![]() University to launch a new journal which will provide an opportunity for social and management science scholars to publish high-quality ethnographic research that will contribute to the future development of organizational studies. of Organizational Ethnography (JOE) will feature articles, shorter essays on `ethnographic research trends' and reviews of new ethnographic monographs and qualitative research method textbooks. It will cover issues such as social and organizational anthropology, education and healthcare, culture, environment and media studies, human geography, socio-legal studies, criminology, social class and ethnicity. Rowe and Dr Frank Worthington, in conjunction with Dr Matthew Brannan from Keele University. As well as promoting recognition of the important role that organizational ethnography plays in social and management science research, it is hoped that the journal will also build on the success of the annual International Symposium on Current Trends in Ethnographic Research in the Social and Management Sciences, which is organised jointly by ULMS and Keele University's Institute for Public Policy and Management. www.emeraldinsight.com/joe.htm produced a report listing the top 200 companies in the region. The 68-page report ranks the 200 biggest companies in the North West by turnover and also lists the 20 fastest-growing firms and the 20 most profitable. The Biggest and The Best Companies in the Region, 2011, the report aims to provide a list of the biggest locally-controlled businesses. It also looks at who the highest-paid bosses are in the region and examines the extent to which women have established a presence in the boardrooms of the North West. .ac.uk/managementschool/news/ news_article_NW_Top_200.htm Marketing Conference, the UK's biggest academic marketing conference, which showcased and celebrated work from leading researchers in the field. united top academics and doctoral students from all over the world to consider a huge range of issues such as critical and international marketing, brand, identity, ethics, corporate reputation, retail and tourism, consumer research and B2B marketing. submitted to the conference are available for download by visiting: www.academyofmarketing.org/ conference-2011/documentation where there are also details of the full conference programme and a list of individual presenters. are now available to ULMS alumni to support their future academic and non-academic careers. access to a recently-extended portfolio of online journals. Content includes international business and management articles, case studies, management briefings and discussion forums in the areas of strategy, marketing, change management, human resources, knowledge management, healthcare, e-business, quality, and public sector management. the University of Liverpool to provide a free service for MBA students and alumni to access career opportunities with key recruiters and businesses. The service enables those registered to search for the best jobs, network with their peers, and to keep up to date with the global employment market. It also enables recruiters to search for candidates. and TopMBA, and to find out about other alumni benefits and services, go to: www.liverpool.ac.uk/alumni in the North West |