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Apply to be the next DPDoR Facilitator

Facilitator sought for Development Programme for Directors of Research (DPDoR) 2024-2025 In the summer, Professor Natasha Mauthner will have completed her third term…

Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Wednesday 26 June, Bristol The Chartered ABS Interdisciplinary Research Symposium brings together Directors of…

Knowledge Exchange in business schools: Do we measure it enough? 

A recent study funded by the Chartered Association of Business Schools reveals that business schools’ attitude to Knowledge Exchange (KE) varies significantly in the UK, and that…

REF 2029 Symposium

REF 2029 SYMPOSIUM Navigating a changing research assessment exercise 1 February, University of Liverpool Management School The Chartered ABS REF…

Chartered ABS responds to consultation on initial decisions for REF 2028

The Chartered ABS has responded to the consultation on the initial decisions from UKRI on arrangements for the 2028 Research Excellence Framework. The proposals for the high-level…

Improved effectiveness and impact of an international microfinance programme

Institution: University of Portsmouth, Faculty of Business and Law Authors: Joe Cox, Joana Silva Afonso, Salem Chakhar, Liz Ford, Alessio Ishizaka, Wolfgang Luhan, Thang Nguyen and…

Decolonisation and diversification of the curriculum in UK business schools

Rachael Carden, Professor Sally Everett and Dr Kenisha Linton   If you have still to complete this survey on behalf of your business school, you can do so by clicking here. …

National Student Survey 2023: Results for Law 

Introduction   The Chartered ABS presents our analysis of the results of the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS) for the Law subject area, completed this year in partnership with…

National Student Survey 2023: Results for Business & Management Studies 

The Chartered ABS presents our report on the results of the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS) for the Business and Management subject area. In total, 172 Higher Education…

Tackling financial storms with the Bank of England

Background and purpose The global financial crisis of 2007-2009 was the most turbulent event in the history of the world’s financial markets for nearly a century. The crisis…

Improving place-based economic and social outcomes through engaged research

Impact Areas: Inclusive regional economic development policy; local industry competitiveness and resilience; workplace productivity and skills; R&D commercialisation and…

Decline in real-terms funding for UK business school research despite record year for research income

Key research report highlights sixth year-on-year increase for funding, but economic headwinds undermine real-term financial value. Three-quarters of funding from UK sources as…

New REF Impact Dashboard

We are delighted to publish our REF Impact Dashboard – an interactive data visualisation of the REF 2021 case studies submitted by UK business schools. The aim of our REF Impact…

The 2023 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

The Chartered ABS’s latest report on research funding has found that funding for UK business schools grew for the sixth year in a row in 2021/22, marking yet another record-high.…

How a business school is helping to improve performance management and staff wellbeing in NHS Ambulance Services

Institution: Edge Hill University Business School, UK. Leading Academic: Professor Paresh Wankhade Introduction Ambulance services play an essential clinical role in delivering…

Using digital technology to increase trust in politics

Institution: School of Management, University of Bradford Grant Details: EMPATIA: Enabling Multichannel Participation Through ICT Adaptations. European Commission H2020 Programme.…

Boosting SME productivity and growth through research into entrepreneurship and people management

Institution: Manchester Metropolitan University Business School Leading Academics: Jennie Shorley and Katherine Roycroft   Summary of the Impact Small and medium sized enterprises…

REF Impact Dashboard

We are delighted to publish our REF Impact Dashboard – an interactive data visualisation of the REF 2021 case studies submitted by UK business schools. The aim of our REF Impact…

How do we enable the employability of university graduates?

In the higher education press, over recent months and years, there has been a lot of comment about employability. Some of this has been prompted by the measurement of universities,…

Are the UK’s new Investment Zones an opportunity for business schools?

Like many other sectors of the economy, our universities are operating in a challenging landscape, yet continue to provide research and education at a scale and quality comparable…

IfATE consultation on updates to the criteria for mandatory qualifications in apprenticeships: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) consultation on changes to the criteria for mandatory qualifications in…

Enriching the data within the Academic Journal Guide

Enriching the data within the Academic Journal Guide: A consultation workshop 15:00-16:00 (GMT +1), 28 March, online This online consultative…

Strategies for developing academic identity

“Listen to Jacqueline", was what I told my LinkedIn followers, who might be considering making the transition from business practice to academia. Unfortunately, Jacqueline’s…

Using pedagogical research to help develop academic identity

All business schools employ individuals who have made the move from practitioner, to academic. Very often these individuals have attained seniority in their professional lives, and…

Auditing the Auditors: An evaluation of the REF2021 output results for UoS 16

The UK has recently concluded the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) exercise, involving 157 universities, 76,132 academic staff and 185,594 research outputs. The nationally…

HESPA consultation on the methodology used to calculate SSRs: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the Higher Education Strategic Planners Association’s (HESPA) recent consultation on the methodology used to calculate student : staff ratios…

QAA consultations on revised Subject Benchmark Statements: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education’s (QAA) consultation on revised subject benchmark statements for business and management…

Research Conference 2023

Group Booking Discounts available The Chartered ABS Annual Research Conference is the yearly gathering of directors of research, research and innovation leads, senior business…

National Student Survey 2022: Results for Law

The Chartered ABS is pleased to present our analysis of the 2022 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Law. This year’s results were published by the Office for Students…

The 2022 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

The 2022 edition of the Chartered ABS’ annual report on research income for UK business schools reveals that total research income in 2020/21 increased for the fifth consecutive…

OfS consultation on potential changes to the National Student Survey: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the Office for Students’ consultation on potential changes to the National student Survey based on input from our Council and members of our…

