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Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business
Society, Politics & Law

Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business

...business on this front. A long legacy Beyond the numbers, the culture of work environments is incredibly important for addressing gender inequalities. Academics working in Sweden, often put forward in media and popular culture as the place where gender equality is most advanced, tell us that simply “body counting” the number of women doesn’t mean that equality has...
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Learn with Start Up Loans
Money & Business

Learn with Start Up Loans

...businesses get off the ground and stay there...Find out more about The Open University's Business and 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......
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Entrepreneurial Lives
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial Lives

...businesses. But what happens after taking that bold step to become your own boss? Juggling family and work demands, running businesses from home, the role of friends and family members, lifestyle, resource acquisition, and the fascinating, messy realities of entrepreneurs are themes explored in this series by Dr. MariaLaura Di Domenico of The Open University... Invisible...
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Audio 1 hr 17 mins
Enterprising Times
Money & Business

Enterprising Times

...business entrepreneurs leading the country out of the recession? Research by The Open University Business School suggests that innovative enterprises have performed best among Britain's five million small businesses throughout the economic downturn. Young entrepreneurs and students in the West Midlands are recorded attending their first ever business networking event. We...
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Audio 18 mins
Staying on the “right” side of public opinion—and how to avoid controversy
Money & Business

Staying on the “right” side of public opinion—and how to avoid controversy

...businesses and beyond at the latest Business Breakfast!...During this Breakfast Briefing on 1 November 2016, Dr Björn Claes, Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at OUBS, explored the concept of legitimacy; why it is important to your business in the short and long-term; and how it can help your business adapt and survive in the future. The briefing aimed to: Give...
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Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...business can be complex and confusing, especially when some of the terms used don't seem to have clear meanings. Company law in context is a free course from the College of Law, offering a basic introduction to the legal concepts of companies, partnerships, assets and liabilities...The legal issues involved in setting up and running a business can be complex and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community
Money & Business

The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community

...businesses who have benefitted from mentoring, business growth initiatives and ecosystem connectivity, raising a total of £3.6 billion in funding. Eagle Labs mission is to continuously expand their community of UK entrepreneurs by connecting them through: Business growth programmes Partnering with specialists such as Plexal, Cambridge Judge Business School and CodeBase...
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Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?

...businesses to be more resilient and even find new and more profitable business opportunities?...[Closeup on the football goal posts and white field lines] Goal posts One approach to being able to withstand external, or even internal, shocks to a business is to remain flexible about what the business is trying to achieve and how it will get there. While many popular...
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