The field of business and society departs from the mainstream management field by focussing on research that matters to societal wellbeing. Still, the field is dominated by researchers from high-income economies. The discourses and people from low-and-middle economies are hardly represented in the field. While research on these contexts is often published in high-quality outlets, they are usually written by those in high-Income economies. A significant reason for this disparity is the difference in the quality of training that researchers in low-and-middle economies receive in terms of topics, methods, and writing.

We can collectively contribute to changing this. The Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS) at the University of Bath has a long history of supporting the development of early career researchers in the field of business and society. With some fifty faculty members and an ongoing programme of reading groups, workshops, and conferences, the Centre is in a position to share its knowledge and expertise to help enhance the representation of early career scholars from LMI countries in the business and society field.

You can apply via the application form. Note that you must download the application form, complete and send it along with the following documents as a single email.

Required application documents:

1. Curriculum vitae: 2 pages
2. Outline of a paper that you want to develop through this program: 1000 words

The outline should clearly state the research question or objectives with a robust rationale and an overview of the methods, findings, and contributions.

References, tables, figures, and appendices are excluded from the word limit, but we suggest keeping it to a minimum.

The application form, curriculum vitae and the paper outline must be sent to: gear@bath.ac.uk.

The deadline is 15 November 2023.