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Ireland and Brexit
By Mike Rosenberg, Profesor of Strategy.
Author of Doing Business on the Earth blog.
Posted on October 31, 2016
For the Irish, Brexit is not only a looming possibility but the approximate 20% drop in the value of the Pound since the vote in June has hurt a number of the program’s participants very badly as a large part of their business is exported to the U.K. and paid for in Pounds.
Brexit: It Is a Matter of Interests!
By Brian Leggett, Professor of Managing People in Organizations
Author of Rhetoric and Leadership blog.
Posted on July 25, 2016
There are a bunch of roads around where I live in Dublin called Palmerston Road, Temple Road, Cowper Road; each called after Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) and his wife. Temple was Palmerston’s surname while his wife was Countess Cowper. Of course, this side of Rathmines was never noted as a nationalist stronghold; quite the contrary, in fact. But it shows how popular Palmerston was.
But why should this be of any interest to anybody in 2016? Well, it certainly may if you are interested in Brexit. Lord Palmerston is famously remembered for his reaffirmation of the famous dictum on foreign policy, “Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests”.
Brexit and Business: Taken by Suprise
By Mike Rosenberg, Profesor of Strategy.
Author of Doing Business on the Earth blog.
Posted on July 18, 2016
From the point of view and business and the economy, most experts agree that being part of the european project has been a tremendous benefit to the British industry and the nation’s business leaders were overwhelmingly supportive of the Remain campaign.
PODCAST | Brexit: Theresa May Just Be What Britain Needs
By Mireia Las Heras, Professor of Managing People in Organizations
Posted on July 14, 2016
With the appointment of the UK’s second female prime minister, are we likely to see a smoother Brexit process?
Brexit Referendum: Lady Macbeth [Macgove] Strikes Once Again!
By Brian Leggett, Professor of Managing People in Organizations
Author of Rhetoric and Leadership blog.
Posted on July 7, 2016
Shakespeare could have written this plot to oust Boris Johnson from the leadership race to become the UK’s next prime minister. Or maybe we should give the honour to Nicholas Machiavelli? Or maybe it was George Osborne’s manoeuvres from behind the gates of his mansion in Buckinghamshire that deserve the honour?
Isn’t it strange that the wife of one of Boris Johnson’s closest collaborators in the Brexit referendum, the Daily Mail journalist, Sarah Vine, accidentally sent a damning email relating to Boris Johnson to some unknown person called Newman who then proceeded to put the contents of the email into the public domain by sending it to Sky News? It was all a great mistake, according to Mr Gove’s wife.
Globalization Attacked as Never Before
By Sebastian Reiche, Professor of Managing People in Organizations
Author of Expatriatus blog.
Posted on June 28, 2016
This week the Euro 2016 semi-finals and the final will be played and many football fans will be living through the decisive moments of the European football tournament, which will culminate on Sunday 10 of July. Yet, even amid all the football buzz, another decisive moment for Europe could not remain unnoticed. UK voted FOR Brexit!
Brexit: 7 Lessons to Draw
By Xavier Vives, Professor of Economics
Posted on June 28, 2016
Brexit shows the primacy of politics and emotion over economic rational calculation. It is very difficult to understand the decision of British people otherwise. Britain, or what would be left of it after potential secession by Scotland and Northern Ireland, is likely to become a less open economy with a long-term decrease in productivity potentially. What is most striking about the Brexit decision is that there does not seem to be a plan for what to do next … other than a generic call to national sovereignty, reflected in Nigel Farage’s description of Brexit as an “independence day.” Most of the pro-Brexit arguments were based on the recovery of self-government, excessive contributions to Brussels, and the control over immigration.
Good Bye, Mr. Cameron
By Brian Leggett, Professor of Managing People in Organizations
Author of Rhetoric and Leadership blog.
Posted on June 28, 2016
My last post was essentially about the credibility (ethos) of speakers in the Brexit debate. Now that we know the results of the vote, let’s look at the effectiveness of the ‘remain’ side´s communication strategy briefly. So what happened last Thursday that the majority of the electorate failed to respond positively to Mr. Cameron and the ‘remain’ camp? Why did 52% of the electorate vote to leave the EU, when an impressive list of home and international figures and organizations advised the great British electorate publically to vote ‘remain’?
Brexit: A Positive Scenario
By Mike Rosenberg, Profesor of Strategy.
Author of Doing Business on the Earth blog.
Posted on June 27, 2016
So in the end Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage managed to scare the most vulnerable part of the electorate in the U.K. into voting for Brexit and their victory has reportedly wiped out $ 2 trillion of the world’s stock market value and created a higher degree of concern for the future than at any point in recent memory!
Political Debate (II): Brexit and The Missing Dimension of ‘Ethos’
By Brian Leggett, Professor of Managing People in Organizations
Author of Rhetoric and Leadership blog.
Posted on June 20, 2016
Following on with our discussion on how a lack of believability and trustworthiness (ethos) in our political debates on all sides of the political divide is causing the present disconnection among people, I would like to turn once again to the Brexit debate. Watching this campaign daily on British television it is easy to get exasperated at the way politicians and establishment figures on both sides of the issue try to impress their audiences as to their credibility.
Who Killed Jo Cox?
By Mike Rosenberg, Profesor of Strategy.
Author of Doing Business on the Earth blog.
Posted on June 20, 2016
Although Thomas Mair, a clearly disturbed member of a far right organization in the U.K. is the person who brutally murdered Labor M.O. Jo Cox on the streets of Birstall last Thursday, the real culprits are the politicians who have cast the referendum on Britain’s remaining or leaving the UK in apoplectic terms.
Political Debate (I): Brexit. How Can We Avoid the Usual “Slugfest?”
By Brian Leggett, Professor of Managing People in Organizations.
Author of Rhetoric and Leadership blog.
Posted on June 15, 2016
Politics seems to have lost its appeal and hit a new low in terms of trust. Perhaps this isn’t entirely surprising after watching the leaders TV debates on both sides of the Atlantic and the British debates on Brexit. They can often degenerate into a ‘slugfest’ or a shouting match peppered with personal insults.
PODCAST | Brexit: Reasons, Repercussions and Lessons to Be Learned
By Alfredo Pastor, Professor of Economics
Posted on June 2, 2016
June 23rd marks the end of a European era. There are various reasons the United Kingdom is calling for a referendum. But are they really worth breaking up with the European Union? Brexit will leave us all in a weaker position. Find out why.
Brexit? The Battle for the United Kingdom
By Mike Rosenberg, Profesor of Strategy.
Author of Doing Business on the Earth blog.
Posted on June 20, 2016
The real problem I have is that I both agree with and am uncomfortable with arguments on both sides of the debate. Europe, and its institutions clearly need an overhaul and may not be able, in its present form, to deal with the complexity of the world.