National Student Survey 2022: Results for Law

The Chartered ABS is pleased to present our analysis of the 2022 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Law. This year’s results were published by the Office for Students…

The 2022 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

The 2022 edition of the Chartered ABS’ annual report on research income for UK business schools reveals that total research income in 2020/21 increased for the fifth consecutive…

Research impact and the role of social justice in REF 2022 results

Following the recent REF, success in research impact is now being highlighted by many universities’ websites, with the subject seemingly set to grow in importance. Professor…

Analysis of Directors of Research roles in UK business schools

The Chartered ABS Research Committee commissioned a research project to identify the key characteristics and components of research leadership roles in UK business schools and how…

Chartered ABS report on research income for Law – 2014/15 to 2019/20

The Chartered ABS has published its third annual briefing on research income in the field of Law. This analysis covers the period of 2014/15 to 2019/20 and is based on data from…

Analysis of Directors of Research roles in UK business schools

The Chartered ABS Research Committee commissioned a research project to identify the key characteristics and components of research leadership roles in UK business schools and how…

Chartered ABS report on research income for Law – 2014/15 to 2019/20

The Chartered ABS has published its third annual briefing on research income in the field of Law. This analysis covers the period of 2014/15 to 2019/20 and is based on data from…

Does business research in the UK need levelling up?

The relationship between business schools and their parent universities has always been characterised by a certain amount of tension over budgets, ideology and intellectual…

The Eighth Directors of Research Meeting

The Eighth Directors of Research Meeting 14:00-15:00, 12 October, online This virtual meeting is solely for Directors of Research (or those with an…

Research Conference 2022

Bringing together directors of research, management scholars, knowledge exchange and impact professions from UK business schools.

Be careful what you wish for? Impacting REF 2021 and beyond

In 2014, around the same time that the results of REF2014 were announced, David Knights and Caroline Clarke published in Organization Studies a paper exploring the ‘bittersweet…

Call for nominations for the Chartered ABS Research Committee

The Chartered Association of Business Schools is calling for new members for our Research Committee. The role of the Research Committee is to provide guidance and assistance to the…

Research Excellence Framework 2021: Analysis of results for business & management

Download the report: Research Excellence Framework 2021: Analysis of results for business & management The results from the latest national census of research activity have now…

Research Excellence Framework 2021: Analysis of results for business & management

Download the report: Research Excellence Framework 2021: Analysis of results for business & management The results from the latest national census of research activity have now…

Designing policies to harness the benefits of foreign direct investment (FDI) for sustainable development

Project Background Foreign direct investment (FDI) and the related activities of multinationals companies (MNCs) have an important part to play in sustainable development,…

Request for a lead HEI to support an application we are planning to make for RED funding

An idea has been shared with us that we would like to explore with any interested schools. We have often talked about the need for greater interdisciplinary work, especially…

AJG 2024 – Invitation to publishers and editors

We are inviting publishers and editors of Journals and Scholarly Associations to apply to have their journals considered for inclusion in the next edition of the Academic Journal…

Academic Journal Guide 2024: a new evolution

The launch of the 2021 Academic Journal Guide marked the seventh iteration of the Guide, since its original development in 2007. Over that period the Guide has evolved…

Options for the next KEF – our response to the UKRI consultation

The Chartered ABS has responded to UKRI’s technical consultation on options for the next Knowledge Exchange Framework, aimed at improving the underlying methodology used in the…

UKRI consultation on Future Research Assessment: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the consultation from UKRI on the future of research assessment following the last REF exercise. We were pleased to work closely with BAM on our…

UKRI consultation on options for the next KEF: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to UKRI’s technical consultation on options for the next Knowledge Exchange Framework, aimed at improving the underlying methodology used in the…

UKRI consultation on Future Research Assessment

The Chartered ABS has responded to the consultation from UKRI on the future of research assessment following the last REF exercise. We were pleased to work closely with BAM on our…

UKRI EDI strategy consultation

The Chartered ABS has responded to UKRI’s consultation on its Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) strategy. The strategy is the UKRI’s first of its kind and details its…

OfS consultation on regulating student outcomes

The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on regulating student outcomes which forms part of the OfS’s policy of ensuring that students of all backgrounds…

OfS Consultation on the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on the future of the TEF, aimed at incentivising higher education providers in the UK to achieve excellence in teaching,…

OfS consultation on regulating student outcomes: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on regulating student outcomes which forms part of the OfS’s policy of ensuring that students of all backgrounds…

UKRI EDI strategy consultation: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to UKRI’s consultation on its Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) strategy. The strategy is the UKRI’s first of its kind and details its…

OfS consultation on the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on the future of the TEF, aimed at incentivising higher education providers in the UK to achieve excellence in teaching,…

Chartered ABS Annual Research Conference 2022

Bringing together directors of research, management scholars, knowledge exchange and impact professions from UK business schools.

UKRI consultation on the Future of Research Assessment – provide your views to the Chartered ABS

The four UK higher education funding bodies have opened a consultation on the future UK-wide research assessment system. The consultation is part of the Future Research Assessment…

UKRI consultation on the Future of Research Assessment: provide your views to the Chartered ABS

The four UK higher education funding bodies have opened a consultation on the future UK-wide research assessment system. The consultation is part of the Future Research Assessment…

Herding cats and taming wolves? Lessons from 15 years of business school research leadership

Managing academics is commonly likened to ‘herding cats’ and self-motivated researchers are often described as ‘lone wolves’. At risk of stretching the analogy too far,…

Second OfS consultation on quality and standards: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the second OfS consultation on its approach to regulating quality and standards in higher education. We also responded to the preliminary…

IfATE consultation on degree apprenticeships: our response

The Chartered ABS has submitted a response to the IfATE’s consultation on its proposals for changes to existing policies that affect the development, approval and delivery of…

The 2021 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

The new edition of our annual publication on research income for UK business schools shows that total income has grown for the fourth consecutive year and reached a record high in…

National Student Survey 2021: Results for Law

We are pleased to publish our analysis of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results for the subject of Law. This year’s results were published on 15 July 2021. The NSS is…

The 2021 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

The new edition of our annual publication on research income for UK business schools shows that total income has grown for the fourth consecutive year and reached a record high in…

National Student Survey 2021: Results for Law

We are pleased to publish our analysis of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results for the subject of Law. This year’s results were published on 15 July 2021. The NSS is…

Is the REF worth the trouble for “non-leading” universities?

