News MBA European study trip to Athens on Greek Economic Crisis Kent MBA students recently benefited from the programme’s annual European study trip to Athens to … Read more
Business Start-up Journey propels students to entrepreneurial success
Kent Business Start-Up Journey (BSUJ) came to a climactic finish on Wednesday 30 March as eight students pitched their business ideas to a panel of … Read more
Dr Mark Hampton’s paper on tourism in Southeast Asia receives press attention
Dr Mark Hampton’s new paper Change, Choice, and Commercialization: Backpacker Routes in Southeast Asia has received press coverage in Yahoo! Finance, Kent on Sunday and Lonely Planet. … Read more
A Shortlist of Inspiring Women from Around the World
By Sari Salti Last month, we celebrated International Women’s Day in remembrance of the profound achievements of women in the past, as well as paving … Read more
Kent Business School success at the Kent Union Teaching Awards 2016
Dr Zita Stone and Steve Robinson win Kent Union Teaching Awards KBS is proud to announce that Dr Zita Stone, Lecturer in Strategy and Steve … Read more
KBS builds new links for student exchange and research collaboration with Thailand
Kent Business School recently hosted a visit from Thammasat University in Bangkok to create foundations for student exchange and research collaboration. KBS’ Director of School Professor … Read more
Does the Gender Gap still Exist in the Workplace?
Since assuming her role as UN ambassador in July 2014, Emma Watson has made a big impact on the international stage. At Davos this year, … Read more
MBA European study trip to Athens explores Greek economic crisis
Kent MBA students recently benefited from the programme’s annual European study trip to Athens to explore the Greece’s economic crisis. During the week, our MBA … Read more
KBS hosted ESRC Seminar on Gendered Inclusion in Contemporary Organisations
On 9 March 2016, Kent Business School proudly hosted a well-attended seminar on “Theorising Gendered Inclusion: Contemporary Gender Roles, Identities and Expectations at Work” as … Read more
Commuting to University: The Benefits
To stay or to go For students whose chosen university is their local university, one of the toughest questions is whether to live on campus … Read more
Why it is Important to be a Sponge
“Are you a Sponge?” …asked Lisa Settle on the Business bunker Radio show recently. “Yes I am.” …was my immediate reply. Introducing the “Sponge” In … Read more
The Female CEO: Why the Glass Ceiling Still Exists
The statistics on women’s progress to the top of the executive ladder suggest her presence there is a rare phenomenon. A search on Google Images … Read more
To Make Sense of Dividends we should Look into their Futures
A financial enigma The investment and academic worlds are united, generally speaking, on what dividends are, where they come from, and even how large they … Read more
MBA Entrepreneurship Week taught by visiting academic Dirk Libaers
Kent MBA students on the Entrepreneurship elective recently benefited from a series of lectures by visiting academic Dirk Libaers, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation … Read more
To make sense of dividends we should look into their futures
A financial enigma The investment and academic worlds are united, generally speaking, on what dividends are, where they come from, and even how large they … Read more
A research dividend
For investors in equity markets, dividends matter. Take the S&P 500 index of large US companies – dividends have historically represented as much as ⅓ … Read more
Business Start-up Journey training weekend a huge success
Thirty budding entrepreneur students recently benefited from hands-on training at a weekend residential as part of KBS’ Business Start-up Journey (BSUJ), a programme backed by … Read more
Don’t leave your brains outside the building…
…use your brains to improve the process! Was a key message delivered by Jaydeep Balakrishnan at our most recent discussion on the Systemiser, one of … Read more
Dr Mark Hampton Represents KBS at EDUK Fair and Guest Lectures in Thailand
Dr Mark Hampton, Reader in Tourism Management and Faculty Director of Internationalisation, recently represented Kent Business School in Thailand at the EDUK Fair and gave … Read more
KBS MBA research helped develop successful international conservation initiative
Research produced by Kent Business School MBA students has led to the development of Campaigning for Conservation (C4C) – an initiative that seeks to empower … Read more


















