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May 2012

CNN Money	18/05	Facebook IPO: No 'Beatlemania' in Europe, Asia While in the US the Facebook IPO is all any investor wants to talk about, Tim Jenkinson of Saïd Business school said that the interest in Facebook from Europe and the East appears to pale in comparison to the last truly groundbreaking Internet IPO - Google.
The Australian (via Down Jones Newswire)	17/05	Facebook boosts IPO shares as Goldman, Accel offload more holdings
Wall Street Journal	17/05	Why Facebook Is Not Google
		Item on difference between the Facebook and Google IPOs includes comments from Tim Jenkinson, a professor of finance at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School.
The Seattle Times	17/05	U.S., Germany words apart on economic fix Article on economic policy differences between the US and Germany includes comment from Clemens Fuest, a University of Oxford economist who advises the German government.
Oxford Student	17/05	Fun run raises £100000
		On Sunday over 3,000 people, including a team from Saïd Business School, ran 10km through Oxford as part of the 31st Town and Gown Fun Run.
Financial Times	16/05	Is offence the best form of defence in a reputation crisis? Rupert Younger, director of the Centre for Corporate Reputation at Oxford University, comments on why it is not advisable for public figures to stay silent during a crisis of reputation.
Wall Street Journal Europe	16/05	4th UPDATE: Facebook Boosts IPO Size As More Holders Sell Stock
San Jose Mercury News (USA)	16/05	Biz Break: Facebook’s IPO, Apple’s iPhone and Google’s search results all may get bigger, but are they better?
Fast Company	16/05	The 100 most creative people in business 2012 MBA alumna Claire Diaz-Ortiz is was named #21 of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company. As Manager of Social Innovation at Twitter, Clare explains ‘how not-for-profit can help everyone not stink at Twitter.’
Wall Street Journal Europe	16/05	Facebook Insider Sales Unlikely to Dent IPO Article about Facebook owners’ plans to sell some of their shares ahead of a planned Initial Public Offering includes comment from Tim Jenkinson, professor and head of the finance faculty at the Said Business School at the University of Oxford.
Channels Television (African news outlet)	16/05	4th Oxford enterprise conference on Africa The fourth Oxford Enterprise Africa conference was held at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School to highlight the potential and pitfalls for tangible growth and investment in Africa.
The Economist online, Which MBA?	15/05	Internships: School's out for summer Article on internships as a route into the job market includes comment from Derek Walker, career services director at Saïd who said “an employer is really looking at just three things when it hires an intern: can he do the job; can he be trusted to work with our clients; and do we like working with him? Falling short on one of these criteria means that an intern is unlikely to be offered a full-time position.”
Der Tagesspiegel	12/05	Fragen der Größenordnung The opening of Berlin airport has been postponed until next year amid speculation that costs will increase. Research from Bent Flyvbjerg, a professor at the University of Oxford, shows that such cost increases on major projects are not the exception but the rule.
SFGate	10/5	Mark Spellun On Next Decade's Environmental Trends MBA alumnus Mark Spellun, founder of the green living magazine Plenty, outlines five critical trends we should watch for as global warming promises to get worse," “None of these are the sole answer to rising global temperatures, but they all will be pieces of the puzzle as we seek to adapt to a changing world," he said.
New York Times	09/05	Europe May Need More Power to Deal With Bank Crisis European governments face growing pressure to change course and give the European Union more power to shore up the region’s shakier lenders. Clemens Fuest is one of several academics who advocate the imposition of full-scale banking regulation at the European Union level and the creation of a banking resolution fund for the region.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek	08/05	Olympic Sponsors BP, EDF to Restore Confidence London 2012 is an opportunity for BP and EDF to restore confidence in their brands, according to Jonathan Reynolds, a director at Said Business School's Oxford Institute of Retail Management. “The Olympics is rich in analogies and metaphors which can help businesses reestablish themselves,” Reynolds said. “It is a large and specific event -- not just a general value halo effect -- and there are relatively few of those events around.”
Financial Post	07/05	Greeks reject austerity, risk euro zone crisis As Greek voters send a resounding message to Europe’s leaders over the bailout in the latest elections, Dimitri Tsomocos, an economic adviser to Mr. Samaras, leader of the New Democracy party said: "The Greek economy has multi-organ failure but the wrong medicine has been prescribed." He continued, “Increases in corporation tax and VAT needed to be lowered to encourage investment, while the approach to government budgets should be that of a "surgeon and not a butcher."
Forbes	07/05	A better solution for the Euro crisis: Europeanization of banking Clemens Fuest, a professor at the Saïd Business School and research director for the Centre for Business Taxation, both at the University of Oxford, writes an article on the Euro debt crisis.
Irish Times	07/05	Foreign executives' tax break A letter to the Irish Times about the formulation of tax policy and its legislation mentions a recent study by the University of Oxford Centre for Business Taxation which found that in many countries, draft tax legislation is offered either privately, as in Germany, or publicly, as in the UK, for expert comment prior to enactment.
CCTV	05/05	Uncertainty over future lingers as Greece holds elections Parties vying for power and representation in the Greek elections have focused on the economic crisis."We would like to modify and change the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the governments and the Troika so as to exit from this crisis as soon as possible," said Dimitris Tsomocos, adviser to New Democracy.
The Financial	03/05	New centre to challenge conventional economic thinking Felix Reed-Tsochas, James Martin Lecturer in Complex Systems at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford has been announced as joint Director of a new Complexity Economics Programme at INET@Oxford, an interdisciplinary research centre that will challenge conventional economic thinking.
Wall Street Journal online	03/05	For an American at Oxford, 1+1 Equals New Interview with Peter Tufano, Dean of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, highlights the new ‘1+1’ degree programme that pairs an MBA and a master's degree in another subject at Oxford.

April 2012

Handelsblatt	30/04	Mehr Wachstum - ohne Schulden Clemens Fuest believes there is potential for more growth in the euro zone without abandoning the fiscal discipline.
Daily Maverick	27/04	National savings 'lottery' - an idea whose time has come. Again. Article on designing innovative ways to save mentions Peter Tufano, Dean at Saïd Business School whose research in consumer finance has influenced US policy initiatives and helped pioneer a new class of American savings product.
BusinessBecause	25/04	B-schools Report Slightly Improved Jobs Outlook The MBA Career Services Council recently released its Fall 2011 Recruiting Trends Survey and there is tentatively welcome news for MBAs and prospective MBAs. But there are still challenges for MBAs according to Derek Walker, Director of Careers at Saïd: “Consulting remains very popular, but very competitive as well, maybe more so as many students are focusing on consulting instead of finance.”
RedOnline	25/04	My Stupid, Sexist Mistake Linda Scott’s Inaugural Lecture ‘The Double X Economy’ threw up some thought-provoking issues. For instance, women control 51.3 per cent of private wealth in the US. Yet despite all this, the gender gap is still a measurable phenomenon that has, says Professor Scott, massive negative effects on everything from national prosperity to disease levels.
Communicate	24/04	Winners of Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards announced Richard Whittington delivered a keynote speech on the strategic importance in the “Age of Transparency” at the Strategic Planning Society (SPS) awards. The awards are presented to the FTSE 350 companies who put their strategic thinking, planning and management into practice.
4-traders	24/04	Man Group Plc : University of Oxford Partners with Man Group and OneMarketData to Create New Data Lab for Financial Research Oxford University has teamed with the largest hedge fund group in the world to launch a ‘virtual data lab’ intended to help researchers better understand financial systems. The Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance will mirror systems already in use by financial institutions worldwide to capture, store and analyze vast amounts of financial data. The Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance is an interdisciplinary initiative across the University, involving researchers from Said Business School as well as other departments.
FX-MM	24/04	Credit ratings are a poor predictor of corporate failure Credit ratings agencies have played a high-profile and pivotal role in financial markets since the downturn. Regulators and industry experts have called into question the reliability and usefulness of credit rating agencies and, as new research by Mungo Wilson, University Lecturer in Finance at Saïd shows, for good reason. ‘Our research proves what many critics of credit ratings agencies have been arguing for years – that the accuracy and informational value of corporate credit ratings is dishearteningly low,’ said Mungo.
The Telegraph	22/04	Think tank: Make sure you pick the right partner when outsourcing Article examines the challenges for businesses considering outsourcing and mentions the fact that civil servants are being sent on a year long course on contract negotiation at Oxford’s Saïd Business School.
The Economist	20/04	(Bottom of the) pyramid selling "Is there anything more prestigious than business?" asks a team of researchers from Saïd Business School who have studied a sales programme that employs Bangladeshi women at the proverbial 'bottom of the pyramid' run by CARE. The case study illustrates the challenges of collaborations between non-profit organisations and business.
The Economist online	21/04	Learning Mandarin Article on the British civil service mentions that some members are being sent on a new year-long course, designed by the Saïd Business School at Oxford University, to hone their contracting and negotiating skills.
City AM	19/04	A globalised MBA can come in a host of different wrappings Article about how business schools are adapting to the changing nature of the global economy includes comment by Stephan Chambers, MBA Director at Oxford University's Saïd Business School. Regarding diversity and global networking, for example, Chambers argues that Said "imports that diversity, in the form of students, rather than exports the students to a diverse foreign location."
The Times of India	19/04	Battle of the Blues MBA students from Cambridge Judge and Saïd Business School, will battle each other in a strategic war game, 'Designer Foods - Who will win, big pharma or consumer goods?'
Oxford Times	19/04	Enterprising social event Full-page feature on the recent Skoll World Forum held at the Saïd Business School. Jeff Skoll, millionaire founder of Internet auction site eBay, set up the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in Oxford in 2004 with a £4.4m grant from his Skoll Foundation. Pdf copy available on request
The Financial	18/04	Riders for Health Executive Leadership Programme Last week, the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship hosted the 'Riders for Health Executive Leadership Programme', Oxford University's first ever executive education programme for a social enterprise.
Washington Times	17/04	Why Congress should be concerned about Honolulu's pricey $5.3 billion rail to nowhere Taxpayer opposition to a $5.3 billion niche transit project in Honolulu is growing. Opponents cite a longitudinal survey conducted by Dr. Bent Flyvbjerg which found that rail projects in particular experienced a cost overrun.
The Globe and Mail	11/04	Transcript: Open strategy creates challenges for consultants Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, interviews Richard Whittington, a professor at Saïd Business School, Oxford University, about strategy consulting industry, how it is changing and the implications it has on who people like McKinsey and Bain hire.
Times Ascent	10/04	Executive education - On the slow track? Dr. Andrew White, associate dean of executive education at University of Oxford Saïd Business School, discusses the reasons why executive education, as a workplace trend in India is taking time to gain momentum
Financial Times	10/04	A bit of selfishness is all to the social good The changing relationship between companies and enterprises. Pamela Hartigan, director of the Skoll Centre for Entrepreneurship, comments on the increase of corporate representation at Skoll World forums from the start of them 9 years ago, to the most recent in 2012.
The Hindu Business Line	06/04	Can 'saving' be 'fun'? Dean of Saïd Business School, Dr Peter Tufano talks about Doorways to Dreams a non-profit organization which he set up in 2000 in order to improve the delivery of financial services to low-income communities in America. He explains the concept, products, methods and its success so far.
The Hindu Business Line	02/04	B-School rankings are incredibly imperfect In Mumbai for the sixth edition of the Oxford India Business Forum, Saïd Business Schools Dean, Dr Peter Tufano spoke to The New Manager. In an interview he underlines the need to view B-school rankings in perspective, and look beyond the stereotypical MBA in the present day.

