Professor of Entrepreneurship
and Entrepreneurial Leadership and the
Organisational Behaviour, Learning and Change
(OBLC) Group.
the management of small businesses. He is
currently working on a number of projects,
including research into how new entrepreneurs
access the resources required to start their
businesses, the topic of entrepreneurial learning,
and research into generational change in family
businesses.
a difference' reflects the fact that we need to
encourage all our students to be active rather
than passive learners and help them to
understand the importance of actually applying
the knowledge they acquire during their time
here," said Ossie.
Lecturer in Management
decision-making processes using conceptual
modelling, simulation and multi-agent based
approaches, as well as forecasting and
optimisation techniques.
the FP7 REMPLANET European project, which
is looking at non-hierarchical supply chain
networks (see page 4) and REVOLUTION,
a Spanish project looking at the transport
modelling and optimisation process at a
Valencian automotive supply chain network.
He also belongs to the Managing Board of the
European Working Group of Decision Support
Systems (EWG-DSS), which was established as
a platform to encourage state-of-the-art research
and collaboration within the Decision Support
Systems community.
of Europe which makes it much easier to carry
out European research activities, plus it's a
fantastic city to live in and enjoy," said Jorge.
"The School boasts highly-qualified staff who
are open to collaboration and supporting new
ideas, so it's a real privilege to work in this sort
of environment and to be part of the `learning
to make a difference' philosophy".
Director of Programmes
view of the School's full range of teaching
programmes and dealing with operational issues
such as staffing, resourcing and programme
changes.
consistently providing an appropriate range of
modules, so last year we completely revamped
all of our postgraduate programmes and during
2011/12 the undergraduate curriculum is being
reviewed and modernised," said John. "New
pedagogic techniques are also being imported
into the School in order to enhance the student
experience and to ensure that students are
educated in the most effective manner.
business and public organisations) with a
combination of ground-breaking knowledge and
the ability to apply that in real-time situations.
I hope that in my role as Director of Programmes
we continue to achieve this, developing modules
and degrees that students want to do because
they can see real benefit in investing in this type
of education. The world of higher education is
changing rapidly; we need to change with it,
and if possible to lead those changes."