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German University Clusters of Excellence receive Funding
The German federal and state governments injected more than €2.72 billion of new money in 2012 into leading universities and programs to improve Germany’s research capabilities and ability to compete against the global elite in the university sector. This follows an injection of €1.9 billion in 2007. It went directly against the predominant international trend towards […]
Two Cheers for the Energy Bill – And a Pat on the Back for Ed Milliband
Finally! It’s only taken two and a half years, but at last the coalition government have published their long awaited Energy Bill. It has been a tortuous process: dogged by interminable delay, protracted political infighting, behind the scenes wrangling and bovine interventions – most notably from David Cameron and Junior Energy Minister John Hayes. We […]
Wind Power Sector in Turkey in Take-Off
Installed wind capacity in Turkey reached 2,000 MW by late 2011, according to Professor Tanay Sidki Uyar of Marmara University. There has been strong and accelerating growth in the sector since 2007, when capacity was just 147 MW. New supportive legislation and an increase in the feed-in tariff at the end of 2010 and a […]
Wind Power in Brazil is Cheaper than Gas
Wind power in Brazil can compete directly with natural gas and the price of Brazilian wind projects is showing a steady downward trajectory, according to Mauricio Tolmasquim, president of EPE, the Brazilian national energy agency. In August EPE had announced the winning bid prices in an auction to provide 1.5GW of wind capacity to come […]
CEOs pay lip-service to Teamwork
It is hard to find a top CEO who does not support the idea of teamwork and collaboration; but it’s harder still to find one who genuinely works as part of a team. “Collaboration at the top is a myth,” says Celine Legrand, an assistant professor in the field of human resources management Audencia Nantes […]
Good Designers Understand Business Management Constraints
“There is a myth that if you introduce design into a company, it will always improve things,” says Dr. Nicolas Minvielle, Director of the Master’s of Science program in Marketing, Design, and Creation at Audencia Nantes School of Management. “The truth is that there are as many bad designers as there are bad marketers and […]
Germany Top for Internationalization
Germany has the best national policies for supporting and encouraging international study, according to new research undertaken by the British Council with support from the Economist Intelligence Unit. The research compared the internationalization of higher education in 11 of the largest and most active countries in this area. It examined national performance in three categories: […]
Gossip in the Workplace and Management
Considering how important gossip is for the operation of world markets and business, it is relatively under-studied, says Grant Michelson, Associate Dean for Research at Audencia Nantes School of Management. The world’s stock markets are grounded in a context of rumor and speculative activity, where people try to navigate using information that is more or […]
Competition does not melt Corruption
As competition grew in Russia’s new capitalist economy at the end of the 1990s, so did the levels of corruption, according to research by Audencia academic Bertrand Venard. Venard’s findings contradict many market purists who argue that corruption should fade as efficient companies – focused on consumer needs – win market share from competitors with […]
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- An Energy Wikipedia February 15, 2015
- Small Hydro Project to Deliver Major Benefits May 3, 2013
- How Hydro Project Management Team Navigated the Obstacles May 3, 2013
- German University Clusters of Excellence receive Funding June 22, 2012
- Two Cheers for the Energy Bill – And a Pat on the Back for Ed Milliband April 29, 2012
- Wind Power Sector in Turkey in Take-Off January 18, 2012
- Wind Power in Brazil is Cheaper than Gas January 18, 2012
- CEOs pay lip-service to Teamwork December 20, 2011
- Good Designers Understand Business Management Constraints November 22, 2011
- Increasing Profitability through Flexible Energy Consumption June 17, 2015
- Gossip in the Workplace and Management May 22, 2011
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