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School of Management research
Our leading research contributes to a better world. It improves people's lives, supports communities and strengthens our economy.
Our impact
We aim high with our research. We want to influence change in the world around us. Find out more about our work.
School of Management's publications
Our researchers' published articles, papers, conference contributions and more, in chronological order.
Our divisions
Faculty members are grouped into four divisions based on their expertise.
Accounting, Finance and Law Division
Our division conducts research that spans accounting and finance and teaches across accounting, finance and law.
Information, Decisions and Operations Division
We are an influential group of researchers who publish in leading journals. Our research areas include supply chain management, cyber security and forecasting.
Marketing, Business and Society Division
We are a respected group of researchers with diverse expertise spanning marketing, corporate social responsibility and society.
Strategy and Organisation Division
We are an active group of researchers focusing on people at work and the development of the organisations they work in.
Our research centres
Our six research centres involve faculty and researchers from our divisions. They use their cross-functional expertise to focus on key research areas.
Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS)
Rethinking business in a sustainable society; providing the evidence base to get there
Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS)
We focus on finding the balance between governance, regulation and strategic planning to ensure the effective functioning of organisations, regions and markets.
Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement (CHI²)
CHI² leads and explores multidisciplinary research into health and care systems, and ways to improve them.
Centre for Research on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CREI)
Exploring how enterprising individuals and organisations use innovation to create value.
The International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM)
We explore higher education innovation for global wellbeing.
Future of Work (FOW) research centre
We are a group of researchers exploring how work is changing, and will continue to change, with new technologies, attitudes and ways of working.
Our supply chain lab
Leading research on supply chain, innovation and complex capital projects.
HPC Supply Chain Innovation Lab
A partnership between the University and Hinkley Point C. We provide a platform for thought leadership, connecting business, policymakers and academics.
Research events
Seminars, conferences and guest lectures.
The role of ambiguity: views on development costs capitalisation
20 Nov 2019 1.15pm
3.7,
3 West North
,
University of Bath
An Accounting, Finance & Law Division seminar.
Strategic default and optimal audit resources with costly state verification
25 Nov 2019 1.15pm
4.23,
8 West
,
University of Bath
A Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy event with Dr Andreas Krause
An autoethnographic account of emotions and identity work: negotiating racism in academic work life
27 Nov 2019 12.00pm
4.23,
8 West
,
University of Bath
A Strategy & Organisation Seminar.
Research highlights and commentary
We want to be at the forefront of the latest research. Our faculty members and researchers are regularly published in leading journals. Read more about their work and how it's impacting on society.
Husbands’ stress increases if wives earn more than 40 per cent of household income – new research
Study of US data shows persistent social norms about male breadwinning can harm men’s mental health.
People can see beauty in complex mathematics, study shows
Ordinary people see beauty in complex mathematical arguments in the same way they can appreciate a beautiful landscape painting or a piano sonata
Negative interest rate policies are backfiring – new research
Negative interest rate policies have been introduced to stimulate flagging economies but the unconventional monetary strategy may be doing more harm than good.
Digital games may beat mindfulness apps at relieving stress
Digital games, typical of those on smartphones, may relieve stress more effectively than mindfulness apps, a study from UCL and the University of Bath shows
Want to spend less at the supermarket? Put your phone away!
Using a mobile phone on a trip to the supermarket pushes up shopping bills by a hefty 41 per cent, according to researchers from our School of Management.
Why fears over smartphone “addiction” are based on flawed evidence
Most studies into the impact of technology use on psychological wellbeing rely on flawed measures say researchers.
Research stories
Find out more about our work and how it's helping improve our world.
Lean and Agile Research Group: exploring more efficient working methods
How School of Management research helped to make the automotive, aerospace and construction industries save money and cut waste.
Helping the UN improve access to financial services for the world’s poorest
School of Management researchers are working with the UN to improve its knowledge management and tackle poverty in some of the world’s poorest countries.
Examining the voting data behind Brazil’s corporate governance reforms
Professor Ania Zalewska and colleagues in Brazil are investigating how companies voted for governance reforms.
New approach to public procurement helps NHS save money
Our research has helped the NHS save around £500 million on goods and services worth £18 billion a year.
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