Talk:Kingston Business School

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I have added the copyvio template, as all of the blanked text (apart from, as far as I can determine, the paragraph on research) has been copied with cosmetic edits only from the related Kingston University websites. TheSmuel (talk) 14:27, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Kingston Business School Page
Hi,

I am the author of the wikipedia page. I read your comment about the content being to promotionnal. I have made some amendments and I hope there will be ok to keep the page up and running.

Could you please advice me on what I should do to keep this page live.

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Alexandra Alexandra.kingstonbusiness (talk) 12:54, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Reads like advertising copy
Hi, I am from Kingston Business School and we would like to help make this copy neutral and accurate. There are factual inaccuracies in the present copy and many of the citation links go to blank pages or are irrelevant.

The origins of the Business School date back to the 1960s.

We can help with information about the history of the School, the campus, organisation and academic life, accreditations and recognition - specific recognition from professional bodies, the student body, notable alumni, graduation ceremonies - when and where, notable honorary degrees awarded, the international universities the School is linked with.

I have some external links which might help with verifying information on the Business School: The Independent newspaper http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/business-schools/kingston-business-school-1206261.html Mostly about the MBA but lots of facts about Kingston Business School.

HR Magazine http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1019962/kingston-business-hr-students-interview-volunteers-olympic-games HRM students took part in interviewing volunteers for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Russia links http://ukinrussia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=22573618&title=News Russian students graduate with MBAs from Kingston Business School

Personnel Today http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2005/09/06/10901/kingston-business-school.html Kingston Business School is one of 11 CIPD Centres of excellence in the UK.

TopMBA http://www.topmba.com/institution/kingston-business-school-kingston-university Natalia Buchstaber won MBA student of the year in 2003. From Moscow. Also facts on employability of Kingston MBA graduates and the percentage of female students on MBA courses.

Kingston Guardian newspaper http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/archive/2012/01/31/news_education/9501551.Former_BSkyB_chief_receives_honorary_degree/ Honorary degree for former BSkyB chief, Tony Ball, who is also a notable alumnus, having completed an MBA

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education http://www.qaa.ac.uk/InstitutionReports/Reports/Documents/kingston_greece02.pdf Kingston University and ICBS Thessaloniki Business School, Greece – report on, 2002

Guardian University Guide http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/10/universityguide-kingston-uni

One of the UK’s most ethnically diverse student populations. Known for its cutting-edge e-learning systems with almost all course modules available online.

The Complete University Guide http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/kingston Student mix statistics, RAE – rated highest of new universities in Business and Management in RAE. Also more on e-learning and StudySpace

Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) results for Business School http://www.rae.ac.uk/Submissions/submission.aspx?id=36&type=uoa&subid=955 90 per cent of research at Kingston Business School is classified as being of a quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KingstonHill (talk • contribs) 16:04, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Some facts about Kingston Business School which can be added to the page
Hi, I am from Kingston Business School and as in the above section, we would like to help make the current entry less like a piece of advertising copy and make it neutral and accurate. As a contributor with a conflict of interest, I don't want to edit the page directly, but I can provide some basic facts which could be entered into the page. I can also provide some links to citations.

Overview and history
Kingston Business School was established in the 1960s. It is now part of the Faculty of Business and Law at Kingston University. The Faculty was established in 1984 as part of the Kingston Polytechnic. The Polytechnic became a university in 1992.

The Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law is Professor Jean-Noël Ezingeard. The Director of the Business School and Associate Dean of the Faculty is Dr Stuart Archbold (http://business.kingston.ac.uk/about-us/welcome-from-the-dean).

Campus
The Business School is situated on the Kingston Hill campus, one of four campuses of the university, in the London borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. It moves into a new purpose-built building on the site in April 2012 (http://business.kingston.ac.uk/about-us/kingston-hill-campus/kingston-business-school-building). The campus is within walking distance of Richmond Park. A free and frequent student bus services operates between campuses and Kingston town centre during term time (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/10/universityguide-kingston-uni). Central London is 25 minutes away by train (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/10/universityguide-kingston-uni).

