CBOS research themes
We seek to produce world leading research that influences thinking, teaching and practice
Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS)
Rethinking business in a sustainable society; providing the evidence base to get there
Research and publications
Research and publications from CBOS members
CBOS publications
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Commentary and analysis
Research, analysis and comment on the role of business in society
The Bath Business and Society Blog
Research, analysis and comment on the role of business in society from Bath's School of Management
Do Socially Responsible Firms Survive Longer Under Climate and Pandemic Crises?
New research from Dimitrios Gounopoulos shows that firms that prioritise CSR have a lower probability of corporate failure in the event of a crisis.
Saving for old age with personal pension schemes – more regulatory oversight is badly needed
Ania Zalewska details her latest research into pension regulation
The impact of strategic insider trading
Hanwen Sun explores how corporate insiders strategically trade their shares in response to the presence of short sellers
Some Priorities for the ‘Levelling up’ agenda
David Bailey and Phil Tomlinson outline the three main policy considerations for the UK government's 'levelling up' agenda.
The importance of confidence when capital raising
Winifred Huang talks about her recent study on the effect of confidence on investment decisions.
The #thinklist
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.
#ThinklistImpact
The rationale and criteria behind the #ThinklistImpact.
The #thinklist
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.
#ThinklistNext 2021
The #ThinklistNext21 is a list of doctoral researchers on social media talking about issues of responsible business.
#ThinklistNext21 Methodology
The rationale and criteria behind the #ThinklistNext21
#ThinklistAmplify
The #ThinklistAmplify is a list of influential scholars on social media around issues of responsible business.
#ThinklistAmplify Methodology
The rationale and criteria behind the #ThinklistAmplify
#thinklist30
The #thinklist30 is a list of influential female scholars on social media around issues of responsible business.
#thinklist30 methodology
The rationale and criteria behind the relaunched #thinklist - the #thinklist30 Women's List
Who we are
Find out more about CBOS members and how you can join us
Choosing CBOS for your doctorate
Our PhD students explain why they chose Bath and talk about what it's like to be part of CBOS
CBOS members
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
CBOS Affiliate and Associate Members
We work collaboratively with our affiliate and associate members as part of our mission to produce high impact, interdisciplinary research
Engaging with society
We seek to make a positive difference through our research to local, national and international communities
Research4Good
Making a positive difference through School of Management research
Good garments: combatting worker exploitation in the fashion supply chain
What role can business at the bottom of the supply chain play in combatting labour exploitation?
Helping business schools to fight corruption in Africa
Our research with business schools in Ghana could help fight poverty by teaching anti-corruption to the next generation of entrepreneurs
About us
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:
- rethink the role and responsibilities of business in creating a sustainable society; and
- provide a theoretically and empirically robust evidence base to help get us there
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