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Dr Andrew Glanfield explores the concept of the Specilaist Generalist which is gaining traction amongst college and central professional services audiences at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. He explains how the discipline-specific knowledge, team building and procurement expertise of…
Summer holiday clashes resulted in a depleted attendance at the Professional Managers Committee meeting on 14 July, but that didn’t stop us from having excellent discussions and making good progress on all the key agenda items. Plans for the Professional Managers Annual Conference (PMAC) 2017…
We are calling for new members to join our Professional Managers' Committee. The Professional Managers' Committee consists of leading managers in a senior role in business schools. The objectives, purpose, current key projects and membership criteria of our Professional Managers' Committee are…
The Professional Managers Committee met on Friday 26th May for their penultimate meeting of the year. We were fortunate to have Professor Simon Collinson who is the Chair of the Chartered ABS also attend this meeting. Typology questionnaire - the completion rates for this survey were discussed -…
Professor Julian Gould-Williams explores the four ways in which managers can reinforce a sense of value and appreciation amongst professional services staff.
The new format of the PMAC conference was discussed in this meeting. Find out more here.
The latest developments in the Chartered ABS Professional Managers' Committee.
Should Careers teams be encouraged to make the shift from being ‘remedial’ advice providers to leaders in people development and career change? After all, isn’t this the nub of student hopes in their business degree?
The contribution of professional services staff to student performance outcomes is often underestimated. Professor Julian Gould-Williams explores how to address this.
An overview of our highly productive Professional Managers' Annual Conference, in which discussions focused on the impact of change and reorganisation, centralisation, leadership and management skills and much more.
This professional development matrix has been created to support staff development and performance reviews within business schools, and the Professional Managers Steering Committee invites the professional managers' community to use it internally.
Find out about the student-centric approach at Cardiff that led to the creation of 'hubs' to provide timely and effective support.
As one of their key strategic aims, the Professional Managers’ Steering Committee (PMSC) has committed to producing new learning and development opportunities for professional managers in business schools. After an extensive consultation, culminating in the Annual Conference which took place at…
The Chartered ABS is looking to contribute more to the productivity debate with thought pieces from academics within our member business schools.
Dr Andy Earwaker discusses the realities of the professional managers role within business schools.
Recipients of start-up grants from an Investment Fund at Cambridge Judge Business School have collectively raised more than £5 million since the grants ranging from £3,000 to £20,000 were first awarded 18 months ago.
Professional Management Development - We need your help and energy! The Chartered ABS Professional Managers' Steering Committee is currently looking at the development needs of senior/aspiring professional senior managers in Business Schools with a view to providing appropriate opportunities. To…
11 Dec 17 - 12 Dec 17
Event venue: The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool
Bringing together heads of administration, faculty managers, school administrators, senior operations staff, accreditation and other specialist managers from UK business schools.
Research conducted by Dr. Philip Alford at Bournemouth University is transforming small owner-managed enterprises into more entrepreneurial and innovative businesses, enabled by more effective adoption of technology.
This Guide offers a practical framework to help individuals in business schools make informed and transparent decisions and communicate ethical choices to others.
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