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
Find journal and conference papers from our members
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
#BreakTheBias: Why are there so few female software engineers?
Nancy Harding examines the world of coding, asking why there are so few women software engineers
How to use scent to influence your customers
Recent research from Adriana Madzharov looks at how scent can be used to influence customer experience in the tourism sector
Is it possible to balance environmental sustainability and resilience in fashion supply chains?
Alum Hugh Williams asks whether the increased focus on supply chain resilience will distract fashion brands from their sustainability goals.
How can organisations promote the inclusion of transgender and non-binary people in the workplace?
Luke Fletcher and Rosa Marvell explore allyship as a promising framework that can promote the inclusion of transgender and non-binary people in the workplace.
Why you should rethink your online shopping habits
Vaggelis Giannikas explains how our online shopping habits could harm the environment and the economy, and what customers and retailers can do about it.
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.
The CBOS thinklist
The thinklist is a social media list of the most influential and interesting responsible business scholars.
#ThinklistImpact
The #ThinklistImpact is a list of academics on social media who influence practice and have impact in the wider world.
#ThinklistImpact Methodology
The rationale and criteria behind the #ThinklistImpact.
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
Upcoming events
Lectures, seminar and conferences hosted
Business and human rights for Big Tech - what works?
18 May 2022 2.00pm
Online
A webinar from the Centre for Business, Organisations and Society and the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights exploring human rights in big tech.
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
Contact us
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