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
#ThinklistAmplify - putting together our latest list
The guest curators of our latest #thinklist explain the thinking behind this version of the list, what they hope it will achieve, and the methodology used.
Why Covid-19 is affecting employee perceptions of dignity at work
PhD student Thushel Jayaweera’s recent study reveals how the employer/employee relationship has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic
Ten tips for doing management research in a pandemic
How are we adapting our research in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic? Sarah Glozer and Andrew Crane reflect on the lessons learned from CBOS' recent event
Why women are more stressed during the Covid-19 pandemic
Yasin Rofcanin’s latest study investigated the differential emotional impacts of home-working during the Covid-19 pandemic on men and women
Rethinking the #thinklist
This month we relaunched the #thinklist in a new format. Here the CBOS Leadership Team explain the rationale behind the change.
Debating Digital Detox Month
January is Debating Digital Detox month on the Business and Society blog. In the New Year many of us detox from technology by giving up our smartphones. Here we explore our relationship with our devices, asking if we are really addicted.
Understanding privacy perspectives following data breaches
Joanne Hinds discusses her recent research on social media and privacy exploring why people are reluctant to delete these apps, despite data breaches.
Digital detoxes are a solution looking for a problem
David Ellis and Brit Davidson explain that there is little evidence for the benefits of giving up your devices, and doing so may have negative consequences.
Researcher in the Spotlight: Dr David Ellis
David Ellis discusses the negative bias towards technology, his goals for his research and the importance of creating space to nurture ideas.
The #thinklist
The #thinklist a list of influential faculty thinkers on social media who focus on issues of responsible business. Each quarter we publish a new version of the list, on a specific theme.
#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
#ThinklistAmplify: tackling race and racialization on social media
A webinar in the #thinklist series 'Difficult conversations in a digital world' from CBOS, to accompany the publication of the #ThinklistAmplify
Difficult conversations in a digital world: Amplifying the voices of responsible business scholars
A Centre for Business, Organisations and Society #thinklist webinar series
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
Contact us
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