More than 900 people watched two inspiring entrepreneurs who have been supported by ASPIRE share their start-up stories as part of a virtual international event … Read more
Category: sustainability
KBS Students nominated for AMBA and BGA Excellence Awards
Sarah Martin and Ashwanth Gnanavelu former MBA students from Kent Business School have been nominated for AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2021. Two years have … Read more
Kent Business School Secures almost £300,000 in Government Funding
Cutting-edge research is a core function of the University of Kent’s Business School. Now, it has secured almost £300,000 of funding from a UK Government … Read more
Ecosystem restoration: rebalancing the scales
Are investments to remove the barriers that cause habitat fragmentation – one of the biggest drivers of decline in biodiversity and valuable ecosystem services, maximising … Read more
KBS Signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
Kent Business School has become a signatory to the United Nations (UN) PRME initiative, which serves as a global network for leading business schools to … Read more
KBS PhD Student to Present Research on the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’ at Newton Fund British Council Workshop
Rajibul Hasan, PhD student at Kent Business School has been invited to present his research on 22-26 March at the University of Cape Town. The … Read more
Annual Review of Social Partnerships – 9th issue
The 9th issue of the Annual Review of Social Partnerships, edited by Dr May Seitanidi, is now available. This is a collaborative, open access resource, … Read more
KBS Professor stimulates debate on supply chain sustainability
Source: PROJECT SCALE newsletter, July 2014 – Weblink Project SCALE welcomed delegates from across the supply chain to a free event at Chapel Down Vineyard, … Read more
Benchmarking carbon emissions performance in supply chains
This study by a research team including Dr Adolf Acquaye of Kent Business School aim to develop a benchmarking framework to address issues such as … Read more
KBS builds tourism research links in Vietnam
Kent Business School tourism academics, Dr Mark Hampton and Dr Julia Jeyacheya, visited several universities in Vietnam in early July 2014. They presented research seminars … Read more
EPSRC PhD Scholarships for 2014/15
The Management Science group within Kent Business School invites applications for a three-year EPSRC-funded PhD studentship on one of two possible topics. The studentship covers … Read more
The technological evolution of food traceability systems and their impact on firm sustainable performance: A RBV approach
This paper by a team including Dr Marian Garcia Martinez of Kent Business School presents a theoretical framework grounded on the Resource Based View (RBV) … Read more
Commonwealth and World Bank Publish KBS Tourism Research
The World Bank and Commonwealth Secretariat have launched new publication that explores how tourism can facilitate growth, create jobs and improve livelihoods in small island … Read more
Backpacker Tourism Review in THE
Dr Mark Hampton’s recently published research mongraph, Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development: Perspectives from the Less Developed World (Routledge 2013) has been described as an ‘impressive, … Read more
Dr Ben Lowe gives Keynote Lecture at the LeanGreenFood Conference in Halkidiki, Greece
Dr Ben Lowe gave a keynote lecture, entitled Consumer Acceptance of Innovations at the international LeanGreenFood conference in Halkidiki, Greece last month. The conference consisted … Read more
PG Festival Poster Prize
Congratulations to KBS PhD student, Sarah Tetley, who won the prize for the best social science poster at the University of Kent’s Postgraduate Research Festival … Read more
Backpacker tourism can have a positive impact in developing countries
A new book by Dr Mark Hampton reveals that backpacker tourism can play a crucial role in development strategies in areas such as South East … Read more
CENTICA at World Bank / Commonwealth Secretariat Expert Meeting, Barbados.
In response to the Biennial Conference on Small States in September 2012, CENTICA was invited to a scoping meeting in Barbados to discuss strengthening data support … Read more