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Secret Diary of MBA Students

Secret Diary of MBA Students

Mariella and Bilal

We make MBA subjects easier to understand. Recorded by current MBA students, our round table discussions are for anyone interested in business and entrepreneurship.We share our journey, readings, reflections, and experiences, while we balance work and life during our two-year part time MBA journey.

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Secret Diary of MBA Students - Uncovering untruths in company reports

Uncovering untruths in company reports

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10/23/22 • 22 min

Mariella and Bilal discuss the submission of their first assignments and how they managed the challenges of workload around deadlines. One of our assignments was an examination of a public company and their reporting of ESG.
Mariella also explains her new role as student representative for our class.
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We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

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Secret Diary of MBA Students - Time management and the Canadian experience
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12/06/22 • 31 min

This week we are joined by our fellow MBA candidate, Alejandra, and we discuss time management for our Strategy and Competition (S&C) and Operationalising and Communicating Value (OCV) modules. We also chat about the differences between UK and Canadian business schools.
We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

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Secret Diary of MBA Students - Agency Theory and the Agency Problem: the impact of financialisation
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11/22/22 • 34 min

We've just had our first individual assignment results and discuss the concept of financialisation. We touch on agency theory and the agency problem and how companies have become financialised in recent years. No Secret Diary would be complete without discussion about Ella's notepad.
We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

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Secret Diary of MBA Students - Company strategy types, Marris and Baumol

Company strategy types, Marris and Baumol

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11/08/22 • 28 min

We are joined by our fellow MBA student Dave to discuss how the work-study-life balance is for us after a few months of the course. We also chat about strategy types, Marris and Baumol.
We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

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Secret Diary of MBA Students - Forecasting ticket demand for Glastonbury Festival
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12/23/22 • 27 min

Ella and Bilal discuss the law of demand in relation to calculating pricing for Glastonbury Festival and how data helps inform pricing strategy. We also attended our first MBA networking event at the university.
We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

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Secret Diary of MBA Students - New semester preparation and Latin-American good luck traditions
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01/04/23 • 29 min

Ella and Bilal return from Spain straight into new modules for Business Accounting and Finance (BAF) and Learning and Managing in a Global Environment (LMGE). We discuss what our approach is to break down the task of reading and preparing for workshops as well as a few (more than a few) Latin-American new year traditions.
We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

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Secret Diary of MBA Students - Electives and networking though the social agenda
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01/19/23 • 26 min

In this episode we chat about the year ahead, our only full calendar year as MBA candidates. In the coming months we need to choose electives and how did we start to build bonds with our fellow students.
We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

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Bilal is joined by Annabel, a fellow MBA candidate, to discuss MBAs relevance to nonprofit organisations, how we have used McNutt's T/3 framework to understand company strategy and what is ChatGPT's impact on Google.
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The return of a familiar voice and discussion of the things that really matter... AI Drake
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Bilal is joined by fellow MBA candidate Felipe about how to write the perfect MBA personal statement, losing every weekend in February to workshops and a new dilemma... which electives to do and where?
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How many episodes does Secret Diary of MBA Students have?

Secret Diary of MBA Students currently has 13 episodes available.

What topics does Secret Diary of MBA Students cover?

The podcast is about Management, Entrepreneurship, Podcasts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Secret Diary of MBA Students?

The episode title 'Time management and the Canadian experience' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Secret Diary of MBA Students?

The average episode length on Secret Diary of MBA Students is 32 minutes.

How often are episodes of Secret Diary of MBA Students released?

Episodes of Secret Diary of MBA Students are typically released every 14 days, 11 hours.

When was the first episode of Secret Diary of MBA Students?

The first episode of Secret Diary of MBA Students was released on Oct 9, 2022.

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