Research
Research in the Business School is focused in the areas of business strategy, employment studies, creative industries and institutional economics.
The core Centre for Research on Management, Economy and Society (CRoMES) has been segmented into the following Units:
Global Economy and Business Research Unit (GEBRU)
The Global Economy and Business Research Unit (GEBRU) is focused on issues that that face economies, businesses and communities in the context of globalisation. The group is focused on empirical and policy work, as well as the theoretical and methodological debates that underpin them.
Finance and Accounting Research Unit (FARU)
A central objective of the research work undertaken within the Finance Accounting Research Unit (FARU) is to provide critical insight into the functioning of financial markets and to employ research methodologies developed more broadly within the context of multi-disciplinary projects.
Management and Strategy Research Unit (MASRU)
Research into complexity and management was institutionalised in 1995 by the setting up of a Complexity and Management Centre. The main activity of this Centre since that time has been the publication of two series of books and the running of a PhD group and a professional doctorate program since 2000. These activities have so far produced 46 doctorates and 11 research Master's degrees.
Work and Employment Research Unit (WERU)
This unit undertakes critical and multi-disciplinary research in employment and employment relations and from this basis makes a contribution to major contemporary debates as well as to policy development. It organises a series of seminars and conferences, provides a subscription research service to relevant policy and user groups, undertakes research consultancy projects and constitutes a forum for an interchange of ideas and perspectives on research in employment relations.
Sustainable Business Practices Research Interest Group (SPRING)
Launched on January 2007, SPRING is very much involved with the activity of Green Potential, the environmental consulting group that gathers environmental management experts from across the University. The Head of the Unit is actively involved in research in the LCEGS sector and has established a network of companies from this sector.
Creative Industries Research and Consultancy Unit (CIRCU)
Launched on October 1st 2003, CIRCU incorporates FIRG (The Film Industry Research Group) which has an established reputation for research and comment on business and management issues pertinent to the film industry. The Head of the Unit, Dr Keith Randle, is actively involved in research in the global film industries and CIRCU has established links with a range of UK and US academic and film industry bodies.
Systems Management Research Unit (SyMRU)
Launched in 2009, the Systems Management Research Unit will provide research work and consultancy services in a wide range of subjects encompassed within Information Systems, Project Management and Management Science.
Statistical Services and Consultancy Unit (SSCU)
Launched in the mid 1990s, the Statistical Services and Consultancy Unit (SSCU) provides statistical consultancy and research work in a wide range of applications. It also has a suite of short courses in statistics which are open to the general public and provides bespoke training courses to organisations.
Group for Research into Organisational Evolution (GROE)
GROE was formed in 2009 to replace the Centre for Research in Institutional Economics. GROE focuses on the phenomenon of change in industry, business, and other relevant organisations. Key questions include the relative importance in evolution of adaptation versus competition and elimination, the transmission of information between organisations, the generation of organisational complexity, and the effects of different institutional environments and complementarities.
The Business School is also actively involved in various research projects with the following institute:
