By Mark NK Saunders, Professor of Business Research Methods, Birmingham Business School, and Colin Hughes, Head of the Graduate Business School, Technological University Dublin and Postgraduate Researcher, Birmingham Business School With organisations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government recently ‘ordering’ people to stay at home to avoid unnecessary social contact, the number of people … Continue reading “Maintaining trust within a virtual work space”
Social Distancing: People are the Problem
By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham I spent last weekend engaged in voluntary work in a churchyard. This location makes one reflect on the past, the future and Covid-19. From the churchyard, I observed human behaviour in adjacent streets, which I found troubling. I saw three types of … Continue reading “Social Distancing: People are the Problem”
Working well in uncertain times: the benefits of working at home
By Dr Daniel Wheatley Department of Management, University of Birmingham Work has a central role in the quality of our lives. An increasingly large body of research has emphasised a range of features that influence the experience we have of work, such as: pay and reward; length of working day/week; job security; development opportunities; working … Continue reading “Working well in uncertain times: the benefits of working at home”
Troubled water: How social contracts could redeem the UK’s water industry
By Professor Andy Mullineux Department of Finance, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink Climate change has given new meaning to the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s famous lines. While the UK has recently experienced heavy rains and severe flooding, the United Nation’s World Water Day reminds us … Continue reading “Troubled water: How social contracts could redeem the UK’s water industry”
The Challenge of Governance during a National Emergency
By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham Who would want to be Boris Johnson, Chris Whitty or Sir Patrick Vallance? Who would want to take responsibility for the decisions that must be taken during these unprecedented times? These decisions must be taken rapidly and with partial information. It is … Continue reading “The Challenge of Governance during a National Emergency”
Covid-19 and the Economic Impact
By Professor John Bryson Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham The current mantra is that we are living in interesting or even crazy times in which everyday living is being turned upside down. During this time a handshake or a cough could result in illness, or even death, and widespread transmission of … Continue reading “Covid-19 and the Economic Impact”
Budget Reflections: A Welcome End to Austerity?
By David Bailey, Senior Fellow at The UK in a Changing Europe and Professor of Business Economics at Birmingham Business School and Philip Tomlinson, Professor of Industrial Strategy at the University of Bath Management School. The Budget marked the point at which the government finally recognised what many economists have been saying for years: with … Continue reading “Budget Reflections: A Welcome End to Austerity?”
How to be a male ally on International Women’s Day
By Dr Scott Taylor Department of Management, University of Birmingham For many, inequalities and experiences of discrimination manifest most clearly in the workplace, in areas such as unequal pay, obstruction of access to jobs or professions, or the construction of cultures that exclude women. Statistics and stories about these common experiences are everywhere – the … Continue reading “How to be a male ally on International Women’s Day”
Covid-19 and the Global Economy
By Dr Emma Gardner Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham Since the outbreak of Covid-19, approximately 89,000 people have been infected worldwide, and to date over 3,000 people have died. The virus, which is thought to have originated in Wuhan, has taken hold in China, with over 78,000 known cases of infection. … Continue reading “Covid-19 and the Global Economy”
Top tips for improving the inclusivity of fathers in the workplace
By Dr Sarah Forbes and Dr Holly Birkett, co-directors of the Equal Parenting Project Over the past three years, we have been researching how parents navigate the pressures of combining working and parenting. As co-directors of the Equal Parenting Project, our research has identified a pattern of parents who are not entitled to maternity leave … Continue reading “Top tips for improving the inclusivity of fathers in the workplace”