DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

IN THIS ISSUE:

Awards & Grants

New Professional

Links

Media coverage

Staff Research

Research Centres

Au revoir!

EDITOR

DR I. BOULOUTA

I.boulouta@bbk.ac.uk

VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1 DECEMBER 2013

Welcome to our latest Newsletter and do permit me to use this plat-form to update you on some of the Department’s headline achieve-ments for 2013.

I was tempted to say that these accomplishments are in no particular order, but con-cluded on reflection that the top billing should go to be the Department's remarkable haul of over 400 new graduates, nearly a quarter higher than the figure for 2012. Do join me in congratulating these latest members of the Department’s alumni commu-nity, and in wishing them all the best for the future. Producing top quality graduates typically requires the collective effort of all Depart-mental staff, so a huge dollop of thanks is due to all my colleagues for their generous service and citizenship during the past year. Colleagues also deserve immense credit for the many other impactful achievements reported in this Newsletter, including pres-tigious accreditations from elite professional bodies, successful bids to host premier international conferences, appointments to coveted editorial boards, publications in top ranked journals, presentations in major international conferences, and policy and practice-focused seminars hosted by our vibrant research centres for policy and busi-ness practitioners. Thanks colleagues. In concluding this message, I would like to pay a special tribute to our immediate past Head of Department, Professor Linda Trenberth, who completed her impactful tour-of-duty during 2013. Linda was committed service personified and a driving force for much of the Department’s growth over the past few years. Her boundless energy will be mightily missed, but I am sure you would all join me in wishing Linda the very best in her new role. Once again, thanks for your support and looking forward to our continuing collabora-tion during 2014. Best wishes. Professor Kevin Ibeh Assistant Dean /Head of Department of Management

Prof. George Christodoulides has been appointed Associate Editor of the 3-star rated INTERNATIONAL MARKETING RE-VIEW (IMR), the leading European aca-demic journal in the International Marketing space.

Prof. Helen Lawton—Smith has been awarded a Birkbeck School of Business, Economics and Informatics Research Grant (October 1st, 2013 - March 31st, 2014) for the pro-ject titled DYMANICS OF TWO REGIONAL TRIPLE HE-LIX SPACES IN EUROPE: OXFORDSHIRE IN UK AND THE REGION CENTRO IN PORTUGAL.

The Department of Management has joined forces with The Chartered

Institute of Marketing ( CIM ) which is the leading professional body for

marketers worldwide in order to give our students the opportunity to gain

CIM professional qualifications through their Multi Award Pathway

( M AP ) . Our MSc Marketing Suite ( consisting of MSc Marketing, Inter-

national Marketing, Marketing Communications, Services & Retail Market-

ing and Sport Marketing ) has been mapped against CIM qualifications to

offer our students exemptions. Our students need to achieve at least a

pass in their Masters to be awarded the CIM exemptions.

Prof. George Christodoulides said,

“ W e are delighted that the CIM has recognised the robustness of our

Marketing Masters programmes at Birkbeck and has granted our students

50% exemptions from their Professional Diploma. This globally recog-

nised professional qualification in conjunction with their Masters will give

our graduates a leading edge in the ever so competitive employment mar-

ket. ”

Programmes Accreditation and Scholarships

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The Department of Management at Birkbeck University of London has

been welcomed into the CFA Institute University Recognition Pro-

gram. Our MSc Investment Management and MSc Accounting and Fi-

nancial Management have been acknowledged as incorporating at least

70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge ( CBOK ) and

placing emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of

Practice within the program. These two MSc programmes position stu-

dents well to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, which

has become the most respected and recognized investment credential in

the world.

Through participation in this program, the Department of Management is

eligible to receive 3 student scholarships for the CFA Program® each

year. The application deadline for scholarships for the next CFA examina-

tions taken place during summer is February 4th, 2014. Applications can

be submitted to the Department of Management at any time before the

deadline.

Dr Basil Al-Najjar,

Programme Director

Prof. G. Christo-

doulides, Director

of the MSc Market-

ing Suite

On 12th December 2013, the

Department of Management

signed an agreement with

CFA UK IMC ( Investment

Management Certificate ) to

become an Advantage Part-

ner.

The agreement acknowledges our BSc Accounting with Finance and BSc Ac-

counting and Management with Finance programmes as incorporating at least

70% of the CFA UK IMC syllabus. These two BSc programmes position students

well to obtain the IMC designation, which is the most widely-recognised and estab-

lished qualification of its kind in the UK. The IMC has been used by investment

professionals for over 15 years, and is taken by staff in leading investment firms in

the UK and overseas. The IMC is the industry's benchmark entry-level qualification

and CFA UK is the awarding body for the Investment Management Certificate

( I MC ) .

