CBOS research themes

We seek to produce world leading research that influences thinking, teaching and practice
Research and publications from CBOS members.
We seek to produce world leading research that influences thinking, teaching and practice
Find journal and conference papers from our members
Research, analysis and comment on the role of business in society.
Research, analysis and comment on the role of business in society from Bath's School of Management
The Crossing Boundaries conference co-chair shares his experiences of postgraduate study at Bath and how it helped him build a lasting network.
Photojournalist Amy Romer and After Exploitation's Maya Esslemont share the background to the exhibition, which shares survivors’ testimony of modern slavery.
Dr Joanna Syrda explores how the division of domestic labour is affected when a couple has children, finding that parenthood has a ‘traditionalising effect’.
Prof Haiming Hang explores whether economic migrants are happier in their destination country, finding that this largely depends on how they spend their money.
Is boredom always bad? Here Dr Tim Hill explores how boredom can be beneficial, and how social media may be stopping us from realising these benefits.
The #thinklist a list of influential faculty thinkers on social media who focus on issues of responsible business. We publish a new version of the list, on a specific theme, three times a year.
The thinklist is a social media list of the most influential and interesting responsible business scholars.
The #ThinklistImpact is a list of academics on social media who influence practice and have impact in the wider world.
The rationale and criteria behind the #ThinklistImpact.
Find out more about CBOS members and how you can join us.
Our PhD students explain why they chose Bath and talk about what it's like to be part of CBOS
CBOS is made up of faculty members and PhD students from the School of Management, as well as affiliates from other departments and external associate members
We work collaboratively with our affiliate and associate members as part of our mission to produce high impact, interdisciplinary research
We seek to make a positive difference through our research to local, national and international communities.
Listen to our Research4Good podcast series, where School of Management academics are interviewed about the positive impact of their work.
Embded Dignity is a research initiative founded by Dr Vivek Soundararajan, aimed at embedding dignity in every aspect of an organisation.
Prof Andy Crane and Dr Kostas Iatridis are part of this collaborative project seeking to provide insights to foster a rebalancing of capitalism and democracy.
We conduct interdisciplinary, high quality and high impact research on sustainability and business. We work with business, government and the third sector to encourage collaborative research and develop best practice.
Our mission is to:
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