Organisation and academic life
Kingston Business School is divided into five academic departments: Accounting & Finance, Business Information Technology & Operations Management, Business & Management, Leadership & Human Resource Management, Marketing & Communications. They offer undergraduate, taught postgraduate and doctoral programmes.

The Business School works in partnership with academic institutions in Russia (http://ukinrussia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=22573618&title=News), Greece (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/InstitutionReports/Reports/Documents/kingston_greece02.pdf) and India to deliver Kingston University degree programmes such as the Masters in Business Administration (MBA), International HRM programme (http://business.kingston.ac.uk/news-events/news/201201/kingston-hrm-masters-course-launches-russia), MA Leadership Practice (http://business.kingston.ac.uk/news-events/news/201110/greek-military-go-online-learn-leadership-practice),.

Natalia Buchstaber, a student studying the Kingston MBA at Moscow's Academy of National Economy (ANE)won the Association of MBA's (AMBA) Student of the Year Award,in 2003, in a field of students from 80 business schools worldwide (http://www.topmba.com/institution/kingston-business-school-kingston-university).

In 2011 and early 2012, students from the Leadership & Human Resource Management department took part in interviewing volunteers for the 2012 London Olympic Games (http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1019962/kingston-business-hr-students-interview-volunteers-olympic-games.

Students at the Business School can access almost all course modules (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/10/universityguide-kingston-uni), lecture notes and audio-visual links for lectures and tutorials on StudySpace, the University's e-learning system.

Accreditation and recognitions
The Business School has triple accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for its MBA (in the UK, Russia, Greece and Cyprus), its Masters in Business Management and Masters in International Business Management and its DBA programme. (http://www.mbaworld.com/MBAWorld/doShowBusinessSchool.action?editbusinessSchoolId=77)

The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) has awarded Kingston Business School EPAS accreditation for three sets of programmes: Masters in Management Bachelors in Management Doctoral Programmes (http://www.efmd.org/index.php/accreditation-main/epas/epas-accredited-programmes)
 * MA Business Management
 * MA International Business Management
 * MA International Supply Chain and Logistics Management
 * BA Business Management
 * BA International Business
 * BBA Business Administration
 * PhD
 * DBA

Research
The Business School has five research centres (http://business.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-centres) covering Asia business; business-to-business marketing; employment, skills and society; leadership and management in health; small businesses. It also has nine research groups (http://business.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-groups) covering behaviour and practice; business modelling and analysis; consumer research; emerging technologies; employee engagement; knowledge, process and project management; leadership and occupational psychology; operations.

Ninety per cent of Kingston Business School's research was rated as internationally recognised in terms of originality, significance and rigour in the Research Assessment Exercise in 2008 (http://www.rae.ac.uk/Submissions/submission.aspx?id=36&type=uoa&subid=955). Kingston was the highest rated new university in Business and Management Studies, with 10% of the research submitted classified as world-leading (http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/kingston).

Student body
As part of Kingston University, the Business School has one of the most ethnically diverse student populations in the UK (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/10/universityguide-kingston-uni) with a growing proportion of overseas students (http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/kingston) and with many students who are the first in their family to go to university. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/10/universityguide-kingston-uni)

Notable alumni

 * Mike Adamson, head of corporate strategy, the Red Cross (http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/business-schools/kingston-business-school-1206261.html)
 * Professor Elaine Harris, head of postgraduate studies, Leicester Business School (http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/business-schools/kingston-business-school-1206261.html)
 * Tony Ball, chairman of Kabel Deutschland, former Chief Executive of BSkyB (http://business.kingston.ac.uk/news-events/news/201201/sky%E2%80%99s-not-limit-top-tv-executive-and-mba-graduate)
 * Francis Yeoh, businessman, Chief Executive Officer of YTL Corporation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_University)
 * Dan O'Neill, owner Angle Management, former chairman Lovebox festival (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-o-neill/10/8b8/b04) — Preceding unsigned comment added by KingstonHill (talk • contribs) 13:53, 1 March 2012 (UTC)