Kent Business School Research Spotlight

It’s been a busy couple of months for KBS with 7 research papers published in 4* Journals. Congratulations to all the staff who have contributed to these 4* research papers.

Department of Analytics, Operations and Systems 

Professor Jesse O’Hanley: Enhancing the ecological value of tropical agriculture through set-asides. Nature Sustainability

Bicknell, J.E., O’Hanley, J.R., Armsworth, P.R., Slade, E.M., Deere, N.J., Mitchell, S.L., Hemprich-Bennett, D., Kemp, V., Rossiter, S.J., Lewis, O.T., Coomes, D.A., Agama, A.L., Reynolds, G., Struebig, M.J., Davies, Z.G. (To appear) Enhancing the ecological value of tropical agriculture through set-asides. Nature Sustainability.

Dr Preetam Basu: Bidding for an Optimal Portfolio of Keywords in Sponsored Search Advertising: From Generic to Branded Keywords

Tunuguntla, V., Rakshit, K. and Basu, P. (2022) ‘Bidding for an Optimal Portfolio of Keywords in Sponsored Search Advertising: From Generic to Branded Keywords’, European Journal of Operational Research. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2022.10.021.

Dr Chefi Triki: Optimal selection of touristic packages based on user preferences during sports mega-events

Mancini, S., Triki, C. and Piya, S. (2022) ‘Optimal selection of touristic packages based on user preferences during sports mega-events’, European Journal of Operational Research. doi: doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2022.01.031.

Department of Leadership and Management  

Professor Chidi Ogbonnaya: Death anxiety among street-level bureaucrats: How does it affect their work drive and performance?

Ogbonnaya, C., Ali, M., Usman, M., Babalola, M., Ren, S. and Rofcanin, Y. (2022) ‘Death anxiety among street-level bureaucrats: How does it affect their work drive and performance?’, Public Management Review

Professor Chidi Ogbonnaya: Financially insecure and less ethical: Understanding why and when financial insecurity inhibits ethical leadership

Qu, Y., Babalola, M., Ogbonnaya, C., Ren, S., Chen, L. and Yang, M. (2022) ‘Financially insecure and less ethical: Understanding why and when financial insecurity inhibits ethical leadership’, Human Relations.

Professor Chidi Ogbonnaya: A theory-based analysis of null causality between HRM practices and outcomes: Evidence from four-wave longitudinal data

Ogbonnaya, C., Daniels, K., Messersmith, J. and Rofcanin, Y. (2022) ‘A theory-based analysis of null causality between HRM practices and outcomes: Evidence from four-wave longitudinal data’, Journal of Management Studies

Professor Patricia Lewis: Conceptualizing and Disrupting Heteronormativity as Performative in Management Education: Speech Acts and LGBTQ* Injurious Language

Rumens, N. and Lewis, P. (2022) “Conceptualizing and Disrupting Heteronormativity as Performative in Management Education: Speech Acts and LGBTQ* Injurious Language”, Academy of Management Learning and Education. ISSN 1537-260X. E-ISSN 1944-9585 (In Press)

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