Hello and welcome back to Money Power Health.
This week we are discussing business schools with Dr. Nora Campbell, Associate Professor of Marketing at Trinity Business School, Dublin, where she teaches in management theory, and science and technology studies.
We delve into the historical role of business schools, the evolution of management theories, and the demands of current students. Norah shares her unique journey from studying French and German to marketing and eventually focusing on the commercial determinants of health. We also touch upon the shift from productivity and efficiency to sustainability and the potential future of education in business schools, how such institutions might reinvent themselves in response to ecological and health imperatives, and what the place is of critical scholarship in such spaces. We end with forward looking reflections, as Norah considers the importance of maintaining a balanced life and critically analyzing the structures within which we all work.
If you would like to find out more about Norah's research, which spans nano-bio-info-cogno markets, climate change, and the food industry, here are some links to recent articles:
The corporate political activity of the food industry in Ireland: an analysis and proposed solutions
https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/34/Supplement_3/ckae144.1511/7843367
Ultra-Processed Food: The Tragedy of the Biological Commons
https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4359.html
Here are some examples of her public writing:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41626909.html
And here is a link to her university profile:
https://www.tcd.ie/business/people/faculty-professors/ncampbe/
The music in this podcast was by Daniel Maani. You can find out more about his music and poetry here: https://www.danielmaani.com