As professors at Middlesex University Business School, we have long researched the Research Excellence Framework (REF). In a recent paper*, we asked, is there a relationship…

IfATE consultation on changes to existing policies related to degree apprenticeships: provide your views to the Chartered ABS

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has opened a consultation on its proposals for changes to existing policies that affect the development, approval…

National Student Survey 2021: Results for Business & Management Studies

We are pleased to publish our analysis of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Business & Management Studies. This year’s results were published on 15 July…

National Student Survey 2021: Results for Business & Management Studies

We are pleased to publish our analysis of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Business & Management Studies. This year’s results were published on 15 July…

The evolution of the Academic Journal Guide: A personal perspective

Formative experiences matter. They remain with you. They shape your thinking. When, in 2010, I became Chair of what was then the Association of Business Schools, the dominant…

Academic Journal Guide

The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.

Academic Journal Guide 2021 available now

We are delighted to launch the 2021 edition of the Academic Journal Guide. Published every three years, the 2021 edition of the Academic Journal Guide (AJG) is a full update of the…

The REF: is there another way?

In March, staff in Chartered ABS member schools pressed the big red “submit” button for the Research Excellence Framework (REF). This national census allocates billions of…

Chartered ABS Scholarship report – The Digital One Minute Paper

The Chartered ABS is pleased to publish the first in a series of reports from projects that were funded under our scholarships programme. The programme offers funding opportunities…

Chartered ABS Scholarship report – The Digital One Minute Paper

The Chartered ABS is pleased to publish the first in a series of reports from projects that were funded under our scholarships programme. The programme offers funding opportunities…

OfS consultation on regulating quality and standards in HE: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on regulating quality and standards in HE. Our members are in agreement with the approach of setting minimum requirements…

The relevance and challenges of using journal guides to evaluate the quality of journals and papers

Wouldn’t it be great to have a clear single decisive list to determine and define what quality should be assigned or attributed to each specific academic journal? Simply, the…

Chartered ABS Annual Research Conference 2021

Bringing together directors of research, management scholars, knowledge exchange and impact professions from UK business schools.

Chartered ABS and ITN launch ‘Business Schools for Good’ film

A selection of short films showing how business schools are using public good to impact on society

Research Income for Law – 2013/14 to 2018/19

Analysis of research income for the law field.

ESRC review of the PhD in Social Sciences: our response

The ESRC Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences aims to ensure PhD training is fit for the future, supports a diverse population of students and remains internationally…

ESRC review of the PhD in Social Sciences: our response

The Chartered ABS has submitted a response to the ESRC consultation. Read it here.

Alliance MBS hosts new £32m Productivity Institute

Alliance Manchester Business School will host a new institute funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to make the UK economy more productive. The new £32m…

ESRC Grant Assessment Panels Membership: Call for Applications

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are recruiting new Chairs, Academic and User members for the Grant Assessment Panels (GAP).  Please find advertisements and links to…

Views sought on the future of the PhD in the social sciences

Feed into our survey response by Monday 31 August

BEIS consultation on the UK R&D roadmap: provide your views to the Chartered ABS

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published the government's Research & Development (R&D) roadmap which articulates the UK's vision and…

BEIS consultation on the UK R&D roadmap – provide your views to the Chartered ABS

Help us make the case for the future role of business and management research in the UK.

The 2020 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

Read our full analysis of the 2018/19 HESA data on business and management research income.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the working lives of business, management and economics academics

Research by Henley Business School highlights the pandemics impact on academics' research and teaching.

Revising the REF 2021 timeline – we respond to the COVID-19 survey

The Chartered ABS believes that there should remain a single deadline for all elements of providers’ submissions but that it should be extended to 31 March 2021.

The 2020 Chartered ABS report on research income for UK business schools

Business and management research funding rose to record levels for the second consecutive year.

How the global simulation modelling community can help reduce the impact of COVID-19

A recent research paper has initiated a call to arms for the modelling and simulation community to deal with COVID-19. The paper, developed by an inter-disciplinary team of…

The Seventh Directors of Research Meeting

The Seventh Directors of Research Meeting 10:30-11:30, 22 February, online This virtual meeting is solely for Directors of Research (or those with…

Emergency service workers are already at high risk of burnout – COVID-19 will make this worse

As the COVID-19 pandemic moves from weeks to months, the emergency services are coming under even more strain and pressure – whether they are operating in the police, fire…

Get research funding for projects addressing the impact of COVID-19

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is inviting proposals for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the…

Parliament calls for COVID-19 experts

Join Parliament's database of experts to help deal with the COVID-19 crisis.

Business and Administrative Studies staff salary data analysed by ethnicity and gender

This report looks at academic and non-academic staff by salary range, gender and ethnicity, based on 2018-19 HESA data.

Salaries for business school staff

We analyse HESA 2018-19 data on business school staff salaries by ethnicity and gender.

