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AiMM achieves a notable success!

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Researchers from the Advances in Media Management (AiMM) research cluster have had 8 Abstracts (a 100% success rate) accepted for the forthcoming European Media Management Association conference in Belgium. This was a notable success for the group, bearing in mind that the rejection rate for all conference submissions was 24%. AiMM put their success down to research mentoring and introducing an internal peer review system within the group.

Congratulations go to: Dr Chris Chapleo (Media Branding), Dr Joyce Costello (CSR Practices in Media Firms), Dr Mona Sayed Esfahani (Media Branding); Graham Goode (Brand Orientation in Media Companies); Conor O’Kane (The Media Economics of Privacy); Dr John Oliver (Digital Media Transformations).

ESRC Festival of Social Sciences

BRIAN, Business Engagement, Events, innovation, Knowledge Transfer

Dr John Oliver, from the Advances in Media Management research cluster, recently delivered a keynote lecture at the Open Innovation Design Jam competition at the University of Glasgow. The event formed part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science programme of activities that ran from 5th-12th November across the UK.

The Design Jam also involved a number of short, intensive brainstorming sessions in which teams developed innovative solutions to challenges. This event was an opportunity for innovators and businesses to explore open, collective and user-led innovation.
Dr Oliver’s talk on media innovation strategies presented empirical data on how the innovation practices of UK media firms had transformed firm capabilities and corporate financial performance.

Everything has to be excellent!

Fusion Investment Fund, Research news

In 2015, I was awarded a prestigious Visiting Fellowship at the University of Oxford- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ). The next question was how do I fund such an initiative? Having looked at the various Fusion Investment Fund strands, the Santander Scheme appeared to be the most appropriate since it provides BU staff with travel and subsistence funds to support individual staff mobility and networking in the development of research, education and or professional practice.

During the fellowship period I conducted British Academy/Leverhulme funded research into the successful digital transformations of media firms. This work integrated three primary areas: business models, organisational strategy and dynamic capabilities in a longitudinal analysis (1995-2015).

Being able to conduct this research at one of the world’s greatest institutions has been an incredible experience. Whilst I have undertaken small project work with the RISJ over the past few years, there was a world of difference in living and working at the University. Academic work at the University of Oxford is a ‘lifestyle’ and one based on the pursuit of academic excellence. The work doesn’t stop at 5pm as there are numerous talks and lectures by distinguished people every night of the week!

The RISJ is a part of Green Templeton College which is a postgraduate college whose provision centres on health and management disciplines. At first, one might think that this is a strange combination, but their researchers were able to help with me some innovative work that I’m currently doing with the Boston Consulting Group in New York.

Perhaps the most striking aspect of my stay was the university’s focus on conducting research that aims to produce both conceptual and instrumental impact (vanity based research is clearly not on their radar). There is also a real ‘simplicity’ about the University of Oxford. You can see it everywhere, from the clean toilets, the pristine gardens, the student dress codes and the quality of their research. That ‘simplicity’ can be summed by saying that “everything they do has to be excellent!”

 

Dr John Oliver

Associate Professor of Media Management

Faculty of Media & Communication

What’s So Special about Teaching Media Management?

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BU academics  Dr Chris Chapleo and Ms Marketa Zezulkova, from the Advances in Media Management research cluster,  talk about the importance of teaching media management education along with leading media management educators and researchers from across Europe.

Cut and paste this link into your browser to find out more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HRj5qUmKT0

AiMM Research Series

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The Advances in Media Management (AiMM) research group continue their series of research presentations on Wednesday 30th October between 1-2pm (CG09). Dr John Oliver will present the findings of his research into how media organisations BSkyB and ITV have adapted to the New Media Environment. 

Researchers interested in areas such as new media,organisational adaptation and dynamic capabilities will find this presentation of particular interest.