Mike Leat

Mike Leat BSc MSc Pg Dip

Mike Leat is currently the Head of the HRS, Operations Management and Business Strategy Group in the Business School at the University of Plymouth. He has been involved with and in employee relations for most of his working life, as both an academic and a practitioner. He has worked for the Commission on Industrial Relations and ACAS, in both cases as an industrial relations expert. He also has practical working experience as a personnel practitioner and has occupied positions as both a Personnel Manager and Head of Personnel and Administration.

In recent years, Mike has concentrated upon an academic role and his main areas of interest are now employee relations and international and comparative HRM. He has written a number of books and journal articles in these areas.

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Madhu Purwar

Madhu Purwar
India and UAE

Madhu Purwar works for the Hilton hotel group in Dubai. She began her EBS MBA in 2001 and took just over two years to complete it.

According to her, the programme is very demanding and challenging; it carries weight in business and has credibility with employers. "I got a promotion the day I left Dubai for the graduation. The company told me that the programme had made a positive contribution to my job and that I fully deserved to get what I was aiming for. What helps, of course, is that there was tangible evidence of the programme's contribution to my job and my ability to do it better. This must be pleasing for any employer - when they see that the commitment you are making to your studies has a direct benefit to them. It's a win-win situation."...more