s ta in a b le d e v e lo p m e n t. T h is a u d it w a s c a rrie d o u t b y ‘O rg a n is a tio n a l S u s ta in a b ility ’ u s in g th e S u s ta in a b ility T o o l fo r A s s e s s in g U n iv e rs itie s C u rric u la H o lis tic a lly (S T A U N C H ® ). S in c e th e n , a n E d u c a tio n fo r S u s ta in a b le D e v e lo p m e n t N e tw o rk (E S D N ) h a s b e e n e s ta b lis h e d to d e v e lo p s u p p o rt fo r e n h a n c in g s u c h c o n trib u tio n s w ith in th e s e tw o F a c u ltie s , a s w e ll a s a c ro s s th e U n iv e rs ity a s a w h o le . A p a rtic u la r fo c u s o f th e p ro je c t is o n e m p lo y a b ility , e q u ip p in g s tu d e n ts fo r th e tra n s itio n to a s u s ta in a b le lo w c a rb o n s o c ie ty .

Members of the 2011 ESDN team

A c tiv ity fo r E S D w ith in th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l h a s c o m p ris e d a n e v a lu a tio n o f c u rre n t p ro g re s s (a u d it a n d in te rv ie w s w ith th o s e re s p o n s ib le fo r te a c h in g in e a c h o f th e S c h o o l’s d iv is io n s ), fo llo w e d b y th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f a F a c u lty -s p e c ific w o rk in g g ro u p fo r E S D c h a ire d b y th e P ro -D e a n fo r S tu d e n t E d u c a tio n , a n d s u p p o rte d b y th e E S D P ro je c t F a c ilita to r. T h is w o rk in g g ro u p h a s re p re s e n ta tiv e s fro m e a c h o f th e S c h o o l’s d iv is io n s , a s w e ll a s s tu d e n ts in v o lv e d in e x tra -c u rric u la a c tiv ity re la te d to S u s ta in a b le D e v e lo p m e n t in b u s in e s s . T h e re is a ls o a re p re s e n ta tiv e fro m B u s in e s s in th e C o m m u n ity , a n d th e re p o rtin g s tru c tu re e n s u re s lin k s w ith th e L U B S G re e n Im p a c t te a m . T h e re m it o f th e g ro u p is to s u p p o rt th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f E S D w ith in te a c h in g p ro g ra m m e s a c ro s s th e S c h o o l, a s w e ll a s th ro u g h e x tra -c u rric u la a c tiv ity . T h e w o rk o n a u d itin g a n d im p le m e n tin g c h a n g e s fo r E S D w ith in F a c u lty p ro g ra m m e s is n o w in te g ra te d in to th e F a c u lty ’s w o rk o n re v ie w in g a n d m a p p in g m o d u le a n d p ro g ra m m e le v e l o u tc o m e s fo r b o th th e C u rric u lu m E n h a n c e m e n t P ro je c t a n d fo r A A C S B a c c re d ita tio n .

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Principle 2 | Values: We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact. S u s ta in a b ility a n d S o c ia l R e s p o n s ib ility a re k e y v a lu e s w h ic h w e a re w o rk in g o n in c o rp o ra tin g in to th e h e a rt o f th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l’s o rg a n is a tio n a n d c u rric u lu m . A p a rtic u la r fo c u s is o n s ta ff a n d s tu d e n ts w o rk in g to g e th e r to d e liv e r o u r s o c ia l re s p o n s ib ility a g e n d a . H e n c e , th is re p o rt h a s b e e n p u t to g e th e r b y s tu d e n ts a n d s ta ff w o rk in g to g e th e r a n d b o th s tu d e n ts a n d s ta ff a re in v o lv e d in th e N e t Im p ac t C h a p te r a n d th e G re e n Im p a c t agenda.

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N e t Im p a c t is a n in te rn a tio n a l n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n w ith a m is s io n to in s p ire , e d u c a te , a n d e q u ip in d iv id u a ls to u s e th e p o w e r o f b u s in e s s to c re a te a m o re s o c ia lly a n d e n v iro n m e n ta lly s u s ta in a b le w o rld . S p a n n in g s ix c o n tin e n ts , o u r m e m b e rs h ip m a k e s u p o n e o f th e m o s t in flu e n tia l n e tw o rk s o f p ro fe s s io n a ls a n d s tu d e n ts in e x is te n c e to d a y . O u r m is s io n is to m o b iliz e a n e w g e n e ra tio n to u s e th e ir c a re e rs to d riv e tra n s fo rm a tio n a l c h a n g e in th e ir w o rk p la c e s a n d th e w o rld .

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N e t Im p a c t a im s to c o n n e c t s u s ta in a b ility a c tiv itie s a ro u n d th e u n iv e rs ity , in o rd e r to in fo rm s tu d e n ts , s ta ff a n d o th e r m e m b e rs o f o u r c o m m u n ity a b o u t th e c u rre n t is s u e s fa c e d b y b u s in e s s e s , n o n -p ro fit, a n d o th e r o rg an is a tio n s . W e p ro v id e o p p o rtu n itie s fo r s tu d e n ts a n d p ro fe s s io n a ls to n e tw o rk d u rin g s p e c ia l e v e n ts fo c u s e d o n c o rp o ra te re s p o n s ib ility , e n v iro n m e n ta l s u s ta in a b ility a n d s o c ia l e n te rp ris e . T h is is in te n d e d to fo s te r th e e x c h a n g e o f k n o w le d g e , w h ic h c a n h o p e fu lly tra n s la te to g o o d p ra c tic e . W e s u p p o rt re a l-w o rld im p a c t, h e lp in g m e m b e rs d e v e lo p a n d a p p ly th e ir s k ills to c re a te s o c ia l a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l c h a n g e o n c a m p u s a n d in th e w o rk p la c e .

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Is th e o n ly U K c h a p te r to h a v e a c h ie v e d g o ld s ta tu s a n d is o n ly 1 o f th e 1 4 % o f c h a p te rs a ro u n d th e w o rld to h a v e a c h ie v e d th is , m a k in g it p a rt o f a n e lite g lo b a l n e tw o rk a t th e fo re fro n t o f th e m o v e m e n t to b u ild a n e w g e n e ra tio n o f b u s in e s s le a d e rs . T h e c h a p te r is ru n b y U n iv e rs ity o f L e e d s s tu d e n ts h a ilin g fro m a ll w a lk s o f a c a d e m ia : fro m b u s in e s s , e n v iro n m e n t a n d s u s ta in a b ility , to M B A s tu d e n ts .

The Net Impact Chapter at the Business School was started only two years ago and so the progress made is impressive. We are proud to be at the cutting edge of this movement and I would like to congratulate all the team on this result. Professor Peter Moizer, Dean of Leeds University Business School

What We’ve Achieved in 2011/12 • • • • •

O v e r a d o z e n s u c c e s s fu l e v e n ts , s o m e lin k e d w ith th e S o c ia l E n te rp ris e p ro g ra m m e C o m p le tio n o f fu n d in g b id s fo r fu tu re p ro je c ts C re a tin g fu rth e r a w a re n e s s o f N e t Im p a c t & th e L e e d s c h a p te r in th e c o m m u n ity U s e d S o c ia l M e d ia o u tle ts to c re a te b e tte r c ro s s -c o m m u n ic a tio n a c ro s s U K c h a p te rs . L ia is e d w ith G re e n & S u s ta in a b le In itia tiv e s o n c a m p u s

S in c e N e t Im p a c t o rig in a te s in th e U S A , c h a p te r re q u ire m e n ts a re b a s e d u p o n A m e ric a n U n iv e rs ity te rm tim e ta b le s & d e g re e le n g th s (A u g u s t to M a y /U G : 4 y e a rs , P G : 2 y e a rs ) v e rs u s U K te rm s & d e g re e s (S e p te m b e r to M a y / U G : 3 y e a rs . P G : 1 Y e a r). A s a re s u lt, e a c h le a d e rs h ip te a m b e g in s w ith b ra n d n e w p e o p le e v e ry y e a r, w h ic h c a n c re a te is s u e s w ith h a n d in g o v e r fro m o n e te a m to th e n e x t, e v e n t m a n a g e m e n t a n d m e m b e rs h ip re c ru itm e n t. H o w e v e r to h e lp c o m b a t th e s e is s u e s w e h a v e : • •

In tro d u c e d tw o u n d e rg ra d u a te s tu d e n ts to th e le a d e rs h ip te a m , w h o w e h o p e w ill c o n tin u e to s e rv e d u rin g th e ir tim e a t L e e d s . E x p a n d e d L e a d e rs h ip T e a m fro m 3 to 1 1 re p re s e n ta tiv e s

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C re a tio n o f th e firs t U K N e t Im p a c t C o n fe re n c e to b e h e ld in L e e d s b y 2 0 1 3 /1 4 . C o n tin u a tio n o f o u r G o ld S ta tu s C re a te S tro n g e r L in k s w ith E x te rn a l B u s in e s s e s & w ith in th e U n iv e rs ity B u ild a S o lid M e m b e rs h ip B a s e

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G re e n Im p a c t is a c ro s s -B u s in e s s S c h o o l in itia tiv e to c h a n g e th e e n v iro n m e n ta l b e h a v io u r o f s ta ff a n d s tu d e n ts . It is a U K -w id e e n v iro n m e n ta l a c c re d ita tio n s c h e m e ru n b y th e N a tio n a l U n io n o f S tu d e n ts (N U S ). T h e a c c re d ita tio n is b a s e d o n a u n ifie d w o rk s h e e t o f a c tiv itie s th a t c o v e r e n e rg y , e le c tric ity , h e a tin g , p ro c u re m e n t, c o m m u n ic a tio n , b io d iv e rs ity , tra v e l, w a te r, w a s te , re c y c lin g , a n d w id e r c o m m u n ity e n g a g e m e n t. T h e e ffo rts o f th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l’s G I te a m a re lin k e d to th e U n iv e rs ity ’s C a rb o n M a n a g e m e n t P ro g ra m m e a n d th e a m b itio n to re d u c e g re e n h o u s e g a s e m is s io n s U n iv e rs ity -w id e b y 3 5 % b y 2 0 2 0 (c o m p a re d a g a in s t th e 2 0 0 5 /0 6 b a s e lin e ).

Academic Year 2010/11 T h e B u s in e s s S c h o o l fo llo w e d th e c a ll fro m th e E s ta te S e rv ic e fo r v o lu n te e rs to in tro d u c e a p ro to c o l th a t a s s e s s e s a n d e v a lu a te s th e e n v iro n m e n ta l b e h a v io u r o f s ta ff a n d s tu d e n ts . T h e in itia l w o rk in g g ro u p o f v o lu n te e rs w a s e s ta b lis h e d fro m a c a d e m ic a n d p ro fe s s io n a l s ta ff fro m a ll d is c ip lin e s , h ie ra rc h ic a l le v e ls , a n d fu n c tio n s . T h e c o m p re h e n s iv e re s p o n s e to th e c a ll b y th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l illu s tra te s th e p e rs u a s io n b y s ta ff th a t b u s in e s s-a s -u s u a l is n o t s u s ta in a b le fo r th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l a n d c o m m u n ic a te s th e w ro n g s ig n a ls to s tu d e n ts a s w e ll.

