The next Technology & Management for Development (TMD) Centre and Saïd Business School Joint Graduate Student Workshop will take place Thursday, 7 March at 4.30pm in Queen Elisabeth House (SR1). Speakers include MPhil students Cyrielle Auffray, Richard Higgins, Joshua Chipman, and Lara Fleischer.

Thursday, 7 March, 4.30pm – 6.30pm

Dept. of International Development - Queen Elisabeth House

Seminar Room 1

 

4:30 - 5:00

Cyrielle Auffray, University of Oxford  

"Can Africa learn from China? Managerial knowledge spillovers and localisation strategies in the Ghanaian construction sector"

 

5:00 - 5:30

Richard Higgins, University of Oxford  

"Industrial policy for competitive, dynamic and innovative industry: A case study of China solar PV"

 

5:30 - 6:00

Lara Fleischer, University of Oxford 

"Mobile communications for mobile people: Impact of increased access to mobile phones on pastoral livelihoods in Gujarat, India"

 

6:00 - 6:30

Joshua Chipman, University of Oxford 

"Learning environments in firms: Do MNCs in Thailand provide greater learning opportunities for staff?"