The ‘UCD Business Impact’ Podcast from UCD College of Business features thought leaders from the world of academia and industry discussing the most compelling issues affecting our lives from a business perspective. These conversations will offer insight, spark curiosity and challenge you to rethink how you do business in a changing world. Hosted by Emmet Oliver, financial editor and journalist; and lecturer at UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business.
S4 Ep7: Season 4 Episode 7 – Gigging for Gold
Dr Emma McDaid dives into her research on Uber revealing the downsides of working for disruptor firms and the darker aspects of the gig economy.
1/30/2024 • 33 minutes, 12 seconds
S4 Ep6: From AI chatbots to bank runs - 2023 in Review
Looking back at the biggest business stories of 2023. In conversation with Business Journalists Linda Daly and Donal O'Donovan.
12/21/2023 • 35 minutes, 16 seconds
S4 Ep5: The Workplace in a Perfect Storm
UCD Smurfit School alumna and Head of Social Policy at IBEC, Dr Kara McGannon shares how the workplace reflects society’s issues and how we can all work to build better organisations.
12/13/2023 • 31 minutes, 52 seconds
S4 Ep4: The Applegreen story: The art of disruption
Double UCD Business alumnus in BComm and MBA Joe Barret discusses building the Applegreen retail empire and charting the journey from one to over 600 service stations.
11/8/2023 • 34 minutes, 16 seconds
S4 Ep3: Is your company ready for ESG Reporting?
Assistant Professor Rebecca Maughan and Assistant Professor Seán O'Reilly talk about the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRSs) along with the EU's Green Deal and Taxonomy.
They give an overview of the new regulations and standards and discuss the challenges and benefits for businesses, stakeholders and the accounting and audit profession. They also examine greenwashing and the risks of noncompliance for companies as we move towards a net-zero future.
11/1/2023 • 34 minutes, 16 seconds
S4 Ep2: Should Executive Education be more like Tik Tok?
New Director of UCD Smurfit Executive Development Professor Tim Wray discusses trends in executive education from bite chunk to virtual learning and designing accessible ways of learning for busy executives to refresh their skills and stay relevant in a diverse, global workforce.
