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Professor Radu Tunaru to Publish Book on Real-Estate Derivatives

By KBS Research | 21 March 2017

Kent Business School’s Professor of Finance Radu Tunaru will publish ‘Real-Estate Derivatives: From Econometrics to Financial Engineering’ in April of this year. The book brings … Read more

Business Soundbites Networking Event: The Internationalisation of Kent Businesses

By Kent Business School | 01 March 2017

Last week Kent Business School’s Dr Fragkiskos Fillipaios presented the outcomes of his study on the internationalisation of Kent businesses, undertaken on behalf of Kent … Read more

Dr Xuemei Bian Appointed Member of the ESRC’s GCRF Peer Review College

By KBS Research | 15 February 2017

Kent Business School Senior Lecturer in Marketing has been appointed as a member of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Global Challenges Research Fund … Read more

KBS Professor Roman Matousek Awarded British Academy Research Grant

By KBS Research | 09 February 2017

Awarded jointly to Banking and Finance Professor Roman Matousek and Monetary Economics Professor Chau Le at the Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City (BUH), … Read more

KBS Research Newsletter Winter 2017 – Round Up

By KBS Research | 01 February 2017

ESRC Research Methods Festival 2016 – Instrumental Innovation and Existential Angst It was as a surreptitious observer that I attended this biennial event hosted at … Read more

Post-Trump Volatility: The Trouble with Wasps

By KBS Research | 25 January 2017

Does the EU have more to worry about than the US…? The trouble with wasps The election of Donald Trump caused plenty of buzz on … Read more

Dr Samantha Evans takes Centre Stage at Kent HR Conference

By KBS Research | 04 January 2017

Director of Studies for Kent Business School’s popular MSc Human Resource Management (HRM) programme was presenting on her social class research project entitled ‘Talent Management … Read more

Kent Business School PhD Marketing Student awarded Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary

By KBS Research | 16 December 2016

Shawaaf Mohammed Alshawaaf, a student studying for his PhD in Marketing at Kent Business School has been awarded a £500 Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary. Many … Read more

How to Win with British Academy Grants

By KBS Research | 10 November 2016

The British Academy offers a portfolio of fellowships for Post-doctoral, Mid-career and Senior researchers. With no strategic priorities other than research excellence, it also takes … Read more

Dr Michele Bigoni Awarded Accounting Scholarship

By KBS Research | 09 November 2016

Dr Michele Bigoni, Senior Lecturer in Accounting at Kent Business School has been awarded the Margit F. and Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship by The Academy … Read more

Hedge Funds – How good are they really?

By KBS Research | 04 November 2016

Are High Hedge Funds Costs Justified by their Returns? Commonly Unique When it comes to hedge funds, the common perception is that they constitute high-cost, … Read more

KBS Accounting Professor to Launch Book in the Palace of Westminster

By KBS Research | 03 November 2016

Warwick Funnell, Professor of Accounting and Public Sector Accountability at Kent Business School is to have his book A History of British National Audit: The … Read more

Piezoelectricity – A Material Difference

By KBS Research | 02 November 2016

The global market for piezoelectric materials, which generate an electrical potential when squeezed, is estimated at $1bn per annum. That’s big business and with a … Read more

Business Soundbites on Brexit – Networking Event Success

By Kent Business School | 24 October 2016

Last week Kent Business School hosted the first Business Soundbites, an informal networking event on topical issues. The theme of the gathering was Brexit, and … Read more

Bank CEO pay – Be Careful What you Wish For

By KBS Research | 10 October 2016

The relationship between CEO pay and company success continues to exercise politicians and shareholders alike. In finance, we know something about how bank performance influences … Read more

Success for Kent Business School Lecturer: Dr Muthu De Silva

By KBS Research | 26 September 2016

Congratulations to KBS Lecturer Dr Muthu De Silva on being awarded the best full paper in Innovation by the British Academy of Management for the … Read more

KBS Hosts International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimisation 2016

By KBS Research | 09 September 2016

KBS were proud to host CO 2016 an International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimisation. The conference was part of a series of biennial conferences jointly organised … Read more

How to win with European Research Council Grants

By KBS Research | 29 July 2016

European Research Council (ERC) Grants have been described by some as “the ultimate fellowship”. With up to €2.5m available over 5 years for ‘risky’ research, … Read more

KBS Research Newsletter Autumn 2016 – Round-up

By KBS Research | 29 July 2016

What do we really know about outstanding research impact? With increasing funder emphasis on impact, wouldn’t it be useful to understand what “outstanding” impact looks … Read more

In the know – How global companies win locally

By KBS Research | 21 July 2016

We know that global companies face challenges in being successful abroad. Past research has focused on the transfer of knowledge – from global to local … Read more

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