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
Tag: Research
What to Do When Applying for ESRC Funding
The Economic and Social Research Council has traditionally been seen as one of the key funders for business research in the UK. Although HESA data … Read more
The Unmapped Relationship Between Tourism and Inclusive Growth
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
“10 Questions” – Dr Annunziata Esposito Amideo
In our ‘10 Questions’ series, KBS caught up with Dr Annunziata Esposito Amideo, a Kent Business School PhD Alumna. She joined Kent Business School (KBS) … Read more
How to Apply for a PhD in the UK
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 (PGR) … Read more
PhD Induction 2019
The Director of Graduate Studies (Research) and the Research administrators welcomed the new PhD students on Friday 20 September 2019. The new intake of PhD … Read more
How to Apply for a PhD in the UK
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
Expert Comment: Voters Make Choices Based on Looks – but This Doesn’t Help Them Pick the Best Politicians
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
Student Comment: Who is Responsible for Child Obesity?
According to the Guardian, in 2008 the city of Los Angeles issued a ban on opening fast food outlets in certain areas to reduce the … Read more
Dr Bell Ihua: How My PhD Helped Me
Dr Bell Ihua graduated with a PhD in Management Science from Kent Business School at the University of Kent in 2012. Since then, he has … Read more
An Interview with PhD Marketing Scholarship Recipient: Ireene Leoncio
For more than a decade, Ireene Leoncio, an international PhD scholarship student, worked in brand management and marketing for Unilever and Nestle in Asia before … Read more
What Effect is Social Media Having on our Mental Health?
We are all guilty of mindlessly scrolling through our social media feeds, whether that be on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. According to Deloitte, ‘No other … 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
Why Sustainability is Important in Business
As part of this quarter’s theme of Sustainability and Ethical Business, we’re sharing the views from our academic community. Dr Adolf Acquaye is a Senior … 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
Wellbeing Interventions – Do they Work during Critical Organisational Change?
As part of last quarter’s theme of Wellbeing and Happiness in the Workplace we asked our portfolio of Kent Business School Academics to share their … Read more
Driving the Counterfeit Goods Market: Why Consumers Fake it?
Counterfeiting has become a significant economic phenomenon with research suggesting that counterfeit products sold across borders were worth £270bn in 2013. However, despite the fact … 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