By Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Department of Strategy and International Business at the University of Birmingham, and Philip McCann, Chair in Urban and Regional Economics at Sheffield Management University A UK in a Changing Europe research team led by the University of Birmingham[1], and also involving the University of Sheffield, University of Groningen, Erasmus University and Dutch … Continue reading “Brexit will work against ‘levelling up’ agenda”
Life Under the new Epoch of Jenga Capitalism –The Mink Crisis and COVID-19
By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham Life has always been uncertain. This uncertainty is partly about balancing the trade-offs and feedback loops that exist between the biological, the biographical and the environmental. These three processes and outcomes are interrelated. They highlight the importance of exploring the tensions between … Continue reading “Life Under the new Epoch of Jenga Capitalism –The Mink Crisis and COVID-19”
Barriers of banking and the cashless society
By Dr Ann-Christine Frandsen, Reader in Accounting Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. The use of a cash machine is not just a matter of finding one it is also about having access to a bank account. In 2015 the Financial Inclusion Commission stated that almost 2 million adults in the UK had no bank … Continue reading “Barriers of banking and the cashless society”
Retail in a Post COVID World: Reflections and Future Directions
By Dr. Sarah Montano, Senior Lecturer in Marketing Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham This article has been produced as part of research for a joint ESRC Festival of Social Science event which will be held as a panel discussion at 1:30-2:30pm on Friday 13th November 2020. You can register for the event at the Eventbrite page. Do … Continue reading “Retail in a Post COVID World: Reflections and Future Directions”
The importance of digital skills in building back better
By Dr Abigail Taylor Research Fellow, City-Region Economic Development Institute The term ‘digital skills’ can be used to describe different categories of skills. Basic digital skills are those that all citizens need to be ‘digitally literate’. For example, conducting basic internet searches. Then you have digital skills for the general workforce. These include essential digital … Continue reading “The importance of digital skills in building back better”
Helping victims of domestic abuse through the workplace
By Professor Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay Professor of Economics, Director of Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing Domestic abuse is a serious worldwide problem. Globally, it is estimated that 1 in 3 women have experienced some form of domestic abuse in their life. The Crime Survey in England and Wales (2019) showed an estimated 2.4 million adults … Continue reading “Helping victims of domestic abuse through the workplace”
Remote work and worker well-being during the pandemic
By Dr Daniel Wheatley Department of Management, University of Birmingham This article has been produced as part of research for a joint ESRC Festival of Social Science and Work Inclusivity Research Centre event which will be held at 3pm on Thursday 12th November 2020. You can register for the event at the Eventbrite page, which … Continue reading “Remote work and worker well-being during the pandemic”
Why lockdown life has sent our digital carbon footprint spiralling
By Dr Caroline Moraes, Dr Solon Magrizos & Dr Grigorios Lamprinakos Birmingham Business School Life under COVID-19 restrictions has seen the pattern of our lives change enormously – no more so than in our growing dependency on the internet. UK adults now spend a record four hours a day online on average. Demands on the … Continue reading “Why lockdown life has sent our digital carbon footprint spiralling”
The UK-EU Trade Talks are over or are they?
By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham “It ain’t over till it’s over”. Today, Boris Johnson has proclaimed that the post-Brexit trade negotiations are “over”. Does this really mean that they are over or that another stage has been reached in these negotiations? This does represent another stage in … Continue reading “The UK-EU Trade Talks are over or are they?”
‘Groupthink’ and the Media/Political response to the “Fatima’s next job could be in cyber” advert.
By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham On 14 October, I had a feature published in The Conversation on the HM Government Cyber First advert that depicted a female ballet dancer under the strapline: “Fatima’s next job could be in cyber, (she just doesn’t know it yet)”. My piece … Continue reading “‘Groupthink’ and the Media/Political response to the “Fatima’s next job could be in cyber” advert.”