Academic Year 2011/12 T h e w o rk in g g ro u p w a s e x p a n d e d to in c o rp o ra te th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l s tu d e n t re p re s e n ta tiv e s a s w e ll. A d d itio n a lly , a s tu d e n t re p re s e n ta tiv e a n d N e tIm p a c t m e m b e r h a v e jo in e d th e G I in itia tiv e s in o rd e r to fa c ilita te c ro s s-in itia tiv e c o m m u n ic a tio n a n d c o o rd in a tio n . D e s p ite th e g e n e ra l s u p p o rt fo r th e G I a c tiv itie s , im p le m e n ta tio n h a s b e e n fru s tra tin g ly s lo w . T h is is p a rtly d u e to th e v o lu n ta ry n a tu re o f th e a c tiv itie s a n d p a rtly d u e to th e w id e r in s titu tio n a l a n d o rg a n is a tio n a l c h a n g e s th a t w o u ld b e re q u ire d to a d d re s s s o m e e n v iro n m e n ta l c h a lle n g e s fu lly a s w e ll a s th e tra d e-o ff e ffe c ts . F o r E x a m p le : H e a tin g is a s ig n ific a n t is s u e •

H o w e v e r, it is n o t p o s s ib le to o b ta in d e ta ile d in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e h e a tin g c o n s u m p tio n p a tte rn o f th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l a n d th u s o f th e im p a c t of a n y b e h a v io u ra l c h a n g e s

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N o r c a n th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l in s o m e in s ta n c e s a ffe c t th e h e a tin g re g im e a s it is c e n tra lly o rg a n is e d T h e U n iv e rs ity ’s R e a l E s ta te is a w a re o f th e s e is s u e s a n d is a d d re s s in g th e m

Y e t, th e G I te a m h a s id e n tifie d o th e r a re a p o s s ib ilitie s to m a k e a n im p a c t. •

F o r th e a c a d e m ic y e a r 2 0 1 1 -1 2 p la s tic c u p s a t th e S c h o o l’s w a te r fo u n ta in s w e re re m o v e d a n d s tu d e n ts w e re g iv e n re u s a b le p la s tic b o ttle s in s te a d .

BSC INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS T h e B S c in In te rn a tio n a l B u s in e s s , In te rn a tio n a l B u s in e s s a n d E c o n o m ic s a n d In te rn a tio n a l B u s in e s s a n d F in a n c e a re th re e o f th e la te s t u n d e rg ra d u a te d e g re e s o n o ffe r a t th e B u s in e s s S c h o o l. T h e p ro g ra m m e s a re d e s ig n e d to g iv e s tu d e n ts k n o w le d g e a n d u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e m a in m a n a g e m e n t d is c ip lin e s a n d h o w th e in te rn a tio n a l d im e n s io n im p in g e s u p o n th e s e d is c ip lin e s fro m b o th a th e o re tic a l a n d p ra c tic a l p e rs p e c tiv e . T h e y d ra w o n th e s p e c ia lis t k n o w le d g e a n d re s e a rc h e x p e rtis e o f th e C e n tre fo r In te rn a tio n a l B u s in e s s a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f L e e d s (C IB U L ), ra n k e d n u m b e r 6 in th e w o rld fo r th e q u a lity o f its te a c h in g b y th e F in a n c ia l T im e s (2 0 0 6 ) a n d o n e o f th e w o rld 's le a d in g re s e a rc h c e n tre s in in te rn a tio n a l b u s in e s s (In te rn a tio n a l B u s in e s s R e v ie w , A u g u s t 2 0 0 6 ). T h e s e c o u rs e s a re a ls o d e s ig n e d to ta k e in to a c c o u n t th e ro le o f in te rn a tio n a l b u s in e s s a n d s u s ta in a b le d e v e lo p m e n t a n d to e x a m in e s o m e o f th e k e y tre n d s b e tw e e n b u s in e s s , e th ic s a n d s u s ta in a b ility . F o r e x a m p le , th e c o m p u ls o ry m o d u le ‘C u rre n t T o p ic s in In te rn a tio n a l B u s in e s s ’ in c lu d e s to p ic s s u c h a s : • • • • • • • •

T h e c h a ra c te ris tic s , in d ic a to rs a n d d e b a te s o f g lo b a liz a tio n : is g lo b a liz a tio n in re tre a t? T h e im p a c t o f th e g lo b a l fin a n c ia l c ris is (2 0 0 7 -9 ) o n in te rn a tio n a l b u s in e s s a c tiv ity R is in g c o n s u m p tio n in e m e rg in g m a rk e ts a n d its im p lic a tio n s fo r th e in d u s tria lis e d c o u n trie s T h e ro le o f in te rn a tio n a l b u s in e s s a n d s u s ta in a b le d e v e lo p m e n t W h a t a re th e in te ra c tio n s b e tw e e n c lim a te c h a n g e a n d th e m u ltin a tio n a l e n te rp ris e (M N E )? M N E s a n d th e e x p lo ita tio n o f th e h u m a n re s o u rc e E n e rg y s e c u rity a n d th e in te rn a tio n a l firm G e o p o litic a l s ta b ility a n d th e s tra te g ie s o f M N E s .

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C o m p lim e n ta ry o p tio n a l m o d u le s a re a ls o a v a ila b le in B u s in e s s E th ic s a n d in M a n a g in g A c ro s s C u ltu re s . B u s in e s s E th ic s A im s fo r s tu d e n ts to : • • •

u n d e rs ta n d k e y e th ic a l c o n c e p ts a n d th e ir a p p lic a tio n to b u s in e s s o rg a n iz a tio n s , k e y fu n c tio n s w ith in b u s in e s s a n d p ro fe s s io n s ; c ritic a lly a n a ly s e c o m p e tin g th e o rie s o n b u s in e s s e th ic s ; c ritiq u e a n d e v a lu a te e x is tin g C S R p ra c tic e .

M a n a g in g A c ro s s C u ltu re s T h e a im o f th e m o d u le is to lo o k a t c u ltu ra l a n d c o m p a ra tiv e o rg a n is a tio n a l is s u e s in in te rn a tio n a l m a n a g e m e n t, in s u c h a w a y th a t s tu d e n ts le a rn fro m th e lite ra tu re , a t th e s a m e tim e a s a p p ly in g th e ir o w n e x p e rie n c e a n d v a rie ty to th e ir u n d e rs ta n d in g b o th o f th e re s e a rc h lite ra tu re , a n d o f o n e a n o th e r. O n c o m p le tio n o f th is m o d u le s tu d e n ts s h o u ld b e a b le to : •

U s e th e w o rk o f H o fs te d e a s a m e a n s o f s tu d y in g c u ltu ra l is s u e s in in te rn a tio n a l m a n a g e m e n t, a n d a s a m e a n s o f e n c o u ra g in g fre e d is c u s s io n o f c u ltu ra l v a rie ty a s c o n ta in e d w ith in th e s tu d e n t g ro u p .

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U n d e rs ta n d c o rp o ra te , o rg a n is a tio n a l a n d in s titu tio n a l s tru c tu re s a s th e y a p p ly w ith in d iffe re n t c o u n trie s a n d re g io n s , a n d to s h o w h o w v a rie ty in th e s e a ffe c ts m a n a g e m e n t b o th w ith in a n d b e tw e e n th e s e c o u n trie s .

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A p p re c ia te c o u n try a n d re g io n a l c o m p a ris o n s , w h ic h illu s tra te th e is s u e s ra is e d in 1 a n d 2 a b o v e (e .g . U .S .A ./J a p a n , U .S .A ./M e x ic o , U .K ./F ra n c e , a n d s o o n ).

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G a in u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d in s ig h t a s to h o w d o m e s tic a n d m u ltin a tio n a l c o m p a n ie s re s p o n d to th e c h a lle n g e s ra is e d b y 1 a n d 2 a b o v e .

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U s e re a l-w o rld e v e n ts (if a p p ro p ria te e v e n ts o c c u r d u rin g th e ru n n in g o f th e m o d u le ) to illu s tra te th e th e o rie s a n d id e a s u n d e r d is c u s s io n . (U s in g e v e n ts o c c u rrin g in re a l tim e re q u ire s re ta in in g s o m e d is c re tio n o v e r th e u n fo ld in g o f th e s y lla b u s ).

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U s e th e d iv e rs ity o f th e s tu d e n t b o d y a s a re s o u rc e , to e n ric h th e u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e to p ic s c o v e re d b y th e m o d u le .

S tu d e n ts a re a ls o e n c o u ra g e d to c o m p le te a th ird y e a r in in d u s try o r a b ro a d to fu rth e r s u p p le m e n t th e ir a c a d e m ic e d u c a tio n , w ith m o re p ra c tic a l b u s in e s s e x p e rie n c e .

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MBA OPTIONAL MODULES ON SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS Sustainability

Business Ethics

T h is u n it a im s to d e v e lo p th e s tu d e n ts ’ c ritic a l fa c u ltie s b y in v itin g th e m to e x a m in e th e c h a lle n g e s to b u s in e s s o ffe re d b y a d o p tin g s tra te g ie s e n c o m p a s s in g C o rp o ra te S o c ia l R e s p o n s ib ility , a n d b y lo o k in g c ritic a lly a t e x is tin g s tru c tu re s o f C o rp o ra te G o v e rn a n c e . It a ls o a im s to d e v e lo p :

T h e m o d u le p ro v id e s , firs t, a n o v e rv ie w o f b u s in e s s e th ic s a n d c o rp o ra te re s p o n s ib ility a n d th e n , fo c u s e s o n th e a p p lic a tio n o f e th ic s to s p e c ific a re a s of b u s in e s s , s u c h a s in te rn a tio n a l m a n a g e m e n t, H u m a n R e s o u rc e M a n a g e m e n t, a d v e rtis in g a n d c o rp o ra te re p o rtin g . T h e m o d u le w ill u s e c o n c e p ts fro m th e e th ic s lite ra tu re s u c h a s re s p o n s ib ility , d u ty , a c c o u n ta b ility , re s p e c t, ju s tic e , fa irn e s s , tru th a n d tru s t a s a le n s th ro u g h w h ic h to c o n s id e r th e b e h a v io u r o f b u s in e s s a n d th e re la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n b u s in e s s a n d s o c ie ty . T h e m o d u le c o v e rs :

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K n o w le d g e a n d u n d e rs ta n d in g a b o u t th e in te rc o n n e c te d s y s te m s re q u ire d to b rin g a b o u t a s u s ta in a b le p la n e t, a n d th e ro le o f, a n d c h a lle n g e to b u s in e s s in th is c o n te x t.