March 2012

Huffington Post	30/03	Inventing a new future: beyond our Humpty Dumpty world Pamela Hartigan, Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University's Saïd Business School talks about Skoll World Forum, reviews the stories that grabbed our attention in 2011, comments on Oxford and its story-telling past and expresses her hopes for the future.
BBC News	30/03	Go figure: Why nothing is really news at all News is all about what happens, so what happens if the focus is changed to what did not happen? Saïd Business School's Jerker Denrell, comments on this idea in relation to business and top entrepreneurs.
Times of Malta	22/03	Edward DeBono for Finance Malta annual conference Thought leader and author Edward DeBono and John Vella, senior research fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation will be among the guest speakers at Finance Malta’s annual conference on May 18.
Trust Law	29/03	Social Enterprise - Social entrepreneurs in a state of FLUX as Skoll Forum kicks off Opening the Skoll World Forum Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean and Professor of Finance at the Saïd Business School, told delegates that to be successful, social entrepreneurs need four traits: strong values; a knowledge base in the areas in which they choose to affect change; the skills to manage people and a willingness to embrace failures.
Financial Times	29/03	The social benefits of corporate partnerships Writing from the Skoll World Forum, Andrew Hill reflects on increase in alliances between social venturers and established companies. While there were no 'big businesses' at the first Forum nine years ago, Pamela Hartigan considers it a good sign that there were a significant number of delegates from business this year.
Times of India	29/03	Research into the Future of Retail The Oxford Institute of Retail Management (OXIRM) at Saïd Business School announced the launch of an 18 month study into the future of retail. Richard Cuthbertson, leading the research, said, "It is well known that factors such as rising retail costs, changing customer expectations, the need to rejuvenate and reshape our town centres, remodel out-of-town stores, and develop the many opportunities presented by online and mobile technologies, all mean that the clock is ticking for traditional stores.'
Financial Times	27/03	Guide for the hard-knock office Workplace bullying is a recurring problem, but there are strategies to help solve it. Nancy Puccinelli, professor and psychologist at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School who is currently writing a paper about strategies for employees to deal with workplace hostilities, indentifies and explains two techniques proved to make people feel better.
Bloomberg Businessweek	26/03	As MBA Applicants, Business Majors Face an Uphill Battle Former business majors taking GMAT increase on average by 5.3% per year, however this growth comes as admission officers are increasingly choosing applicants with non-business backgrounds. Oxford's Saïd Business School have accepted more engineers in recent years, Stephan Chambers, director of MBA degrees at Saïd explains why this may be the case.
The Independent	25/03	The Chancellor sets out to woo world's business Article that looks at the recent decrease of corporation tax, whether lowering it will lure firms to the UK and how long it will take before the UK sees the benefits of new businesses coming here. Comments from Oxford University's Centre for Business Taxation's, Professor Michael Devereux.
The Sydney Morning Herald	23/03	The bigger picture: think small and dream of life in a better world Article discussing Sydney's infrastructure, or lack of it, and the idea that going back to basics would benefit successful infrastructure. Comments about infrastructure and the cost from Bent Flyvbjerg's paper 'Survival of the unfittest: why the worst infrastructure gets built - and what we can do about it'.
Il Sore 24 Ore	23/03	Effetto Finanziaria: Glaxo torna a Londra Giorgia Maffini, researcher at the Centre for Business Taxation at Oxford University comments on the patent box and its effects on the UK and Ireland.
Les Echos	23/03	Glaxo va ouvrir sa premiïre usine britannique en quarante ans British pharmaceutical giant will invest at least 500 million pounds. Article highlights the new tax revenues generated from patents in Britain. Comments from Giorgia Maffini, from the Centre for Business Taxation at Oxford University.
Financial Times	22/03	UK corporate tax: a missed opportunity Two years ago the UK government announced that it wanted to create the most competitive corporate tax regime among the G20 economies. In Wednesday's Budget it took another step in that direction. Article includes findings from the Centre for Business Taxation at Oxford University about corporation tax.
BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme	22/03	Corporation Tax Michael Devereux, Director of the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation discusses the implications of the cut in corporation tax announced by the Chancellor. The feature starts at 16.20 on the timeclock.
Financial Times	22/03	Hope companies will spend cash piles Article on the cut in corporation tax announced in the Budget, the effect it will have on companies and the consequences for the economy in the coming years includes comment from the Centre for Business Taxation at Oxford University's Saïd Business School.
City.A.M	22/03	MBA alumni networks can boost your career Recreating the social side of the MBA experience may not appear directly relevant to your job. But remaining a proactive member of your school's network of alumni can provide considerable benefits to career development. Alice Whittington, senior alumni relations officer at Oxford University's Saïd Business School explains how online networking platforms can enhance opportunities.
Research Magazine online	21/03	Reputation: Used and abused Article about a session on 'Research and Reputation' at the MRS Annual Conference notes comments made by Rupert Younger, director of the Centre for Corporate Reputation at the Oxford University Saïd Business School.
The Hindu Business Line	20/03	SEBI weighing whether to allow listing of loss-making companies At the Oxford-India Business Forum on Monday, SEBI Executive Director, Ms Usha Narayanan discussed plans as whether to allow non-profitable firms to list on exchanges or allow them to list on the SME platform. Ms Narayanan also discussed smaller size IPOs and highlighted problem areas.
Forbes	19/03	Five Ways to Rein in a Runaway IT Project Before It Happens Last fall, Harvard Business Review published "Why Your IT Project May Be Riskier Than You Think," by Oxford University Saïd Business School's Bent Flyvbjerg and Alexander Budzier. It spurred a conversation at Verisk Analytics regarding how companies can avoid the risk of investing in disastrous IT projects.
Enorm	19/03	Land der Extreme Saïd Business School's Alex Nicholls, lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship, comments on the economic crisis, consumer behavior in relation to Fairtrade products, increasing education fees and Skoll World Forum. PDF available on request
The New Yorker	19/03	Money poll: Does Mitt Romney really love you? Christopher Mckenna of Oxford University's Saïd Business School, comments on Bain's business model, gives his views on hiring outside consultants to help run a business and explains how and why companies hire consultants.
Business Fights Poverty	18/03	Empowering Poor Women at the Base of the Pyramid? Saïd Business School's Catherine Dolan writes about empowering poor women by base of the pyramid (BoP) approaches. Article mentions research by Saïd Business School's Catherine Dolan, Linda Scott and Mary Johnstone-Louison on the opportunities that BoP distribution systems provide for women.
Telegraph Calcutta	18/03	Oxford date with Presidency & IIT Oxford University vice-chancellor Professor Andrew Hamilton is arriving in India with the message that financial background does not matter, you can still study at Oxford University. Dean of Saïd Business School Peter Tufano is one of the peope that will accompany Prof Hamilton when travelling to India.
Oxford Mail	15/03	Baby monitor wins £7,000 prize The inventors of a device for mothers to monitor the health of their unborn baby have won the top prize in the Tata Idea Idol competition, run by the Oxford University Entrepreneurs Society at the Saïd Business School.
The Guardian	14/03	Live discussion: How can big businesses collaborate with social enterprises? The discussion will address how corporates can successfully push ahead with social enterprises partnerships and give examples of best practice in this form of collaboration. Pamela Hartigan from Oxford University's Saïd Business School, director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, will be part of the live panel. The discussion will take place on Thursday 22nd March, 3-5pm.
Ft.com	12/03	Student entrepreneurs tap their networks Article on students creating businesses during their studies includes the story of Stephanie Getson, who whilst studying for her MBA at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School worked on commercialising 'Sahara Botanicals'. Ms Getson also gives her views on the benefits and limitations of using 'crowdfunding'.
Ft.com	12/03	Experience trumps exams for strategists The SPS, a 45-year-old charity, is throwing its weight behind the development of strategy as a formal discipline, complete with codes, courses, qualifications and a cadre of professionals with certified status. On Tuesday a conference hosted by Oxford University's Saïd Business School will attempt to map out what this might involve.
Die Welt online	09/03	Finanzkrise: Griechischer Schuldenschnitt, europaischer Tabubruch Article on the European economy includes comment from Clemens Fuest of the Saïd Business School at Oxford University.
PublicService.co.uk	08/03	Whitehall pays a high price for project prejudice The Cabinet Office's Major Projects Authority is focusing on departments and challenging them to give project leaders the clout to make a difference. The £6.7m Major Projects Leadership Academy, being created in partnership with Oxford's Saïd Business School, aims to transform the skills of senior project leaders across government to deliver complex projects, building up a bank of civil service expertise and reducing reliance on expensive external consultants.
FT.com	06/03	Ten Questions - Valerie Keller Valerie Keller, an EMBA graduate from Oxford University's Saïd Business School who recently became an associate fellow, talks about her inspirations, academic achievement, future plans and gives advice to women in business education.
ABC News	05/03	Post GFC: It's time to be co-operative An article written by Alex Nicholls, lecturer at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Oxford, comments on the issue of whether banks need to be more socially responsible.
Sky News Australia	05/03	Social Business Dr Alex Nicholls, lecturer at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, discusses the broad definition of social enterprise and how it is changing. He also discusses how social entrepreneurs measure the impact of what they do, blended value accounting, funding and financial sustainability for social enterprise, and the development of social finance markets around the world.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek	05/03	MBA Loans From an Unusual Source: Alumni A lending program that relies on business school alumni to fund loans for international students has been gaining traction at European MBA programs. Saïd Business School was the first in the UK to offer its students loans from Prodigy Finance.
Ft.com	05/03	Entrepreneurs are taught the lessons of management Goldman Sach's 10,000 Women Initiative, launched in 2008, aims to educate and support women who run small and medium-sized enterprises in emerging economies by providing them with management and business training. Participating schools, such as Saïd Business School, have been buoyed by the entrepreneurial success stories they are starting to see from it.
CNBC	04/03	Analysis: Bain investors worry about returns, not Romney An article discussing private equity firms, performance and the effect of Romney. Article refers to the 2011 study on U.S. buyout fund returns by University of Virginia'a Robert Harris, Oxford University's Tim Jenkinson, and University of Chicago's Steven Kaplan .
Wiwo.de	02/03	Schauble's reform plans fall through Article on efforts to reform corporate tax law in Germany. Clemens Fuest, an economist at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, comments on the twelve-point plan, the complacent German policy and the tax competition debate.
City A.M	01/03	Buyer beware: Probe past headline figures Each year the Financial Times creates an interactive guide to the world's best EMBA programmes. But the FT ranking should not be used without thought, as they show limitations as well as benefits. "Rankings are just one measure applicants should use," says Kathy Harvey, director of the EMBA programme at the Said Business School. The article goes on to highlight the issues with the way the rankings are compiled.

