Article

Laker, B. and Roulet, T. (2019) Firms can adapt during times of political uncertainty: moving activities to a new location, to survive a crisis, is expensive. The Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766 (In Press)

Laker, B. (2019) Banking and commerce within the post-Brexit VUCA world. Management Science: Current Trends, 1 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1526-5501

Trehan, R. and Laker, B. (2019) Brexit readiness and opportunity. The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613

Laker, B. and Roulet, T. (2019) How companies can adapt during times of political uncertainty. Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012

Laker, B. (2019) How should leaders learn, and what should they read? The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235

Laker, B. (2019) Hubris, brexit and the demand for 'servant leadership'. The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235

Laker, B. and Roulet, T. (2019) Will the 4-Day workweek take hold in Europe? Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012

Laker, B. (2019) The master as servant: reflecting on the radical change required in the executive MBA market. The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235

Laker, B. (2019) The world requires a new MBA - step forward Thinkers50. The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235

Laker, B. (2018) Cryptocurrency and the future of cash. The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235

Hill, A., Cuthbertson, R., Brown, S. and Laker, B. (2017) Service fitness ladders: improving business performance in low cost or differentiated markets. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 37 (10). pp. 1266-1303. ISSN 0144-3577 doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-03-2016-0142

Hill, A., Mellon, L., Laker, B. and Goddard, J. (2017) Research: how the best school leaders create enduring change. Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012

Laker, B. and Read, N. (2017) Salespeople: a canary in the economic coal mine. The European Financial Review.

Laker, B. and Ridley, M. (2017) How ‘cracking the code’ of a secret belief system is boosting sales. The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235

Hill, A., Mellon, L., Laker, B. and Goddard, J. (2016) The one type of leader who can turn around a failing school. Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012

Hill, A., Mellon, L., Goddard, J. and Laker, B. (2016) How to turn around a failing school. Harvard Business Review. ISSN 0017-8012

Conference or Workshop Item

Laker, B. and Read, N. A. C. (2016) How to create high-performing key account management: lessons from the UK IT industry. In: British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2016, Newcastle, UK.

Hill, A., Laker, B., Cuthbertson, R. and Hill, T. (2015) How to create a 'high-performing' service organisation: lessons from four professional services. In: British Academy of Management Conference 2015, 8-10 Sep 2015, Portsmouth, UK.

Hill, A. and Laker, B. (2014) Understanding the relationships between investment and business performance over time within service organisations. In: 21st European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference, 20-25 Jun 2014, Palmero, Italy.

Hill, A. and Laker, B. (2013) The investment-fit-performance triangle: the relationships between investment, strategic fit and performance in service organisations. In: 24th Annual Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) conference, 3-6 May 2013, Denver, USA.

Book

Mills, I., Ridley, M., Laker, B. and Pacifico, A. (2019) The leader's secret code: the belief systems that distinguish winners. LID Publishing. ISBN 9781912555444

Laker, B., Cobb, D. and Trehan, R. (2019) Too proud to lead: how hubris can destroy effective leadership and what to do about it. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781472973054 (In Press)

Mills, I., Ridley, M., Laker, B. and Chapman, T. (2017) The salesperson's secret code: the belief systems that distinguish winners. LID Publishing. ISBN 9781911498001