Sai Ding, Lecturer in Economics at the Business School, reflects on the challenges faced by China's developing economy
Also in this issue:
- Business Brief
- Business School renamed to honour Adam Smith's legacy
- Recent and upcoming publications
- The Big Society, values and co-operatives
- Why did Greece go bankrupt?
- Diffusion of advanced techniques
- My business: Quantitative Analysis
- New Head of Subject for Management
- Peak Time: an International Business Student Competition
- Olympic Bid
- Bright stars
- Making connections
Aspire Issue 11: Spring/Summer 2012
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China's remarkable economic growth
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Understanding diversification
Chris Veld looks at current issues in banking and politics to explain the nuances of diversification
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The Adam Smith Business School hosts top theorists
Top theorists visited the Adam Smith Business School for a conference on High Potential Concepts, Phenomena and Theories in International Entrepreneurship Research
Welcome to the 11th issue of Aspire, the magazine of the University of Glasgow Business School.
I am delighted to announce that this is the first issue of the newly named University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School. As of 1 June 2012, the School has been formally renamed to honour the legacy of the University’s most celebrated alumnus and staff member.
2012 marks the end of one chapter for the School, and the beginning of another. The 2011/12 academic year was one of unprecedented growth and achievement for the school. We have increased student numbers and are now the largest business school in Scotland and second largest in the UK for full time postgraduate students. We have also hired a number of new Lecturers and Chairs, and will continue to recruit in 2013.
2012/13 will see the School working to enhance its reputation in the UK and abroad, and developing further links with partners overseas. We will also further develop internationally recognised research that will inform policy and practice, and help us to promote the tradition of Scottish enlightenment and enterprise. The School will be hosting top theorists and influencers throughout the year, with events like the High Potential Concepts, Phenomena and Theories in International Entrepreneurship Research Conference (page 8) and the Strategic Management Society Conference as well as the gala launch event for the Adam Smith Business School in the autumn.
Colleagues will continue to strive to make an impact on research and practice, like Professor Ronald MacDonald, who is now in the top 1% of Economics researchers, Professor Vivien Beattie who received the Distinguished Academic award by the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) (page 4), and Professor Richard Harris who was named Lead Expert on government Future of Manufacturing Project (page 6).
I hope you will join us as we move forward with the new School, and see was developments and growth the coming year has to offer.
Professor Farhad Noorbakhsh
Head of School