Corporate leadership on modern slavery

Background Addressing modern slavery is becoming a business-critical issue – essential for the credibility and legitimacy of a business in the eyes of all its stakeholders. On…

Reach, relevance, and impact: how business and management research is helping society

Scientific research is high on the agenda of the new Government. Rumours abound of a planned shake-up of research funding, the possible introduction of a new funding body, and even…

DBA Symposium: Building Sustainable DBA Programmes

This year’s symposium will explore how to build healthy DBA programmes to attract sustainable numbers of students, looking at curriculum design and delivery.

Call for research and innovation business case studies from the CBI

Submit a business innovation case study to be part of the CBI's new report showcasing research and innovation success stories.

Call for nominations for the Chartered ABS Research Committee 2019

Submit your nomination for our Research Committee by Monday 23 December

Consultation on Higher Technical Education: our response

Read and download our full response to the consultation on Higher Technical Education

Consultation on Research Leadership in the Social Sciences: our response

Read and download our full response to the consultation on Research Leadership in the Social Sciences

Smart Parks

Find out how the Internet of Things is improving management of green spaces.

NHS Quicker: Informing attendance choices for urgent care

A high-tech solution helps improve the allocation of healthcare services.

AJG 2021 – Extension of submission deadline for publishers and editors

Publishers have until Friday 27 September 2019 to submit new journals to be considered for the AJG.

Inaugural Leiden Ranking: Gender Differences in Publication Outputs – Should Business business schools have their own Ranking?

Using a formal ranking system could help business schools identify gender gaps in academic publication.

Working with the Welsh Government to change policy and practice in the delivery of adult social care

The team from Manchester Metropolitan University Business School take on challenges in recruiting domiciliary care workers.

Calculating the trade-off between short and long-term benefits in policy-making

Background There is significant expert disagreement on how the distant future should be valued relative to the present. In general, people have a strong preference to consume now…

Chartered ABS report on research income for Law – 2013/14 to 2017/18

By request, we analyse the HESA data on Research Income for the Law subjects from 2013 to 2018.

Research Income for Law – 2013/14 to 2017/18

Due to popular demand, and for the first time, we are publishing our analysis of the data on research income for Law schools.

The real impact of business school research – new video highlights positive benefits for the economy and society

Our members discuss the benefits of sharing the impact of their research with wider society.

Helping individuals into employment through improved policies and programmes

Find out how research into labour market policies has improved access to work.

The 2019 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

Business and Management funding rose over 2017/18, but did not keep pace with inflation.

Our 2019 report on Business and Management research funding

We break down the latest HESA data on Business and Management Research Funding

Sources of funding for Learning & Teaching research projects

This resource has been compiled by the Chartered ABS Learning, Teaching & Student Experience Committee to provide guidance for those looking for sources of funding for learning…

Consultation on the design of the KEF: our response

Read and download our full response to the KEF Consultation

Consultation on the design of the KEF: our response

The Chartered ABS and its members believes that the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) has the potential to offer additional tools to universities to measure and evaluate elements…

Consultation on the design of the KEF – our response

We believe the KEF has potential as a useful tool for promoting collaborative engagement, but that several concerns must first be addressed.

AJG position on journal fees

An update on our commitment to ethical journal practices.

Sport integrity: informing policy to tackle corruption in professional sports

Business and management research creates new tools for analysing match fixing, leading to real policy change

New index measuring the strength of patent systems shapes the decision making and strategic responses of firms and policymakers

Research from the University of Liverpool Management School results in an innovate new Index for assessing patent strength

Transforming palliative and end-of-life care for service users

Research connects providers to bring efficiency and dignity to palliative care

Delivering value through collaborative working in social housing

A new procurement model developed by business academics transforms the social housing sector

KEF Consultation 2019: Let us know your thoughts

Have your say in the 2019 KEF consultation.

Chartered ABS 2018/19 Scholarship recipients

We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2019 Chartered ABS Scholarships. These Chartered ABS Scholars have proposed compelling research projects which will support business…

Making diversity everyone’s business: multi-level changes in institutional policy and practice

The University of Birmingham’s Enterprise and Diversity Alliance uses expertise to tackle the issues BAME entrepreneurs have in accessing finance.

ESRC Strategic Advisory Network opens calls for nominations

The ESRC is recruiting members to join their Strategic Advisory Network (SAN).

Draft guidelines for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021: our response

We respond to the published draft assessment criteria and guidelines for making submissions to Ref 2021

Consultation on draft guidance for REF 2021

We respond to the published draft assessment criteria and guidelines for making submissions to Ref 2021

Consultation on draft guidance for REF 2021: our response

The UK’s four higher education funding bodies published for consultation the draft guidance on making submissions to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 and the draft…

Tender open for evidence-based research on the future of accounting

Tender open for evidence-based research on the future of accounting AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) is the UK’s leading qualification…

Annual Survey results: UK business schools forging ahead despite Brexit impacts

Business schools are building partnerships across Europe and globally as access to EU research funding and academic staff decreases.

Chartered ABS and BAM response to the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee Inquiry

Our views on the balance and effectiveness of research and innovation spending.

Wither research integrity? Framing the issues

Wither research integrity? Framing the issues Professor Denis Fischbacher-Smith, University of Glasgow Most academic visitors to the Chartered ABS…

Widening Access to HE in Scotland

A team of Scottish researchers shed light on barriers to higher education with a rigorous evidence-based approach.

Addressing organisational challenges to improve malaria health care in southern Africa

Teaching a sustainable, regional approach to management empowers local health groups.

Cutting Carbon Footprints in the Service Sector

Training influenced by research from Southampton Business School now saves a typical hair salon £5,300 a year.

Improving decision making in organisations

Strathclyde Business School develops a high-tech solution for effective group decision making.