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K n o w le d g e a n d u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e re la tio n s h ip s a m o n g s c ie n c e , b u s in e s s a n d s o c ie ty .

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A n a p p re c ia tio n o f th e s ig n ific a n t fe a tu re s o f C o rp o ra te R e s p o n s ib ility a n d S u s ta in a b le D e v e lo p m e n t a n d a n u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e w id e r c o n c e p ts o f R e s p o n s ib le M a n a g e m e n t

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Academic Year 2011/12 T h e S u s ta in a b ility m o d u le w ill ru n w ith ju s t u n d e r 1 0 s tu d e n ts , w h ic h is a lo w e r th a n e x p e c te d tu rn o u t. T h e E th ic s m o d u le w ill n o t ru n , b e c a u s e th e re w e re n o t e n o u g h s tu d e n ts s ig n e d u p to th e m o d u le . W h e n s u rv e y e d , th e re w a s a ra n g e re a s o n s w h y s tu d e n ts d id n o t

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s ig n u p to th e s e m o d u le s . O n o n e e n d o f th e s c a le , a v a rie ty o f s tu d e n ts h a d b a c k g ro u n d s /d e g re e s in s u s ta in a b ility a n d /o r e th ic s a n d d id n o t fe e l th a t th e o p tio n a l m o d u le (s ) c o u ld fu rth e r e n h a n c e th e ir le a rn in g . W h ils t s o m e o f th e o th e r s tu d e n ts e x p re s s e d th a t th e m o d u le s ’ ‘ta s tie r’ s e s s io n s w e re n o t in s p irin g e n o u g h to s ig n u p . A s a re s u lt o f th e fe e d b a c k , p ro g ra m m e le a d e rs a re lo o k in g in to w a y s o f im p ro v in g a n d e x p a n d in g u p o n th e m o d u le s in o rd e r to in c re a s e n u m b e rs a n d a p o s itiv e s tu d e n t p e rc e p tio n .

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY: CORE MODULE IN THE MA CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS About T h is is a c o m p u ls o ry m o d u le fo r th e M A in C o rp o ra te C o m m u n ic a tio n s a n d P u b lic R e la tio n s , fo c u s in g o n s o c ia l re s p o n s ib ility a n d s u s ta in a b ility is s u e s in m a rk e tin g a n d c o m m u n ic a tio n s . It a ls o e x p o s e s s tu d e n ts to th e v a rio u s p ra c tic a litie s a n d p ro b le m s m a n a g e rs a re c u rre n tly fa c in g in th is a re a . T h e m o d u le w a s c re a te d b y D r C o n s ta n tin o s L e o n id o u o u t o f n e c e s s ity , a s th e re w e re n o o th e r U K b u s in e s s s c h o o ls o ffe rin g a C S R m o d u le g ro u n d e d in th e m a rk e tin g d is c ip lin e . T h e fo c u s fo r th e m o d u le w a s to p ro v id e m a rk e tin g s tu d e n ts w ith th e o p p o rtu n ity to e x p lo re th e s e is s u e s fro m th e m a rk e tin g a g e n c y v ie w a s w e ll a s th e c o rp o ra te p o in t -o f-v ie w . In a d d itio n to th e o re tic a l a n d p ra c tic a l fra m e w o rk s , e x te rn a l s p e a k e rs fro m b o th th e c o rp o ra te w o rld (e .g . J u lia n W a lk e r-P a lin , H e a d o f C o rp o ra te S u s ta in a b ility , A s d a ) a n d m a rk e tin g a g e n c ie s c o n trib u te to th e m o d u le .

Academic Year 2011/12 T h is m a rk s th e 2 n d y e a r o f th e m o d u le . T h e fe e d b a c k fro m th e s tu d e n ts c o n tin u e s to b e p o s itiv e , c itin g th e re le v a n c y o f th e to p ic s a s o n e o f th e to p re a s o n s fo r its s u c c e s s .

For the Future F u tu re p la n s c e n tre o n th e m o d u le ’s a s s e s s m e n t. C u rre n tly , th e m o d u le ru n s d u rin g th e firs t s e m e s te r w ith s tu d e n ts s u b m ittin g a n a s s ig n m e n t a t th e e n d o f th e m o d u le . G o in g fo rw a rd , th e m o d u le w ill b e m o v e d to th e s e c o n d s e m e s te r a n d tw o a s s ig n m e n ts w ill b e s u b m itte d , o n e d u rin g th e m id -te rm a n d o n e a t th e e n d o f te rm , in a d d itio n to a m id -te rm in te ra c tiv e ‘q u iz ’. D r L e n o id o u h o p e s th is w ill p ro v id e s tu d e n ts w ith th e o p p o rtu n ity to s e lfa s s e s s a n d re fle c t o n w h a t th e y h a v e le a rn t a t v a rio u s s ta g e s a n d to b o o s t th e ir c o n fid e n c e .

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OUR ON-GOING WORK EMBEDDING ETHICS INTO OUR CURRICULA: WITH THE INTER -DISCIPLINARY

ETHICS APPLIED CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

T h e B u s in e s s S c h o o l is a fo u n d in g m e m b e r o f th e In te r -d is c ip lin a ry E th ic s A p p lie d C e n tre fo r E x c e lle n c e in T e a c h in g a n d L e a rn in g (C E T L ), e s ta b lis h e d a t th e U n iv e rs ity in A p ril 2 0 0 5 fo llo w in g a s u c c e s s fu l b id fo r £ 3 m illio n o f H E F C E fu n d in g . S in c e its e s ta b lis h m e n t, th e S c h o o l h a s w o rk e d w ith th e C E T L to in te g ra te e th ic s te a c h in g in to th e S c h o o l’s u n d e rg ra d u a te p ro g ra m m e s w ith S c h o o l s u b je c t s p e c ia lis ts w o rk in g a lo n g s id e s p e c ia lis ts in a p p lie d p h ilo s o p h y . T h e C E T L a ls o p ro v id e s a v a lu a b le re s o u rc e fo r m o d u le le a d e rs w h o w a n t to d e v e lo p e th ic a l th e m e s w ith in th e ir m o d u le s . A fin a l-y e a r u n d e rg ra d u a te o p tio n a l m o d u le in B u s in e s s E th ic s u tilis e s te a m te a c h in g to d ra w u p o n th e s u b je c t s p e c ia lis m s w ith in th e S c h o o l a n d th e e x p e rtis e in a p p lie d p h ilo s o p h y o ffe re d b y th e C E T L . A s e c o n d y e a r C o rp o ra te R e s p o n s ib ility m o d u le w a s in tro d u c e d in 2 0 1 1 /1 2 a n d g o in g fo rw a rd th is w ill fo rm p a rt o f th e c o re o f th e B S c M a n a g e m e n t. T h e fin a l y e a r B u s in e s s E th ic s m o d u le is b e in g s ig n ific a n tly re v is e d fo r 2 0 1 2 /1 3 o n w a rd s s o th a t it b u ild s o n th e s e c o n d y e a r C o rp o ra te R e s p o n s ib ility m o d u le . A p o s tg ra d u a te m o d u le in B u s in e s s E th ic s w a s in tro d u c e d in 2 0 0 8 /9 , firs tly a s p a rt o f th e M S c M a n a g e m e n t a n d n o w a ls o a n o p tio n o n M S c In te rn a tio n a l B u s in e s s .

About our approach In te r -D is c ip lin a rily A t th e h e a rt o f o u r a p p ro a c h is e n s u rin g th a t th e s tu d y o f e th ic s is p ro p e rly c o n te x tu a lis e d w ith in th e h o s t d is c ip lin e /p ro fe s s io n – th a t it is tru ly in te r -d is c ip lin a ry e .g . e n g in e e rin g e th ic s , b u s in e s s e th ic s , a n d m e d ic a l e th ic s . N o t p h ilo s o p h e rs p re a c h in g th e o ry to p ro fe s s io n a ls , n o r p ro fe s s io n a ls m e re ly fo c u s in g o n c o d e c o m p lia n c e . In te g ra tio n W e s triv e to e n s u re th a t e th ic s is p ro p e rly e m b e d d e d w ith in th e c u rric u lu m s o s tu d e n ts c a n s e e th e re le v a n c e o f it in th e ir d is c ip lin e , a n d in th e ir p e rs o n a l a n d p ro fe s s io n a l liv e s . P a rtn e rs h ip T h e m a in w a y in w h ic h w e a c h ie v e in te r -d is c ip lin a rity a n d in te g ra tio n is th ro u g h w o rk in g in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith c o lle a g u e s in th e h o s t d is c ip lin e (th ro u g h E th ic s T h e m e T e a m s ) in th e d e v e lo p m e n t a n d d e liv e ry o f te a c h in g a n d b y u s in g re a l-life e x a m p le s fro m p ra c tic e . W e a p p ly th e s a m e a p p ro a c h e s in th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f tra in in g in p ro fe s s io n a l c o n te x ts .

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM E v e ry u n d e rg ra d u a te L U B S s tu d e n t h a s th e o p p o rtu n ity to s tu d y th e th e o ry a n d a c tiv itie s o f s o c ia l e n te rp ris e s th ro u g h o u r e le c tiv e m o d u le s U n d e rs ta n d in g S o c ia l E n te rp ris e a n d In n o v a tin g S o c ia l E n te rp ris e . S o c ia l e n te rp ris e s , s u c h a s J a m ie O liv e r's 1 5 , T h e B ig Is s u e a n d th e E d e n P ro je c t, ta c k le a w id e ra n g e o f s o c ia l, e th ic a l a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l is s u e s . T h ro u g h re s e a rc h in g b o th e n te rp ris in g p e o p le a n d th e ir b u s in e s s e s , s tu d e n ts u n d e rs ta n d h o w c re a tiv ity , in n o v a tio n a n d p e rs is te n c e c a n c re a te s o c ia l v a lu e . T h e m o d u le s e x p lo re re a l e n te rp ris e u s in g a ra n g e o f in te ra c tiv e te a c h in g m e th o d s th a t a llo w s tu d e n ts to fu ll y a p p re c ia te c o n c e p ts , id e a s a n d d e v e lo p m e n ts in th e in c re a s in g ly p o p u la r a re a o f s o c ia l e n te rp ris e . U n d e rg ra d u a te s tu d e n ts m a y a ls o e le c t to d e v e lo p th e ir u n d e rs ta n d in g o f e n te rp ris e in th e th ird s e c to r th ro u g h o u r m o d u le ; V o lu n te e rin g & E n te rp ris e . T h is m o d u le e x p lo re s th e n a tu re a n d im p o rta n c e o f o rg a n is a tio n s th a t re ly h e a v ily o n v o lu n te e r s u p p o rt a n d p ro v id e s a n o p p o rtu n ity fo r s tu d e n ts to jo in w ith a c h a rita b le o rg a n is a tio n o u ts id e th e U n iv e rs ity in th e d e liv e ry o f a ta n g ib le o u tc o m e fro m g ro u p p ro jec t w o rk . S tu d e n ts ta k e in d iv id u a l re s p o n s ib ility fo r p la n n in g a n d m a n a g e m e n t o f th e ir w o rk , b u ild in g g re a te r s e lf -a w a re n e s s a n d c o n fid e n c e in th e ir a b ility to w o rk w ith o th e rs . In d o in g s o , th e y d e v e lo p a d e e p e r u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e th e o re tic a l b a s is o f c ha rity a n d v o lu n te e rin g e c o n o m ic s . A ll o u r e le c tiv e m o d u le s a re s u p p o rte d b y a n a d d itio n a l e x te rn a l s p e a k e r s e rie s ‘E n te rp ris e & S o c ie ty ’, w h ic h a llo w s s tu d e n ts to in te ra c t w ith th o s e w h o h a v e c h o s e n to in c o rp o ra te s o c ia l im p a c t in to th e ir c a re e rs . T h e s e ta lk s p ro v id e a ‘re a l -life ’ p e rs p e c tiv e th a t s u p p o rts th e th e o re tic a l u n d e rp in n in g s o f th e m o d u le s a n d , in a d d itio n , g iv e s th e s tu d e n ts a n o p p o rtu n ity to u n d e rs ta n d w h y in d iv id u a ls h a v e m a d e c e rta in e th ic a l d e c is io n s in th e ir life .

