Press Releases
Indian Government Forges New partnership With West Midlands Small Firms & WMG
A new partnership between small firms in India and the West Midlands is to be launched at the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick on Monday 11th September. Mr Anupam Dasgupta, Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries will be visiting WMG that morning to launch the new partnership.
New Research on Small Firms and Employment Tribunal Cases
It is well-known that small firms are more likely to face Employment Tribunal claims than large ones, and raw figures suggest that they tend to lose cases that reach tribunals. New research from Warwick Business School shows that small firms are not in fact disadvantaged if they follow appropriate disciplinary procedures.
WBS Research Asks - Can The Public Sector Become Lean?
Research by Dr Zoe Radnor and Mr Paul Walley of Warwick Business School has found that the methods employed by Toyota, to make their production system "Lean", can be applied to public sector services. This could have a positive impact on employee morale, customer satisfaction and process efficiency.
Dean of Warwick Medical School wins CBI First Women Science Award
Professor Yvonne Carter, Dean of Warwick Medical School, at the University of Warwick, has won the national Science Award at this year's CBI Real Business First Women Awards ceremony which took place on Wednesday 7 June 2006 at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Hybrids Charm 150 government reps manufacturers and policy makers & researchers
National and local government policy makers, manufacturers and researchers are flocking to Warwickshire to see how hybrid vehicle technology can provide us with a range of quality vehicles that will improve performance whilst using less fuel and help conserve the environment to boot.
Future Top Football Managers Plan Studies Around World Cup
Warwick Business School has taken particular precautions to ensure that its latest students have a study programme that frees them up to watch the World Cup football - but then the students include Les Ferdinand & Paul Ince...