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Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy
In some workplaces over the coming weeks, heads will be down over streams of Sweden v South Korea rather than spreadsheets. But for a productive workplace, a bit of football fun might be a positive good.
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Different types of business
A small grocery store run by one person and perhaps their family must pose quite different challenges from a multinational corporation with operations in many different countries. This free course introduces different types of business, depending on industry sector, size and type of ownership and discusses some of the ways in which businesses ...
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Asset allocation in investment
This course looks at how to take investor objectives and constraints and turn them into a portfolio which aims at achieving an expected return and level of risk appropriate for the investor. In this free course, Asset allocation in investment, portfolio optimisation techniques such as portfolio theory can be used to determine how much of an ...
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Human resources: recruitment and selection
Does the recruitment and selection process fill you with dread? Discrimination and equal opportunities legislation can make this area feel like a minefield. If you are faced with appointing a new employee then this free course, Human resources: recruitment and selection, will provide a straightforward guide to the process: from writing job ...
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Digital & Computing
Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam
The city of Atlanta was shut down by a ransomware attack - what should you do to avoid being a victim of similar attacks?
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How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?
The framing of the national debate around Brexit owed a debt to coverage of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, says Rahel Cramer.
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Will artificial intelligence put us out of work?
Should companies be cautious when embracing new technologies for fear of displacing their employees?
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History & The Arts
How radical was Martin Luther King?
His message on civil rights was unequivocal - but Paul Harvey argues that in Martin Luther King's economic and social message was his greatest claim to radicalism.
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What is The Bottom Line?
The Bottom Line is the business conversation programme where the people at the top share their insight into what really matters. Presenter, Evan Davies, explains the format of the popular BBC Radio 4/Open University co-produced programme.
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Society, Politics & Law
The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction
Chancellor Philip Hammond is claiming to be Tiggerish as he surveys the economy. But those looking for a giveaway bounce might be in for a disappointment, says Geraint Johnes.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
It is time for medical education to take nutrition seriously argues Dr Joyce Cavaye, Senior Lecturer in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care at The Open University.
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A short guide to the Customs Union: An OpenLearn watching brief
Want to understand the question of being inside or outside the European Customs Union - and why it matters? Our collection of short videos will help make things a little clearer.