COMMUNITY (SOCIAL ENTERPRISE) INTERNSHIPS C o m m u n ity in te rn s h ip s a re o ffe re d to a ll L U B S s tu d e n ts a s a c o -c u rric u la r, v o lu n te e r a c tiv ity th a t h e lp s to b rin g a c a d e m ic s tu d ie s to life . In te rn s h ip p ro je c ts a re o ffe re d b y lo c a l s o c ia l e n te rp ris e s a n d o th e r th ird s e c to r o rg a n is a tio n s . T h e y h a v e in c lu d e d d e v e lo p in g a n o n lin e m a rk e tin g s tra te g y , g e n e ra tin g n e w n e tw o rk s o n b e h a lf o f th e o rg a n is a tio n a n d re s e a rc h in g d iffe re n t in c o m e o p p o rtu n itie s . S tu d e n ts c a n th e n o p t to w o rk o n a p ro je c t fo r h a lf a d a y a w e e k th ro u g h a s e m e s te r o r o ve r a tw o -w e e k in te n s iv e p e rio d d u rin g th e h o lid a y s . T h e in te rn s h ip s a re u n p a id b u t a fa n ta s tic o p p o rtu n ity fo r th e s tu d e n ts to g a in

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e x p e rie n c e a n d d e v e lo p s k ills n e c e s s a ry fo r a s u c c e s s fu l c a re e r. T h e in te rn s h ip s a ttra c t s tu d e n ts w ith a p a s s io n fo r c re a tin g s o c ia l c h a n g e a n d w h o d e m o n s tra te p le n ty o f in itia tiv e , d riv e a n d g o o d c o m m u n ic a tio n s k ills . F o llo w in g s u c c e s s fu l c o m p le tio n o f th e e le c tiv e u n d e rg ra d u a te m o d u le ‘U n d e rs ta n d in g S o c ia l E n te rp ris e ’, J e s s ic a B a te s o n s u c c e s s fu lly a p p lie d to b e c o m e a n in te rn a t th e a w a rd w in n in g L e e d s -b a s e d s o c ia l e n te rp ris e , C R E A T E . T h is u n iq u e o p p o rtu n ity h a s p ro v id e d J e s s ic a w ith re a l-w o rld e x p e rie n c e th a t s u p p o rts a n d b u ild s o n h e r a c a d e m ic u n d e rs ta n d in g o f s o c ia l e n te rp ris e s a n d th e ir ro le in s o c ie ty .

Jessica came to Create full of enthusiasm & passion and was able to combine her natural entrepreneurial skill with our desire to do business for more than profit to great effect. Create offered her a place in which to explore the world of social enterprise and in return, Jessica very quickly became a valued member of the team who contributed greatly. Sarah Dunwell, Chief Exec CREATE

Create was amazing, I did so many different things throughout the semester! I spent a lot of time working with Fareshare (the food distribution business) especially in researching, contacting and meeting new community and charitable organisations for the food to be delivered to. I spent time with Create Food catering at an event for small businesses in Leeds. I also got the chance to attend Create’s first Team Meeting, where members from all of the businesses and members of the Create Academy heard about the amazing success of Create and their exciting plans for the future. Jessica Bateson, Social Enterprise Intern 2011

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Principle 3 | Method: We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments that enable effective learning experiences for responsible leadership. T h e v a lu e s th a t u n d e rlie th e S c h o o l’s s tra te g y , m is s io n s ta te m e n t a n d c o d e s o f p ra c tic e a re th o s e o f th e U n iv e rs ity :

T h e v a lu e s a re re p re s e n te d a s a g ro u p , d e p ic tin g th e ir e q u a l im p o rta n c e a n d in te rd e p e n d e n c y . T h e U n iv e rs ity ’s v a lu e s o f p ro fe s s io n a lis m , in c lu s iv e n e s s , in te g rity a n d c o m m u n ity s u rro u n d a n d s u p p o rt th e c o re v a lu e o f a c a d e m ic e x c e lle n c e . T h e U n iv e rs ity ’s v a lu e s a re re fle c te d in th e P a rtn e rs h ip A g re e m e n t w ith s tu d e n ts . (h ttp ://w w w .le e d s .a c .u k /a b o u t/s tra te g y /v a lu e s .h tm ). T h e U n iv e rs ity ’s P a rtn e rs h ip A g re e m e n t (w h ic h w a s re v ie w e d a n d re v is e d fo r th e s ta rt o f a c a d e m ic y e a r 2 0 1 1 /1 2 ) m a k e s e x p lic it le a rn e rs ’ re s p o n s ib ilitie s a s s tu d e n ts o f th e U n iv e rs ity o f L e e d s h ttp ://p a rtn e rs h ip .le e d s .a c .u k /

U n d e r th e P a rtn e rs h ip A g re e m e n t s ta ff a n d s tu d e n ts w ill: • B e re s p o n s ib le , a c c e s s ib le a n d re s p e c tfu l • P re p a re fo r, e n g a g e w ith , a n d c o n trib u te to le a rn in g a t L e e d s • H e lp e a c h o th e r to re fle c t, d e v e lo p a n d im p ro v e T h e P a rtn e rs h ip A g re e m e n t d e ta ils w h a t s ta ff c a n e x p e c t fro m s tu d e n ts : • • • • • •

O p e n n e s s to le a rn in g in a v a rie ty o f w a y s W illin g n e s s to e n g a g e in a u to n o m o u s a n d c o lla b o ra tiv e le a rn in g . C o n s tru c tiv e u s e o f c o n ta c t tim e w ith p e rs o n a l tu to rs T im e lin e s s a n d p re p a re d n e s s fo r a c tiv e p a rtic ip a tio n in th e ir c o u rs e C o n s id e ra tio n o f p a rtic ip a tio n in c o -c u rric u la r o p p o rtu n itie s R e fle c tin g a n d p re p a rin g fo r life a fte r u n iv e rs ity

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T h e B u s in e s s S c h o o l is a n e n th u s ia s tic p a rtic ip a n t in th e U n iv e rs ity o f L e e d s ’s C u rric u lu m E n h a n c e m e n t P ro je c t w h ic h a im s to in c o rp o ra te th e a g re e d c o re th re a d s – E m p lo y a b ility , E th ic s a n d R e s p o n s ib ility , a n d G lo b a l a n d C u ltu ra l In s ig h t – in to th e L e e d s c u rric u lu m w ith in th e c o n te x t o f th e d is c ip lin e . T h e p ro c e s s h a s b e e n in te g ra te d in to th e re v ie w o f p ro g ra m m e a im s a n d le a rn in g o u tc o m e s fo r A A C S B a c c re d ita tio n d e s c rib e d e ls e w h e re in th is re p o rt. T h u s o u r e d u c a tio n a l c u ltu re is o n e o f p a rtn e rs h ip a n d o f c o lla b o ra tio n b e tw e e n te a c h e rs a n d le a rn e rs in th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f k n o w le d g e . A s a re s e a rc h in te n s iv e U n iv e rs ity o u r p ro g ra m m e s a re re s e a rc h le d in te rm s o f c o n te n t b u t a ls o re s e a rc h b a s e d a s s tu d e n ts o n a ll p ro g ra m m e s a re re q u ire d to u n d e rta k e s ig n ific a n t re s e a rc h b a s e d w o rk a s p a rt o f th e ir s tu d ie s . In c re a s in g ly , m a n y o f th e s e p ro je c ts a n d d is s e rta tio n s a re d ire c tly re le v a n t to a s p e c ts o f re s p o n s ib le le a d e rs h ip a n d s u s ta in a b le d e v e lo p m e n t.

