Lancaster University Management School - 54 Degrees Issue 20

FIFTY FOUR DEGREES | 3 Are You a Traitor? Would you betray your friends to make a quick profit? Renaud Foucart investigates how guilt, trust, cooperation, and betrayal affect how we behave when money is on the line. 34 In this issue... 30 No Circular Panacea Alison Stowell, Hervé Corvellec and Nils Johansson outline how criticisms of the circular economy could help it become an actual solution to actual problems rather than a cure-all. 46 The Internship Challenge How can student internships be improved to better serve both the students and the businesses who take them on? Mike Ryder explores the issue. 42 Regional Work Inequalities With millions of UK workers in insecure work, the Work Foundation’s Rebecca Florisson examines regional variations and what changes can be made at regional levels. Women: Business’s Secret Superheroes Allan Discua Cruz explains a study by members of the Centre for Family Business that shows why women’s influence on keeping family businesses operating successfully can no longer be hidden. 6 The Path to Eden Eden Project Morecambe offers the potential to revitalise the town. Radka Newton explains the I-Connect project, looking to ensure that plans are made with proper public insight – especially around how people get to and from the new attraction. 14 26 Managing The Skies Konstantinos Zografos explains how his OR-MASTER project seeks an optimised approach to assigning flight departure and arrival slots – to the benefit of airlines, airports, and the travelling public. 10 Don’t Cut Out the Middle Man Kostas Selviaridis and Martin Spring describe their work with the UK National Health Service on improving access to innovative technologies. An Oasis for Leaders Entrepreneur in Residence and leadership coach Sanjay Rishi looks at how lessons from work can be applied at home, and vice-versa, to make us better in both spheres. 38 Sharing Food More Fairly FareShare’s Carl Hawkes explains how his organisation distributes food to those in need, and how Lancaster’s research expertise is helping to add insight and value to their operational decision-making. 18 22 Transformational Creativity How can creative approaches help make evaluations more participatory, engaging, relevant, impactful, and inclusive? Elisavet Christou, Pınar Ceyhan and Violet Owen explain.

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