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The Department of Management is a world class centre for education and research in business and management. At the heart of LSE’s academic community in central London, we are ranked #2 in the world for social science and management.

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The Scale-up Manifesto: How Britain is becoming the scale-up nation of the world

On Tuesday 15 November, the Department of Management brought together an expert panel to discuss the latest findings of the 2016 Scale-Up Review and the scale-up momentum taking the UK by storm.

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Department of Management Master's Programmes Information Session

Attend our Information Session on Wednesday 23 November and find out more about the Master's programmes we offer, hear from alumni and learn about the career prospects on our programmes.

Lessons in how to create and how to succeed

Richard Reed grew Innocent Drinks from a market stall to one of the biggest brands in Britain. He credits his success to brilliant advice. At a Department of Management public lecture, Richard shared lessons in how to create and succeed as told to him by some of the most remarkable individuals of our time. If they could tell you just one thing, what would it be?

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Dr Fabian Waldinger awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize

An “exceptional” researcher in LSE’s Department of Management has received one of five prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes in Economics.

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The future of computer science, according to Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet and former CEO of Google, shared his views on the progress of computer science education, computing innovation and Britain’s ‘computing crisis’ at a Department of Management public conversation.

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Home working loses its appeal over time for both companies and staff

New LSE research finds that the benefits of working from home disappear over time for both employees and the organisation if it is a full-time arrangement.

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ONS appoint David Metcalf to economic experts panel

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has appointed Professor David Metcalf to a new panel of five “respected” economists, in a bid to improve its economics capability.

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The latest posts published by our Department of Management blog:

Why bankers need management
Imagine a world where financial institutions are characterised by pay proposals that break the cycle of pay inflation; by traders enjoying long careers within one organisation and by senior management adopting a pragmatic attitude to risk. My guess is that you can’t. But it’s difficult to reflect on the stereotype of the banker as anything other than reckless and self-motivated […]
Navigating the ‘new AML normal’
A series of recent news events have highlighted the continued focus of global regulators on money laundering and compliance failures at international financial institutions — and made it clear this focus is only likely to intensify in the months ahead. This makes it more crucial than ever that institutions have the people and processes in place to anticipate and address […]
Biotechnology: Why is Europe lagging behind the U.S.?
Of all the new technologies that have emerged since the Second World War, biotechnology is notable in the extent to which US-based firms, having taken the lead at the start, continue to dominate the world market. Why has it been so difficult for other countries to catch up? Biotechnology in this context refers to a set of techniques, based on […]
How to co-lead a team
We don’t lead alone. We lead with others. The days of the ‘Great Man’ theory of Leadership – where one sole leader rules over the masses from their ivory tower, are long gone. Some of us quite literally lead with another person – we co-lead a project, a team, or an organization with a peer. A study by Pearce and […]
What kind of leader do you want to be?
It’s the question missing from so much of leadership development: “What kind of leader do you want to be?” We facilitate and encourage self-awareness among up-and-coming leaders (what kind of leader you are), get them to map their journeys so far (what has made you the leader you are), share knowledge and ideas (what kind of leader you should be), and […]
Counselling is better than outright firing an underperforming employee
Utilizing new technology, combined with aggressive and innovative marketing, your business has significantly expanded over the last few years. You’ve attracted talented staff who are poised to take the company to even greater heights. You want to give them rein and let them run. Unfortunately, one of your salesmen (we’ll call him John), who handles several key accounts, doesn’t seem […]
When employees are ostracised, the whole organisation suffers
Being ignored or excluded by colleagues or supervisors is always uncomfortable for an employee as it gives rise to feelings of anger, depression and unworthiness. When it occurs, it is usually regarded as an employee’s social problem. The thinking is that those who are ostracised must have done something wrong, so they should figure out why they are not welcome […]
Could you be suffering from Imposter syndrome?
The following blog was written by Nina Mohanty. Nina is a second year Master’s in Management student with an undergraduate degree in International Relations. She once wanted to work for the CIA but decided business is less dramatic. She hopes to pursue a career in Marketing & Brand Management to channel her wild imagination into something productive. Have you ever found […]
What is the value of intermediaries in the global market for cloud workers?
A variety of online markets have developed in recent years to facilitate trade in labour services. Upwork – previously known as oDesk-eLance (oDesk was founded in 2005 and merged with eLance in 2014) – is the largest global online market for outsourced work, with revenues of around $1 billion a year, making it the ‘behemoth of the human cloud’ (O’Connor, […]
Hit-or-miss strategies may be the reason why products flop
My co-author Manoj Thomas (Johnson School of Management, Cornell University) and I were inspired to write Why People (Don’t) Buy: The GO and STOP Signals because of the hit-or-miss patterns of consumer-insight interventions that companies (as well as public policy entities) have been generating. This blog post, the first in a series of three, describes a number of recent examples of […]