EXAMPLE OF THE PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION: FROM BEAN TO CUP TO CURRICULUM P a rtn e rs h ip in p ra c tic e § § §

W e c a n e x p e c t e a c h o th e r to th in k c ritic a lly a n d in d e p e n d e n tly S ta ff c a n e x p e c t re s p e c t fo r th e ir e x p e rtis e fro m a ll c o lle a g u e s S tu d e n ts c a n e x p e c t fro m s ta ff a n e x c e lle n t a n d v a rie d le a rn in g e x p e rie n c e , p re p a re d a n d d e liv e re d in a n in s p irin g w a y

S tu d e n ts fro m a c ro s s a ra n g e o f d e g re e c o u rs e s b e n e fitte d la s t y e a r fro m a n in n o v a tiv e c o lla b o ra tio n b e tw e e n L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l’s P ro -D e a n J u lia C la rk e , T e a c h in g F e llo w in E n te r p ris e D r S a ra h U n d e rw o o d a n d H e a d o f C a te rin g a n d C o n fe re n c in g B e v e rle y Kenny. D r U n d e rw o o d , e x p la in s , “W e w a n te d to g iv e th e s tu d e n ts a n o p p o rtu n ity to d e v e lo p th e ir e n te rp ris e s k ills in a th ird s e c to r e n v iro n m e n t, a n d in v o lv e m e n t w ith F a irtra d e fitte d th e b ill p e rfe c tly . “W e m e t w ith B e v e rle y a n d th e U n iv e rs ity ’s F a irtra d e S te e rin g G ro u p (F T S G ) to d is c u s s h o w w e c o u ld u s e F a irtra d e in a le a rn in g e n v iro n m e n t. B e v e rle y is a re a l c h a m p io n o f th e F a irtra d e m o d e l a n d s h e a n d th e F T S G w e re e x tre m e ly k e e n to fin d a w a y to b rin g it d ire c tly to s tu d e n ts . “T h e re s u lt w a s th e V o lu n te e rin g & E n te rp ris e m o d u le . E ig h t s tu d e n ts fro m a v a rie ty o f d e g re e p ro g ra m m e s c h o s e th e m o d u le , w h ic h in c lu d e d a p ro je c t ta s k in g th e m to ra is e a w a re n e s s o f F a irtra d e , a n d w h a t it s ta n d s fo r, w ith in th e

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s tu d e n t p o p u la tio n . P ro je c ts h a d to b e s e lf-s u s ta in in g s o it w a s q u ite a c h a lle n g e . “T h e re m it w e s e t w a s in te n tio n a lly b ro a d , b e c a u s e s tu d e n ts h a d to a s s e s s id e a s , fin d a n d ta lk to th e re le v a n t p e o p le – p e o p le lik e B e v e rle y w e re b rillia n t a t p ro v id in g c o n ta c ts ! – a n d w o rk o n th e ir e n te rp ris e s k ills . T h e y d id s o m e re a lly fa b u lo u s th in g s , s u c h a s g e ttin g in v o lv e d w ith th e F a irtra d e L e e d s F a s h io n S h o w , lia is in g w ith F a irtra d e s u p p lie rs , s e llin g F a irtra d e g o o d s o n c a m p u s , a n d w ritin g p ro p o s a ls s u g g e s tin g h o w F a irtra d e c o u ld b e in c o rp o ra te d in to m o d u le s in d iffe re n t s u b je c ts . T h e y e v e n fo rm e d a F a irtra d e S o c ie ty , w h ic h n o w h a s m o re th a n 6 0 m e m b e rs .”

T h e F T S G w a s s o im p re s s e d w ith th e p ro je c t th a t th e y s p o n s o re d a n a w a rd to e n a b le tw o s tu d e n ts to v is it T a n z a n ia fo r a w e e k . D u rin g th e trip , th e w in n e rs – S h e e ta l M is try a n d L a u re n S a w y e rs – a c c o m p a n ie d a C a fé D ire c t re p re s e n ta tiv e to v is it a F a irtra d e c o ffe e p la n ta tio n . T h e y p ic k e d , g ro u n d a n d d ra n k th e ir o w n c o ffe e a n d m e t p e o p le w h o b e n e fit fro m th e F a irtra d e s y s te m

“B e in g g iv e n th e o p p o rtu n ity to tra v e l to T a n z a n ia w ith C a fe d ire c t a n d P e ro s w a s a m a z in g . M e e tin g th e fa rm e rs b e h in d th e c o ffe e b e a n s w a s a s tro n g re m in d e r o f th e o fte n fo rg o tte n in d iv id u a ls b e h in d th e F a irtra d e in itia tiv e – s e e in g th e h u m a n s id e o f c o ffe e p ro d u c tio n a s o p p o s e d to th e c o m p e titiv e c o m m e rc ia l a s p e c t o f it w h ic h is w h a t w e h a d s tu d ie d a s p a rt o f o u r c o u rs e . “B u t o u r trip w a s n ’t a ll w o rk , w e w e re lu c k y e n o u g h to h ik e s o m e o f th e m a n y h ills o f K ilim a n ja ro to s e e u p c lo s e th e s m a ll h o ld e r c o ffe e fa rm s w h e re C a fe d ire c t c o ffe e is g ro w n a n d w e v is ite d b o th T a ra n g ire N a tio n a l P a rk a n d N g o ro n g o ro

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c o n s e rv a tio n a re a fo r tw o d a y s o f s a fa ri, s e e in g a fa n ta s tic ra n g e o f A fric a n w ild life .” “T h e trip w a s s o w o rth w h ile a n d m o re th a n a p p re c ia te d , it’s c e rta in ly a trip I’ll n o t fo rg e t a n d I a m re a lly g ra te fu l to B e v e rle y K e n n y a n d o th e r s fro m th e U n iv e rs ity fo r a w a rd in g th is trip a n d o rg a n is in g it w ith C a fe d ire c t a n d P e ro s .” L a u re n S a w y e rs , P a rtn e rs h ip in P ra c tic e p a rtic ip a n t

DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABILITY MBA A n e w e x e c u tiv e M B A is in d e v e lo p m e n t in c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e E lle n M a c a rth u r F o u n d a tio n , a U K b a s e d s u s ta in a b ility N G O a n d th e C e n tre fo r L o w C a rb o n F u tu re s , a s c ie n tific re s e a rc h c e n tre fu n d e d b y L e e d s a n d th re e o th e r U n iv e rs itie s . T h is p ro g ra m m e w ill fo c u s o n th e ‘C irc u la r E c o n o m y ’, a n d in te g ra te a ll m o d u le s a ro u n d its c e n tra l th e m e s . In a d d itio n , s e p a ra te e x e c u tiv e e d u c a tio n p ro g ra m m e s a re in d e v e lo p m e n t to e x te n d o u r K n o w le d g e E x c h a n g e o p p o rtu n itie s a n d h e lp b u ild c a p a c ity a n d u n d e rs ta n d in g in b u s in e s s e s o f o u r o b lig a tio n s in re s p e c t o f th e e n v iro n m e n ta l c h a lle n g e s th at fa c e u s a ll. T h e s e n e w p ro g ra m m e s w ill b e d e v e lo p e d a lo n g s id e tw o n e w b o o k s to p ro v id e th e n e c e s s a ry le a rn in g m a te ria ls , a n d th e s e p ro je c ts re p re s e n t a c le a r in d ic a tio n o f th e c o m m itm e n t th e S c h o o l, a n d th e U n iv e rs ity a re m a k in g to th e s u s ta in a b ility a g e n d a .

MBA: LEADING CHANGE T h e L e a d in g C h a n g e m o d u le is a c o rn e rs to n e o f th e M B A p ro g ra m m e . It is d e s ig n e d to e x te n d th e s tu d e n t's a b ility to m a n a g e is s u e s a ris in g fro m o rg a n is a tion a l c h a n g e , in p a rtic u la r th e m a n a g e m e n t o f h u m a n re s o u rc e s in th e c o n te x t o f c h a n g e . S tu d e n ts d e v e lo p th e ir in v e s tig a tiv e a n d d ia g n o s tic s k ills to im p ro v e th e ir a w a re n e s s o f h o w p e o p le c a n fa c ilita te o r re s is t c h a n g e . T h e re a re a ls o b e e x te n s iv e o p p o rtu n itie s to a p p ly th e s e id e a s in p ra c tic e a n d to d e v e lo p th e ir 's o ft s k ills ' s u c h a s in fo rm a tio n g a th e rin g , lis te n in g , n e g o tia tin g , m a n a g in g re la tio n s h ip s a n d v e rb a l a n d w ritte n p re s e n ta tio n a s w e ll a s th e ir 'h a rd ' s k ills o f b u s in e s s m o d e lin g a n d q u an tita tiv e a n a ly s is . E m b e d d e d w ith in th e m o d u le a re th re e a s s e s s e d g ro u p a c tiv itie s to e n a b le s tu d e n ts to h o n e th e ir le a d e rs h ip a n d te a m w o rk in g s k ills : T h e N e w V e n tu re C h a lle n g e , th e B o a rd ro o m C h a lle n g e a n d th e C o n s u lta n c y C h a lle n g e .

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Board Room Challenge

New Venture Challenge

Consultancy Challenge

Working in groups, students simulate the behaviour of the Board of a real organisation in response to real life issues. This is a challenging and highly interactive activity where student’s can apply and test their leadership skills. In 2 0 1 1 /1 2 , s tu d e n ts fo c u s o n c re a tin g a s tra te g y fo r M a rk s & S p e n c e r’s , w h ic h in c lu d e s a d e ta ile d in s ig h t in to th e c o m p a n y ’s ‘P la n A ’ o n s u s ta in a b ility a n d s o c ia l re s p o n s ib ility . S tu d e n ts a re a ls o a b le to p re s e n t a n d d is c u s s th e ir s tra te g ie s and re c o m m e n d a tio n s w ith M & S s ta ff.

H e re , s tu d e n ts g e n e ra te id e a s fo r a new c o m m e rc ia l v e n tu re and th e n c re a te a n d p re s e n t a b u s in e s s p la n fo r th e ir c h o s e n s ta rt -u p c o m p a n y to a p a n e l of c o rp o ra te p ra c titio n e rs . T h is firs t p ro je c t d e v e lo p s b o th te a m w o rk in g a n d e n tre p re n e u rs h ip s k ills so s tu d e n ts g a in a re a l u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e n e w v e n tu re p la n n in g p ro c e s s . As in p re v io u s y e a rs , m a n y of th e 2 0 1 1 /1 2 b u s in e s s p la n s fe a tu re s u s ta in a b le , e th ic a l a n d /o r s o c ia lly re s p o n s ib le p ro d u c ts and s e rv ic e s .

S tu d e n ts w o rk a s p a rt o f a te a m to d e liv e r a c o n s u lta n c y p ro je c t fo r a n e x te rn a l o rg a n is a tio n . C lie n ts a re ty p ic a lly s m a ll to m e d iu m -s iz e d c o m p a n ie s , c h a ritie s o r s o c ia l e n te rp ris e s , lo o k in g to a d d re s s a p a rtic u la r b u s in e s s is s u e . S tu d e n ts w ill th e n b e re q u ire d to make re c o m m e n d a tio n s d e liv e re d a s a p re s e n ta tio n to th e c lie n t. F o r 2 0 1 1 /1 2 , th re e o f th e o rg a n is a tio n s a re n o n -p ro fits in Y o rk s h ire .

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PASS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME About PASS • P A S S is a k in to th e P e e r A s s is te d S tu d y S e s s io n s /L e a rn in g • p io n e e re d in 1 9 7 3 a s S I (S u p p le m e n ta l In s tru c tio n ) in th e U S A & a d a p te d fo r th e U K in th e e a rly 1 9 9 0 ’s It w a s a d o p te d b y th e U n iv e rs ity o f M a n c h e s te r in 1 9 9 5 n o w re c o g n is e d a s U K N a tio n a l C e n tre fo r P A S S • T h e p ro g ra m m e in v o lv e s h ig h e r le v e l s tu d e n ts h e lp in g 1 s t y e a rs to le a rn in fa c ilita te d s tu d y g ro u p s • It is d e liv e re d v ia p ro g ra m m e s e n s u rin g tra n s fe r o f k n o w le d g e • L e a d e rs w o rk in p a irs a n d m e n to r u p to ≤ 1 5 s tu d e n ts in w e e k ly 1 h o u r tim e ta b le d s e s s io n s

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F ro m im p ro v e d s tu d e n t p e rfo rm a n c e a n d e n g a g e m e n t a c ro s s th e a b ility ra n g e . B re a k s d o w n b a rrie rs b e tw e e n y e a r g ro u p s to d e v e lo p a n e ffe c tiv e a n d s u c c e s s fu l le a rn in g c o m m u n ity .