February 2012

GrapevineHR	29/02	UK managers lacking confidence in senior leaders Only 36% of UK managers believe in their senior leaders, research by Edgecumbe Consulting Group suggests. Jon Cowell, Director at Edgecumbe Consulting Group and Associate Fellow at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, comments that the research implies leaders remain locked into a crisis mentality and this must change in order for the company to achieve success.
City A.M	29/02	UK schools can give global benefits The pressures of globalisation have inspired many senior managers to leave Britain for their EMBA. But is foreign study really a unique experience for executives? British business schools are hardly monocultural. The current Said Business School EMBA cohort is only 20 per cent British and includes many students from developing economies in Africa and Asia.
Business Insider	28/02	China's Explosive Debt Growth Can't Continue Much Longer Article by Michael Pettis, a professor at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, discussing overinvestment in China. Pettis comments on Saïd Business School's, Bent Flyvbjerg's, article, "Survival of the unfittest: why the worst infrastructure gets builtïand what we can do about it".
Financial Chronicle	27/02	Governance and Financial Regulation to be the focus of Oxford India Business Forum 2012 Saïd Business School will host the 6th annual Oxford India Business Forum on March 19th, 2012 in Mumbai. Peter Tufano, Dean and Professor of Finance at Saïd Business School said, "For the last six years, Oxford University has organised this business event in India bringing together individuals whose concern is for the nation. Once again we will meet to make a fundamental contribution to thinking and policy formulation on two issues that are of central importance to India in the 21st century - financial regulation and governance."
Ft.com	27/02	Cranfield links with Prodigy to secure MBA student loans Cranfield School of Management has become the second UK business school to introduce an MBA loan scheme that enables prospective students to finance their degree through a fund organised by London-based Prodigy Finance and invested in by the university, alumni and friends of the school. Article notes that the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School formerly announced its scheme with Prodigy in December.
The Daily Telegraph	24/02	Academics draw on Alex to forecast City banking trends A new report by experts at the University of Oxford found that The Daily Telegraph's Alex Masterley cartoon is a "reliable weather vane" of economic prediction. Liz David-Barrett, lead researcher, said: 'Lots of lunches, dressing down and mentions of the internet are signs the good times are rolling. Whereas bonuses and redundancy suggest the market is bottoming.'
Sky News	23/02	Jeff Randall Live: 7:50pm The Daily Telegraph's cartoon 'Alex' is a contract indicator, according to research at Oxford University's Said Business School.
Ft.com	23/02	The Alex indicator FT Alphaville has despaired of any indicator stepping up to the mark set by the usual "throwing darts blindï" technique. But courtesy of Saïd Business School we may have found one. It's the Alex indicator, a subtle yet devastating approach to market prediction wrought to celebrate the Daily Telegraph cartoon's 25th birthday. This article explains the cartoon Alex, tests the theories and shares the surprising results.
New York Times	22/02	Disclosures Are Found to Change Financial Behaviour Including financial disclosures on credit card statements can change financial behaviour, according to preliminary findings of an ongoing study. The study also found that translating complex financial calculations into plain language isn't so easy to do.The authors included Peter Tufano, dean of the Said Business School at Oxford University.
IEDP	22/02	New deal for Major Project Leaders The UK Government has commissioned Oxford's Saïd Business School, in partnership with Deloitte, to design and deliver a one year program to develop world-class major project leaders within the Civil Service. Dr Paul Chapman, Academy Director at Saïd Business School commented "As you would expect from Oxford, the Academy program is intellectually rigorous, but it will also focus on the practical skills necessary to develop senior practitioners who can deliver very large and complex projects on time and on budget."
TaxJournal	21/02	GAAR would remove competitive disadvantage, says BP's Head of Tax The general anti-avoidance rule proposed by Graham Aaronson's study group and now being considered by the government is a realistic response to today's politics and would create a level playing field in the UK, according to John Bartlett, Head of Tax at BP plc. Bartlett, one of six tax experts who formed Aaronson's advisory committee, told delegates at a conference hosted by the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation that the GAAR would ensure that 'the vast majority of corporates who do not undertake abusive planning are not at a competitive disadvantage to the few who do'.
The Times	21/02	Leadership is becoming the principle focus The Said Business School at Oxford University is launching a pre-MBA internship programme lasting eight to twelve weeks which will introduce students to new work opportunities before they commence the one year, full-time MBA programme in October, written by Steve Coomber of Oxford University's Saïd Business School.
Handelsblatt	21/02	Greek Rescue: package some economists to win billions from Leading German economists have welcomed the agreement on the second rescue package for Greece. Oxford Professor Clemens Fuest from Saïd Business School gives his views on the potential success of the package, commenting although the package does deserve respect, it will probably have to be renegotiated and readjusted.
Times Higher Education	16/02	Sage advice Feature on the growing number of international advisory groups at universities around the world notes that, although at Oxford both the Said Business School and the Oxford Martin School have global advisory councils, the university itself does not.
G1 Globo News	15/02	Video: Oxford atrai estudantes pelos seus sïculos de tradiïïo e ensino Feature in Portuguese on Latin Americans studying at Oxford, and the distinctive nature of an Oxford education. Features interviews with Stephan Chambers, Director of the MBA programme; Brazilian MBA students Rafael Araujo and Guilherme Avila; and Anna Farrus, admissions officer for the Business School. Also includes interviews with Dr Timothy Power, Director of the Latin American Centre; Loren Griffith, Director of International Strategy at Oxford, who discusses funding for students; and Fabio Dragone, a former student at the Said Business School.
Wirtschafts Woche	15/02	Portugal the next candidate to loose Article commenting on the state of Portugal's economic situation and what could be done to help it recover. Clemens Fuest, financial expert at University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, comments that after Greece, Portugal is seen as the next shaky candidate in the EU.
B.T.	15/02	Danish professor to save Britain billions Bent Flyvbjerg, a Danish professor from Oxford University's Saïd Business School, talks about his creation of a new training program that aims to strengthen the governance of mega-projects. The program is specially designed for British officials, and is called 'Major Programme Management'. Professor Flyvbjerg will accept the first 25 officers in October.
Forbes	15/02	Events and trends, foreign investments, benefit of investment incentives? Beata Javorcik, professor of international economics at the University of Oxford, comments on how investors stimulate productivity growth among suppliers and other firms in the sector. Copy available on request
The Economist	11/02	Keep calm and carry on Life isn't as flush as it used to be for private-equity and British outfits, which managed £146 billion ($234 billion) and 19% of global buy-out assets in June 2011, are having a tougher time than their American peers. "Death is slow in private equity, and it's not in penury," says Tim Jenkinson.
Die Zeit	10/02	Urteile von Rating-Agenturen werden überschätzt A new study by Mungo Wilson of Oxford University and Jens Hilscher of Brandeis University suggests that the verdicts of credit ratings agencies actually reveal very little about the real risks.
Seattle Times	10/02	University Teams Tap Mobile Phones and Social Networks to Fight Non-communicable Diseases Two teams from Saïd were runners up in the the NCD Challenge, a global competition sponsored by IBM and Novartis, designed to bring together industry and academia to create innovative, easy-to-use solutions that fight the human and social burden of NCDs.
Construction Manager	10/02	Government names price for project types Every pound of public money spent on construction will deliver up to 20 per cent more by 2015 because of its smarter approach to building public projects, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude announced today.
MoneyWeek	09/02	Alex - the cartoon banker with a remarkable feel for the markets Oxford University's Saïd Business School has analysed the text of the last 5,800 Alex cartoons to see how the wording and subjects correlate with financial, social and political trends. The results are fascinating.
Cherwell Online	09/02	Said leadership course announced The Saïd Business School will design and deliver a 'Major Projects Leadership Academy' for the UK Cabinet Office, it was announced this week. A spokesperson said the new initiative is designed to "develop a cadre of world-class major project leaders".
Bloomberg.com	08/02	Goldman's P.R. Chief to Retire Article about the retirement of Goldman Sachs public relations chief, Lucas van Praag, mentions a memo from Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein describing van Praag as a visiting fellow at Oxford University's Saïd Business School.
Financial Times	08/02	Saïd nails down major civil service training project The UK's Major Projects Authority (MPA) has asked the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School to help establish its Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA), to help train project leaders.
The Times	07/02	Back to school for civil servants who waste public money Senior civil servants will have to go back to school to learn how to manage large capital projects after evidence emerged that tens of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money has been wasted. Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office Minister, will announce plans today for a major projects leadership academy in partnership with the Saïd Business School in Oxford.
The Daily Telegraph	07/02	School for civil servants to learn how to manage major projects Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, is to unveil a new academy to train Britain's top Whitehall officials with help from business leaders and academics. From October, senior civil servants will have to obtain qualifications from the academy before they are allowed to be in charge of major projects. The academy, which will be run by Oxford University's Saïd Business School, will cost £7 million
Economics Intelligence	07/02	Are Credit Ratings Massively Overrated? A striking new paper by two economists Mungo Wilson of Saïd Business School and Jens Hilscher Brandeis University fundamentally questions the informational content of credit ratings. How "incomprehensible and irrational" are the assessments of Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch?
The Independent	07/02	Civil servants will learn to save £40bn Senior civil servants are being sent back to school to brush up their management skills as part of a Government overhaul intended to shave £40bn off the cost of forthcoming "major projects". The Major Projects Leadership Academy is based at Saïd.
The Telegraph	07/02	Our politicians should be called to account Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister, took a small step in the right direction yesterday by announcing a new project leadership academy at the Said Business School in Oxford, aimed at teaching mandarins how to manage big-ticket projects.
BBC News Online	07/02	Mandarins to get extra training to manage key projects The Civil Service is linking up with the Saïd Business School at Oxford University to launch a Major Projects Leadership Academy for mandarins.
Huffington Post	07/02	Whitehall Officials To Be Sent To Major Projects Leadership Academy Whitehall officials will be sent back to the classroom before being allowed to run major public projects like the new high-speed rail link, ministers said today.
Project Manager Today	07/02	New top-gun style academy for leaders of government projects The cream of government civil servants will be sent to a new leadership academy to cut out inefficiency and failings on major projects.
BBC Radio 4	04/02	The Today Programme Carmaker BMW has said it regrets the decision to name the cold front that has killed some 100 people in Germany after the Mini Cooper. Allyson Stewart-Allen, Said Business School Associate Fellow and international marketing expert who runs International Marketing Partners, explains what brands can to avoid such marketing disasters. (0:42:30 on timeclock)
MorningStar	02/02	Investing in Facebook: An IPO for Fools? As Facebook announces the most highly anticipated initial public offereing (IPO) in recent history, research suggests that investing in IPOs is not necessarily a good idea. Tarun Ramadorai has studied IPO data extensively and concludes that having a buy-and-hold mentality with IPOs is inefficient. It is much better to buy the shares initially and then dump them after a few months, or buy shares in their competitors, he says.
The Telegraph	02/02	Europe's top ten MBA schools favoured by employers Oxford's Saïd came third in the list of top ten European MBA schools. A majority of graduates went into the finance sector, while the average base salary for its graduates across all sectors was $100,800.
The Telegraph	01/02	Is a lack of language skills damaging British firms abroad? A survey has revealed that two in three British firms sending a manager overseas do not require them to be fluent in the local language which could severely undermine companies' attempts to take advantage of opportunities abroad. "Fluency in languages other than our own must help insight and understanding and, in turn, our national competitiveness," says Stephan Chambers.
BBC Oxford	01/02	RelayGB Kris Chadwick, programme administrator at Saïd will kick off the RelayGB event, running a marathon distance from Buckingham Palace to Gravesend raising money for Brain Tumor UK. Download Krisandmattc.mp3 - Kiwi6.com Mp3 Upload

