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Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?
Money & Business

Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?

...management in the success of John Lewis and Waitrose? Are mutuality, co-ownership and business performance at odds? What is the significance of democracy within the JLP? And probably most significantly: what are the implications, for policy-makers and for economic agents of the JLP? This book is based on detailed knowledge of the JLP and its constituent business gathered...
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Learn with Start Up Loans
Money & Business

Learn with Start Up Loans

...Management courses and qualifications [British Business Bank logo] Start Up Loans is committed to helping UK business owners realise their business dreams. Whether that’s making a business idea a reality, or helping new businesses to grow, through funding, mentoring and support, we’re here to help UK businesses get off the ground. With the experts at The Open...
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Open Hip Hop
History & The Arts

Open Hip Hop

...managed safe environment...WHY: Following two very successful biannual conferences, feedback from our delegates and supporters have led us to conclude that this type of platform is both innovative and essential and requires an ongoing effort to secure a structured, organised and accessible space for Hip Hop Education. WHAT: Our aim is to document, engage with and share...
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Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...Introduction - In this free course, Assistive technologies and online learning, you will explore some of the technology that disabled students use when accessing computers. We will take a look at the tools and techniques that make it possible for disabled students to engage with online learning. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...managers know that they can risk financial failure without risking the life of the club itself. This is a version of the ‘too big to fail’ problem that affects the banking industry. (Storm and Nielsen described this in 2012). UEFA has introduced the system of ‘Financial Fair Play’ to try to limit the spending of clubs. However, it is not clear that these...
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The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...Management established by the British government in 2003. And he is currently co-chairing the NGO Government Nuclear Forum. Thank you for joining me today Andy. Andrew Blowers: Okay. Petr Jehlička: We are here to talk about your new book which was published in January 2017 and the title of which is The Legacy of Nuclear Power. I was wondering whether you could briefly...
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Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...Introduction into Social Media Management and went to the recent tutorial? I am struggling with Assessment 2 and massively struggling with motivation. How are you all managing to keep up? I could barely understand what they were talking about.’ Udita’s social media post However, one of the other students has replied complaining about the tutor and the learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more
History & The Arts

Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more

...project employed over 16,000 workers – and it was here, in 1889, that John Ward organised them into one group, the Navvies, Bricklayers’ Labourers and General Labourers Union. Thomas Walker, on the other hand, an engineer who was the main contractor for the canal and had radical ideas and a vision for a new type of industry. Walker cared about the welfare of his...
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