Delivering ‘public value’ through collaboration with policymakers & public service leaders

Cardiff's demand led approach to research enables policymakers to access and apply research evidence that improves policy making and delivery.

Revealing the factors which drive innovation, growth and productivity in small and medium-sized enterprises

Producing intelligence on SME growth and performance for UK and international policymakers and practitioners.

Call for nominations for the Chartered ABS Research Committee

The Chartered Association of Business Schools is calling for new members for our Research Committee. The role of the Research Committee is to provide guidance and assist the…

Research funding for business schools revealed in latest Chartered ABS report

UK funding for business and management research in decline whilst funding from EU sources increase

Research funding for business schools revealed in latest report

UK funding for business and management research in decline whilst funding from EU sources increase

Academic Journal Guide

The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.

Academic Journal Guide 2018 available now

The guide to business and management journals is available now.

Academic Journal Guide 2018, coming soon

Published every three years, this edition of the AJG will see a number of new journals enter the list.

Chartered ABS response to the Knowledge Exchange Framework

Our response to the Knowledge Exchange Framework

Applications for research funding from the Richard Benjamin Trust are open

Applications are invited from potential students for a funding award contributing towards a collaborative PhD or D.Prof (full-time or part-time study; by thesis or by publications)…

KEF Consultation: Have your say

We have been invited to contribute to the HEFCE call for evidence on what should and shouldn't be included in the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) metrics. This is the…

International business expert receives Honorary OBE

International business expert and Henley Business School academic, Professor Rajneesh Narula, has been appointed an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British…

The Impact of Executive Education report

We are pleased to publish our report on ‘The Impact of Executive Education: A Review of Current Practice & Trends’. The report explores how the outcomes of UK business…

HM Treasury’s, “Financing growth in innovative firms”: our response

In November 2016 the Prime Minister announced that HM Treasury would lead a review designed to strengthen growing innovative firms within the UK. The review explores long-term…

Pathways to Success: Strategic groups of UK business schools

Our analysis of business schools across the UK.

Skills Commission Apprenticeships & Social Mobility Inquiry: our response

On the 23rd of August, Chartered ABS carried out a survey measuring how reforms to the apprenticeship system are affecting social mobility amongst disadvantaged young people. This…

Reflections on ‘the incredible machine – what next for TEF’, a WonkHE conference

Martin Pearson, Research Manager at Chartered ABS reports on the recent Wonkhe conference on the TEF, focusing on the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data presented by WonkHE…

Interdisciplinary funding breakthrough for the York Management School: IKnowFood

Bob Doherty explains how the IKnowFood project takes an interdisciplinary multi-stakeholder approach to develop a unifying understanding of ‘food system resilience’ through the…

Are you prepared for REF2021?

Participate in this study of Business School engagement with impact via the survey for Associate Deans and Directors of Research.

Call for papers: International student sojourner

Editors of the International Journal of Management Education (IJME) Special Issue, which explores the reasons influencing a student’s decision to engage in university level study…

Research Income for Business and Management 2017

Our annual report on research income for UK Business & Management

Research income for business schools – report published

Our latest analysis of research income for Business & Management research.

Second Research Excellence Framework consultation: our response

Read our full response to the second Research Excellence Framework consultation.

DBA Symposium 2017

An opportunity to meet and discuss issues relating to the DBA programme and to share best practice whilst building a sustainable DBA network.

CIPD: Research tender invitations for three complementary studies

The CIPD is currently commissioning three separate but complementary research studies. Deadline: 20 February

Education and Training Foundation: Invitation to Tender for Training Programme

The Education and Training Foundation are seeking an established provider of training and development for senior finance managers, with a national reputation for excellence.

Invitation to Tender: Education and Training Foundation Leadership Programme

The Education and Training Foundation are seeking an established provider of senior executive training, with a national reputation for excellence, to co-design, develop and deliver…

Invitation to tender: Transformational change in higher education

The Leadership Foundation has opened invitations to tender for a new project, 'Transformational change in higher education' comprising a series of case studies generated through…

How business school graduates fare after graduation

Our report, based on DfE and HESA data, on how Business and Administrative studies students fare after graduation draws promising conclusions in regards to their employment…

How business school graduates fare after graduation

Our report, based on DfE and HESA data, on how Business and Administrative studies students fare after graduation draws promising conclusions in regards to their employment…

Business, Improvement and Growth (BIG): Applying research to support SMEs

Learn more about the Business, Improvement and Growth (BIG) programme, designed to identify the drivers of growth and performance for SMEs in their local context and to help…

Help define Scopus’ new basket of metrics

The basket of metrics that researchers and their evaluators expect to use is becoming larger and more varied. Can you help Scopus by defining new metrics through this survey?

Invitation to Tender: Education and Training Foundation

The Education and Training Foundation are seeking an established provider of senior executive training to define the requirement for a developmental programme for “top leaders”…

Autumn Statement: some positives for business schools

Chartered ABS response to the Autumn Statement

Call for Papers: Journal of Management Education Special Issue

The guest editors of the Journal of Management Education Special Issue - Management Education in Turbulent Times - are seeking submissions across all of the Journal of Management…

More than a product: Executive Education as a catalyst

Sarah Lethbridge takes a closer look at the contribution that executive education brings in supporting the three key functions of business schools: Research, Teaching and…

Invitation to tender for research from CIPD

CIPD is exploring the perspective of institutional investors on human capital to provide the HR profession a voice on the topic of measuring and reporting human capital for…

Call for papers: PRME 10th Anniversary Special Issue International Journal of Management Education

A great opportunity for academics specialising in different areas of responsible management to contribute.

Reflections on Lord Stern’s review of the REF

Adam Golberg, Research Manager, provides his key insights into Lord Stern's review of the REF.

CIPD – Invitation to tender for research

While recognising the impact of technology specifically on productivity, the CIPD is seeking to gain a better understanding of how technology is contributing to the evolution of…

Interdisciplinary Research Summit

This summit enables researchers from business schools and other disciplines to reflect on critical issues, explore common challenges and investigate new opportunities.

New interactive format for Academic Journal Guide 2015

The Academic Journal Guide 2015 has been re-issued in an online interactive format. The new format provides users with the ability to sort fields and offers a much improved search…

Publishers invited to submit journals for the next Academic Journal Guide

We are inviting editors of Journals and Scholarly Associations to apply to have their journals considered for inclusion in the Academic Journal Guide 2018. This application…

Lord Stern’s review of the Research Excellence Framework: our response

Following a consultation with our members, we have submitted a formal response to Lord Stern's review of the Research Excellence Framework. In our view the Stern Review needs to…

Response to Lord Stern’s Review of the Research Excellence Framework

Following a consultation with our members, we have submitted a formal response to Lord Stern's review of the Research Excellence Framework. You can download our response here. In…

Research Income for Business and Management: 2010-2014

This report provides analysis of research income in the field of Business and Management for the years 2010/11 to 2013/14. The report tracks funding from a variety of sources and…

Chartered ABS response to the Nurse Review of Research Councils

The Chartered Association of Business Schools has responded to Sir Paul Nurse’s ‘Review of the UK Research Councils’.

Regional economic impacts: input-output models and spatial econometrics

This impact case study is based on research concerning the estimation of regional economic impacts through input-output models (IO models) and spatial econometrics.

Developing and implementing ‘extended Business Reporting Language’ standards for online corporate reporting

Research by Birmingham Business School academics has contributed to the successful use of XBRL as the standard for mandatory on-line filing of company statutory accounts and tax…

Improving carbon accounting to drive better corporate carbon performance

Research from Francisco Ascui and Craig MacKenzie, Centre for Business and Climate Change Centre at Edinburgh Business School has improved the international practice of carbon…

The Dowling Review of Business-University Research Collaborations

A Chartered ABS review of the recent report on business-university research collaborations

Research Conference and Exhibition 2020 – CANCELLED

The Annual Research Conference & Exhibition (18 March, Nottingham) brings together directors of research, management scholars and knowledge exchange professionals.

Modelling economic impact for national governments

BU researchers, Professor John Fletcher and Professor Adam Blake, have developed and pioneered new approaches to estimate the economic impacts of tourism activities.

Digital destinations and marketing technology for SMEs

Research conducted by Dr. Philip Alford at Bournemouth University is transforming small owner-managed enterprises into more entrepreneurial and innovative businesses, enabled by…

Migrant workers and vulnerable employment

Research by Dr Steve French has influenced UK employment law and changed how policy makers and practitioners think about vulnerable employment.

Encouraging innovation: A changing framework for the financing of small-to-medium enterprises

Research led by Professor Paul Nightingale has been involved in working with policy-makers to evaluate the most effective schemes to provide finance and other support for SMEs.

Ensuring credit unions are fit for purpose

Professor John O. S. Wilson's research has sought to understand the growth, development, scale, scope, governance and performance of credit unions in different countries.

Call for thought pieces: How business schools can help to solve the UK productivity puzzle

The Chartered ABS is looking to contribute more to the productivity debate with thought pieces from academics within our member business schools.

Employer Sponsored Volunteering

Dr Joanne Cook at the University of Hull and Dr Jon Burchell from the University of Sheffield led a research project on Employee Sponsored Volunteering (ESV).

Ethics Guide 2015: Advice and Guidance

This Guide offers a practical framework to help individuals in business schools make informed and transparent decisions and communicate ethical choices to others.

Feeling the pressure: The neuroscience of learning to lead

Academics from Ashridge Business School present findings which reveal that experiential learning, mimic the stress of leadership and better prepare managers for similar situations…

Addressing inequalities in health: Shaping the allocation of resources in the National Health Service

Research conducted by Professor John Wildman at Newcastle University Business School highlighted the issues with data and calculations used to understand the relationship between…

Improving the governance of sport organisations

Research undertaken by the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre on the broader sports sector has been used to improve governance practices across national governing bodies of sport.

Culture bites! And bites hard: The key importance of embracing culture in organisational change

Cultural Change writers Professor James McCalman and Dr David Potter discuss the importance of organizational culture in enhancing competitive advantage, its impact on managers and…

Academic Journal Guide

The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.

Improving Mental Capital and Wellbeing: A Foresight Programme

Professor Cooper was appointed lead scientist on the Mental Capital and Wellbeing Foresight project, commissioned by the UK Government Office for Science to inform its vision and…

Towards Fairer Compensation

Academics from Cass Business School have created a better model for calculating compensation which has resulted in fairer compensation for people making claims in the civil or…

Improving Labour Relations in Global Ports

The research of Cardiff Business School’s Professor Peter Turnbull has been central to port employers, trade unions and governments meeting challenges and has helped to establish…

Showcase your research in the Management Articles of the Year Awards

Make a submission to CMI’s Management Articles of the Year competition.

Sports Integrity

Two academics from Salford Business School provide solid contributions in sports business through their research on sports integrity.

Cost-effectiveness of a gender-neutral vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Kingston University Business School's Professor Giampiero Favato joined and contributed to a multidisciplinary research programme (BEST), aimed to demonstrate the…

Sustainable environmental management in smaller ports

This impact case study profiles research to build the capacity of smaller ports to perform economically and grow more sustainably through interfacing the knowledge and skills of…

Achieving economic and environmental improvements in organisations through low carbon supply chain resource modelling

This research by Sheffield University Management School into supply chain resource modelling has had economic and environmental impact, helping businesses adapt operations to…

Working with Acas – informing advice, policy and guidance

The research has been undertaken in an economic and political context in which issues of workplace conflict resolution and downsizing have been central to public policy concerns

The Role of Women Entrepreneurs in UK Economic Development

This research demonstrates that women entrepreneurs make important contributions to economic development, but are disadvantaged by initial under-capitalisation.

Performance Partnering on the Astute Submarine Programme

This research focused on the defense industry investigated how the power structures underpinning particular buyer-supplier relationships affected the supplier’s willingness to…

Increasing gender diversity in the boardroom by influencing national policy

Our research highlights the business case for women on boards, as well as seeking a better understanding of the reasons for lack of progress.

New Sustainable Business Model for Low-Volume Car Manufacturing

Mass car production is the world’s largest manufacturing sector, yet its historical development is poorly understood.

Evolution of business knowledge helps SME’s

This case study focuses on research led by Professor Richard Thorpe and Ossie Jones on management learning and leadership in small and medium‐sized enterprises.

DBA Symposium

The Chartered Association of Business Schools is pleased to present the DBA Symposium, to be held at: Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores UniversityRedmonds…

‘The Impact of Business School Research’ published today by the ABS to support call to rebalance research funding

We are delighted to publish ‘The Impact of Business School Research: Economic and Social Benefits’, which includes eleven case studies highlighting the far-reaching impact of…

Fellowships for Professors Mark Hart and Richard Thorpe

Professors Mark Hart and Richard Thorpe are the first recipients of our Research Fellowship.

The Impact of Business School Research: Economic and Social Benefits

We showcase some of the very best examples of “impact” coming from business schools across the UK in this publication.

Publication of ABS Academic Journal Guide 2015

The Association of Business Schools' Academic Journal Guide 2015 will be published on 25th February 2015 at www.bizschooljournals.com. The Guide will be published online and free…

REF 2014: Analysis of UK Business Schools’ performance

We provide some insight and analysis following the results of REF 2014.

2014 survey on leadership amongst deans: Key results

Dr Giovanna Bono details the results on our leadership survey to deans.

From STEM to STEMM

ABS Manifesto for Growth We want an incoming government to recognise business and management education and research in STEMM. Professor Angus Laing makes the case to widen…

Academic Journal Quality Guide 2007

Details for the Academic Journal Quality Guide 2007

Professional Development

Development Programme for Directors of Research (DPDoR) 2022-23

Designed for those holding a Director of Research post, or those aspiring and working towards the position.

Professors of Practice in Business Schools – Roundtable Meeting

Professors of Practice in Business Schools - Roundtable Meeting Thursday 17 October 2019  Chartered ABS offices, London  Please note: this event…

Development Programme for Directors of Research (DPDoR) 2023-24

Designed for those holding a Director of Research post, or those aspiring and working towards the position.

Events

PMAC Online 2024

18 Apr 24

Event venue: Online

PMAC ONLINE 2024 Supporting the development of professional services teams at all levels within UK business schools PMAC Online brings together professional services staff working…

Learning, Teaching & Student Experience 2024

14 May 24 - 15 May 24

Event venue: Birmingham

The UK's leading gathering of business and management educators.

Executive Education Symposium: Breaking into new markets

11 Jun 24

Event venue: Manchester

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM Breaking into new executive education markets 11 June, Manchester This Executive Education Symposium explores how…

The CMBE – An Introduction

12 Jun 24

Event venue: Online

Introduction to the Certified Management and Business Educator scheme Eligibility - Application - Benefits - CPD commitment 14:00-15:00, 12 June,…

Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

26 Jun 24

Event venue: Bristol

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Wednesday 26 June, Bristol The Chartered ABS Interdisciplinary Research Symposium brings together Directors of…

Chartered ABS Annual Conference 2024

4 Nov 24 - 5 Nov 24

Event venue: London

THE YEARLY GATHERING OF DEANS AND LEADERS OF UK BUSINESS SCHOOLS  The Chartered ABS Annual Conference brings together over 350 business school Deans and senior leadership teams;…

Publications

Improved effectiveness and impact of an international microfinance programme

Institution: University of Portsmouth, Faculty of Business and Law Authors: Joe Cox, Joana Silva Afonso, Salem Chakhar, Liz Ford, Alessio Ishizaka, Wolfgang Luhan, Thang Nguyen and…

National Student Survey 2023: Results for Law 

Introduction   The Chartered ABS presents our analysis of the results of the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS) for the Law subject area, completed this year in partnership with…

National Student Survey 2023: Results for Business & Management Studies 

The Chartered ABS presents our report on the results of the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS) for the Business and Management subject area. In total, 172 Higher Education…

Tackling financial storms with the Bank of England

Background and purpose The global financial crisis of 2007-2009 was the most turbulent event in the history of the world’s financial markets for nearly a century. The crisis…

Improving place-based economic and social outcomes through engaged research

Impact Areas: Inclusive regional economic development policy; local industry competitiveness and resilience; workplace productivity and skills; R&D commercialisation and…

The 2023 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

The Chartered ABS’s latest report on research funding has found that funding for UK business schools grew for the sixth year in a row in 2021/22, marking yet another record-high.…

How a business school is helping to improve performance management and staff wellbeing in NHS Ambulance Services

Institution: Edge Hill University Business School, UK. Leading Academic: Professor Paresh Wankhade Introduction Ambulance services play an essential clinical role in delivering…