January 2012

Financial Times	30/01	Global MBA ranking 2012 The FT's global business education rankings, published today, rate the Saïd Business School at Oxford 20th in the world, up from 27th last year, and 2nd in the UK. The School is also ranked 6th for entrepreneurship, 9th for corporate social responsibility, and in the top 25 for starting salary.
Financial Times	30/01	Degrees of change Article on developments in the teaching of MBA courses notes that the Saïd Business School is to introduce a new 1+1 course, in which postgraduates will be able to obtain two degrees in two years, the first a master's in a specialist subject, such as environmental management or education, the second an MBA.
Times of India	30/01	A real-life experience The Saïd Business School has launched a pre-MBA internship programme, which is designed to introduce students to new work opportunities before they join the one year full-time MBA programme at Oxford. Derek Walker, director of careers at the Saïd Business School, said that students considering a career change will benefit from a focused experience in a specific industry, giving them a competitive edge in their post-MBA career search.
Financial Times	30/01	Mr Romney and the equity privateers Comment piece on private equity notes that Ludovic Phalippou of Oxford's Saïd Business School has shown that industry bodies which purport to show consistent long-term out-performance by private against public equity are using flawed methodologies.
Financial Times	30/01	FT Sightsavers MBA Challenge The Financial Times is partnering with Sightsavers, the FT's chosen charity for its 2011-12 seasonal appeal, to set a challenge for MBA participants to develop a business plan to market glasses to children and young people in Africa or Asia. Peter Tufano, Dean of the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, will be one of the competition's judges.
Die Welt	28/01	Menschen & Mïrkte Oxford University's Professor Clemens Fuest has been appointed president of the Centre for European Economic Research from March 2013. Professor Fuest is director of the Centre for Business Taxation at Oxford.
The Economist	28/01	Bain or blessing? The buy-out industry is under attack for destroying jobs. But its returns to investors are the real problem. A recent attempt to analyse private-equity performance, co-authored by Tim Jenkinson of Saïd Business School concludes that it is "very likely" that private equity outperforms the S&P 500 (after fees). Ludovic Phallipou points out that there is also a question about how private-equity firms calculate their internal rate of returns which can overstate the actual returns investors realised.
The Globe and Mail	26/01	The MBA case competition we didn't win All MBA students should participate in at least one case competition according to MBA alumna Alana Petroff. Detailing her experience in the Intercollegiate Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC) in Seattle, she explains how the competition drew on all aspects of her MBA studies.
New York Times	26/01	The Right Idea in the Wrong Place High-speed passenger rail is a commendable public policy goal that can provide valuable benefits to the public, but should only be pursued where it makes economic sense. The proposed high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco is unlikely to do so and as costs spiral research by the Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg shows that costs are underestimated for rail projects by about 45 percent on average.
Huffington Post	25/01	Gender Equality: Tip-toeing to the Tipping Point EMBA alumna Valerie Keller takes gender inequality to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Concerned about the 'leaky pipeline' of women falling out in middle management she questions what corporations and indeed governments can do to redress the balance on gender disparity and pay.
The Independent	25/01	Lord Patten calls for BBC local radio U-turn Speaking from the Oxford Media Convention at Saïd Business School Lord Patten calls for the BBC to perform a U-turn on planned cuts to local radio by putting back £10 million it had planned to axe.
Rutland and Stamford Mercury	24/01	Woman runs RelayGB for husband Kris Chadwick, a programme administrator at Saïd Business School, will be taking part in the Relay GB event in May to raise money for the charity Brain Tumour UK. The event will see 700 people cover 3,100 miles across the UK in 119 non-stop marathons attempting to break the current world record for long-distance relay running which stands at 1,923 miles. Kris has been inspired to find different ways to raise money for the charity since her husband was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1998.
Fair Observer	24/01	The Doge of Qatar MBA alumnus Samir Boutamdja discusses the role Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, has played in the Arab Spring.
Financial Times	23/01	Numbers crunch for MBAs Business education is facing extraordinary pressures as the failing economy and changes in work visa regulations have caused numbers to fall on the country's top MBA programmes. The problem has been compounded by the lack of funding but many of the UK's strongest schools such as Oxford's Saïd Business School are now looking at more innovative forms of loans and have recently launched the Prodigy Finance Loan Scheme.
The Oxford Student	19/01	Saïd wants a new Thatcher-ed roof Wafic Saïd wants to name the new building on Park End Street after his close friend Margaret Thatcher. Saïd revealed his intentions in an interview with The Spectator, although the University has not confirmed the businessman's proposal.
Plain Dealer	18/01	Mitt Romney's past ties to private equity firm turn spotlight on industry Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has faced repeated questions about his record as former head of private equity firm Bain Capital and opened the industry to scrutiny. The question of whether private equity makes money for outside investors mentions two Oxford research projects - one by Tim Jenkinson and another by Ludovic Phalippou, which show differing results on private equity returns.
Oxford Mail	18/01	MINI praised over its recall handling Mini bosses praised for their "decisive and prompt" action in issuing a worldwide recall of 235,000 cars that were deemed potentially unsafe. Rupert Younger, director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, in the article said BMW's decisive move to make the recall would minimise damage to the MINI brand.
Spiegel Online International	16/01	Why ECB's Tricks Won't Solve the Crisis Ever since the European Central Bank began flooding the markets with cheap money, European banks have rediscovered their taste for sovereign bonds. But the crisis is far from over, as Standard and Poor's recent raft of downgrades showed. Clemens Fuest comments on the ECB's actions and the affect this has on the market.
BBC Radio Oxford News	16/01	Retail Crime on the increase According to a report published by the British Retail Consortium, retail crime went up by almost one third this year costing the countries shops £1.4 billion. In Oxfordshire there were more than 2,500 reported incidents between April and December in 2011. Commenting on the report Paul Chapman dismissed that organised crime or recession were wholly to blame for the increase. He states the increase of these figures could be down to retailers incompetence. 1 hour and 7 mins on the timeclock.
Bloomberg News	12/01	You're So Bain: Campaign Asks, Is Private Equity Good for U.S.? Article about whether private equity companies create or destroy industry, mentions a study by Tim Jenkinson of Oxford University's Saïd Business School, Steven N. Kaplan of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Robert S. Harris of the University of Virginia Darden School showing that buyout firms underperformed the S&P 500 in only 5 of the 25 years between 1984 and 2008.
Wall Street Journal	10/01	California's High-Speed Rail Fibs The California High Speed Rail Peer Review Group express serious doubts about the proposed Los Angeles-San Francisco rail system and mention research led by Oxford University's Professor Bent Flyvbjerg which reviewed large transport projects over the last 80 years and found a systematic pattern of deception.
BigNews.biz	09/01	Launch of 'The Yellow Emperor's Cure' by Kunal Basu at The Park Kolkata Launch of Kunal Basu's new book 'The Yellow Emperor's Cure'. The author of three acclaimed novels, The Opium Clerk, The Miniaturist, and Racists, has been teaching at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford since 1999.
International Herald Tribune	09/01	Berlin clings to austerity, despite pleas Article on whether Germany should be continuing to follow an austerity strategy or spending its way out of the economic crisis includes comment from Professor Clemens Fuest of Oxford University, who said that it was not possible to say that austerity generally led to higher growth, especially in a currency union where individual countries do not have any real control over their exchange rates.
New York Times	08/01	Germany Resists Europe's Pleas to Spend More Speaking about how Germany is influencing policy in the Eurozone, Professor Clemens Fuest, who has studied the relationship between public spending and growth, said it was not possible to say that austerity generally led to higher growth, especially in a currency union where individual countries do not have any real control over their exchange rates. "The evidence in the end is inconclusive," he said.
Financial Times	06/01	In a world of squeezed incomes, business 'aliens' quietly thrive Thomas Noe comments on the public concern over rising executive pay and explains that much of the growth in executive pay in the US, and probably in the UK too, could be explained by an increase in company size.
Women's Wear Daily	06/01	December comps rise, but margins suffer Nancy Puccinelli comments on the state of the retail market in December. "This Christmas there were record online sales," she said " but now we are seeing record returns in that domain that will impact profits."
Handelsblatt	05/01	Greek Exit Would Mean Chain Reaction, Fuest Tells Handelsblatt Oxford University professor Clemens Fuest says an exit from the euro by Greece would cause a chain reaction in other crisis countries within the currency area as citizens rush to withdraw savings from banks.
Social Earth	04/01	Resource of the Week: Social Enterprise Learning Toolkit Oxford MBA alumna Lindsay leads seToolbelt.org, a free open content resource hub that helps social entrepreneurs plan, start, manage, and grow successful social enterprises.

December 2011

Business Daily	30/12	BBC World Service Reporting from Silicon Valley comes to Oxford, Lesley Curwen meets business leaders to discuss how the next wave of technology can unlock the economic growth the world so badly needs. Includes interviews with Mike Malone, Brian Segar, Allen Morgan, and Maria Sendra.
All About Finance blog	28/12	Triggering Disruptive Innovation in Retail Banking in the Digital Age Ignacio Mas, a Consultant on Mobile Money blogs about research he's been conducting with Colin Mayer about how to conceive new banking experiences for poor people in developing countries using basic mobile phones.
New York Times	27/12	Online Merchants Home In on Imbibing Consumers After enjoying a few drinks, some people go dancing. Others order food. And for some, it's time to shop online. "In a shopping context, alcohol would lift people's moods and make them feel more relaxed," said Nancy Puccinelli, an associate fellow at the Oxford's Saïd Business School who studies consumer behavior.
BBC Mundo	26/12	Cuïn importantes son los lïderes Article on the importance of leaders, includes comment from Jerker Denrell on the increase in 'narcissistic management' which he says has been on the increase since the 80s.
CNN	23/12	Why it's time to worry about rise of the android workers 2012 may be the year that it dawns on us that more digital technology might mean fewer regular jobs and that robots could be replacing human beings as the critical labor force. "The androids are coming and they work even cheaper than the Chinese do," argued McAfee on the team proposing the motion "This house believes that the average worker is being left behind by advances in technology" at the Oxford Union debate at Silicon Valley comes to Oxford.
The Guardian	20/12	Live broadcast: can co-operation rebuild British business? Charles Leadbeater, visiting fellow at Oxford University's Said Business School will be taking part in a live panel discussion on Thursday 12 January at 13.30pm to discuss how co-operation and shared ownership can create more sustainable business models.
L'Expansion.com	19/12	Business Schools: focus on non-standard training 7 The Oxford Scenarios Programme is cited as one of 7 'uncommon' or 'atypical' executive development programmes. Discussions regularly include experts in neurology or the environment so participants can gauge how external events have an impact on strategic planning.
Bloomberg	15/12	Life After Wall Street: The Walkabout Journey MBA alumna Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster was a rising star in the world of finance until she gave it all up to pursue a path closer to her heart. Here she tells her story and how she came to set up The Walkabout Foundation.
Irish Supreme Court	14/12	Revenue Commissioners v O'Flynn Construction & ors Prof. Judith Freedman's article, "Interpreting Tax Statutes: Tax Avoidance and the Intention of Parliament" was cited by the Irish Supreme Court in applying their GAAR. (See para's 56 and 83)
Times of Malta	08/12	Rejecting proposed EU tax An article on the proposed Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), dubbed a "Robin Hood" tax, that is polarising EU member states cites John Vella, Clemens Fuest Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr, who argue that the FTT is the wrong instrument to address the issues raised by the financial crisis.
Ft.com	04/12	Continental shift Saïd Business School have regularly reported that US students are the largest nationality group on their MBA programmes. Diversity of students and a globally focused curriculum are two of the main reasons for non-Europeans to study in Europe. But as the euro crisis continues and European governments prove increasingly reluctant to give post-degree job visas to non-Europeans, there are real concerns that these advantages will be lost.
The Telegraph	02/12	Cheerful stores drive away stressed Christmas shoppers, experts warn Shops seen to be revelling too much in the festive season risk damaging sales figures by driving away stressed out customers, experts have warned. Nancy Puccinelli, who led the research, said: "In the final days before Christmas many a shopper will be feeling the pressure of the holiday season - with gifts to buy and preparations to make - leading to undue stress.
Times of India	02/12	A tiger by the retail A number of Indian States have vowed not to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector. Malobi Kar and Richard Cuthbertson of the Oxford Institute for Retail Management discuss the controversy and put forward the case for FDI based on academic research that shows it creates more jobs and increases revenue generation and overall economic development.
The Grocer	01/12	Stressed shoppers shun festive retailers at Christmas Stressed out shoppers are more inclined to avoid stores revelling in the festive season, new research by the Saïd Business School at Oxford University has found. The extreme contrast between consumers' negative feelings and the atmosphere in the store, be it festive decorations, Christmas music or overly enthusiastic staff, actually makes them feel worse and less willing to purchase, report author Nancy Puccinelli said.
Wall Street Journal	01/12	Grads Do 'Good' for a Profit Boundaries between non-profits and for-profits blur as M.B.A.s Opt for Financial Security. "While more students probably would like to go into traditional non-profits," says Pamela Hartigan, "it's hard for them to follow their hearts when their wallets are empty."
Financial Times	01/12	The chief executive for one season It used to be that a chief executive would happily occupy the top seat until retirement, but the fast-changing nature of modern business is undermining such lifers' ability to cope. David Pendleton, associate fellow at Oxford's Said Business School is an advocate for them to step aside and allow specialist chief executives to lead organisations for short-term tenures.

