By Professor Mark Saunders, Professor of Business Research Methods, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business Associate Department of Management, University of Birmingham Whilst most claims are based on good research, the increase of fake news means that it is important to look carefully rather than accept them at face value. When reading or watching … Continue reading “Fact or fake?”
Category: Uncategorized
Where’s Dad?
By Dr Holly Birkett, Lecturer in Organisational Studies, and Dr Sarah Forbes, Lecturer in Marketing, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business Associates Department of Management/Marketing, University of Birmingham An increase in the uptake of SPL could lead to strengthened family bonds, improved child development and increased workplace involvement for mothers. The arrival of a child … Continue reading “Where’s Dad?”
Mirror mirror on the wall, is responsible leadership the fairest of them all?
By Professor Kiran Trehan, Professor of Leadership and Enterprise Development, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business Associate Department of Management, University of Birmingham Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world – Nelson Mandela The notion of ‘responsible leadership’ as a motto for various policies seems to be ever present … Continue reading “Mirror mirror on the wall, is responsible leadership the fairest of them all?”
Another mall, another high street closure – is there really anything to worry about?
By Professor Isabelle Szmigin, Professor of Marketing Department of Marketing, University of Birmingham While high street retailers will continue to battle their online competition, out-of-town malls, business rates and expensive car parking, they still have their fate in their own hands. We’re already seeing the high street take a big hit in 2018, with Toys R … Continue reading “Another mall, another high street closure – is there really anything to worry about?”
Finding solutions to domestic violence
By Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Reader in Economics Department of Economics, University of Birmingham Domestic violence is a pervasive global problem. WHO estimates that it affects nearly a third of women. Violence against women and children, particularly intimate partner violence (IPV), child abuse, female genital mutilation and “honour crimes” in addition to the devastating effect it has … Continue reading “Finding solutions to domestic violence”
Providing inclusive business support in disadvantaged areas
Ahead of tomorrow’s 21st Annual Ethnic Minority Business Conference, the most important event in the calendar for disseminating policy and research on ethnic minority firms, Professor Monder Ram and project partners write for Birmingham Business School Blog on a recent project aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in disadvantaged areas. For the last six months Mosese Dakunivosa … Continue reading “Providing inclusive business support in disadvantaged areas”
Why Inclusivity Matters
Dr Holly Birkett and Professor Jo Duberley write for Birmingham Business Blog, in aid of National Inclusion Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of inclusion. Diversity and inclusion at work are increasingly seen as both morally and economically desirable. But what do diversity and inclusion look like? Common definitions … Continue reading “Why Inclusivity Matters”
UK Pension liberalisation: freedom and choice or risk and insecurity?
Today marks Pension Awareness Day, a day to promote the importance of saving for the future, alert the nation that they are not saving enough for retirement and encourage pension providers and employers to provide easily understandable and accessible information. By Louise Overton, Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Birmingham Since the introduction … Continue reading “UK Pension liberalisation: freedom and choice or risk and insecurity?”
Queue the Bank Holiday
What can customers do to avoid queue frustration? Here are a few tips, which may help you to reflect on how to deal with your wait this bank holiday, if you are unfortunate enough to have one. By Isabelle Szmigin, Professor of Marketing at Birmingham Business School We all love to go on holiday – … Continue reading “Queue the Bank Holiday”
Still staying underground? Informal work, small firms and the National Living Wage
“How are small firms actually implementing the National Living Wage (NLW)? Will the NLW and accompanying efforts to boost enforcement shock errant firms into compliance? And what distinguishes compliant from non-complaint firms?” By Monder Ram, Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME) Based on research by Monder Ram (Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham), … Continue reading “Still staying underground? Informal work, small firms and the National Living Wage”