By Dr Alessandro Gerosa Department of Marketing, University of Birmingham On 15 March 2020, while Italy was in the midst of the despair caused by the first Covid-19 wave, an Italian magazine reported a very puzzling news: Giuseppe Conte, the Italian Prime Minister, was the most searched query on the Italian Pornhub. Highly read romantic … Continue reading “How memetic cults are changing politics and beyond”
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3 New Year’s resolutions your business must make to help achieve net zero
By Professor Ian Thomson Director of Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business Business, University of Birmingham 2021 was an important year for climate change, with COP26, Global Citizen and the COVID-19 pandemic cementing it as a priority for governments and the public. But time is running out to reach net zero and limit global warming. … Continue reading “3 New Year’s resolutions your business must make to help achieve net zero”
Keyworkers and the million people who will be working on Christmas Day
By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham On Christmas Day 2021 we should all reflect on those who must work to ensure that most of the UK population are able to enjoy this festival. Christmas Day is set aside for family and friends and is a time for gift-giving … Continue reading “Keyworkers and the million people who will be working on Christmas Day”
Smartphones, spiking, cyber awareness and avoiding Christmas fraud
By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham There is another, darker side to Christmas though, as this can also be a time for cyber attacks on companies and individuals. Christmas is a special time of the year. For the retail and hospitality industries this is a critical period, with … Continue reading “Smartphones, spiking, cyber awareness and avoiding Christmas fraud”
Merry retailing: the story of how Ballerinas saved Christmas
By Dr Roshan Boojihawon, Senior Lecturer in Strategy Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham Not every retailer knows how to be agile, so let us try and learn from those who do – ballerinas! Supply chains are volatile, unpredictable, messy, and disrupting every retailer’s plans to ensure as normal a Christmas as … Continue reading “Merry retailing: the story of how Ballerinas saved Christmas”
Buying ‘one-time wears’ and self-gifting: a new kind of Christmas
By Dr Charika Channuntapipat and Dr Sarah Montano University of Birmingham Consumers have been looking forward to Christmas 2021 after the last minute cancellation of Christmas 2020, where family celebrations were limited to the 23rd to 27th December and the vast majority of England were in Tier 2 or Tier 3. With the arrival of … Continue reading “Buying ‘one-time wears’ and self-gifting: a new kind of Christmas”
Surging inflation and you: some ways to win the war
By Dr Jing Du, Lecturer in Finance Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. The latest UK Household Finance Index (IHS Markit) shows that households in the UK hold renewed pessimism about their financial outlook over the next 12 months. Due to sharply increased inflation, British residents are experiencing higher prices on their everyday goods and … Continue reading “Surging inflation and you: some ways to win the war”
The new Omicron variant: will the UK response avert another crisis?
By Professor Aditya Goenka The Department of Economics, University of Birmingham There will be a crisis if the fears about the nature of the new variant are realised. The news of rising infections and protests against control in Europe have been overshadowed by the report of the Omicron (B.1.1.526) variant. Despite its inclination for no … Continue reading “The new Omicron variant: will the UK response avert another crisis?”
Climate change and criminality: what’s the link?
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?”
Employees’ trust, leadership skills, and recovery in the post-pandemic era
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”