November 2011

The Guardian	30/11	What is the role of business schools in a reformed HE sector? Professor Roy Westbrook, deputy dean at Oxford University's Said Business School challenges the view of Professor Tim Wilson, former vice chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire who claims that budding entrepreneurs who want to learn about enterprise should not go to business school, not even a prestigious one.
Dealbreaker	30/11	NY Fed Researchers Want To Make You Mark Your Potential Bonus Clawback To Market In trying to figure out just how bankers should be paid, NY Fed researchers have quoted Joel Shapiro's 2010 New York Fed working paper that proposed tying remuneration to a bank's credit default swap spread.
Bloomberg	28/11	Risk Managers in Demand at Investment Banks John Purcell, MBA alumnus and founder of London-based executive search firm Purcell & Co., talks about hiring and bonuses in the financial-services industry.
British Retail Consortium	28/11	Retail and Growth: New evidence A report produced for the BRC by Oxford Economics and the Oxford Institute of Retail management, shows that the sector - a great British success story - makes major contributions to the economy, to employment and delivering value for customers.
Financial Times	25/11	Executive education: partners in law Article on the importance of business education for lawyers notes that the Saïd Business School at Oxford offers leadership and strategy courses which are popular with law firms.
Schuldenpolitik der Industrielïnder ist am Ende	25/11	Financial Times Deutschland Article on the Euro-crisis includes comment from Oxford University economist Clemens Fuest.
Ricochet	24/11	Resolved: The Average Worker Is Being Left Behind by Technology Michael Malone, creator of 'Silicon Valley comes to Oxford', talks about his experiences and views from the event's most recent debate, which argues that the average worker is being left behind by technology.
The Times	23/11	News in brief The Saïd Business School at Oxford University is launching a two-year postgraduate business programme. The Oxford 1+1 MBA programme allows students to combine the full-time MBA course with a selection of one-year MSc programmes offered by other university departments. The programme begins in October 2012 with four departments involved, the School of Geography and the Environment, the Department of Education, the Oxford Internet Institute and the Department of Computer Science. Many more of the 200-plus postgraduate taught degrees at Oxford are expected to be available to study as part of the programme in the future.
The Times	23/11	Seed of cultural enrichment Stephan Chambers, MBA director at the Saïd Business School, comments on the value of research centres. PDF copy available on request
Andrew McAfee blog	22/11	The Oxford Union Debate: Coming Home With Our Shields, Not On Them Silicon Valley comes to Oxford speaker Andrew McAfee revels in the glory of winning the Oxford Union debate.
Financial Times (China)	21/11	Oxford 1+1 MBA The University of Oxford is in the final stage of approval of a "1+1" programme, which will enable students to study an Oxford specialist master's degree and an MBA in two years.
The Guardian	21/11	The 'Avon ladies' of Bangladesh Women working in Bangladesh face a cultural taboo. Despite this villagers are starting to escape poverty by selling cosmetics and health products from multinational corporations in their communities. Professor Linda Scott, who is conducting a research project on the programme, commented 'It's not the normal thing for women in this culture to be out travelling the countryside.'
Financial Times	21/11	Opportunities and Challenges The FT speaks to participants at the WomenSphere Conference about their decision to study for a management degree.
Huffington Post	18/11	Generation Give, Part 2 A new generation of Millennials embrace giving as part of living. At business schools, student demands for programs on social entrepreneurship and innovation reflect these new values. And academia is shaping courses to meet this demand. For example, the Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship offers students an MBA program with a focus on social entrepreneurship.
Deutsche Welle	18/11	How Europe can tackle future crises Basel III, a European finance ministry, debt mechanisms - there is no shortage of proposals and ideas for tackling future financial and economic crises in Europe. But which ones will really work? Clemens Fuest calls for a fundamental reform.
Telegraph	17/11	Expat education: distance learning ideal for broadening your horizons The MSc in Major Programme Management at the Saïd Business School is allowing business leaders in the private and public sectors to gain the essential intellectual and financial skills required to manage large-scale programmes and projects all over the world. Recent graduate Chiara Dottorini McCormack comments on the benefits of having completed the part-time degree.
About.com	15/11	Mission plus good logistics create a model cause marketing campaign The Pampers-UNICEF campaign to provide vaccinations against neonatal tetanus has featured in a case study by Professor Linda Scott. Scott explored a number of key ideas that have contributed to the campaign's success.
Institutional Investor	14/11	Much Ado about Hedge Fund Revisions An article about an academic study into hedge fund revisions by Tarun Ramadorai and Michael Streatfield from the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance and the Saïd Business School at Oxford University includes a response by the study authors at the end of the article, pointing out some factual errors in the journalist's original article.
Financial Times	14/11	Oxford seeks to widen MBA appeal Oxford University is about to finalise approval of its "1+1" programme, with enrolment to begin in 2012. The programme will allow students to study a Masters Degree and a MBA in a two-year period, a move which Peter Tufano says will make the school more competitive with its major US counterparts.
Wall Street Online (Germany)	14/11	Streit über Rolle der EZB in der Schuldenkrise Clemens Fuest, Research Director of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, says the European Central Bank's is drifting away from its original concept and moving towards a role similar to the European Federal Reserve, acting as a lifeboat to countries in the grip of economic turmoil.
IEDP	13/11	Developing women entrepreneurs in China The '10,000 Women Entrepreneurship Program', a partnership between Saïd Business School and the School of Business Administration at South Western University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), has seen its first class graduate in Chengdu after five months.
Financial Times	12/11	Cases highlight risk of hiring private sleuths Rupert Younger, director of the Centre for Corporate Reputation, points out that technology advances mean that companies may face a greater risk of becoming embroiled in criminal investigative activity.
Financial Advisor Magazine	11/11	Old school, new tricks In the face of huge cuts in annual government funding, Oxford University's Andrew Hamilton is turning to American fundraising techniques. One strategy is to foster lifelong alumni loyalty of which US institutions have reaped significant benefits.
China Daily	11/11	Shaping the new economy Professor Eric Thun from Saïd's Chinese Business Studies department reviews the historical difficulty of setting up R&D centres in China, but suggests they may allow foreign companies to access and keep up with a new world of innovation.
YLE Radio 1 (Finland)	10/11	'Collaborative consumption' Organisational and economic sociologist Marc Ventresca is quoted in a recent radio essay on collaborative consumption in innovation ecosystem. The program uses background and his comments on the benefits and challenges of these new business models at Wheelz and Airbnb. Program and article in Finnish with some English quotes.
EN for Business	10/11	Robin Hood tax "will not give to the poor" The entrepreneurs magazine reports on the study of the financial transactions tax (FTT), conducted by the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, to be published in December's British Tax Review.
Times Higher Education	10/11	Appointments Andrew Pettigrew, Professor of Strategic Management, has been presented with the Richard Whipp Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Academy of Management.
The Financial	9/11	Award-winning research Dr Eamonn Molloy, Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School and Dr Maja Korica, former Saïd DPhil student and now Research Fellow at Warwick Business School, have been selected as the winner of the 2011 Diana Forsythe Award sponsored by the American Medical Informatics Association People and Organizational Issues Working Group.
The Times	9/11	Short-term profit and social benefit Letter from 24 signatories including Professor Steve Rayner, calls for a change in the culture of business to combat the public's loss of trust in the business world. PDF copy available on request.
BBC Radio 4	7/11	Radio: Analysis Professor Jerker Denrell of Oxford University's Said Business School is interviewed about changes in the roles and responsibilities of a company CEO. (c.11:00 on the iPlayer clock) Also online story here.
The Sunday Telegraph	6/11	Sadly, a Robin Hood tax won't help the poor Column on the Financial Transaction Tax (or 'Robin Hood' tax) notes that "an excellent paper [on the tax], about to be published by the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation in the British Tax Review, should be required reading".
CNN	4/11	Quest means business Professor Dimitrios Tsomocos, Reader in Financial Economics at the Said Business School and adviser to the Greek opposition, discusses the vote of confidence in Prime Minister George Papandreou.
Athina 9.84 Channel	4/11	The Greek situation Dimitrios Tsomocos talks about the results of the October 26 EU agreement. Interview in Greek. (c. 9:40-9:50am on the clock)
The Daily Telegraph	4/11	Nearly half of hedge data is 'unreliable' An Oxford University study has found that 40 percent of hedge funds mislead investors by giving incorrect information about their monthly investment performance. The research, in conjunction with Duke University, claims that 7,000 individual hedge funds managed to misinform their clients about performance results between 2007 and 2011.
The Guardian	3/11	Six ways for charities to build successful partnerships with the private sector Professor Linda Scott of the Said Business School, who has studied the partnership between Unicef and Pampers, which has raised enough money to buy 300m vaccines against maternal neonatal tetanus, suggests six guidelines for voluntary organisations looking to create successful private sector partnerships.
Globe and Mail (Canada)	3/11	MBA friends with (career) benefits Said Business School MBA graduate Alanna Petroff discusses the value of the networks she has built during and following her time at Oxford.
Sïddeutsche Zeitung	3/11	Griechenlands Wirtschaft muss schrumpfen While the referendum in Greece is off the table Clemens Fuest recommends a new "unity government" in Athens, to consult the people.
The Oxford Times	3/11	Top salaries under the spotlight In light of recent research from Incomes Data Services (IDS), Thomas Noe adds to the debate over executive pay "There is a lot of misunderstanding about reward and the important part it plays in shaping senior executive behavior" he said.
Globo News (Brazil)	2/11	Oxford atrai estudantes pelos seus sïculos de tradiïïo e ensino Feature programme on Oxford University and the Said Business School in particular, which includes interviews with Loren Griffith, acting director of international strategy for the University, Dr Timothy Power of the Latin American Centre, Stephan Chambers, director of the MBA programme at the Said Business School, Anna Farrus, head of admissions at the Said Business School, and Brazilian students.
Management Today	1/11	Putting an end to corruption A trillion dollars a year are paid globally in bribes. It's a curse and will take more than the Bribery Act here and tougher laws in the US to sort out. According to Liz David-Barrett, from the Oxford Centre for Corporate Reputation, installing anti-bribery measures can be like turning around an ocean liner.
The Times, Eureka	Nov	Can geoengineering help to solve our climate crisis? Steve Rayner goes head to head with Mike Childs from Friends of the Earth to support the case for geoengineering as a possible solution to counteract climate change. PDF copy available on request.
Harvard Business Review	Nov	It's hard to be good A panel of experts, including Pamela Hartigan from the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, profile five 'good' companies that do more than just pay lip service to community engagement, labour relations, environmental protection, corporate governance and supply chain accountability. PDF copy available on request.
TEDxOxbridge	Nov	The Pendulum Swings All the videos from the TEDxOxbridge event are now available to view online.

October 2011

BioPortfolio	31/10	Illumina Names Dr. Daniel S. Grosu Chief Medical Officer Ilumina has appointed MBA alumnus Dr. Daniel S. Grosu, M.D., as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.
Sydney Morning Herald	29/10	Cost rail projects properly to bring down the bills Questioning the cost of rail projects in New South Wales the piece cites research by Bent Flyvbjerg that documents the 'optimism bias' that pervades major infrastructure projects the world over.
Skai News Channel	27/10	The Greek debt and the haircut Dimitrios Tsomocos talks about the EU deal and the Greek debt haircut. Interview at 1:16:45.
Financial Times	26/10	A step in the right direction Glancing through the FT MBA rankings, one statistic will invariably catch your eye: the ratio of men to women in MBA classes. Alanna Petroff explores how an MBA education can help prepare women for roles in business.
Financial Times	25/10	A new kind of benevolence Proctor and Gamble has put the heft of its $9bn Pampers brand behind a campaign, which aims to help protect women and babies from maternal and newborn tetanus. In a report Linda Scott, Mary Johnstone-Louis and Catherine Dolan discuss the challenges within the campaign.
The Guardian	24/10	Supporting students in social enterprise Two workers from Student Hubs, share their experiences of spreading the word about social enterprise in UK universities Both will be attending the 2011 Emerge Conference which is taking place this weekend at Said Business School.
The Guardian	24/10	See what you print: can it shake up the world of printers? Artefact's revolutionary wireless design features a full-length touchscreen but will it ever make it past the concept stage? Victor Seidel questions whether this is actually a printing revolution and whether there is a market for such a printer.
The Economist	22/10	The all-telling eye MBA alumnus Mihkel Jïïtma talks about RealEyes, the company he founded which has been developing a system that combines eye-spying webcams with emotional analysis. His system is able to gauge a person's mood by plotting the position of facial features, employing clever algorithms to interpret changes in their alignment. He explains how this approach offers precisely the sort of quantitative data brand managers yearn for.
China Daily	21/10	Journey to the West Rising labour costs in the east are causing some to question how long China can remain as a manufacturing powerhouse. But Eric Thun says it is far too early to write China off as a major manufacturing cente.
IEDP	20/10	Private Equity Gets Rigorous Analysis Academic research into the role and prospects for private equity in the new economy can help shed light on this vital but misunderstood source of funding at a time when world commerce needs all the funding it can get.
The Independent	20/10	It's business, but not as usual Oxford MBA Allen Manser was selected as one of four finalists in the Association of MBA's MBA Student of the Year Award, sponsored by The Independent.
Nursing Standard	19/10	Pay expert says local bargaining would cost more and be disruptive Research into nationally determined pay in the NHS has been submitted to the independent body that recommends pay levels. Author of the study, Ian Kessler, argues that current national arrangements based on NHS pay review body recommendations and AfC ensure discipline, consistency, cost efficiency and transparency.
Spiegel Online	19/10	Wirtschaftspreis für Euro-Ausstieg: Ökonomen glauben nicht an Euro-Masterplan As discussions on the EU crisis continue apace Euro-expert Clemens Fuest says all options need to be explored and he would not put himself at the forefront of a campaign to abolish the Euro.
The Economist	17/10	Social scientists should go back to telling stories The problem of physics envy - the need to reduce a series of complicated situations to clear, broadly applicable lessons, plagues business schools and business research.
Financial Times	17/10	Collaboration and the MBA Alanna Petroff rounds up her year as an MBA blogger for the Financial Times by reflecting on the collaboration and teamwork she witnessed as the class rallied to support Scott Lockhart through the programme.
The Edge	14/10	Corporate crooks New UK laws should make every organisation alert to the risk of corruption in their business. According to Liz David-Barrett not every executive is likely to encounter bribery, some are more at risk than others depending on role or location, or the type of sector or activity.
Business Day	14/10	Ralph Hamann and Francois Bonnici: Social innovation Alumnus Francois Bonnici, the newly appointed director of the GSB Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship claims that dialogue and co-ordination need to be complemented with new ways of doing things, with innovation, to find marketable solutions to problems in our society.
The Straits Times	14/10	Travels trigger the tales Kunal Basu is at the Singapore Writers Festival where he will introduce his new book, The Yellow Emperor's Cure, a tale of a Portuguese doctor who goes to China in the 19th century to find a cure for syphilis.
The Independent	13/10	Role reversal as Asian schools head west As the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business opens its first London office, and partnerships between European and Asian business schools flourish, Stephan Chambers explains that Saïd has no plans to link its executive MBA with others.
The Independent	13/10	Time to reflect on your goals and experiences A good mentor is vital to making the most of your MBA and students at Saïd have benefitted from coaching where they were helped through issues ranging from confidence, leadership and anger management to work-life balance and living and working in a foreign culture.
Accountancy Age	12/10	Holes found in Tobin Tax net The European Commission's financial transaction tax proposals that are set to become a reality were scrutinised by leading academics at the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation's conference on taxing banks last week.
Harvard Business Review	11/10	How Pampers and UNICEF Conquered a Deadly Disease A new business school case, developed by Linda Scott, Catherine Dolan, Mary Johnstone-Louis and team, details a partnership between Procter and Gamble's Pampers brand of nappies and UNICEF where P&G has promised to contribute a portion of the sale of every pack of Pampers toward a vaccine against maternal and newborn tetanus (MNT).
India Inc	10/10	Can India create a Steve Jobs? Paying tribute to Apple's innovator-in-chief this article explores how visionaries are created citing Marc Ventresca as saying that successful entrepreneurs are skilled system builders - they may well have a great idea, a Eureka moment, but it is what they do with that idea in context which is critical.
Engineering and Technology	07/10	Virtual opportunity for students A profile of Letsgraduate, winner of the sixth Annual Oxford International Youth Business Development (YBD 2011) Competition. Letsgraduate aims to connect meritorious but needy students in India with donors across the globe.
Techweb	07/10	IBM Launches University Competition to Combat Growth of Non-Communicable Diseases Saïd is one of the schools participating in the NCD Challenge launched by IBM and Novartis. The competition is designed to tap the inventiveness of students to find new ways to address the rise of non-communicable diseases in both developing and developed countries.
CNN	07/10	Money talks - in many different languages Stephan Chambers points out the advantage for native English speakers to learn a second language particularly as the balance of economic power shifts. Eric Thun, who learnt Mandarin in his mid-20's agrees that while you may have to temporarily have to put your career on hold to learn a language, the trade-off was likely to be worth it.
The Times	05/10	Oxford's action man Peter Tufano details his vision for the business school and hope's his outsider's fresh view and can-do attitude will help him realise his ambition.
The Times	05/10	Savile Row tailoring house was a perfect fit EMBA alumnus Patrick Grant explains his decision to buy Norton & Sons, a Savile Row tailor, and attributes the EMBA programme to his success.
The Times	05/10	Double dip fear has potential students feeling singularly edgy Derek Walker comments on the expected outlook for jobs as MBA applicants are nervous about taking the plunge.
Globe and Mail	05/10	Transcript: Reaping the benefits of open strategy Richard Whittington discusses the idea of open strategy which is concerned with the way that strategy is now becoming a much more open, diffuse, transparent and inclusive factor.
Accountancy Age	05/10	Tobin tax is likely, says banking chief Speaking at the CBT Taxing Banks conference at Saïd Business School, BBA chief executive Angela Knight said the UK is likely to adopt a tax on all financial transaction following pressure from the European Commission.
HR Bullets	05/10	A ratio in search of a rationale Thomas Noe says that Vince Cable's proposed reforms to executive pay, while well intended, are fundamentally flawed.
International Tax Review	04/10	Exclusive: why the Commission changed its mind on the FTT At the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation conference Manfred Bergmann, director for Indirect Taxation and Tax Administration at the DG Taxation and Customs Union at the European Commission, has explained why the Commission changed course and came out with a proposal for a financial transactions tax (FTT).
Financial Times	03/10	Lessons learnt at Harvard given a fresh home at Oxford Saïd's new dean Peter Tufano lays out his plans to tap into the expertise of the wider university and encourage collaboration on ideas.
Financial Times	03/10	Lessons learnt at Harvard given a fresh home at Oxford Peter Tufano lays out his plans to tap into the expertise of the wider university and encourage collaboration on ideas. The article links to a video on how business schools can help tackle larger social issues.
Harvard Business Review	01/10	Lean Knowledge Work New research by David Upton and Bradley Staats reveals that so-called 'knowledge workers' can benefit from the 'lean' production principles long deployed in manufacturing.
Islamic Business and Finance	01/10	Creating a global Islamic Business In an extract from his latest book, Islamic Branding and Marketing: Creating a Global Islamic Business, Dr Paul Temporal shares his insights on building an Islamic brand.

September 2011

The Guardian	30/09	Welfare state good for entrepreneurship and economic growth, say experts As business leaders call for and end to the stigma attached to entrepreneurs who rely on benefits after a venture goes wrong, Marc Ventresca explains the differences across national boundaries.
CS Monitor	30/09	Stanford's Institute of Design: School for world changers Oxford DPhil candidate Yasser Bhatti is taking a semester away from Saïd Business School to join Stanford's Institute of Design - which creates 'empathy driven' curricula, which push design that improves lives.
aiCIO	28/09	Private Equity Surpasses Public Market, Report Reveals A new academic paper shows that returns on private equity have surpassed the public market over the long-term.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek	27/09	Bank Bonus Caps May Cut Risk, Boost Value, Oxford Economist Says John Thanassoulis, Director of the MSc in Financial Economics explains that linking bank bonuses to balance sheets may limit pay and reduce risk of default while improving shareholder returns.
Financial Post	26/09	From geek speak to global business Hire the World, founded by Oxford MBA alumnus Terry Beech, taps into the idea of crowd-sourcing. It enables companies looking for new logos, graphics, web designs or other creative content to link to businesses all over the world and source designers through online contests.
Wiwo.de	04/09	Das Titanic-Szenario Der Euro steuert auf den Eisberg zu Professor Clemens Fuest looks to the future of what might happen if the turmoil in the markets triggers a chain reaction and breaks down the Euro-zone.

August 2011

New York Times

18/08

Save the Savings Bond

The US treasury has ended over-the-counter sales of savings bonds - a move that could seriously reduce the ability of tax payers to save according to Peter Tufano, Dean of Saïd Business School.

Wall Street Journal

05/08

Internet Wars: Version 2.0

The new politics behind evaluating the true worth of tech investments.

July 2011

Masters or bust	25/07	The one with a game changer on entrepreneurs Reflecting on Marc Ventresca's TEDx session the author of the blog considers Marc's theory of entrepreneurs as 'systems builders'.
BBC News	22/07	Afghans set for credit union conference in Glasgow Representatives from Afghanistan will attend the World Credit Union Conference in Glasgow on Sunday. Speakers nclude former Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP and Peter Tufano, professor of finance at the Saïd Business School.
PRNewser	22/07	Q&A with Author Paul Temporal: Reaching the Islamic Market Paul Temporal details some of the top trends right now among Muslim consumers.
Leadership	22/07	The art of impact investment Oxford MBA alumnus Dr Francois Bonnici explains impact investment and social entrepreneurship: an entirely new generation of philanthrocapitalists who are spearheading the use of business models to solve global social problems.
Handelsblatt	21/07	Investmentbanken kassieren in Amerikabei Bïrsengïngen fast doppelt so hohe Honorarewie in Europa A look at the difference between IPO fees in Europe and the US based on a paper by M. Abrahamson, T. Jenkinson und H. Jones from Saïd.
Oxford Times	20/07	Antony and Cleopatra A review of Creation Theatre's production of Antony and Cleopatra, running throughout the summer at Saïd Business School.
Financial Times	19/07	Hackgate confirms City suspicions of listed fiefdoms Deepening suspicion of family controlled listed businesses is borne out by research led by Julian Franks of London Business School and Colin Mayer of Saïd Business School.

