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Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion article icon

Money & Business

Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion

Studies of inclusion and diversity in the workplace have become more important than ever.

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10 mins
What is National Insurance and what is it used for? article icon

Society, Politics & Law

What is National Insurance and what is it used for?

Before Phillip Hammond backed down on his plans to change National Insurance rates for the self-employed, the OU's Jonquil Lowe explored why the proposals had proved so controversial.

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10 mins
Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days? article icon

Money & Business

Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?

Donald Trump is proudly acclaiming his great economic data. But is he actually enjoying a boom handed to him by President Obama? Gabriella Legrenzi considers the evidence.

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5 mins
Budget 2017: Instant reactions article icon

Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

Academics from around the UK share their first impressions of Philip Hammond's first budget.

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5 mins
What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking? article icon

Money & Business

What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?

If alcohol became so expensive consumption plummeted, would that be a bad thing for the economy? Not in the view of Aveek Bhattacharya from the Institute of Alcohol Studies.

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5 mins
The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo video icon

Science, Maths & Technology

The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo

Nintendo's new console, the Switch, makes perfect sense in light of the company's history, says Brendan Cassidy.

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5 mins
What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses? article icon

Money & Business

What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?

Rules limiting inwards migration from outside the EU is having a harsh effect on independent restaurants up and down the country, explains Emily Falconer.

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5 mins
Why HR leaders needs to be systems thinkers article icon

Money & Business

Why HR leaders needs to be systems thinkers

Dr. Paul Walley investigates why HR leaders need to be systems thinkers.

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5 mins
Working carers: A problem for organisations article icon

Money & Business

Working carers: A problem for organisations

Dr. Leah Tomkins critically explores how working carers can survive and thrive in contemporary organisations.

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5 mins
Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business? article icon

Money & Business

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

Professor John Storey investigates in his new book whether partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?

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5 mins
Why gender quotas in business and politics are ineffective at overcoming sexism article icon

Money & Business

Why gender quotas in business and politics are ineffective at overcoming sexism

Dr. Owain Smolovic Jones shows how boardroom quotas and all-women shortlists alone cannot change a culture of misogyny.

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5 mins
How international is management education? article icon

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How international is management education?

Dr. Ruslan Ramanau investigates how truly international management education currently is.

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5 mins