Business schools teach to a model that dates back to the 1950s. Given the growing demands on business to take a lead in confronting societal challenges, business schools need to update how they train business leaders and how they compete, argues Oxford’s Said School Dean Peter Tufano.
Against this backdrop, there are growing societal pressures for business to take a lead in finding solutions to the climate crisis and to be an agent of social change. As this pressure mounts, the traditional business school model is looking dated. The pace of change in business schools is far slower than in business, with the result that MBAs are increasingly less well prepared for the complex challenges of leading companies and collective enterprises in general.
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Budget 2020: Business rates suspended for shops and cafes - BBC News
Companies with a rateable value of less than £51,000 will be eligible for the tax holiday, Rishi Sunak said.
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It is part of a package of "extraordinary" measures to support the UK economy in the face of disruption from the coronavirus outbreak.
Business rates are a tax on properties that are used for commercial purposes, and are charged based on an estimate of what it would cost to rent the property on the open market: the "rateable value".
Do's and don'ts of coronavirus stockpiling: 5 must-have items | Fox Business
Strategic Resource Group Managing Director Burt Flickinger discusses where and when to shop for necessities amid the coronavirus.
Texas resident and economic analyst Jesse Colombo is what you might call an extreme prepper: He's been stockpiling supplies since the 2008 financial crisis and estimates he has enough food to last several years.
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Colombo shared five tips for the prepping neophyte with FOX Business since many shoppers are stocking up on food and toiletries as coronavirus spreads throughout the United States, and officials shut down down schools and businesses in response.
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The move expands on its initial efforts after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida in 2018.
The company made the announcement as it reported holiday-quarter earnings and sales that topped analysts’ estimates.
Walmart said that hourly workers who work in a store, club, office or distribution center will receive up to two weeks pay if they’re required to quarantine by the government or by the retailer.
President Trump said Tuesday that his administration was working closely to help the beleaguered airline and cruise ship industries, which have been battered by the spreading coronavirus.
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Coronavirus is creating new businesses, from robots to anti-spitting hats - Vox
Many companies are coming up with creative ways to profit from the coronavirus outbreak. Some are stranger than others.
Like face masks, some unusual products might be useful for health care workers on the front lines of this outbreak but probably aren't meant for the average healthy person. So, in the interest of making sense of this reality, we rounded up some of the weirdest ways companies are seeking to benefit from the novel coronavirus.
Recently, Philadelphia-based Promobot deployed one of its robots in Times Square, as Reuters reported . The robot, which has also been seen in New York City's Bryant Park, essentially quizzes people to see if they have the symptoms of the coronavirus. At one point, the robot was also, apparently, handing out face masks, even though health authorities have urged healthy people not to use them.
Grand Forks business mentors suggest ways to prepare for a slowdown | Grand Forks Herald
Inside an American coronavirus containment zone, business anxiety is spreading - CNN
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Business schools should be training students to make the right decisions amid climate change; to understand the imp… https://t.co/Z4iwEA0p9p HarvardBiz (from Boston, MA) Wed Mar 11 18:00:09 +0000 2020
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