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Category: Thought Leadership

Happiness – The Perfect Business Model?

By cn323 | 04 February 2021

Professor of Business and Personnel Economics, Andrew Clark and Yannis Georgellis, Professor of Management, make the case for putting wellbeing and satisfaction of staff at … Read more

How Has the Lockdown Hit the High Street?

By gm472 | 26 June 2020

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, George Saridakis, makes the case for the flip in the “status quo” in consumer behaviour over the years, a … Read more

Does Working from Home Disadvantage Women?

By gm472 | 04 June 2020

Professor Patricia Lewis, Professor of Management discusses how the COVID-19 lockdown has disadvantaged women working from home whilst caring for their children Stay Home, Save … Read more

Has Lockdown Caused a Problem of Annual Leave Being Untaken?

By gm472 | 03 June 2020

Dr Samantha Evans, Lecturer in Employee Relations and Human Resource Management, discusses whether the Covid-19 Lockdown and increase in remote working has caused a problem … Read more

Dr Robinson Shares Her Reflections on What the Current Covid-19 Crisis Means for Productivity

By gm472 | 27 May 2020

The University of Kent is excited to launch a new research hub which brings together researchers from the Kent Business School and the School of … Read more

The Unmapped Relationship Between Tourism and Inclusive Growth

By gm472 | 20 May 2020

In a recent paper published in World Development, one of the leading journals in its field, Dr Mark Hampton, Reader in Tourism Management at Kent … Read more

Dr Kotiadis Explains Why Business Schools Should Develop a Large Modelling & Simulation Community Before the next Pandemic

By gm472 | 14 May 2020

Business schools could play a crucial role in helping governments prepare for the next pandemic by developing the next generation of the modelling and simulation … Read more

How Can Simulation Modelling Help Reduce the Impact Of COVID-19

By gm472 | 07 May 2020

Dr Kathy Kotiadis, Reader in Operational Research at Kent Business School explains how simulation modelling may be the key to solving future Covid-19 problems. ‘Virtual … Read more

Pitch It! Sustainability Challenge

By gm472 | 02 May 2019

Pitch It! challenges University of Kent students to improve the adoption of more sustainable behaviours in the Sibson building. Sibson, the home of Kent Business … Read more

Expert Comment: Demand for Electric Cars Will Rise As Infrastructure Improves

By Kent Business School | 24 October 2018

Professor Ben Lowe from the Kent Business School at the University of Kent comments on the news MPs have urged the government to bring its … Read more

How to Apply for a PhD in the UK

By Academic Blogger | 22 October 2018

Introduction The highest academic degree a student can achieve is a Doctor of Philosophy, or doctorate (PhD/DPhil). Almost three quarters of those in postgraduate research … Read more

Lush and ‘Spycops’: Should Brands use Politics to Promote Themselves?

By Kent Business School | 05 June 2018

In the past Lush has been outspoken on a variety of contemptuous issues, from Guantanamo Bay through to fracking and fox hunting. It has now … Read more

Expert Comment: Voters Make Choices Based on Looks – but This Doesn’t Help Them Pick the Best Politicians

By Academic Blogger | 03 May 2018

Voters are wrong to think they can pick the best politician based on their looks, according to new research which shows this leads to less … Read more

Expert Comment: Gender Pay Gap Figures – the First Step to Change?

By Kent Business School | 19 April 2018

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

One year until Brexit: How is it shaping up?

By Kent Business School | 29 March 2018

It’s hardly been out of the news since the vote to leave the EU was announced over 18 months ago. Now, the UK is just … Read more

Expert Comment: Businesses Moving to Foreign Soil, Is It a Symbolic Blow or Is This Part and Parcel of International Business Developments?

By Kent Business School | 16 March 2018

After an announcement made on March 15 2018, Unilever, maker of many household consumer goods such as Persil washing powder and Magnum ice cream just … Read more

World Consumer Rights Day: Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer

By Kent Business School | 15 March 2018

March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day – an annual event inspired by US President John F Kennedy who, on this day in 1962, addressed … Read more

Expert Comment: Could REF be Replaced by Google Scholar?

By Kent Business School | 02 February 2018

In an article published in Research Fortnight, Professor John Mingers has called into question the methodology of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) and suggested … Read more

How to Apply for PhD Funding

By Academic Blogger | 28 November 2017

According to data from the Student Loans Company, the outstanding Student Loans Debt in the UK has more than doubled between 2011 and 2017 and … Read more

Student Comment: Why is Now a Good Time to Invest in Thailand?

By Kent Business School | 16 October 2017

In recent years, Thailand has joined the AEC, which is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community. It is a way to promote economic, … Read more

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