About the Saïd Business School
Established in 1996 the Saïd Business School is one of Europe’s youngest and most entrepreneurial business schools with a reputation for innovative business education. An integral part of Oxford University, the School embodies the academic rigour and forward thinking that has made Oxford a world leader in education and research. The School has an established reputation for research in a wide range of areas, including finance and accounting, organisational analysis, international management, strategy and operations management. The School is dedicated to developing a new generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs and conducting research not only into the nature of business, but the connections between business and the wider world. In the Financial Times European Business School ranking (Dec 2011) Saïd is ranked 10th. It is ranked number one in the UK (11th worldwide) in the FT’s combined ranking of Executive Education programmes (May 2011) and 27th in the world in the FT ranking of MBA programmes (Jan 2011). In the UK university league tables it is ranked first of all UK universities for undergraduate business and management in The Guardian (May 2011) and has ranked first in eight of the last nine years in The Times. For more information, see www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/
The Novak Druce Centre for Professional Service Firms
Based at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, the Novak Druce Centre for Professional Service Firms is a hub for academic research into professional service firms. First launched in 2005, the Centre brings together academics, practitioners and policy makers with an interest in the professions, professionals and professional service firms. The members of the Centre include some of the world's foremost thinkers in the field of professional service firms. Their work has been published in leading international journals as well as prize winning monographs. http://www.sbs.oxford.edu/novakdrucecentre
The Institute for Science, Innovation and Society
The Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) researches and informs the key processes of social and technological innovation that are critical to business, governments and civil society in the 21st century and beyond. By looking at wicked problems such as climate change and the future of cities, the Institute seeks to understand the social context of science and technology, and the interconnected nature of our present day challenges. InSIS is based at the Saïd Business School and is also part of the Oxford Martin School. For more information, see www.insis.ox.ac.uk
The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship exists to advance the field of social entrepreneurship through world-class education, through knowledge creation, and through brokering new and empowering connections.
The Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation
The Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation examines the approach to the taxation of business activities in the UK and evaluates the effects of the present structure of taxation on the business sector, the public finances, international competitiveness and the wider economy.
The Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the focal point for entrepreneurship research, teaching and networking at Oxford University.
The BT Centre for Major Programme Management
The BT Centre for Major Programme Management is the first in the world focused on the teaching and research of major programme management. The MSc in Major Programme Management was launched in October 2009.
The Oxford Institute of Retail Management
The Oxford Institute of Retail Management combines industry knowledge with analytical rigour and objectivity. Established in 1985, the Institute has worked for over 25 years to relate sound scholarship to the practical needs of retailers, service companies and public sector agencies.
The Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation
The Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, established in January 2008, is an independent research centre which aims to promote a better understanding of the way in which the reputation of corporations and institutions around the world are created, enhanced, and protected.
The Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance
The Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance is an Oxford University-wide interdisciplinary initiative focusing on quantitative finance and alternative investments.
Complex Agent-Based Dynamic Networks
CABDyN stands for Complex Agent-Based Dynamic Networks, and reflects our shared interest in network dynamics and agent-based models of complex systems across a broad range of application domains.
The Oxford Finance Research Centre
The Oxford Finance Research Centre (OFRC) brings together finance researchers throughout Oxford University. Members are drawn from the Departments of Economics, Mathematics, Law, Statistics, Computing, as well as the Saïd Business School.
The Oxford Institute for Employee Relations
The Oxford Institute for Employee Relations (OXIFER) was formed in 1985 with responsibility for research and teaching in the area of employee relations.
About Executive Education at Saïd Business School
Executive Education at Saïd Business School draws on the entire resource base of Oxford University, as well as the Business School, to offer executive development that both inspires individuals and creates significant business impact. Individuals and organisations alike benefit from the challenge of working with its leading experts to mine rich insights into the complex realities of global management, and to envisage and anticipate the future. Noted for its outstanding programme design, Saïd Business School’s Executive Education programmes for clients such as the Government of Abu Dhabi, Telefonica, Bank of China, UK National Health Service, Sainsbury’s, State Farm Insurance and Standard Chartered lead to lasting change at both the organisational and individual level. And with a fast-growing, forward-looking open portfolio of pioneering leadership and practitioner programmes, such as The Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme [celebrating its 28th year in 2010], Diploma in Financial Strategy, and The Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, it works to support and inspire the business leaders of today and tomorrow. In the Financial Times ranking of Executive Education programmes Saïd is ranked 11th in the world and number 1 in the UK in the combined table. For more information, see: www.sbs.oxford.edu/execed