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The Management and Innovative Technologies Conference 2018

Taking place in Izola, Slovenia, I am recording reflections at the 16th conference that brings together academics and industrial practitioners from different disciplines, sectors and countries to explore purpose and innovation in technology. It a began with a drinks reception at Hotel San Simon with conference founder Miha Junkar… I just gave a keynote on…

The Art of Management and Organisation Conference 2018

Paul Levy from CENTRIM writes… Welcome to my reflections and commentary on the Art of Management and Organisation (AOMO) 2018 Conference Blog – August 30th – September 2nd, Brighton, UK. Brighton – the city of the raucous Prince Regent; Brighton, London by the sea; Brighton, a creative hub and home of the Brighton Festival and…

Transformative innovation policy: A new framing for innovation policy and implications for regional innovation policy

Speaker: Dr Matias Ramirez Date: 28th June 2018 at 13:00pm Location: Mithras House, University of Brighton Abstract: Transformative innovation is emerging in policy circles as a third frame of innovation policy that specifically addresses “wicked challenges” of world economies. This approach suggests that meeting important societal challenges such as climate change and social inclusion requires…

The Circular Economy: Innovation, Technology and Policy

Speaker: Dr Simone Cooper-Searle Date: 24th May 2018 at 13:00pm Location: Mithras House, Brighton University Abstract: There is a growing buzz about the circular economy (CE) in business and policy circles as a new model for sustainable economic development. Unlike our current linear economic system, where products are made, used and disposed of, a CE…

Radical innovation for governmental transparency in Greece: The “Diavgeia” programme, its challenges and wider effects

Speaker: Mr Giannis Ragkousis Date: 26th April 2018 at 13:00pm Location: Mithras House, University of Brighton Abstract: The seminar aims to shed light on the process of introducing a radical innovation in the public administration against a background of entrenched behaviour of the involved actors and economic crisis and social tensions, elaborating on the management…

Is Spurious Regression an Issue for two Independent Stationary AR(1) Processes?

Speaker: Professor Christos Agiakloglou Date: 22nd March 2018 at 13.00 pm Location: Mithras House, University of Brighton Abstract: When time series data is used in econometrics serially correlated errors are most likely to appear. Autocorrelation will also be detected in regression analysis as an indication of a false specification between two variables. This study examines…