The Department of Management is eligible to receive 2 student scholarships for the

IMC Programme each year. IMC examinations take place several times throughout

the year and scholarship applications can be submitted to the Department of Man-

agement at any time.

Dr P. Nadeau,

Director of BSc

A c c o u n t i n g

with Finance

Dr J. Sims,

Director of BSc

Accounting and

M a na g e m e nt

The Institute for Chartered Secretaries and Administrators ( ICSA ) has approved

the MSc Corporate Governance & Business Ethics ( t hrough a stream focusing

on finance and accounting) for which it offers exemptions from some of the mod-

ules required for their professional accreditation, the GradICSA.

ICSA also offers our students the opportunity to obtain ICSA affiliate status at a

reduced subscription whilst they are studying at Birkbeck.

Dr S. Konzel-

mann, director

of MSc in

CG&BE

Programmes Accreditation and Scholarships

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Dr Sue Konzelmann has also been awarded a Bloomsbury PhD Studentship, with

Dr Pauline Allen ( London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ) for investi-

gating THE GOVERNANCE OF NHS MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

TRUSTS.

Media coverage / International recognition

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Prof. Daniele Archibugi has provided a talk on the strategy to get out from the

crisis for Radiouno, Italy, December 2nd, 2013.

Prof. Daniele Archibugi has also convened a Course on Methods and Objectives

of Research Activities, directed to provide advise to doctoral students and junior

researchers ( November - December 2013 ) for the Italian National Research

Council in Rome.

Dr Ioanna Boulouta has been invited to review a research proposal for an execu-

tive government agency, National Science Centre in Poland, about Women ’ s

involvement in governance and management.

Dr Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick and Prof. Richard Hyman from the London

School of Economics, have been asked by the German non-profit political founda-

tion, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, to do some further work for the foundation related to

their recently published book Trade Unions in Western Europe.

Journal publications

Sompong, K., Igel, B. and Lawton Smith, H. ( forthcoming ) ‘ Strategic Alliance

Motivation or Technology Commercialization and Product Development ’ , Manage-

ment Research Review .

Dr S. Konzelmann, as an editor of the Cambridge Journal of Economics, took the

lead in proposing and seeing to publication the Special Issue, ‘ Prospects for the

Eurozone ’ ( with S. Blankenberg, L. King & F. Wilkinson ) Cambridge Journal of

Economics, 37 ( 3 ) : 463-477, 2013.

Konzelmann, S. ( forthcoming ) ‘ The Political Economics of Austerity ’ , Cam-

bridge Journal of Economics.

Working papers

Konzelmann, S. and Fovargue-Davie, M. ( 2013 ) ‘ Picking Winners in a Lib-

eral Market Economy: Modern Day Heresy – or Essential Strategy for Com-

petitive Success? , Cambridge Centre for Business Research ( CBR ) . Work-

ing Paper No.441.

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Konzelmann, S. ( 2013 ) ‘ C apitalism Reassessed’ ( By Frederic Pryor, Book

review ) . Economica, 80 ( 317 ) : 193-194.

Book reviews

Books / Book chapters

Gumbrell-McCormick, R. and Hyman, R. ( 2013 ) Trade Unions in Western

Europe, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Archibugi, D. and Held, D. Cosmopolitan Democracy: Paths And Ways, Il Politico,

n. 3/2012, pp. 13-31.

Konzelmann, S. The Economics of Austerity. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

( f orthcoming, January 2014 ) .

Nwankwo, S. and Ibeh, K. ( 2 014 ) , Routledge Companion to African Business,

London: Routledge ( Forthcoming ) .

Nwankwo, S. and Ibeh, K. ( 2 014 ) , ‘ Introduction ’ , In S. Nwankwo and K. Ibeh

( e ds. ) , The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa, London: Routledge

( F orthcoming ) .

Ibeh, K. and Nwankwo, S. ( 2 014 ) , ‘ Sustaining the trajectory of Africa ’ s recent

progress ’ , In S. Nwankwo and K. Ibeh ( eds. ) , The Routledge Companion to

Business in Africa. London: Routledge ( Forthcoming) .

Tolentino P.E. ( 2013 ) ‘ China ’ s foreign direct investment: The role of country

of origin ’ , in I. Alon ( ed.) , Doing Business in China: Globalization of the Chi-

nese Economy, The Marketing & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks

Ltd., London ( online at http://hstalks.com/?t=MM1723607-Tolentino )

Prof. G. Christodoulides will be co-chairing a track on the ‘ Branding and Brand

Management ’ at the 2014 Academy of Marketing Science ( AMS ) Annual Con-

ference in Indianapolis, USA.

