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By Professor Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and Professor Francis Pope University of Birmingham The increased frequency of adverse events such as floods or drought associated with climate change may adversely impact economies. Such a negative impact may induce ‘survival crimes’ […] Climate change is widely held to be the greatest challenge facing the world today. Another challenge of … Continue reading “Climate change and criminality: what’s the link?”

By Dr Jing Du, Lecturer in Finance Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. business leaders must learn promptly and effectively from the good experiences and methods of successful business recovery from others around the world. The pandemic has brought a huge impact to the global economy, society and people’s lives. Companies have gradually entered a … Continue reading “Employees’ trust, leadership skills, and recovery in the post-pandemic era”

By Dr. Sarah Montano, Senior Lecturer in Marketing  Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham  So, is Christmas too early and will Christmas be different in 2021? There has been great excitement in the media over the last week as we have seen the launch of Christmas adverts from all the major brands. John Lewis with … Continue reading “A Christmas to remember: how Christmas 2021 will be like no other”

By Dr Scott Taylor Professor in Leadership & Organization Studies, Department of Management In this context, whether people are willing to come back to work in city centre office blocks becomes a detail. Work and workplaces, especially those responsible for managing and leading, face a more significant challenge than that, if there are no people … Continue reading “Why are so many people resigning from jobs? (And is there anything a manager or leader can do about it?)”

By Professor Andy Mullineux Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, Emeritus Professor of Financial Economics One has to question whether substantial private equity ownership of utilities with such important public service duties is appropriate In 1989, ten Regional Water Authorities in England and Wales were finally privatised to become water and sewage companies (WSCs) … Continue reading “Sewage in the seas and broken contracts: what next for England and Wales’ water companies?”

By Professor Aditya Goenka The Department of Economics, University of Birmingham  If expenditure on controlling pollution sees sufficient decreases, there is a tendency to increase economic activity and productivity, often meaning the gains in lessening pollution are not permanent. While the COP26 conference has heightened expectations that there will be a plan of action to … Continue reading “What to expect of COP26 and reduction of fossil fuel usage?”

By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham July 2021 will be etched in the UK’s historical consciousness due to exploits with a football. Unfortunately, the memory of this event is of what might have been for the English team, but it is also a memory of great football played … Continue reading “From regulation to guidance and COVID-19 ‘Freedom Day’”

Professor Tony Dobbins and Professor Anne Green Birmingham Business School The Midlands’ labour market is among the most heavily impacted by COVID in the UK, as well as being among the most impacted by Brexit, the 2008 financial crisis and austerity. Data shows that availability of good work is heavily concentrated in London and the … Continue reading “Good Jobs in the Midlands after COVID”

Dr Anandadeep Mandal Department of Finance, University of Birmingham Starting January 2020, with the onset of the pandemic, many experts believed and expressed that the price of owner-occupied properties will be negatively impacted. The reason being house owners’ occupation is a market that is dependent on the economy. During the 2007-09 global financial crisis, the … Continue reading “The future of housing market in the UK – Predictions for 2021 and beyond”