June 2011

Oxford Mail	17/06	Said Business School completes first stage of extension The original benefactor of Oxford University's Saïd Business School yesterday marked the completion of the first stage of a £28m extension. Wafic Saïd is pictured with Vice-Chancellor Andrew Hamilton at the topping-out ceremony.
BBC Radio Oxford	16/06	Saïd Business School - Topping out To mark the topping out ceremony, BBC Radio Oxford takes a look at the history and significance of the school, the importance of the new building and what it will mean for the school, and gets an insight to what it's like to be a student at Saïd. Features Mat Davies, Colin Mayer, Alanna Petroff and Anthea Milnes.
New York Times	16/06	Stores Demand Mannequins With Personality (Heads Optional) With retailers fighting for customers in the sluggish economic recovery, the generic white, hairless, skinny mannequin is being pushed aside by provocative alternatives that entice shoppers. Linda Scott, explains that there was cultural shift in the 1960's changing the appearance of mannequins.
Private equity international	16/06	Oxford academic says industry 'grossly exaggerates' returns Ludovic Phalippou has slammed performance data published by the private equity industry, adding that academic studies consistently show returns are broadly comparable with public equities. Article available on request
FT.com	15/06	TED talks brings new experiences to campus MBA blogger Alanna talks about the truly inspirational TEDxOxbridge event where Outside speakers flew in from all over the world to talk about new, innovative ideas, covering everything from politics to climate change to funding for clean-water projects.
Financial Times	13/06	Never let a crisis go to waste Some recent varied and high-profile crises, from Toyota's car recall, to BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, have caused businesses to reappraise how they analyse and manage risk. According to Richard Whittington the consequences are more serious than used to be the case. "Things are larger-scale and more interconnected now, so companies are more vulnerable and the repercussions are wider," he says.
Thomson Reuters	11/06	ECB FOCUS-Isolated in Greece debate, Trichet may U-turn again Clemens Fuest, a professor at Oxford University and a member of the academic advisory board of the German Federal Ministry of Finance, said the ECB must be ready to compromise on its insistence that any sovereign debt restructuring be voluntary and non-binding on private sector creditors. "The compromise cannot be that there is a shifting of all the burden of the debt to the taxpayer."
Reuters	08/06	The US IPO cartel Mark Abrahamson, Tim Jenkinson, and Howard Jones, of Oxford University, have an utterly compelling paper out proving that there's collusion among investment banks in the US - it doesn't matter whether they're European or American banks - to keep IPO proceeds set at 7%.
PE Hub	08/06	Shouldn't we be more outraged by underwriter fees? According to a study issued late last year by three academics from Oxford University's Saïd Business School, European issuers pay 3.5 percent for IPO fees. In the US fees remain at 7% for exactly the same set of services.
Director Magazine	07/06	I invented the Big Society As The Big Issue turns 20 Pamela Hartigan commends its innovative approach towards fighting poverty."Instead of soup kitchens and shelter for the homeless it said, 'we're going to have them take a bit of responsibility'.
Marketwatch	08/06	It's time to change how we teach investors It might be a stretch to say that Americans, in general, are failures when it comes to investing. But given the amount of time and attention spent teaching people how to be savvy about all things money, it sure seems that way. Peter Tufano suggests that educators need to make financial information engaging and ubiquitous encouraging the use of financial entertainment to engage people.
The Telegraph	05/06	Sen praises India, Roy rails Speaking at the launch of a Visiting Professorship in Business and Development named after the late Sanjaya Lall, Amartya Sen used sharp words "I am in many ways quite concerned about what's happening to Europe right now and I would like to argue that there are a few things to learn from developing countries in this context."
The Hindu	04/06	West could learn from India, says Amartya Sen Addressing a packed audience at Oxford University's Said Business School Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen said that the West, which is reeling from the worst post-World War economic crisis, can learn a "few things" from developing countries such as India and China.
Financial Times	01/06	A blogger's insights into fellow MBAs As an alternative to examining consumer behaviour using marketing using research tools such as semiotics and ethnography, Alanna has taken a different approach to understanding the MBA experience by reading the Facebook posts of her classmates.
PR Week	01/06	The Bribery Act: What the PR industry needs to know Liz David-Barrett, Research fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation gives the academic view of whether the new Bribery Act would restrict corporate hospitality.

May 2011

Financial Times	31/05	Taking talent across borders When the UK's coalition government promised a new cap on immigrants, businesses were immediately concerned. Victor Seidel, who has worked extensively in Silicon Valley, says the growth of technology companies is often fuelled by highly skilled migrants such as engineers or computer programmers. Such ventures are particularly attractive to migrants, he suggests, because they provide an ideal way of "demonstrating their skills and abilities that doesn't require a lot of knowledge of existing institutions such as banking and finance, which are harder for them to break into"
The Guardian	28/05	Corporation tax cuts fail to create jobs, says TUC Lower corporate tax rates may not boost economic growth, a new report suggests, taking issue with a key principle at the heart of the Tories' economic policies. However, Mike Devereux, director of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, said the report did not take into account all the variables that might affect growth rates in order to establish whether corporation tax affected investment.
The Chronicle of Higher education	26/05	Rhodes Scholar Expands Overseas Teaching Program for College Athletess> MBA student Parker Goyer started a program called Coach for College, which places college athletes in Vietnamese villages every summer to work with local children. The program seeks to help reduce the school dropout rate in rural parts of developing countries through sports-learning camps taught by local college students and American college athletes.
Financial Times	25/05	Proposals to stop another banking crisis are missing the point The FT's four part Mastering Growth series features a column by Colin Mayer who concludes that the successful growth of UK enterprise critically hinges on both institutional changes in the way in which banks structure corporate lending and on the response of regulators to these developments.
MR Web	25/05	New Leaders for Spring MBA alumna Catalina Cernica has been as Managing Director of Spring Research.
FT.com	25/05	Sports and glory Photo review of Saïd's participation at the 'quirky annual sporting event' otherwise known as the MBATs. Anyone interested can see the results here: http://www.mbat.org/mbat2010-11results.html
nky.com	21/05	Costs piling up for Ky. toll study A traffic study intended to predict how drivers will react to tolls on the Ohio River Bridges Project is approaching $1 million - nearly 10 times the amount originally approved by Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet last year. Bent Flyvbjerg, commenting on the accuracy of forecasting said: "Forecasts tend to be overestimated, which means that actually traffic tends to be lower than estimated and revenues tend to be even lower than that. So there's a special problem and special risk for the type of project that you're looking at."
The Scotsman	20/05	Employee ownership can be answer to business future William Davies, Research Fellow at the Institute for Science Innovation & Society continues the debate about the ownership and the future of Scotland's economy as its companies are bought and sold like trading chips.
Financial Times	17/05	Sustainable growth is the new incarnation of capitalism Richard Whittington comments that the traditional view of growth as an upward sloping graph can be "desirable but dangerous."
The Guardian	17/05	Cambridge ends Oxford's long reign at the top of university league table Though Cambridge has taken the top spot in this year's Guardian University Guide league table, Oxford came top in business and management programmes delivered by Saïd.
Financial News	12/05	Boom-era buyout funds may miss out on 'carried interest' Private equity firms and investors are unlikely to ever see significant returns from the so-called "boom era" of buyout raised funds in 2006-2007 as growth in underlying assets continues to fail to meet expectations, according to research by Professor Tim Jenkinson at Oxford University.
Thomson Reuters	11/05	German economy minister rejects Greece exit from euro Clemens Fuest from the University of Oxford, who is also a senior advisor to the German finance ministry, argued for a restructuring before Athens considers abandoning the euro. "An exit is feasible in principle," Fuest told the FASZ. "But the first step to solve the debt problem within the euro zone must be a haircut. Then one can think about whether Greece wants to stay in the euro zone."
www.parliament.uk	11/05	Commons debate In parliamentary debate Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con) commented: "ïI add that the Oxford university centre for business taxation says in its policy briefing that "it is unlikely that the introduction of the CCCTB would bring significant benefits to the EU in aggregate in terms of employment, GDP or efficiency, although some individual countries could benefit significantly."
The Herald	09/05	Ndebele gets top post MBA alumna Nothando Ndebele has been appointed as head of Sub-Saharan Africa research section of Renaissance Capital, an emerging markets investment bank.
Financial Times	09/05	Executive Education rankings Saïd Business School is now ranked as the UK's number one executive education provider and 11th in the World in the combined ranking of Executive Education programmes compiled by the Financial Times. Rising 5 places from last year Saïd has moved into the top 10 providers of open enrolment programmes, and is ranked joint 10th. The School also saw a rise of 4 places for custom programmes to be placed 17th this year.
The Guardian	5/05	Lawyers are right to be cautious about going public A public company is far removed from the private professional partnership and any firm going down this road will have several significant hurdles to overcome. A study published last year by the Novak Druce Centre for Professional Service Firms, at Saïd Business School, shows just how challenging it is to manage partnerships effectively, and what a hurdle this could prove. It found the potential of decision-making "paralysis" was inherent in the partnership structure, but could be overcome through skilled consensus-building by good leaders.
Research	5/05	Study to look at the uses and impact of neuromarketing As interest in neuromarketing grows, Professor Steve Woolgar and Dr Tanja Schneider are to carry out a three-year project to better understand how these techniques are being applied to marketing and research, and how they will affect our understanding of how consumers make decisions.
Financial Times	03/04	The princess and the private equity class While most people enjoyed an extra day's holiday for the Royal Wedding, one group of Oxford MBAs stayed hard at work in their private equity class.
Daily Telegraph	02/05	Time for Cameron to come out for entrepreneurs Research by Nicolas Serrano-Velardea, Centre for Business Taxation, shows how large companies in France allocate resources across subsidiaries in different markets to tackle new entrants. The study has found for the first time empirical evidence that such activity stifles competition and entrepreneurship.
Shreveport Bossier Magazine	01/05	Q&A with Steve Rayner As part of the Oxford Program for the Future of Cities, Steve will be leading a case study in Shreveport-Bossier analyzing ways to make the region a better place to live and work. Article available on request

April 2011

CA Magazine	29/04	Pushing Forward Lalit Johri defines the different sets of motivations that characterise candidates undertaking management development programmes. Recognising that leadership situations are unique and the challenges and issues vary from day to day he points out that the School has put a considerable amount of work on new ways of defining the organisation in the 21st century, where the goal now is to combine the business dynamic and the social dynamic under a common business model.
The Economist	28/04	Getting corporations to cough up There are flaws in how companies are taxed, but fixing them will not be easy. Mike Devereux of the Centre for Business Taxation would prefer a radically different, and simpler, system in which firms are taxed not where they say they make profits but where they generate sales.
Economist Intelligence Unit	27/04	On the right track Richard Cuthbertson and Wojciech Piotrowicz examine what is involved in creating sustainable supply chains.
Wall Street Journal	26/04	Bringing creativity into B-schools Facult are bringing arts into business school classrooms in an effort to push students to think creatively. Mark Powell, associate fellow at Saïd has used Shakespeare's plays, modern poetry, painting and dance to press senior executives in his leadership classes to think about their work differently.
Wired	25/04	Fail to succeed "Twitter itself was a bit of a side project. You could say it was a mistake that worked out very well for us." So begins Biz Stone's masterclass to MBA students at Silicon Valley comes to Oxford at the Saïd Business School.
The Times	15/04	The extremely annoying thing about social entrepreneurs Dr Pamela Hartigan, director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, Oxford University, is interviewed about what she views as false perception of the existence of a difference between social entrepreneurs and commercial entrepreneurs. She also takes issue with the government view of social entrepreneurs as contractors, dedicated to keeping things 'ticking over', when actually, 'they exist to innovate'.
The Financial	15/04	Saïd Business School: Calls to address social ventures funding gap A group of leading figures is calling for new legal structures to be put in place to address the funding gap experienced by many social ventures by encouraging greater numbers of commercial organisations to enter into partnerships with charities to address specific social issues.
Tweet	12/05	"Terrific sesh with the brill people at Said's corp rep centre in Oxford"
Tax Journal	13/04	Clive Anderson asks: 'To Gaar or not to Gaar?' Tax avoidance is legal but 'is it fair, or even moral?' asked Clive Anderson on the BBC's Unreliable Evidence programme broadcast on Radio 4 last week. One way to 'curb tax dodges', he said, might be to introduce a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) allowing HMRC and the courts to look beyond the intricacies of financial arrangements to enforce 'the spirit as well as the letter of the law'. Among the panel of tax law specialists was Judith Freedman, Professor of Taxation Law and Director of Legal Research at Oxford University's Centre for Business Taxation.
AltAssets	11/04	Norwegian pension fund passes over private equity for real estate Norwegian state pension fund the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) has begun a concerted push towards increasing its investment in alternative assets. It considered private equity based on research conducted by Ludovic Phalippou but has opted to focus on real estate in the short term.
Greenwala	11/04	World Changing Social Entrepreneurs The Skoll World Forum describes itself as: "the premier, international platform for accelerating entrepreneurial approaches and innovative solutions to the world's most pressing social issues." In reality it was far more surreal than that and not just another do-gooder conference.
Financial Times	08/04	Business schools urged to do more teaching and less research David Willetts called for a debate on whether business schools should offer more practical help to companies and spend less time on academic research. Stephan Chambers recognises that both were needed.
The Straits Times	08/04	Magazines turn e-tailers In a bid to reverse flagging sales and stay relevant, fashion magazines may sell the products they feature in their articles. That 'may be breaking the rules a little bit' if advertisers are directly involved, says Professor Jonathan Reynolds.
The Independent	07/04	A passport to the top of the business world You don't have to have an MBA to be a CEO, but it clearly helps in so many ways, as Jane Silber, Oxford alumna and CEO of Canonical explains.
CBS News	07/04	ECB raises interest rates despite debt crisis As the ECB raised its key interest rate by a quarter point economist Clemens Fuest said that the bank had to tread a path between the weak periphery and the stronger "core" - France and Germany - as it returns interest rates to a more normal level.
City Journal	06/04	Of Space Ships and Bullet Trains The shuttle program is just another entry in the ever-expanding file of large, ostensibly public projects that have lurched past deadlines and beyond financial limits. Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition, by Bent Flyvbjerg is quoted extensively.
Wall Street Journal	05/04	Social Enterprises Profit From Interest Delegates from the social, finance, private and public sectors gathered at the Skoll World Forum to discuss where the business model was heading, recent innovations and how to do business.
Financial Times	05/04	Learning from the entrepreneurial project MBA blogger Alanna writes about her Entrepreneurial Project for which her team is trying to develop a business plan for a water purification device that was developed by an Oxford engineering professor.
Wall Street Journal	05/04	Tutu: To be a leader, first gain trust. Luminaries build credibility by acting with integrity, says antiapartheid hero and Nobel Peace Prize winner at the Skoll World Forum.
Associated Press	04/04	Tweaking the climate to save it: Who decides? In three intense days cloistered behind Chicheley Hall's old brick walls, four dozen international thinkers, including Steve Rayner, co-director of Oxford University's geoengineering program, pondered the planet's fate as it grows warmer, weighed the idea of reflecting the sun to cool the atmosphere, and debated the question of who would make the decision. The unknown risks of "geoengineering" - in this case, tweaking Earth's climate by dimming the skies - left many uneasy.
HR Future	1/04	Good work if you can get it Marc Thomson discusses building sustainable, high performance organisations.