Boulouta, I. ‘ Does CSR deliver value for both business and society? The role of

public trust in corporations’ , 7th Annual International Conference on Business

and Society in a Global Economy, Athens, Greece, 19-22 December 2013.

Dr I. Boulouta has been chairing a session on Sociological and Educational As-

pects at the 7th Annual International Conference on Business and Society in a

Global Economy, Athens, Greece, 19-22 December 2013.

Dr Rebecca Gumbrell-McCormick and Prof. Richard Hyman have presented their

book ‘ Trade Unions in Western Europe ’ at a high level conference in Warsaw

sponsored by the German political foundation Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the re-

search institute of the Polish trade union confederation Solidarnosc, on 17 October

2013. The event was attended by all three Polish trade union confederations.

On 31 January, the authors will give a talk to the regular monthly seminar of the

British Industrial Relations Association ( BUIRA ) .

Conferences / Presentations

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Ibeh, K.I.N. & Kasem, L. ‘ I nternationalisation and Marketing Learning Outcomes:

A Study of Exporting Firms from Syria ’ , 2nd Annual Global Innovation and Knowl-

edge Academy Conference, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 8-11 July

2013, ( Award Winner ) .

Archibugi, D. Keynote speech on ‘ Cosmopolitan Democracy, Global Govern-

ance and Regional Perspectives ’ at the Conference Global Governance From

Regional Perspectives - Exploring And Bridging Cultural Differences, European

University Institute, Florence, 5-6 December 2013

Archibugi, D. ‘ The origin of modern international theory and the seeds of cosmo-

politan ideals ’ , Conference on Legal Cosmopolitanism, Univerité Panthéon-

Assas, Paris, 21-23 November 2013.

Conferences / Presentations

Kelly, J. The electoral consequences of general strikes, Sussex University School of

Politics seminar, 16 October 2013.

Kelly, J. The Discourse of Labour Law Reform, Modern Law Review conference on

Trade Unionism and the Erosion of Worker Collectivism, London, October 2013.

Kelly, J. will be speaking at a seminar on The Labour Party-Trade Union Link to be

held at Birkbeck, 22 January 2014.

Konzelmann, S. ‘ Journals: Old and New Business Models – The Cambridge

Journal of Economics. ’ Invited Talk, European Association for Evolutionary Politi-

cal Economy Annual Meetings, Paris, France, November 2013.

Konzelmann, S. ‘ This House Believes Austerity Economics Has Failed. ’ Invited

speaker at Michaelmas Debate, University of Cambridge Marshall Society of Eco-

nomics. Cambridge, UK, October 2013. http://marshallsociety.com/

events/2013/10/16/michaelmas-debate-2013.

Konzelmann, S. ‘ Acquiring International Competitiveness: Lessons from Team

GB and the Summer Olympic Games. ’ Invited Talk, Group for Research in Or-

ganizational Evolution International Workshop, University of Hertfordshire Busi-

ness School, Hitchin Priory, UK, September 2013.

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Janne, O.E.M., Tolentino P.E. and Chen, P.C. Their joint paper has been selected

for inclusion in the Journal of International Business Studies Paper Development

Workshop organised by the Journal of International Business Studies and the Acad-

emy of International Business Western European chapter, 12 December 2013.

( T itle of paper withheld to protect the blind process of academic journal review )

Janne, O.E.M., Tolentino P.E. and Chen, P.C. ‘ Knowledge creation and sharing:

The role of functional units of the MNC subsidiary ’ , 39th European International

Business Academy Annual Conference, Bremen, Germany, 12 –14 December

2013, and Birkbeck ’ s Centre of Innovation Management Research Workshop on

Innovation and Internationalisation, 27 September, 2013.

Wood, P., Lawton Smith, H. and Chapman, D. ‘ University commercial outreach in

a metropolitan environment: the case of London ’ s colleges of higher education’ ,

T2S 2013 Annual Conference on Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurial Activity and

Regional Competitiveness, University of Bergamo, Italy, 8-9 November 2013

Lindholm Dahlstrand, A., Lawton Smith, H. and Baines, N. ‘ Reconsidering the Pro-

fessor's Privilege: University Technology Transfer in Sweden and the UK ’ , T2S

2013 Annual Conference on Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurial Activity and Re-

gional Competitiveness, University of Bergamo, Italy, 8-9 November 2013.

Lawton Smith, H. Keynote speech on ‘ The role of universities in building entrepre-

neurial regions ’ . Presentation at seminar Dynamics of Innovation, entrepreneur-

ship and regional competitiveness, University of Beira Interior, Portugal, 18 Novem-

ber 2013.