The latest journal articles and books published by our leading research faculty:

Digital labour: between autonomy and automation
Woodcock, Jamie (2017) Digital labour: between autonomy and automation. Work Organisation, Labour & Globalisation, 11 (1). ISSN 1745-641X (In Press)
Working the phones: control and resistance in call centres
Woodcock, Jamie (2016) Working the phones: control and resistance in call centres. Pluto Press, London, UK. ISBN 9780745399089 (In Press)
Persuading voters
Alonso, Ricardo and Câmara, Odilon (2016) Persuading voters. American Economic Review, 106 (11). pp. 3590-3605. ISSN 0002-8282
Written evidence submitted by Dr Edgar A. Whitley, Associate Professor (Reader) in Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science. Co–chair Cabinet Office Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group (PCAG) (DEB 69)
Whitley, Edgar A. (2016) Written evidence submitted by Dr Edgar A. Whitley, Associate Professor (Reader) in Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science. Co–chair Cabinet Office Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group (PCAG) (DEB 69). Digital Economy Bill, DEB 69. UK Parliament, London, UK.
Submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry into "Legislative Process: Stage 1: Preparing legislation for introduction in Parliament"
Whitley, Edgar A. (2016) Submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry into "Legislative Process: Stage 1: Preparing legislation for introduction in Parliament". LEG0023. UK, Parliament, London, UK.
Submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry into "Legislative Process: Stage 1: Preparing legislation for introduction in Parliament" Consultation
Whitley, Edgar A. (2016) Submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry into "Legislative Process: Stage 1: Preparing legislation for introduction in Parliament" Consultation. LEG0019. UK, Parliament, London, UK.
The Red River
Williams, H. Paul (2016) The Red River. Godrevy Press . ISBN 9781533177964
Encoding the everyday: the infrastructural apparatus of social data
Alaimo, Cristina and Kallinikos, Jannis (2016) Encoding the everyday: the infrastructural apparatus of social data. In: Sugimoto, C, Ekbia, Hamid and Mattiolo, Michael, (eds.) Big data is not a monolith: policies, practices, and problems. Information Policy. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 77-90. ISBN 9780262035057

'The case against long-term incentive plans'
Harvard Business Review, October 2016

Prior to LSE, Professor Sandy Pepper spent 27 years at PwC helping clients devise ways to compensate CEOs. Subsequently he states, “I was part of the system that I've come to say is not very effective".

'The intelligent workforce'
The Economist Intelligence Unit, 30 September 2016

Evidence points to a future workplace that requires a radical rethink, but Professor Leslie Willcocks’ research suggests that humans and robots are most effective when working together.

'Working from home is not without its downside. Just ask the cat...'
The Telegraph, 6 September 2016

Alan Tyers of The Telegraph mulls over the findings of Dr Esther Canonico’s new study on homeworking.

'Today’s inequality could easily become tomorrow’s catastrophe'
The New York Times, 26 August 2016

Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller voices concerns over economic equality, echoing findings outlined in the book In 100 Years edited by Professor Ignacio Palacios-Huerta.

'Straight talking: What business can learn from football managers'
BBC, 12 August 2016

Dr Daniela Lup discusses Arsene Wenger’s leadership style in a BBC article that considers the management practices of all 20 Premier League football managers.

'Three female founders taking the UK by storm'
Forbes, 2 August 2016

MSc Management, Organisations and Governance alumna, Jacqueline J. Lam gives an insightful interview on launching a high-growth business idea in the UK as an international graduate.

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