By Professor John Bryson, Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham Every year Christmas seems to become closer to the end of October. Retailers begin to signal the start of the season of Christmas. Illuminated Christmas trees begin to appear in shops and houses. Perhaps Christmas now commences on … Continue reading “Meditations on the demise of Advent and the commercialisation of Christmas”
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Value and valuing Christmas: towards a non-price-based theory of value
By Professor John Bryson, Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham In 2016 and again in 2017, I produced a Christmas blog that explored twelve economic impacts of Christmas. More recently, I commented on Small Business Saturday and the importance of responsible consumption during the December shopping Christmas frenzy. This year I am not … Continue reading “Value and valuing Christmas: towards a non-price-based theory of value”
It’s Christmas – and many people will be going to food banks
By Dr Caroline Moraes, University of Birmingham, Professor Morven G. McEachern, University of Huddersfield, Dr Andrea Gibbons and Dr Lisa Scullion, University of Salford While we might think of Christmas as the season of goodwill in terms of encouraging a few extra donations, real structural change is needed to limit food insecurity in the UK. We need … Continue reading “It’s Christmas – and many people will be going to food banks”
Short-term rentals and the housing market
By Dr Hans Koster The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) Visiting Fellow Join Dr Hans Koster on campus on 5th December, 12pm, G07 Birmingham Business School University House, for a full talk on this topic. More information on our website. Short-term rental (STR) platforms, such as Airbnb, have grown spectacularly in recent years. Since its launch … Continue reading “Short-term rentals and the housing market”
Towards accounting education that balances purpose, people, planet and profit
By Professor Ian Thomson, Professor of Accounting and Sustainability, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business Centre Director Department of Accounting, University of Birmingham In a recent article for the Guardian, Dr van der Kolk correctly bemoaned the technical bias in teaching accounting in many leading business schools. However, his assertion that all business schools choose to … Continue reading “Towards accounting education that balances purpose, people, planet and profit”
Why does policy integration matter for responsible business?
By Dr Nana O Bonsu, Research Fellow Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham Over time, the term ‘responsible business’ has gained momentum and become more mainstream within policy, academia, and business management practices globally. This is resulting in a shift from the traditional ‘corporate social responsibility’ discourse, to the establishment of … Continue reading “Why does policy integration matter for responsible business?”
The Treasury and the virtual modelling of a Brexit ‘reality’
By Professor John Bryson, Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham As Theresa May tries to persuade politicians and the British people to support the deal that she has negotiated with the European Union, Brexit becomes even more exciting. Perhaps, the best way of describing this deal is that … Continue reading “The Treasury and the virtual modelling of a Brexit ‘reality’”
Staying stable in a world of financial uncertainty
By Radman Selmic, Research Fellow Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham Better education and support to clients who need it, a collective demand for transparency in finance, and improved distribution of information to clients are all needed to enhance the level of financial capability across the UK. In a world that has … Continue reading “Staying stable in a world of financial uncertainty”
Towards a responsible budget rather than politics without vision or ambition?
By Professor John Bryson, Professor of Enterprise and Economic Geography Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham The danger is that our politicians are suffering from Brexit myopia and this includes the inability to develop a longer-term vision for the UK. The only current vision revolves around an agenda set by others In a speech … Continue reading “Towards a responsible budget rather than politics without vision or ambition?”
Crashing out of the EU with a no-deal Brexit
By Professor Aditya Goenka, Chair in Economics The Department of Economics, University of Birmingham In the event of a hard Brexit, analysts expect that the pound could depreciate by a further 10 percent, adding to the inflationary pressures in the economy. Time is starting to run short for the UK government to resolve the conflicting … Continue reading “Crashing out of the EU with a no-deal Brexit”