Three charities have been announced for the Department of Marketing’s 50th Anniversary Charity Fundraiser: Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH); Trussel Trust; and Prince’s Trust.
These charities reflect the ethos of the department and the people-orientated and socially progressive values of the university. Teaching Associate, Dr Jane Johnstone, said, “We are so proud of reaching the remarkable milestone of 50 years and we want to give something back as we mark our Golden Anniversary”.
Donations are invited from friends, colleagues and students throughout the business school and the wider university. You can read more about the charities, make a donation or keep up to date with fundraising events via the webpage.
The third year Undergraduate Marketing students on the Strategic Marketing in an International Context class were pleased to welcome Kevin McCole, Managing Director of the UK India Business Council to their lecture as a guest speaker on February 25.
What was marketed to Kevin as a 20–30-minute presentation with some questions turned into an hour and a half of valuable international and global expansion plans with in-depth case studies on JCB and Pavers Shoes and their approach to the India market with very different profiles for each of these UK based companies.
This session was incredibly useful for attending students who were in the middle of their individual and group assignments which looked at the evolution of entry modes and how organisations selected and developed their global expansion plans.
Kevin was treated to a number of high quality questions from the student panel and said that this was good training for his next meeting with a Indian newspaper journalist
Kevin has a wealth of international experience having joined the UK India Business Council after 19 years in the UK’s Diplomatic Service, where he served in the Netherlands, Malta, Romania, India, and various London postings.
In India, Kevin spent three years at the British Deputy High Commission in Kolkata helping UK businesses win contracts and find partners in Eastern India and assisting Indian companies expand into the UK.
On completion of the session Kevin also expressed an interest in working with the University on some marketing related challenges and was keen to return as a guest speaker for the Marketing Department.
There will be two PrOPEL Hub-run events in April and May.
The first is on April 14 entitled “Empowering people to drive innovation in high-tech manufacturing” and will run from 2-3pm.
Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high performance gas generators for analytical laboratories. Head-quartered in Glasgow, Peak Scientific has a significant local presence on every continent with 20 overseas offices and employs more than 650 people worldwide. The first overseas manufacturing facility opened in Shanghai last year. Driving innovation in manufacturing, world class technical support and on-going service care is crucial to Peak Scientific’s business model. That means empowering people across teams to lead and innovate.
In this ESRC PrOPEL Hub and InterAct Masterclass, founder and Chairman Robin MacGeachy will share insights on how Peak Scientific has embraced organisational transformation, shifting from a centralised engineering department to a distributed model where multiple work groups and teams are empowered to collaborate and drive innovation.
This session will be chaired byProfessor Colin Lindsay, Deputy Director of the Scottish Centre for Employment Research and Director of the PrOPEL Hub. The event is organised in collaboration with the ESRC PrOPEL Hub www.propelhub.org and ESRC InterAct Project https://interact-hub.org/
To register, click here
On May 5 an ESRC PrOPEL Hub and ESRC InterAct Project Webinar entitled “Navigating uncertainty: How HRM dynamic capabilities contribute to organizational well-being and performance” will take place from 1.30-2.30pm
Dynamic capabilities represent a debated academic topic: researchers disagree on capabilities’ definition, characteristics and boundaries. However, there is much less disagreement about their existence. This keynote webinar will look at how to apply the knowledge and research evidence on dynamic capabilities to HRM by defining ‘HRM dynamic capabilities’ and the mechanisms by which they affect organisational resources and practices, employee well-being and performance. Researching and understanding HRM dynamic capabilities can help organisations navigate uncertainty and prepare their workforce for challenges such as labour shortages and hybrid work models to environmental uncertainties such as inequality, sustainability and artificial intelligence.
To register for this event, click here
Dr Andrea Tonner of the Department of Marketing has been appointed to the board of trustees of Down’s Syndrome Scotland.
Down’s Syndrome Scotland are the only charity in Scotland dedicated solely to supporting people with Down’s syndrome and their families and carers. They provide “all through life” support across Scotland enabling people with Down’s syndrome to reach their fullest potential by providing a range of services, influencing public policy and by changing attitudes.
Dr Tonner’s research expertise in consumer inequalities and social enterprise alongside long experience of working closely with third sector organisations on impact and governance bring a diverse set of new skills to the organisation. She joins them at an exciting time as they begin preparations to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the charity supporting people with Down’s Syndrome in Scotland.
Colleagues from the Hunter Centre – Dr Lucrezia Casulli, Dr Suzanne Mawson and Dr Emilee Simmons - have launched a podcast series for Strathclyde Inspire to raise awareness of Entrepreneurship as an activity that we can all engage in, rather than one confined to those who start their own business. Also pictured is Hunter Centre Doctoral Researcher Georgia Achlada.
The first podcast on the theme of “common misconceptions surrounding entrepreneurship” has been recorded and will be launched in the very near future.
David Eiser, Fraser of Allander Institute, has been appointed to the Scottish Government’s Expert Advisory Group on Population and Migration. The Group was set up in October 2018 to provide independent expert analysis and advice to Scottish Government ministers on migration and population. The group comprises academics from seven institutions.
Dr Sreevas Sahasranamam, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, has been invited to join the International Journal of Entrepreneurship Behaviour and Research (ABS 3* journal) as a co-editor (the equivalent of Associate Editor in most other journals).
The Department of Work, Employment and Organisations 's Dr Francis Portes Virginio and Dr Brian Garvey have authored the following journal publication: Francis Portes Virginio, Paul Stewart, Brian Garvey (2022) Unpacking Super-Exploitation in the 21st Century: The Struggles of Haitian Workers in Brazil. Work, Employment and Society.
The Department’s Francis Portes Virginio, Brian Garvey and Bianca Vasquez Pistorio have published: Francis Portes Virginio, Brian Garvey, Luís Henrique da Costa Leão & Bianca Vasquez Pistório (2022) Contemporary slave labour on the Amazonian frontier: the problems and politics of post rescue solidarity, Globalizations
And Bianca Vasquez Pistorio and Brian Garvey have published: Agrarian reform: a path for land and labour um caminho para a terra de trabalho; Journal of Rights, Labour and Social Policy: special issue on slave labour and social emancipation n. 14, ISSN 2447-0023. In Portuguese
Dr Matthew Alexander (Reader, Department of Marketing) delivered a seminar titled 'Genuine, fake or does it matter? Exploring engagement behaviour for self-presentation' to colleagues at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow on February 9.