Dr Oksana Koryak, Course Director, introduces the Management and Entrepreneurship MSc at Cranfield

In elite sport, a carefully managed goals strategy is very effective in enhancing performance– far superior to vague aspirations or no goals at all. Veronica Burke looks at how, by paying attention to what works, we can translate much of what we understand from sport into a business context.

Drs David Butcher and Martin Clarke investigate why what the board spells out as good governance practice and what motivates managerial behaviour is not necessarily the same thing.

Dr John Glen discusses the tournament, the impact on the Brazilian economy, the sponsorship, and finally gives his prediction of the winners.

One of the central aims of the legacy from the 2012 Olympics is to encourage the whole UK population to become more physically active and engage with sport. Dr Veronica Burke discusses the challenge and whether it will be achieved.

Omobola Johnson is exploring what Nigerian CEOs do to be successful in Nigeria and comparing this with the practices of ex-patriot leaders running multi-national companies in Nigeria.

Steve Macaulay interviews Andrew Kakabadse about his book The Elephant Hunters

Sue Vinnicombe and Ruth Sealy discuss the 2009 Female FTSE Report.

Catherine Bailey examines how important it is to take an external perspective on managerial decisions.

Executive team working can be a very difficult matter for managers to tackle. Catherine Bailey discusses what actually it is that makes top team working so problematic. She examines the zone of uncomfortable debate (ZOUD) and how you should get into this zone. She lists top tips to bring issues out in the open and deal with them in a way which makes the team work more effectively.