Prof. Christine Oughton: Complexity & Diversity: Systems of Finance, Innovation & Ecology, SOAS
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 16/04/2013

This Inaugural Lecture by Professor Christine Oughton (Financial and Management Studies, DeFiMS) entitled "Complexity and Diversity: Systems of Finance, Innovation and Ecology"  was given at SOAS, University of London on 29 November 2012.

Not all banks, businesses and organisations are the same. The significant diversity that exists in corporate forms and behaviour is neglected by standard approaches to management and economics. This lecture proposes that thinking about complexity and diversity, rather than assuming it away, yields new insights into sources of financial stability, innovation and environmental sustainability.

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Christine Oughton is Professor of Managerial Economics in the Department of Financial and Management Studies at SOAS, University of London.  Her research interests include: industrial organization and performance; corporate governance; and regional innovation.  She has been honoured with visiting professorships at universities in Europe and the US and has been a policy adviser, most recently as Special Adviser to the UK Parliamentary Select Committee on Football Governance.