Lawton Smith, H. Special session organiser of two sessions: IP-based entrepre-

neurship and The role of policy in geographies of entrepreneurship. Uddevalla Sym-

posium, June 12-14, Uddevalla, Sweden.

Tolentino P.E. ‘ The future of the UK ’ s prosperity lies in exports to Asia Pacific’ ,

presented at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ’ s Training Workshop on UK ’

s Trade and Investment with Asia Pacific, 3 October, 2013. Her daughter, Alexan-

dra, also attended the workshop.

Conferences / Presentations

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Lawton Smith, H. Panellist and paper presenter, ‘ Oxfordshire: key drivers of an

entrepreneurial ecosystem’ at International Workshop on Entrepreneurial Ecosys-

tems and Growth-Oriented Entrepreneurship, Jointly organised by the OECD LEED

Programme and The Netherlands ’ Ministry of Economic Affairs, 7 November

Konzelmann, S. ‘ Creating Winners in a Liberal Market Economy: Is there an

Olympic Legacy for British Industry? ’ European Association for Evolutionary

Political Economy Annual Meetings. Paris, France, November 2013.

Konzelmann, S. ‘ The Alternatives Within: Endogenous Drivers of Policy

Change Within Liberal Market Economies, ’ European Association for Evolu-

tionary Political Economy Annual Meetings. Paris, France, November 2013.

CIMR organised an International workshop on Innovation and Internationalisa-

tion, Friday 27th September 2013. The workshop was organised by Birkbeck visit-

ing professor, Prof. Grazia Ietto-Gillies. Speakers included Birkbeck visiting profes-

sor, Prof. Ulrich Hilpert, Prof. Antonello Zanfei, Prof. Simona Iammarino, Dr. Odile

Janne, Dr. Paz Estrella Tolentino, Dr. Andrea Filippetti, Dr. Marion Frenz,

Prof.Grazia Ietto-Gillies, and Prof. Svante Andersson.

CIMR working papers – two more published in the autumn term

WP13: Indicators of university-industry knowledge transfer performance and their implications for

universities: evidence from the UK ’ s HE-BCI survey Federica Rossi and Ainurul Rosli.

WP14: The contribution of Business services to the export performances of manufacturing industries.

An empirical study on 5 European countries Rinaldo Evangelista, Matteo Lucchese, Valentina

Meliciani

The events included:

1. An interactive seminar to students to develop their aptitude for innovation and problem solving

2. IP Quest – the intellectual property game that teaches participants how intellectual property

works, an important asset for any creative person.

3. How to crowd fund your business through effective social media campaigns

4. Digital property rights

5. Sirius - The United Kingdom Trade and Industry ’ s world-leading programme for foreign entre-

preneurs setting up business in the UK

The success of these events is demonstrated by the team winning a GEW "High Impact ” award!

The Birkbeck Enterprise Hub organised a workshop on October 16th on ‘ The Nitty

-Gritty of Setting Up Your Own Venture ’ . The Speakers were Birkbeck alumnus,

Dr Rachel Smart and Tim Staniland, a senior consultant at business improvement

company Angle Advance.

The Birkbeck Enterprise Hub ran a series of events for Global Entrepreneurship

Week ( GEW ) which ran between November 18 and 23 2013. GEW is founded

by the Kaufman Institute in the US, and delivered locally here through the Princes

Trust.

Centre for Innovation Management Research

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Monthly Research Seminar Series programme : http://www.lccge.bbk.ac.uk/news/seminar

The director of the centre, Dr Sue Konzelmann is currently coordinating

the ‘ Alternatives Within ’ Research Project, which follows from the

work of the International Research Network on Varieties of Liberalism

that produced the book Banking Systems in the Crisis: The Faces of

Liberal Capitalism ( 2013 ) .

London Centre for Corporate Governance and Ethics

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Dr Sue Konzelmann said:

As a research network, we are exploring the ‘ alternatives within ’ – i.e., the alternative paths of

economic development – that became apparent in our cross-country analysis of the six Liberal

Market Economies ( USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ) . Already, we

have organized conference sessions for the 2013 Society for the Advancement of Socio-

Economics ( SASE ) and European Association for Evolutionary Economics ( EAEPE ) An-

nual Meetings; and we are in the process of submitting session proposals for the 2014 SASE

meetings. We are also coordinating research grant proposals, which will be submitted in 2014.

Au revoir Kannika!

In December 2013, Dr Kannika Leelapanyalert left the department of Management,

Birkbeck College, where she has been a Lecturer in Marketing, in order to return

back to her home country ( T hailand ) . The department celebrated her time spent

here as a wonderful colleague and

held an afternoon tea party to wish

her well for her future. Best wishes

from all of us!

Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous 2014!