Research4Good - making a positive difference through management research
Our research improves people’s lives. It enhances our community. It strengthens our economy. It contributes to a better world. It’s Research4Good.
School of Management research
Our leading research contributes to a better world. It improves people's lives, supports communities and strengthens our economy.
Our impact
We aim high with our research. We want to influence change in the world around us. Find out more about our work.
School of Management's publications
Our researchers' published articles, papers, conference contributions and more, in chronological order.
Our divisions
Faculty members are grouped into four divisions based on their expertise.
Accounting, Finance and Law Division
Our division conducts research that spans accounting and finance and teaches across accounting, finance and law.
Information, Decisions and Operations Division
We are an influential group of researchers who publish in leading journals. Our research areas include supply chain management, cyber security and forecasting.
Marketing, Business and Society Division
We are award-winning researchers and educators whose specialisms cover marketing, responsible business, and business economics.
Strategy and Organisation Division
We are an active group of researchers focusing on people at work and the development of the organisations they work in.
Our research centres
Our eight research centres combine faculty and researchers from across our divisions. They use their inter-disciplinary expertise to focus on important management issues.
Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS)
Rethinking business in a sustainable society; providing the evidence base to get there
Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS)
We focus on finding the balance between governance, regulation and strategic planning to ensure the effective functioning of organisations, regions and markets.
Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement (CHI²)
CHI² leads and explores multidisciplinary research into health and care systems, and ways to improve them.
Centre for Research on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CREI)
Exploring how enterprising individuals and organisations use innovation to create value.
Centre for Smart Warehousing and Logistics Systems
Our research expertise is in warehousing and logistics applications. We focus on developing methods for improving operations management and decision making.
Our research centres
Our eight research centres combine faculty and researchers from across our divisions. They use their inter-disciplinary expertise to focus on important management issues.
Future of Work (FOW) research centre
We are a group of researchers exploring how work is changing, and will continue to change, with new technologies, attitudes and ways of working.
Identities in Organisations research centre
We are a multidisciplinary research centre with a focus on high-quality research on identity.
The International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM)
We explore higher education innovation for global wellbeing.
Our labs and affiliated research centres
Leading research complex capital projects, retail and more.
Research highlights and commentary
We want to be at the forefront of the latest research. Our faculty members and researchers are regularly published in leading journals. Read more about their work and how it's impacting on society.
Festivals can be a powerful force for sustainable lifestyle changes, new research shows
Vegan festival study shows collective experience can motivate people to pursue social change
Victims of UK Post Office IT scandal faced four main barriers to speaking out – new research
Study concludes scandal was management failure and misplaced belief in technology
Optimistic thinking linked with lower cognitive abilities - new research
Study flags negative implications for financial wellbeing
Focus groups can work without a moderator, shows research
Remote moderation by video encourages frank discussion
Commercial partnership to improve human-robot collaboration in warehouse operations
The alliance of academic and commercial expertise will combine University algorithm and modelling expertise with Logidot’s Internet of Things (IoT) solution.
Study warns API restrictions by social media platforms threaten research
Research on people and society to suffer as social media platforms limit access to user data
Research stories
Find out more about our work and how it's helping improve our world.
What it means to be an LGBT+ ally at work
Dr Luke Fletcher’s research explores how LGBT+ people can be better included and supported in the workplace.
Predicting and preventing terror attacks
Dr Olivia Brown's research analyses online data to identify the risk that someone might take violent action offline.
Advocating for the public good in higher education
Professor Rajani Naidoo is researching how to improve higher education management to solve global problems
Research with Impact Podcast with Roland Pease: 'How do we get to net zero?'
In episode one of our Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease discusses the route to net zero with three of the University’s world-leading experts.
Keeping us safe from cyber threats
As we become ever more reliant on digital technology it can feel just a matter of time before we fall victim to cyber crime. Researchers take on the threat.
The research transforming business design
Dimo Dimov’s research was used to create the Social Enterprise and Innovation Programme, which helped generate £3.3 million of investment in the South West
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