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Our Research. Creating an Impact Catalyst. Management School — Spring /Summer 2013 Issue — 05 ALUMNI PROFILE page 14 Professor Anthony Fretwell- Downing reflects on over 80 years of his family’s business. INTERVIEW page 17 Professor of Environmental Sustainability David Oglethorpe examines what makes a sustainable business today. FEATURE page 20 Case studies from our leading academics demonstrate how their research impacts on your society. Our research. Creating an impact. THIS ISSUE FOREWORD 03 — Message from Professor Lenny Koh, Whilst we make the transition to our your Associate Dean for Alumni new premises over the summer, this issue brings you all the latest from our IN THE PRESS 04 specialist research areas here at the — News from the Management School, our staff, students and alumni Management School. We also catch up with alumni and find out how their ALUMNI PROFILE 14 student experiences have impacted — Professor Anthony Fretwell-Downing upon their careers. FEATURE 17 — What is a sustainable business? CATALYST With Professor David Oglethorpe The magazine for Sheffield University — The Sustainability Leadership Programme 19 Management School Alumni from FEATURE 20 The External Relations Team at: — Our research is making an impact Sheffield University Management School Case studies from our leading academics The University of Sheffield WE CAUGHT UP WITH 24 Conduit Road — Alumnus Jonathan Bye Sheffield S10 1FL INTERVIEW 26 [email protected] — What leads to a career at PwC? www.shef.ac.uk/management/alumni We spoke to Sheffield alumni Jo Allen, Andy Ward and Ashley Unwin DESIGN WE CAUGHT UP WITH 29 Designed by thecafeteria.co.uk — Alumnus Nigel Turner PRINT THE ARTS ECONOMY CONFERENCE 30 Print and Design Solutions GET INVOLVED 31 www.sheffield.ac.uk/cics/printanddesign KEEP IN TOUCH 32 JOIN THE ALUMNI NETWORK www.shef.ac.uk/management/linkedin www.sheffield.ac.uk/management/ alumni/invite Issue — 5 03 Foreword Message from Lenny Welcome to the fifth edition of To help you understand more about We hear from alumnus Nigel Turner Catalyst. For this issue we have how our exciting research environment the former CEO of BMI, alumnus chosen to take a closer look at how creates impact, this issue features case Jonathan Bye CEO of Seabrook, and we our research here at the Management studies from our academics including spoke to three alumni whose careers School is having a real impact on the how the Institute of Work Psychology’s have taken them to PwC via different economy and society we live in. Scenarios tool helps organisations better pathways. We also talked with alumnus plan for change; how Dr Geoff Nichols’ and good friend of the Management Our leading academics work with a research has transformed policy and School Professor Anthony Fretwell- wide range of partners and research practice surrounding volunteers in sport; Downing about his family business consortiums tackling issues in the recent projects from CEES including success and his involvement with the areas of work psychology, employment The BIG Energy Upgrade at the SCEnAT school and University over the years. relations, accounting and logistics and software; and Professor David Oglethorpe supply chain management to name explores the sustainability issues in As well as welcoming any ideas or a few. Our research focuses on tackling business today. stories you may like to share with us, some of the most serious problems you could be involved in delivering an facing organisations, governments and With a focus on research impact and expert lecture to our students, you may society today. sustainability, I should mention the be able to provide a project or placement progress of the Management School’s opportunity within your organisation One of which is the growing matter move to our new premises to sustain or help mentor our students through of sustainability. As a result of climate our continuing growth. We have their university experience, or you may change, a decline in energy resources began the transition of academic and even wish to give back financially. We and changes in how customers perceive professional services staff to the new can also help to promote your business business, the issues of sustainability site at Crookesmoor, which should be by featuring it in a future edition of are increasingly defining the way we completed over the summer ready to Catalyst, which is sent out to over do business as well as influencing welcome everyone into the building 10,000 alumni globally. Just get in touch government policy and regulations. for the new academic year 2013–14 which on the email below. You can find out we are very excited about! We will keep more about the different ways to get you posted with updates about the move involved on page 31. and the official opening later this year. We hope you enjoy reading this edition of It is also a good time to consider not only Catalyst and we look forward to working sustaining but developing our diverse with you to continue growing our alumni alumni network at the Management community here at the Management School. The community provides an School, and we hope you do too. opportunity to keep in touch with old friends, make new ones and develop your Yours, social and business networks. We are extremely grateful that you are giving Lenny back to us by enhancing this network of global connections, just by being a part Professor Lenny Koh of the alumni community. You may feel Associate Dean, Alumni Affairs there are other ways in which you would Get in touch at [email protected] like to be involved and give back to the School, by way of sharing your expertise, time and knowledge. v Professor Lenny Koh Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs 04 Catalyst In the Press Staff News Academic Ms Andrea Ward – Mr Jonathan Jeffrey – joined the Management School joined the Management School in May as appointments: in February as University Teacher in Senior University Teacher in Accounting. Project Management. Jonathan joins us from Sheffield Hallam We are pleased to welcome the Andrea has a wealth of knowledge in University where he held the post of business and people development, principal lecturer in finance and risk following members of staff to providing solutions to best support management. His main research area is the Management School: businesses and their strategy. Andrea capita structure and alternative sources supervises dissertations, delivers Human of corporate funding. Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour and Project Management We also look forward to welcoming Modules at undergraduate and the following members of staff later postgraduate levels. in the year: Ms Laura Dean – Dr David Rast will join the Management joined the Management School in February School in June as Lecturer in Work as University Teacher in Work Psychology. Psychology. Previously, Laura held the post of Head of Employability and Senior Lecturer at Leeds Dr Georgios Fotopoulos will join the Metropolitan University. Laura’s research Management School in June as Senior interests are in widening participation in Lecturer in Entrepreneurship. relation to employability as well as the use of electronic tools such as eportfolios to Dr Andrew Simpson will join the support personal development planning Management School in June as Director and reflective learning. Laura teaches of Accreditations and MBA Programme. across a range of postgraduate courses and is currently working with colleagues Dr Eva Selenko will join the Management across the university on a careers module School in September as Lecturer in Work for final year undergraduates. Psychology. Ms Susan Thompson – joined the Management School in March as University Teacher in Accounting. Susan began her professional career, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant and a Tax Advisor before moving into academia and lecturing at Huddersfield University and Sheffield Hallam University. She is interested in the teaching of financial accounting and taxation. Dr Rose Challenger – joined the Management School in April as Lecturer in Work Psychology. Having held previous research roles at the University of Leeds, Rose’s main area of interest is the behaviour and management of crowds. Issue — 5 05 Awards: Dr Jon Burchill recently won an ESRC The Centre for Energy, Environment Dr Christine Sprigg has been invited by Knowledge Exchange Opportunities and Sustainability (CEES) has secured the ESRC to write a case study based on Scheme grant for Employee Volunteering funding to support the Green Deal the ESRC 2012 seminar ‘Punched from the work, which began in February. Jon initiative. This is a national scheme that screen: Cyberbullying in the workplace.’ and colleagues will be working with an enables the installation of a range of organisation to create a new facilitation home energy efficiency measures such as Dr Ute Stephan has been invited model for linking companies to community solid wall insulation, cavity wall insulation, to join the Editorial Review Board of projects. loft insulation and new boilers with no Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, one up-front cost. of the leading entrepreneurship journals. Dr Angie Carter was appointed Chair of Organizational Development Professor Lenny Koh is leading on Dr Tim Vorley is Principal Investigator of at Tallinn Technical University (TTU), the project at local level working with the successful research bid through RESS Estonia in October 2012. Angie was also Barnsley Council, Groundwork Dearne on ‘Fulfilling lives: supporting people with awarded Outstanding Reviewer by the Valley, Citizens Advice Bureau and multiple and complex needs, evaluation Organizational Behaviour Division of the Keepmoat Homes. Read more about the and learning package.’ Academy of Management in June 2012 centre’s research impact on pages 20-21. and has recently been elected to the BPS’ The European Commission have editorial board for Supervisory Practice. Professor Bill Lee has been elected to sit announced that legislation is to be on the British Academy of Management’s introduced in the European Parliament Dr Alok Choudry, Dr Mike Simpson National Council for three years, which in 2013/14 to establish Professor Colin and Dr Andrea Genoese’s proposal of started in January.
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