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Mentor Feedback S k ills d e v e lo p e d b y m e n to rs : § o rg a n is a tio n § c o m m u n ic a tio n § p re s e n ta tio n § p a tie n c e § le a d e rs h ip F e e d b a c k a ls o s u g g e s te d th a t th e e x p e rie n c e p ro v id e d a d e e p e r u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e ir o w n d is c ip lin e

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Principle 4 | Research: We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances our understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations in the creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value. T h e S c h o o l’s s ta te d re s e a rc h m is s io n is “ to p ro d u c e a n d d is s e m in a te re s e a rc h o f w o rld -c la s s q u a lity w h ic h in c re a s e s k n o w le d g e , s k ills , u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d im p a c t”. T h e S c h o o l s e e s a n e m p h a s is o n th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f n e w c a d re s o f B u s in e s s a n d M a n a g e m e n t a c a d e m ic s a s n o t o n ly in its o w n in te re s t (a s p o te n tia l a c a d e m ic re c ru its o f th e fu tu re ) b u t a s a b e n e fit to th e w id e r a c a d e m ic c o m m u n ity , b o th n a tio n a lly a n d in te rn a tio n a lly . T h e la tte r is u n d e rs c o re d b y a c tiv e p a rtic ip a tio n in th e N o rth e rn A d v a n c e d R e s e a rc h T ra in in g In itia tiv e (s p o n s o rin g re s e a rc h m e th o d s tra in in g a c ro s s th e re g io n ), th e B ritis h A c a d e m y o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d a n e w W h ite R o s e p a rtn e rs h ip w ith th e U n iv e rs itie s o f S h e ffie ld a n d Y o rk . In te rn a tio n a lis a tio n is a ls o a k e y g o a l fo r th e P h D p ro g ra m m e (th e S c h o o l is a m e m b e r o f E D A M B A ). T h e S c h o o l a lre a d y a ttra c ts a h ig h ly in te rn a tio n a l s tu d e n t g ro u p , b u t e ffo rts c o n tin u e to o p e n o p p o rtu n itie s fo r o v e rs e a s P h D s tu d e n ts to s tu d y in L e e d s a n d fo r L e e d s s tu d e n ts to w o rk a t p a rtn e r u n iv e rs itie s a b ro a d . M u c h o f th e re s e a rc h a n d im p a c t w o rk u n d e rta k e n b y th e S c h o o l’s re s e a rc h c e n tre s a d v a n c e s u n d e rs ta n d in g a b o u t th e ro le , d y n a m ic s , a n d im p a c t o f c o rp o ra tio n s in th e c re a tio n o f s u s ta in a b le s o c ia l, e n v iro n m e n ta l a n d e c o n o m ic v a lu e .

EXAMPLES OF OUR RESEARCH IN GLOBAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY Centre for Innovation in Health Management (CIHM) th e C e n tre fo r In n o v a tio n in H e a lth M a n a g e m e n t is a n e tw o rk o f d o c to rs , p u b lic s e c to r m a n a g e rs , o rg a n is a tio n a l c h a n g e c o n s u lta n ts a n d a c a d e m ic s , w ith w e ll e s ta b lis h e d lin k s to th e s e c to r. F u n d in g fo r C IH M is o v e r £ 1 .3 6 m illio n in c l u d in g N H S W e s t Y o rk s h ire a n d H u m b e r T ra n s fo rm a tio n a l L e a d e rs h ip P ro g ra m m e (£ 3 8 4 ,5 8 0 ).

Centre for Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (C-TIE) b rin g s to g e th e r re s e a rc h e rs a n d p ra c titio n e rs in te re s te d in in n o v a tio n a n d e n tre p re n e u rs h ip a n d h a s c o o rd in a te d a n u m b e r o f la rg e p ra c titio n e r fa c in g p ro je c ts (e .g . T h e N o rth e rn L e a d e rs h ip A c a d e m y , Y o rk s h ire F o rw a rd £ 6 6 7 k ). C T E I h o s ts th e M a rie C u rie In itia l T ra in in g N e tw o rk w h ic h b rin g s to g e th e r th e e x p e rtis e o f le a d in g E u ro p e a n re s e a rc h le d b u s in e s s s c h o o ls , E u ro p e ’s b ig g e s t c o n tra c t re s e a rc h o rg a n is a tio n a n d in d u s tria l

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p la y e rs to s h e d lig h t o n th e c o m p le x n a tu re o f m a n a g in g th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f e m e rg in g te c h n o lo g ie s . Its u n iq u e in te r-in s titu tio n a l m ix w ill fa c ilita te s c ie n tific s y n e rg y a n d c o n tin u o u s e n g a g e m e n t b e tw e e n k n o w le d g e p ro d u c e rs to in c re a s e s c h o la rly , p o lic y a n d p ra c tic e im p a c t.

Building Sustainable Societies (BSS) T ra n s fo rm a tio n F u n d p ro je c t, w h ic h a d d re s s e s th e in te r-re la te d c h a lle n g e s o f h e a lth , w o rk , c a re a n d s e c u rity a n d d ra w s to g e th e r re s e a rc h s tre n g th s a c ro s s th e s o c ia l s c ie n c e s .

Centre for International Business University of Leeds (CIBUL) c o n d u c ts re s e a rc h p a rtic u la rly fo c u s s e d o n th e a re a s o f C h in a , In d ia a n d S o u th E a s t A s ia . C u rre n t e x a m p le s in c lu d e : •

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T h e g lo b a l d e te rm in a n ts a n d im p a c t o f fo re ig n d ire c t in v e s tm e n t w h ic h e x a m in e s th e in te rfa c e b e tw e e n re g io n a l e c o n o m ic in te g ra tio n , e c o n o m ic p e rfo rm a n c e , c o m p e titiv e n e s s a n d d e v e lo p m e n t G lo b a lis a tio n a n d e ffe c ts o n th e lo c a l e c o n o m y o f Y o rk s h ire T h e s tra te g y o f M N E s a n d c o u n trie s - im p a c t o n h o m e a n d h o s t c o u n try d e v e lo p m e n t, p ro d u c tiv ity a n d c o m p e titiv e n e s s n a tio n a l a n d c o rp o ra te c u ltu re in th e fo rm a tio n o f in te rn a tio n a l b u s in e s s s tra te g y H u m a n fa c to rs in n e w fo rm s o f o rg a n is a tio n K n o w le d g e m a n a g e m e n t, in te rn a tio n a l e n tre p re n e u rs h ip , p ro p e rty rig h ts , a n d p e rfo rm a n c e

Economics: m e m b e rs o f th e g ro u p a re in v o lv e d in th e F E S S U D re s e a rc h p ro je c t (E U F ra m e w o rk 7 , c .€ 8 m ) w h ic h in v o lv e s 1 4 u n iv e rs itie s fro m a c ro s s E u ro p e a n d S o u th A fric a (p lu s o n e N G O ). T h e fiv e y e a r p ro je c t (w h ic h c o m m e n c e d D e c 2 0 1 1 ) b rin g s to g e th e r e c o n o m is ts a n d o th e r s o c ia l s c ie n tis ts to lo o k a t h o w fin a c ia lis a tio n – th e in c re a s in g d o m in a n c e o f th e fin a n c ia l s y s te m s o v e r o th e r p a rts o f th e e c o n o m y – h a s a ffe c te d th e p e rfo rm a n c e o f n a tio n a l e c o n o m ie s a n d th e g lo b a l e c o n o m y in th e la s t 3 0 y e a rs . T h e p ro je c t c o m b in e s d iffe re n t m e th o d s a n d p e rs p e c tiv e s a n d s e e k s to a d d re s s h o w fin a n c e c a n b e re fo rm e d in a w a y th a t a c h ie v e s th e k e y o b je c tiv e s o f e c o n o m ic , s o c ia l a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l s u s ta in a b ility . E c o n o m ic s D iv is io n m e m b e rs ’ c u rre n t a n d re c e n t re s e a rc h h a s b e e n fu n d e d b y th e E S R C , th e E u ro p e a n C o m m is s io n , th e E u ro p e a n In v e s tm e n t B a n k , th e In te rn a tio n a l L a b o u r O ffic e (IL O ), th e U n ite d N a tio n s D e v e lo p m e nt P ro g ra m m e (U N D P ), th e B ritis h A c a d e m y , a n d th e U K D e p a rtm e n t o f H e a lth a n d D e p a rtm e n t o f T ra n s p o rt.

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Socio Technical Systems T h e c e n tre in v o lv e s a v a rie ty o f d is c ip lin e s in c lu d in g C iv il E n g in e e rin g , G e o g ra p h y , M e c h a n ic a l E n g in e e rin g , P s y c h o lo g y a n d th e S c h o o l o f P ro c e s s , E n v iro n m e n ta l a n d M a te ria ls E n g in e e rin g . E x a m p le s o f c u rre n t S o c io -T e c h p ro je c ts in c lu d e : S IL O E T w ith R o lls R o y c e (£ 6 2 0 k ) is e x p e c te d to d e liv e r a s u b s ta n tia l im p ro v e m e n t to fu tu re a irc ra ft p ro g ra m m e s th ro u g h m o re fu e l-e ffic ie n t a n d lo w e r c a rb o n a e ro e n g in e s . S in c e th e g o v e rn m e n t is a im in g to lim it U K C O 2 e m is s io n s fro m a v ia tio n to b e lo w 2 0 0 5 le v e ls b y 2 0 5 0 th is re s e a rc h is o f g re a t im p o rta n c e . A v ia tio n is c u rre n tly e s tim a te d to a c c o u n t fo r a ro u n d 6 % o f U K C O 2 e m is s io n s , a n d if u n c h e c k e d , th o s e e m is s io n s a re s e t to g ro w s ig n ific a n tly o v e r th e n e x t th re e d e c a d e s . T S B fu n d e d O v e rc o m in g B a rrie rs to M a in s tre a m in g A s s is te d L iv in g T e c h n o lo g y (£ 6 3 2 k ) e x a m in e s h o w A s s is te d L iv in g T e c h n o lo g ie s (A L T s ) o ffe r n e w o p p o rtu n itie s w ith in th e h e a lth c a re s y s te m to im p ro v e p a tie n t e x p e rie n c e s in a d d itio n to re d u c in g c o s ts a s s o c ia te d w ith lo n g te rm h e a lth c o n d itio n s . T h e W U N (W o rld U n iv e rs itie s N e tw o rk ) G R O W n e tw o rk e n g a g e s w ith a to p ic th a t is o n e o f th e m o s t p re s s in g o f o u r a g e - c lim a te c h a n g e . T h e s c ie n c e o f c lim a te c h a n g e m a y s till b e c o n te s te d , h o w e v e r th e n e e d fo r s o c ie tie s to a c h ie v e g re a te r s u s ta in a b ility in th e fa c e o f d im in is h in g re s o u rc e s a n d ris in g p o p u la tio n s is m u c h le s s c o n tro v e rs ia l.

Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre (IDEA CETL)/Professional Ethics Network h a s a tra c k re c o rd o f C P D w o rk in p ro fe s s io n a l e th ic s , in c lu d in g th e d e v e lo p m e n t a n d d e liv e ry o f C P D c o u rs e s (fa c e -to -fa c e a n d o n lin e ), c o n s u lta n c y w o rk fo r o rg a n is a tio n s , a n d a p p lie d re s e a rc h a n d th o u g h t le a d e rs h ip . T h e jo in t L U B S /ID E A R e a l In te g rity p ro je c t (£ 4 5 ,0 0 0 IC A E W ) a d d re s s e d e th ic a l b e h a v io u r in th e p ro fe s s io n s .

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P rin c ip le 5 | P a rtn e rs h ip : W e w ill in te ra c t w ith m a n a g e rs o f b u s in e s s c o rp o ra tio n s to e x te n d o u r k n o w le d g e o f th e ir c h a lle n g e s in m e e tin g s o c ia l a n d e n v ir o n m e n ta l re s p o n s ib ilitie s a n d to e x p lo r e jo in tly e ffe c tiv e a p p r o a c h e s to m e e tin g th e s e c h a lle n g e s .

T h e B u s in e s s S c h o o l h a s e s ta b lis h e d a n u m b e r o f c o lla b o ra tiv e p a rtn e rs h ip s w ith b u s in e s s o rg a n is a tio n s th a t s u p p o rt a n d e n h a n c e its ro le a s a c o rp o ra te c itiz e n w ith in th e re g io n . T h e S c h o o l is a n a c tiv e m e m b e r o f B u s in e s s in th e C o m m u n ity a n d a s p o n s o r o f L e e d s A h e a d . T h ro u g h th e s e o rg a n is a tio n s , s ta ff a n d s tu d e n ts a re e n g a g e d in a ra n g e o f in itia tiv e s w o rk in g w ith b us in e s s e s a n d v o lu n ta ry g ro u p s . F o r e x a m p le , th ro u g h L e e d s A h e a d , in th e S p rin g o f 2 0 1 1 s tu d e n ts w o rk e d o n a p ro je c t to g re e n th e s tre e ts o f a n in n e r c ity a re a a lo n g s id e v o lu n te e rs fro m H o lb e c k in B lo o m . T h is y e a r th e S c h o o l is w o rk in g w ith L e e d s A h e a d to e x te n d th is to a n o th e r tw o p ro je c ts th ro u g h th e C S R in A c tio n in itia tiv e .

CSR IN ACTION ‘C S R in A c tio n ’ is a n e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv ity th a t g iv e s s tu d e n ts ’ th e o p p o rtu n ity to p u t in to p ra c tic e a C S R p ro je c t b a s e d o n th e ir o w n e v a lu a tio n o f c o rp o ra te a n d c o m m u n ity n e e d s . In c o lla b o ra tio n w ith c o rp o ra te p a rtn e rs in th e in itia l s ta g e s o f d e v e l o p in g th e ir C S R a g e n d a s , s tu d e n ts c ritic a lly e v a lu a te s e v e ra l p o te n tia l p ro je c ts a n d w o rk to g e th e r to d e te rm in e th e m o s t a p p ro p ria te s tra te g y fo r e a c h o rg a n is a tio n in v o lv e d . In d o in g s o , s tu d e n ts e x a m in e th e n e e d s o f th e re c ip ie n t g ro u p s in L e e d s a n d p ro v id e a b a la n c e d o u tc o m e fo r a ll s ta k e h o ld e rs . T h is a llo w s s tu d e n ts to a p p ly th e ir th e o re tic a l a n d p ra c tic a l u n d e rs ta n d in g o f C S R to re a l-life c a s e s a n d d e v e lo p a p ro je c t p la n th a t c o n s id e rs im p a c t, s u s ta in a b ility , b u s in e s s e th ic s a n d n e e d s o f th e lo c a l c o m m un ity . W ith in th e s c o p e o f th e p ro je c t s tu d e n ts ta k e p a rt in a 1 -d a y c o lla b o ra tiv e c h a lle n g e to p u t th e s e p ro je c ts in to p ra c tic e .

U n lo c k in g th e c ity 's p o te n tia l T h e re c ip ie n t o f a n A u d it C o m m is s io n G re e n F la g fo r its u n iq u e a n d in n o v a tiv e w o rk , L e e d s A h e a d is a n a w a rd -w in n in g a n d g ro u n d -b re a k in g s o c ia l b u s in e s s th a t is h e lp in g c o m p a n ie s a c ro s s th e c ity to g e t in v o lv e d in th e s o c ia l a n d e c o n o m ic re g e n e ra tio n o f L e e d s .

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B y b rin g in g to g e th e r th e p riv a te , p u b lic a n d v o lu n ta ry s e c to rs , L e e d s A h e a d is c re a tin g e ffe c tiv e w o rk in g re la tio n s h ip s th a t a re u n lo c k in g th e c ity 's p o te n tia l to th e b e n e fit o f a ll w h o liv e a n d w o rk h e re . T h e v ita l lin k s th a t it p ro v id e s b e tw e e n th e p riv a te , p u b lic a n d v o lu n ta ry s e c to rs , b rin g b e n e fits to a ll w h o e n g a g e in a w id e ra n g e o f a c tiv itie s a n d in itia tiv e s th a t h e lp to n a rro w th e g a p b e tw e e n th e c ity 's h a v e s a n d h a v e n o ts . A s a s in g le p o in t o f a c c e s s to p ro g ra m m e s a n d in itia tiv e s in s o m e o f th e m o s t d e p riv e d a re a s o f L e e d s , it p ro v id e s th e p ro fe s s io n a l, s tru c tu re d a n d o rg a n is a tio n a l s u p p o rt th a t e n a b le s b u s in e s s e s o f a ll s iz e s to p la y a h a n d s -o n ro le in : • • • • •

R a is in g e d u c a tio n a l a tta in m e n t H e lp in g th o s e w h o a re n o t in w o rk to g e t jo b s H e lp in g th e v o lu n ta ry a n d c o m m u n ity s e c to r to b e e ffe c tiv e Im p ro v in g th e e n v iro n m e n t G ro w in g e n te rp ris e

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GOLDMAN SACHS PROGRAMME T o h e lp s o m e o f Y o rk s h ire a n d th e H u m b e r's y o u n g b u s in e s s -o w n e rs ris e to th e c h a lle n g e , L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l (L U B S ) h a s te a m e d u p w ith in v e s tm e n t b a n k G o ld m a n S a c h s a n d S a ïd B u s in e s s S c h o o l, U n iv e rs ity o f O x fo rd , to la u n c h a n e w p ro g ra m m e , c a lle d 1 0 ,0 0 0 S m a ll B u s in e s s e s . B a s e d o n a s u c c e s s fu l m o d e l th a t G o ld m a n S a c h s c u rre n tly ru n s in th e U S , 1 0 ,0 0 0 S m a ll B u s in e s s e s o ffe rs th e o p p o rtu n ity fo r o w n e rs o f s m a ll b u s in e s s e s a n d s o c ia l e n te rp ris e s w ith h ig h g ro w th p o te n tia l to e n g a g e w ith to d a y 's le a d in g e n tre p re n e u rs a n d a c a d e m ic b u s in e s s s p e c ia lis ts . T h e g o a l o f th e p ro g ra m m e is to p ro v id e p a rtic ip a n ts w ith to o ls a n d re so u rc e s to h e lp th e m la y th e fo u n d a tio n fo r lo n g-te rm s u s ta in a b le g ro w th a n d jo b c re a tio n in th e ir c o m m u n itie s . D e e p a k J a y a ra m a n , h e a d o f c o rp o ra te e n g a g e m e n t fo r G o ld m a n S a c h s in E u ro p e , th e M id d le E a s t a n d A fric a (E M E A ) e x p la in s : "W e s ta rte d w ith a m o d e l th a t h a d b e e n im p o rte d fro m th e U S , a n d o u r L e e d s p a rtn e rs w e re in s tru m e n ta l in ta ilo rin g th a t m o d e l in to s o m e th in g th a t is u n iq u e a n d s u ita b le fo r th e lo c a l b u s in e s s e n v iro n m e n t. T h e m o d e l w e h a v e c re a te d is p ro v in g s u c c e s s fu l a n d w e a re n o w lo o k in g to e x p a n d th is a p p ro a c h to o th e r c itie s a c ro s s th e U K ."

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"W e h a v e fo rg e d a fa n ta s tic p a rtn e rs h ip w ith L e e d s : th e a c a d e m ic s a n d a d m in is tra to rs h a v e b e e n in c re d ib ly fle x ib le , e a s y to w o rk w ith a n d in n o v a tiv e in th e ir a p p ro a c h . T h e fa n ta s tic c o n te n t fa c ilita tio n b y P ro fe s s o r N ig e l L o c k e tt a n d P ro g ra m m e D ire c to r J a c in ta E llio t h a s b e e n tre m e n d o u s fo r o u r c o h o rts ," h e a d d e d . "I really wanted to be involved in the programme because I wanted the chance to speak to successful people from industry who had started businesses from nothing and created something quite impressive, as well as eminent academics who could explain current thinking on business models and practices," he says. Now a 10,000 Small Businesses alumnus, Tom continues to derive benefits both from what he learned during the course and from the networks he was able to access.

