The chancellor Rishi Sunak set out his plan to address the cost-of-living crisis yesterday, announcing that the threshold for National Insurance will rise by £3,000. … Read more
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Expert Comment: How Have Supply Chains Been Strained to Save Christmas?
As concern grows regarding the availability of goods in the approach to Christmas, Thanos Papadopoulos, Professor of Management in Kent Business School, explains how supply chains have … Read more
Can Sustainability Action Improve Employee Wellbeing?
In the height of COP26, all eyes are on global leaders to take action against cimate change. But sustainable practices in business are not only … Read more
Expert View: ‘The multi-faceted causes of the UK’s supply chain crisis’
Roads blocked, a lack of lorry drivers, empty supermarket shelves and ports congested – concerns are being raised about global supply chain issues and how … Read more
Expert Comment: Why the UK energy market is in distress
In response to the emerging UK energy crisis, Hirbod Assa, Senior Lecturer in Finance and Fintech in Kent Business School explains how this has happened: ‘The UK energy market … Read more
Expert Comment: ‘Respect Enables Employees to Flourish’
Today, 18 September 2021, marks Respect Day, a day where people are encouraged to show their respect to others. Here, Kent Business School’s lecturer in … Read more
Expert comment: Bitcoin has become El Salvador’s legal tender, does it matter?
El Salvador has controversially formalised Bitcoin as legal tender – a decision some are calling controversial. Here, cryptocurrency and finance expert Hirbod Assa, Senior Lecturer … Read more
Expert View: “Sustained Economic Growth will Require Investment”
The UK economy has grown by 4.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year, showing that it is recovering stronger than expected. Here, … Read more
Expert View: Is Bitcoin really a threat to the US Dollar?
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel courted controversy recently by highlighting Bitcoin’s potential in undermining the US dollar’s position as a global reserve currency. Thiel shared … Read more
Dr King and Dr Gontarek Comment on Trends Towards Digital Banking and Financial Services in the Future
Dr Tim King, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Banking and Innovation at Kent Business School, and Dr Walter Gontarek, CEO and Chairman of Chanel Capital Advisors … Read more
Is There Still a Need for International Women’s Day?
With International Women’s Day approaching, Professor of Management, Patricia Lewis shares her thoughts on whether there is still a need for International Women’s Day. Is … Read more
Expert Comment: Gender Pay Gap Figures – the First Step to Change?
With the recent release of gender pay gap figures by businesses within the UK employing 250 people or more, the topic of unequal pay in … Read more
Expert Comment: Barclays charged with Fraud in Qatar Case
Barclays bank, its former Chief Executive John Varley, and three of its other former senior executives have been charged with fraud by the Serious Fraud … Read more
Opinion: Is President Trump good for the Economy?
As part of this quarter’s theme of Financial Markets and Risk we asked our portfolio of Kent Business School Academics to share their views on … Read more
From European Integration to the Brink of War
I have been following the crisis in Ukraine unfold with a very keen interest, for several reasons: Firstly, as an Eastern European citizen that has … Read more
Expert comment: Olympus and former executives plead guilty
Dr Pamela Yeow, Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Deputy Director of MBA Programmes, Kent Business School, University of Kent comments on – Olympus and former … Read more
Expert comment – Spinning plates and juggling hats: engagement in an era of austerity
Professor Katie Truss, Professor of Management and Director of Studies of the Postgraduate Certificate in Employee Engagement at Kent Business School, University of Kent, comments … Read more
Expert comment: Jimmy Carr tax avoidance, moral or not?
Arvind Lall is Lecturer Taxation and Ethics at Kent Business School, University of Kent and a tax practioner and makes comment on the following recent BBC news item: … Read more
Expert comment: ‘Black police reporting racism labelled troublemakers’
Dr Maddy Wyatt is Lecturer in Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour at Kent Business School, University of Kent and comments on the following recent … Read more