March 2011

Real Business	11/03	The untapped employment pool Lydia Lei, inspired by Dhruv Lakra who employs deaf employers for his courier company explores the potential for employing disabled workers at her family's textile company based in Guangdong.
Financial Times	10/03	McKinsey's model springs a leak Chris McKenna comments on the use of consultants as McKinsey becomes ensnared in the trial into insider trading on Wall Street.
Financial Times	09/03	The importance of establishing priorities Inspired by a lecture by David Upton, MBA blogger Alanna examined her priorities for her year at Oxford.
Director	08/03	No more heroes With the age of the rock star leader over, business schools are now shaping leadership education for executives who put teamwork before ego.
The Japan Times	03/03	Geisha cuts into kimono market Fiona Graham has started a venture selling recycled kimonos, specifically the "tsuke-obi," one that has been cut in two, allowing women to slip into a kimono quickly without any assistance.
The Malaysian Insider	03/03	Tony Pua warns of MRT cost overruns and failed targets Tony Pua warned that Malysia's most extensive transport project would likely suffer major cost overruns and fail to meet bloated targets, citing a study by Bent Flyvbjerg.
Financial Times	01/03	Large groups pay lower rate of UK tax Very large companies pay lower rates of corporation tax than smaller businesses, according to Oxford University research that will fuel debate about whether big business pays enough tax.
Wall Street Journal	01/03	When a stint elsewhere reaps benefits Many companies now expect senior managers to engage in secondments outside their organizations, a practice which many businesses use as part of their retention strategy according to Marc Thompson.
CFO	01/03	Outsourcing Matures, Slowly David Upton identifies two common errors: failing to take the time up front to do a detailed analysis of a process being outsourced, and not preparing staff for what needs to change internally to help the outsourcing agreement run smoothly.

February 2011

Bloomberg BusinessWeek	25/02	Europeans Opting for MBAs Closer to Home Steven Renwick explains his motivation for applying to Saïd. A two-year degree at a US school would have set him back more than $150,000 which he says "seemed like a massive opportunity cost."
Financial Times	24/02	FT Lexicon: Professor of the week Mike Barnett from Saïd contributes definitions for communal strategy; corporate reputation; and the business case for corporate social responsibility, amongst others.
The Guardian	24/02	Stalking the bigfoot boomers Intergenerational equity issues will be a theme of one of the sessions at this year's Skoll World Forum.
Financial Times	21/02	Saïd fashions a tailor-made entrepreneur Patrick Grant bought a 200 year old Savile Row tailors and returned it to financial health. He was rewarded recently at the British Fashion Awards for reviving another men's wear brand, E. Tautz.
The Guardian	19/02	Osborne promises big bonuses but smaller corporation tax rate As corporation tax rates have come down in the UK, total revenue from the levy has remained surprisingly buoyant total revenue from the levy. Michael Devereux explains some of the factors behind this.
Accountancy Age	18/02	India likely to delay IFRS introduction According to a report 'Socio-Economic Impacts of IFRS on Wider Stakeholders in India', the majority of 371 interested parties interviewed, consider the introduction of IFRS costly without corresponding benefits.
Financial Times	15/02	Interview tips for MBA applicants MBA student Alanna provides some insider tips on Oxford interviews.
BBC Analysis	14/02	The Big Society Chris Bowlby looks at the practical consequences of replacing the state with volunteers. Keith Ruddle comments on the leadership needed to support, encourage and mentor the local people possibly taking up the mantle.
Sunday Times	13/02	Masters of the MBA universe With business schools scooping up big-name deans in order to maintain their reputations on the global stage, Peter Tufano talks about his goal for Saïd and his message for business.
The Guardian	11/02	Letters: Taxing issue of bank bonuses Professor Michael Devereux, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, responds to an article by George Monbiot on tax exemptions.
The Irish Times	11/02	Business flexes its muscle on tax Prof Michael Devereux suggests that it can be extremely difficult to identify the contribution made by a particular jurisdiction to the profits of a multinational.
C&IT Magazine	11/02	Bribery Act sparks event industry uncertainty Liz David-Barrett comments on the impending Bribery Act which raises fears about the extent to which lavish hospitality could be seen as 'improper inducement'.
BBC Radio 5	10/02	Wake up to Money Rupert Younger of the Centre for Corporate Reputation talks about 'Project Merlin', by which banks including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS will lend about £190 billion to businesses this year.
Financial Times	08/02	Slap to the City tests fragile truce Mike Devereux criticises the government for sending the wrong signal to banks and companies in the UK after it announced an extra £800m tax on the banking industry
Miller-McCune	08/02	High-Speed Heaven or Boondoggle Express Saïd's resident "boondoggle-ologist" Bent Flyvbjerg urges caution claiming that "The vast majority of public works projects go drastically over budget and aren't as well patronized as proponents claim. Rail and highway projects are often the worst boondoggles."
Financial Times	07/02	Trouble to avoid Article on multinational companies minimizing the tax they pay includes comment from Oxford University professor Mike Devereux.
Hindu Business Line	03/02	An impact study of IFRS An Oxford University study by Dr Tomo Suzuki and Professor Jaypal Jain points out that IFRS brings significant "unexplored impacts" to many different areas of socio-economics overriding the positive effects in capital markets.
Financial Times	02/02	The network effect and the summer ball Alanna explains the real world application of 'the network effect,' learnt in her Managerial Economics class.
The Guardian	02/02	Higher tuition fees is bad news for social enterprises Pressure to clear debt taken out to pay university fees could discourage students from joining social start-ups.
Press and Journal	01/02	Government defiant over criticism of growth claim Six eminent economists dealt a serious blow to the argument by SNP ministers that full economic powers for Scotland would boost economic growth.

January 2011

Financial Times	28/01	Reputations are made by great PR A letter to the editor cites a book by Bent Flyvbjerg, 'Making Social Science Matter' in which he warned that the economy was not predictable and could not be modelled.
Handelsblatt	26/01	Zombie-Staaten am Rande der Euro-Zone Clemens Fuest discusses the uncertainty in the Euro-zone which threatens a phase of stagnation.
Reuters	25/01	Reputation risk may outweigh fines in UK financial regulator enforcements British firms continue to be referred to enforcement and it looks as though they consider the risks worth taking. However, research carried out by three Oxford academics suggested that whatever the actual cost of the fine, reputational damage cost firms even more.
Financial Times	24/01	Unease over UK visa restrictions Derek Walker, director of careers comments on changes in Visa rules which will stop non-EU MBA students staying on to work for two years in the UK.
The Guardian	22/01	Use your MBA to open doors to jobs in the charity sector Increasingly, an MBA can open doors within the charitable, voluntary and not-for-profit sector but it's not as simple as people using MBAs to scale a different greasy pole, says Pamela Hartigan.
Daily Telegraph	21/01	Fears Bribery Act will harm UK plc UK companies might calculate that it is better to withdraw from certain markets entirely than to face the reputational risk of a bribery scandal according to Liz David-Barrett at Saïd Business School.
Financial Times	21/01	IPO fees Banks continue to receive fees of approx. 7% to manage US initial public offerings - about double the level in Europe or Asia. A recent study by Saïd Business School calculated that this fee differential has cost US businesses some $11.4bn over the past decade.
Sueddeutsche	21/01	Seid verschlungen, Milliarden Bent Flyvbjerg gives his views on why major research infrastructure always ends up costing much more than originally planned.
Oxford Mail	20/01	Cleft palate idea diversifies A study by Dr Eamonn Molloy and Maja Korica, of the Saïd Business School shows that surgeon's are inventors and enthusiastic innovators who are inventing responses and equipment themselves where they see the need.
Financial Times	19/01	An MBA is not for the faint hearted Regular MBA blogger Alanna Petroff charts her schedule for just one day to show that the Oxford MBA is no chance for a vacation.
Financial Times	17/01	Bribery law threat to business hospitality Liz David-Barrett, research fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, said companies were likely to clamp down on hospitality as a result of the new Bribery Act.
International Herald Tribune	16/01	Spanish-U.S. Master's Degree Will Be Steeped in Liberal Arts The use of liberal arts in management training is not a new phenomenon.At Saïd students are already give a a broad understanding of topics that go beyond management studies.
The Times	15/01	Grandstanding attacks on the banks won't help - splitting them up will Rupert Younger comments on Government's futile attempts to shame bankers into reducing bonuses and gives his viewpoint on the reform of the banking sector.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek	10/01	Oxford's New B-School Dean Readies a Game Plan When he takes over as dean in July, Peter Tufano hopes to leverage Oxford's strengths to transform Saïd Business School.
Oreganlive	10/01	Portland entrepreneur eyes contact lens market Oxford MBA alum and serial entrepreneur Hayden Hamilton has launched another venture selling affordable contact lenses.
The Guardian	08/01	Social entrepreneurs: doing good business Social entrepreneurs once had to go it alone with no one to guide them, but a growing number of courses are now available to help. Current Skoll scholar Tamsin Jones talks about her motivation for taking the Saïd MBA.
7th Space Interactive	07/01	Minister appoints Competition Appeal Tribunal members Professor Colin Mayer is among 14 new members of the Competition Appeal Tribunal announced by the Competition Minister, Ed Davey. The Competition Appeal Tribunal is the body that hears and decides appeals and other applications or claims under United Kingdom law involving competition or economic regulatory issues.
Financial Times	06/01	New rules of engagement The threat of increased oversight has forced banks to be deft in their handling of US regulators but a great power imbalance between the banks and regulators has, according to Rupert Younger, increased the extent to which US banks have managed so far to get their own way.
Wall Street Journal	06/01	Oxford and Fidelity To Partner in Financial Economics Research Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and Fidelity Investment Managers have announced the creation of the Fidelity-Oxford Research Alliance intended to spur research in financial economics

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