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...management and HR situations, one needs to focus on the viewpoints, experiences, feelings and interpretations of the people involved in the specific situation. Conversely, objective research tends to be modelled on the methods of the natural sciences such as experiments or large scale surveys. Objective research seeks to establish law-like generalisations which can be...

...simple. The Open University Business School can help you sharpen your skills as a manager in charge of marketing. Selling direct to the public? The Open University has a course offering An introduction to retail management and marketing. The whole story Join Theo Paphitis as he follows nine companies seeking to expand their overseas markets: Theo's Adventure Capitalists....

...management. Representatives from Boots, De La Rue and ABN Amro offer insights into the various issues surrounding risk – what kinds of risk their companies are concerned with; how those risks are managed; their companies' differing attitudes to those risks. The album also explores developments in single currency, pension scheme deficits and corporate governance and...

...Introduction - Trust has become an important topic in today’s business environment. Understanding trust from both an organisational and individual perspective will help you to develop as a leader within your organisation and can impact on the bottom line. Improving levels of trust in the workplace has become increasingly recognised as key to long-term organisational...

...management a personal or collaborative process? What outside factors affect managers on a day-to-day basis? Traditional thinking can often give the impression that being objective, rational, dispassionate and independent are prerequisites for being a manager. However it’s quite possible many managers could be caught in a whirlwind of outside influences, affecting their...