LEEDS UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HUB In 2 0 1 1 , th e U n iv e rs ity s u c c e s s fu lly w o n a H E IF b id fo r th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e P ro fe s s io n a l S e rv ic e s H u b . T h e o v e ra ll a im o f th e L e e d s U n iv e rs ity P ro fe s s io n a l S e rv ic e s H u b is to e n h a n c e th e e n g a g e m e n t b e tw e e n th e U n iv e rs ity o f L e e d s a n d th e s e c to r in o rd e r to d e m o n s tra te th a t th e fa c u ltie s in v o lv e d c a n re s p o n d to th e n e e d s o f p ra c titio n e rs . T h e a im w ill b e to tra n s fe r c u tting -e d g e , in n o v a tiv e m a n a g e m e n t a n d th o u g h t le a d e rs h ip in s u c h a w a y th a t a c h ie v e s s ig n ific a n t im p a c t fo r th e s e c to r, d e liv e rs o n th e U n iv e rs ity ’s tra n s fo rm a tio n a l o b je c tiv e s a n d p ro v id e s a s u s ta in a b le in c o m e s tre a m to th e fa c u ltie s in v o lv e d T h e L e e d s P ro fe s s io n a l S e rv ic e s H u b is c o m m itte d to d e v e lo p in g k n o w le d g e tra n s fe r re la tio n s h ip s w ith th e s e c to r re g io n a lly a n d , b u ild in g fro m th is , n a tio n a lly . T h e H u b w ill lo o k to p u ll to g e th e r a n d c o -o rd in a te e x p e rtis e a c ro s s th e U n iv e rs ity , to d e v e lo p g e n u in e c ritic a l m a s s . T h e re is in te re s t a n d e x p e rtis e in p ro fe s s io n a l s e rv ic e s a c ro s s th e U n iv e rs ity a n d th e H u b w ill a c t in a d e v e lo p m e n ta l w a y to p u ll th is e x p e rtis e to g e th e r. In itia lly , th e H u b w ill d ra w o n e x p e rtis e in L U B S a n d E S S L , b u t th e re a re a lre a d y lin k s w ith th e F a c u lty o f th e E n v iro n m e n t, th e F a c u lty o f M e d ic in e a n d H e a lth , S c h o o l o f M a th e m a tic s a n d th e S c h o o l o f H e a lth c a re . O v e r th e life o f th e H u b th e s e lin k s w ill b e s tre n g th e n e d , w ith n e w s tre a m s o f c o lla b o ra tiv e w o rk a n d H u b a c tiv itie s w ill b e e x p a n d e d to in c lu d e o th e r p a rts o f th e u n iv e rs ity .

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Principle 6 | Dialogue: We will facilitate and support dialog and debate among educators, students, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.

COMMUNICATING OUR EXPERTISE AND INFLUENCING DEBATE W e p ro v id e a n u m b e r o f o p p o rtu n itie s to s h a re o u r k n o w le d g e a n d e x p e rtis e w ith a ra n g e o f a u d ie n c e s :

FT Masterclasses S p o n s o re d b y th e R B S th e s e e v e n ts ru n s ix tim e s p e r y e a r a n d a re a n o p p o rtu n ity fo r s tu d e n ts , s ta ff, lo c a l b u s in e s s a n d a lu m n i to h e a r fro m a n d d is c u s s a n d d e b a te w ith p ro m in e n t b u s in e s s le a d e rs . In 2 0 1 2 th e s e rie s in b e in g d e v e lo p e d a n d g u e s ts w ill b e a b le to a tte n d a n a fte rn o o n s e m in a r o n th e th e m e o f th e to p ic . H e re th e y w ill b e a b le to d e b a te a n d d is c u s s w ith B u s in e s s S c h o o l a c a d e m ic s . F Y I th e M a rc h e v e n t is a b o u t s u s ta in a b ility .

FT Masterclass with Chris Ainge

FT Masterclass with Prof. Chris Clegg

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Alumni events W e h o ld b re a k fa s t s e m in a rs in L e e d s a n d L o n d o n a n d a n a n n u a l B u s in e s s S c h o o l A lu m n i le c tu re in L o n d o n fo r o u r a lu m n i. B re a k fa s t s e m in a rs a re le d b y L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l a c a d e m ic s a n d c o v e r a ra n g e o f is s u e s re le v a n t to to d a y ’s w o rk p la c e . T h e y c o n ta in b o th th e o re tic a l a n d p r a c tic a l c o n te n t w ith th e a im b e in g to g iv e d e le g a te s to o ls a n d id e a s th e y c a n ta k e b a c k in to th e w o rk p la c e . T h e re is p le n ty o f tim e fo r d e b a te a n d d is c u s s io n a fte r th e le c tu re . W e a ls o h o ld a n u m b e r o f e v e n ts o v e rs e a s fo r in te rn a tio n a l a lu m n i.

In fu tu re w e a re h o p in g to tria l s o m e w e b in a rs s o w e c a n g e t a lu m n i fro m a c ro s s th e g lo b e to g e th e r.

A lu m n i B re a k fa s t 2 0 1 1

A lu m n i S e m in a r B a n g k o k 2 0 1 1

Online activity T h e L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l w e b s ite w w w .b u s in e s s .le e d s .a c .u k h a s a n e w s a n d e v e n ts s e c tio n fe a tu rin g a ll o u r re c e n t a n n o u n c e m e n ts , a c tiv itie s a n d p re s s c o v e ra g e . W e a ls o c o m m u n ic a te k e y m e s s a g e a b o u t o u r a c h ie v e m e n ts a n d re s e a rc h v ia s o c ia l m e d ia , p a rtic u la rly tw itte r a n d L in k e d In .

Press and PR O u r a c a d e m ic s a c tiv e ly e n g a g e in c u rre n t d e b a te a n d d is c u s s io n a n d o f la te m a n y o f th e m h a v e b e e n in te rv ie w e d b y th e m e d ia , p a rtic u la rly re la tin g to th e c u rre n t e c o n o m ic s itu a tio n . S e e h ttp ://b u s in e s s .le e d s .a c .u k /n e w s-e v e n ts /p re s s -c o v e ra g e /

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THE NORTHERN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY L U B S is a ls o a p a rtn e r in th e N o rth e rn L e a d e rs h ip A c a d e m y a lo n g s id e o th e r s u c c e s s fu l U K b u s in e s s s c h o o ls . T h e N o rth e rn L e a d e rs h ip A c a d e m y is a n o t fo r p ro fit s tra te g ic le a d e rs h ip b o d y w h o s e c e n tra l p u rp o s e s in c lu d e : • F a c ilita te a T h in k T a n k , b a s e d a ro u n d a c o lla b o ra tio n o f B u s in e s s S c h o o ls in

th e N o rth , to d e v e lo p n e w m o d e ls a n d id e a s fo r le a d e rs h ip in b u s in e s s a n d S M E d e v e lo p m e n t, a n d b a s e d u p o n th e o rig in a l p rin c ip le s o f g o o d p ra c tic e fo r le a d e rs h ip d e v e lo p m e n t c re a te d b y th e N o rth e rn L e a d e rs h ip A c a d e m y . • C o n firm a n d d e v e lo p th e o rig in a l N o rth e rn L e a d e rs h ip A c a d e m y v is io n a n d

p rin c ip le s – p a rtic u la rly a d e m a n d -le d a p p ro a c h , fo c u s s in g o n b u s in e s s , p a rtic u la rly S M E b u s in e s s e s a n d h a v in g a g e n u in e n o rth e rn-w id e a p p ro a c h • C o n c e n tra te o n le a d e rs h ip a n d in n o v a tio n fo r b u s in e s s e s , in c lu d in g S M E s a n d

w e a lth c re a tin g s e c to rs s u c h a s m a n u fa c tu rin g a n d a d v a n c e d e n g in e e rin g to c re a te a v irtu o u s p ro c e s s o f h ig h v a lu e -a d d e d p ro d u c ts a n d s e rv ic e s , re q u irin g h ig h le v e ls o f s k ills . W e a ls o re s p o n d to a n d s u p p o rt n e w s e c to rs a n d o p p o rtu n itie s a s th e y e m e rg e , s u c h a s th e L o w C a rb o n A g e n d a . • U s e th e T h in k T a n k a s a c o n d u it to e n g a g e w ith p ra c titio n e rs to e n a b le th e m to

d e v e lo p a p p ro p ria te in te rv e n tio n s to s u p p o rt le a d e rs h ip a n d in n o v a tio n fo r S M E s b a s e d u p o n th e m o d e ls a n d id e a s d e v e lo p e d b y th e T h in k T a n k . • S h a re d e v e lo p m e n ts a n d g o o d p ra c tic e w ith w id e r g ro u p in g s a n d to u s e th e

m o d e ls a n d id e a s d e v e lo p e d b y th e T h in k T a n k to in fo rm , s u p p o rt a n d a d v is e p o lic y /d e c is io n m a k e rs o n w o rld-c la s s le a d e rs h ip . • G ro w th e T h in k T a n k o rg a n ic a lly a n d w o rk in th e s p irit o f p a rtn e rs h ip w ith a ll

c o re p a rtn e rs to in c lu d e B u s in e s s S c h o o ls a c ro s s th e N o rth a n d e n g a g in g w ith p a rtn e rs s u c h a s L o c a l A u th o ritie s , F E C o lle g e s , b u s in e s s o rg a n is a tio n s , S e c to r S k ills C o u n c ils .

DirectorNet Project B u ild in g o n s u c c e s s in th e jo in t B ra d fo rd /L e e d s S M E K n o w le d g e N e tw o rk , L e e d s U n iv e rs ity B u s in e s s S c h o o l h a s re c e n tly la u n c h e d D ire c to rN e t. D ire c to rN e t p ro v id e s p ra c tic a l a n d s o lu tio n fo c u s e d le a rn in g ta ilo re d to th e n e e d s o f S M E d ire c to rs a n d d e c is io n m a k e rs . T h e n e tw o rk a llo w s b u s in e s s e s th e s p a c e to id e n tify a n d d is c u s s c h a lle n g e s a n d d e c id e h o w to re s p o n d .

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T o b e d e liv e re d a p p ro x im a te ly e v e ry s ix w e e k s th ro u g h p e e r le a rn in g , s p e c ia lis t w o rk s h o p s a n d o n e to o n e c o a c h in g , D ire c to rN e t w ill b e a p la c e w h e re a d v ic e fro m p e e rs a n d e x p e rts a lik e c a n m a k e th a t im p o rta n t d iffe re n c e to b u s in e s s e s . A c a d e m ic s w ill p ro v id e in s ig h ts in to b u s in e s s a n d m a n a g e m e n t to p ic s , a ll o f w h ic h a re c h o s e n b y th e b u s in e s s e s th e m s e lv e s . T h e s e in s ig h ts w ill b e c o m p le m e n te d b y p re s e n ta tio n s fro m p ra c titio n e rs a b o u t h o w it a c tu a lly w o rk s in p ra c tic e . D is c u s s in g th e s u c c e s s e s a s w e ll a s th e fa ilu re s , th e o p p o rtu n itie s a s w e ll a s th e th re a ts – a ll in a v e ry p ra c tic a l m a n n e r. E x a m p le s o f p re v io u s to p ic s c o v e re d b y s p e c ia lis t s p e a k e rs a n d le a d in g a c a d e m ic s in s im ila r p ro g ra m m e s in c lu d e : • S a le s M a n a g e m e n t a n d S a le s T e a m D e v e lo p m e n t • S o ft S k ills fo r D y n a m ic G ro w th • N e tw o rk in g • Change Management • D ig ita l M a rk e tin g a n d S o c ia l M e d ia • M a n a g in g y o u r P e o p le

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