Centre for Business Organisations and Society

The Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS) has an international reputation for rigorous and distinctively informative research into a broad range of questions pertaining to the relationships between business and society. Our research not only achieves academic distinction, but also actively engages corporate managers, as well as practitioners in finance, government and the third sector.

The research focus of CBOS is upon the strategic implications of the social and environmental impacts of business, and the corporate social responsibilities that result. CBOS aims to examine the incidence, determinants and consequences of corporate social and environmental performance in order to stimulate the more efficient and beneficial management of social issues within business organisations.

We encourage applications for doctoral research. If you would like to discuss your research plans prior to the submission of your PhD application, please contact me

The aims of CBOS are:

1. To produce world-leading research in the business and society field;
2. To inform state-of-the-art management practice in corporate social responsibility;
3. To provide a research environment for doctoral students that builds the skills and expertise required for excellence in research;
4. To collaborate with other leading scholars from around the world, so that CBOS continues to be a hub for international and interdisciplinary research in the business and society field.