Management School publishes second edition of Research

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Research Issue 02

The Management School has published its second edition of Research, a comprehensive introduction to the latest studies and news from 2021-22.

This issue presents the ground-breaking thinking of colleagues in their respective areas of expertise, and other exiting information, including the School’s outstanding REF results, 20th year anniversary celebrations, and the launch of a new Centre for Sustainable Business.

In an accessible and engaging style, Research 02 summarises and highlights the key findings from six research studies across the School’s core subject groups:

  • Alongside an overview of research activities at the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship, the issue also features a detailed look at the impact of COVID-19 on the self-employed in the UK, by the Centre’s Director, Professor Robert Blackburn (page 10).
  • Gender diversity at boardroom level in Latin America is further explored in Dr Jannine Poletti-Hughes’ research, with findings suggesting a link between independent female directors and improved business outcomes (page 12).
  • Chair in Macroeconomics, Professor Oliver De Groot, assists Central Banks in making optimal monetary policy decisions, with a new toolkit that simplifies the process, while still factoring in multiple instruments and constraints (page 14).
  • Dr David Parnell and Dr David Cockayne’s findings reveal how social capital plays a greater role than professional merit in the recruitment of middle-managers in UK elite football (page 16).
  • Research by Dr Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy highlights the potential for Satellite Imagery Analytics transforming access to institutional crop credit in India, and other markets heavily dominated by informal moneylending (page 18).
  • Professor Lilian Otaye-Ebede’s ongoing research helps organisations like the NHS, tackle racial inequality by supporting the creation of long-term strategies for a more inclusive workplace (page 22).

Click here to discover all of the above and more.

The newest edition was published in Autumn 2022 following the ULMS Research published in Summer 2021.