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Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...manager you will have had, to varying extents, some experience of marketing. This could be an involvement in making strategic decisions which have marketing implications. On the other hand, as a consumer you will have been exposed to marketing from an early age, possibly making you sceptical about what it can offer. Marketing is concerned with satisfying customer needs...
The obscure history of the ‘virgin’s disease’ that could be cured with sex
History & The Arts

The obscure history of the ‘virgin’s disease’ that could be cured with sex

...managed to leave the body. Surprise, surprise: while bloodletting could help, the best cure was having sex. Sex would open up the body and move the retained blood around. It’s interesting that the idea of a “disease” worked for those who believed in the hymen as a barrier, and for those who didn’t. The latter thought that the problem was a different sort of...
Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created

...managed without need of lockdowns. Therefore, this hub has a wider remit to provide supportive resources for beyond current dilemmas such as economic disruptions caused by trade problems and conflicts, climate change, or social and political upheavals, all of which could psychologically impact organisations and the people working in them in the short to medium term. This...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service

...management and dynamic organizational strategies. It also is complicated by new challenges such as globalization, corporate social responsibility and growing demands for diversity. Moreover, it connects up to rising questions over whether a consumer service mentality is appropriate in all and every contexts – especially organizations ostensibly aimed at the public...
Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...manage the different stakeholder needs and wants across various projects in the organisation. For many charities and organisations within the sector, the primary stakeholders are not necessarily funders. For example, for some membership organisations, members are the primary stakeholders. For many charities, service users are the primary stakeholders. Moreover, many...
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European Championships 2020: Can one of the home nations end 55 years of hurt ?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2020: Can one of the home nations end 55 years of hurt ?

...manager Roberto Mancini and are riding on the back of a 25-match unbeaten streak after failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Rather than selecting players from the Milan teams and Juventus, this squad is made up with players from a range of Italian clubs, such as Andrea Belotti from Torino, and players from Napoli, Atalanta and Lazio. There are several teams who fall...
The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?
Money & Business

The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?

...Management courses and qualifications. We heard a lot during the COVID-19 pandemic about people in the UK being temporarily furloughed or, in many other cases, losing their jobs entirely. However, one of the other effects was the so-called Great Resignation, also known as the Great Work Reshuffle, or the Big Quit. As academics who research issues to do with what we might...
How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?

...managed appropriately by your healthcare team, to minimise your stroke risk. Lifestyle factors are things that can often be changed. Smoking, over-consuming alcohol, being overweight and or obese, and being physically inactive, along with excessive salt consumption (which can lead to high blood pressure), are all lifestyle-related risk factors that can be modified. How do...