Taking Notes When Reading Taking good notes while reading is an important part of academic success in college. Most courses require significant reading, and it can be difficult to understand and master the material and do well in class without solid note taking and reading skills. Good notes from your reading can help you: [...]
Time Management Time management is crucial to studying effectively. It can be divided into two components, namely planning your time and using your time effectively. Part 1: Planning Time Compile a list of what you have to do, how long each task will take, and when it must be completed Insert deadline dates in a [...]
‘Automation’ can be defined as the automatic production of goods and services using robots with minimal human intervention. Increased automation leads to increased labour productivity because fewer workers are needed to produce the same number of goods, so automation could lead to unemployment in the future. Could a robot take your job? Visit willrobotstakemyjob.com and [...]
A bit of an academic melting pot, we entrepreneurship researchers have backgrounds that range from management science and economics through to sociology and ethnography. Consequently, we bring a rich and diverse set of approaches to the study of businesses and those who start them, run them and harvest or close them. In both research and [...]
It’s a very common thought, but with the development of theories more attuned to contemporary management challenges, different concepts of leadership have emerged. Among those concepts is one that purports that the most effective leaders are actually service providers. A long-standing leadership model, Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership (Hersey, 1985) maintains that the leader’s job [...]
Congratulations, you’ve made a good enough impression on the hiring manager and just secured your dream job. The hard work does not stop there though – it’s just as important to make a good impression once you start role. Always remember; the first week of a new job is crucial in setting the tone for [...]
Someone once said to me that you can only really negotiate when you don’t really need the deal. At the time I dismissed his comment as utter madness, but did he have a point? In the past, when I went to buy something that I really wanted, or needed, I was far more likely to [...]
Festus, a proactive family man from Nigeria, has a natural creative flair, and has always been drawn to the dynamic nature of the business world. He was quick to recognise the importance of furthering his business knowledge, to strengthen his skillset and excel in a working environment. ABE qualifications were first brought to Festus’ attention [...]
The marketing community has been rocked by yet another scandal, this time concerning the ethics of data profiling and a consumer’s right to privacy. Cambridge Analytica, a UK-based data company, mined the personal information of 50 million Facebook users without their knowledge while working on Trump’s presidential election campaign in order to create psychographic profiles of [...]
In the early 2000s, Nokia supplied four out of ten of the world’s mobile phones. The impact on Finland was enormous with the company contributing a quarter of Finnish growth from 1998 to 2007. During this period 30% of the research and development spending in Finland was attributed to Nokia; they generated nearly a fifth [...]
