In the seventh show in this current series of B I G Insights on the Business Bunker we explored “The Calculator”, one of the ten … Read more
KBS Hosts Interview Workshops with The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers
Kent Business School students benefited from mock interviews with representatives from prestigious multinational companies such as IBM and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, as well as leading investment … Read more
Innovation: what happens when humans get involved?
Setting the task As part of our exploration of Innovation with our group of ambitious business owners we ran a simple exercise [1] to illuminate and … Read more
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in Global Marketing, Dr Czinkota Presents at KBS
KBS was delighted to recently host renowned American organisational theorist Dr Czinkota, Professor at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University who gave a presentation … Read more
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) at KBS
Kent Business School recently welcomed the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), the UK’s independent professional body for logistics, supply chains and transport. As … Read more
The Business Owner’s Innovation Challenge
“84% of executives regard innovation ‘extremely or very important’ to their companies’ growth strategy” [1] We know innovation is important. However, our research also tells … Read more
Getting to the Heart of Value through Consumer Insights
In the sixth show in this current series of B I G Insights on the Business Bunker we explored ‘The Integrator’; one of the ten … Read more
Dr Muthu de Silva achieves Best Paper Award at British Academy of Management Conference
Kent Business School is proud to announce that Dr Muthu de Silva, KBS Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently achieved the Best Paper Award at … Read more
On Becoming an Innovative Organisation
For the final workshop in this current BIG Network, our passionate group of ambitious business owners shared their desire to explore the theme of ‘innovation’. … Read more
What is Good Business Strategy? The case of SMEs.
What the research says Our research shows that there is limited presence of strategy in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Typically half of all SMEs … Read more
The MBA and Entrepreneurship
As entrepreneurialism is one of the five MBA trends for 2015, with a rising demand for course content that focuses on start-up creation, KBS caught … Read more
Today’s Hottest Start-Up Trends to Watch Out For
A company was born every minute last year, with research from national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain showing that 581,173 businesses were registered with Companies House … Read more
What does ‘strategic finance’ really mean to you?
Our network of business owner-managers and CEOs recently explored and debated the topic of ‘strategic financial management’. I was kindly invited to speak at this … Read more
KBS’ Michael Koch Wins Best Symposium Award at Academy of Management
Michael Koch, Lecturer in HRM and Organisational Behaviour was one of the recipients of the Best Career Division Symposium Award at Academy of Management. The … Read more
KBS Hosts University of Ingolstadt MBAs on Study Tour
In September, eleven MBA students from University of Ingolstadt (Germany) arrived for a week-long executive education programme organised by Kent Business School. The well-established programme … Read more
KBS Celebrates Alumni Reunion Weekend with Inspiring Speaker Series
Kent Business School joined campus-wide Alumni Reunion Weekend celebrations this month, welcoming 80 alumni back to the School, including 1960s alumni for part of the … Read more
Professor Radu Tunaru Organises Workshop with Bank of Finland
KBS’s Professor Radu Tunaru jointly organised a one day-workshop “From the Last Financial Crisis to the Next: Looking on the Horizon”, with Esa Jokivuolle from Bank of Finland. … Read more
Professor Warwick Funnell’s paper wins Enrique Fernandez Pena Prize
Professor Warwick Funnell, Professor of Accounting and Finance at KBS, has won the highly regarded Enrique Fernandez Pena Prize for his paper titled “War or … Read more
Professor Fujio Yamaghchi, Visiting Professor 7th April 2015-31st March 2016
Kent Business School is pleased to welcome Professor Fujio Yamaghchi from the Graduate School of Global Business, Meiji University, Tokyo. During his stay he will … Read more
Associate Professor Deniz Aksen, Visiting Senior Leturer
Kent Business School is pleased to welcome Associate Professor Deniz Aksen from Koç University, Instanbul, Turkey. During his visit Dr Aksen will be collaborating with … Read more