Using digital technology to increase trust in politics

Institution: School of Management, University of Bradford Grant Details: EMPATIA: Enabling Multichannel Participation Through ICT Adaptations. European Commission H2020 Programme.…

Boosting SME productivity and growth through research into entrepreneurship and people management

Institution: Manchester Metropolitan University Business School Leading Academics: Jennie Shorley and Katherine Roycroft   Summary of the Impact Small and medium sized enterprises…

REF Impact Dashboard

We are delighted to publish our REF Impact Dashboard – an interactive data visualisation of the REF 2021 case studies submitted by UK business schools. The aim of our REF Impact…

IfATE consultation on updates to the criteria for mandatory qualifications in apprenticeships: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) consultation on changes to the criteria for mandatory qualifications in…

HESPA consultation on the methodology used to calculate SSRs: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the Higher Education Strategic Planners Association’s (HESPA) recent consultation on the methodology used to calculate student : staff ratios…

QAA consultations on revised Subject Benchmark Statements: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education’s (QAA) consultation on revised subject benchmark statements for business and management…

OfS consultation on potential changes to the National Student Survey: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the Office for Students’ consultation on potential changes to the National student Survey based on input from our Council and members of our…

National Student Survey 2022: Results for Law

The Chartered ABS is pleased to present our analysis of the 2022 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Law. This year’s results were published by the Office for Students…

The 2022 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

The 2022 edition of the Chartered ABS’ annual report on research income for UK business schools reveals that total research income in 2020/21 increased for the fifth consecutive…

Analysis of Directors of Research roles in UK business schools

The Chartered ABS Research Committee commissioned a research project to identify the key characteristics and components of research leadership roles in UK business schools and how…

Chartered ABS report on research income for Law – 2014/15 to 2019/20

The Chartered ABS has published its third annual briefing on research income in the field of Law. This analysis covers the period of 2014/15 to 2019/20 and is based on data from…

Research Excellence Framework 2021: Analysis of results for business & management

Download the report: Research Excellence Framework 2021: Analysis of results for business & management The results from the latest national census of research activity have now…

Designing policies to harness the benefits of foreign direct investment (FDI) for sustainable development

Project Background Foreign direct investment (FDI) and the related activities of multinationals companies (MNCs) have an important part to play in sustainable development,…

UKRI consultation on Future Research Assessment: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the consultation from UKRI on the future of research assessment following the last REF exercise. We were pleased to work closely with BAM on our…

UKRI consultation on options for the next KEF: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to UKRI’s technical consultation on options for the next Knowledge Exchange Framework, aimed at improving the underlying methodology used in the…

OfS consultation on regulating student outcomes: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on regulating student outcomes which forms part of the OfS’s policy of ensuring that students of all backgrounds…

UKRI EDI strategy consultation: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to UKRI’s consultation on its Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) strategy. The strategy is the UKRI’s first of its kind and details its…

OfS consultation on the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on the future of the TEF, aimed at incentivising higher education providers in the UK to achieve excellence in teaching,…

UKRI consultation on the Future of Research Assessment: provide your views to the Chartered ABS

The four UK higher education funding bodies have opened a consultation on the future UK-wide research assessment system. The consultation is part of the Future Research Assessment…

Second OfS consultation on quality and standards: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the second OfS consultation on its approach to regulating quality and standards in higher education. We also responded to the preliminary…

IfATE consultation on degree apprenticeships: our response

The Chartered ABS has submitted a response to the IfATE’s consultation on its proposals for changes to existing policies that affect the development, approval and delivery of…

The 2021 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

The new edition of our annual publication on research income for UK business schools shows that total income has grown for the fourth consecutive year and reached a record high in…

National Student Survey 2021: Results for Law

We are pleased to publish our analysis of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results for the subject of Law. This year’s results were published on 15 July 2021. The NSS is…

IfATE consultation on changes to existing policies related to degree apprenticeships: provide your views to the Chartered ABS

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has opened a consultation on its proposals for changes to existing policies that affect the development, approval…

National Student Survey 2021: Results for Business & Management Studies

We are pleased to publish our analysis of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Business & Management Studies. This year’s results were published on 15 July…

Academic Journal Guide

The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.

Chartered ABS Scholarship report – The Digital One Minute Paper

The Chartered ABS is pleased to publish the first in a series of reports from projects that were funded under our scholarships programme. The programme offers funding opportunities…

OfS consultation on regulating quality and standards in HE: our response

The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on regulating quality and standards in HE. Our members are in agreement with the approach of setting minimum requirements…

ESRC review of the PhD in Social Sciences: our response

The ESRC Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences aims to ensure PhD training is fit for the future, supports a diverse population of students and remains internationally…

BEIS consultation on the UK R&D roadmap: provide your views to the Chartered ABS

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published the government's Research & Development (R&D) roadmap which articulates the UK's vision and…

The 2020 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

Read our full analysis of the 2018/19 HESA data on business and management research income.

Business and Administrative Studies staff salary data analysed by ethnicity and gender

This report looks at academic and non-academic staff by salary range, gender and ethnicity, based on 2018-19 HESA data.

Corporate leadership on modern slavery

Background Addressing modern slavery is becoming a business-critical issue – essential for the credibility and legitimacy of a business in the eyes of all its stakeholders. On…

Consultation on Higher Technical Education: our response

Read and download our full response to the consultation on Higher Technical Education

Consultation on Research Leadership in the Social Sciences: our response

Read and download our full response to the consultation on Research Leadership in the Social Sciences

Smart Parks

Find out how the Internet of Things is improving management of green spaces.

NHS Quicker: Informing attendance choices for urgent care

A high-tech solution helps improve the allocation of healthcare services.

Working with the Welsh Government to change policy and practice in the delivery of adult social care

The team from Manchester Metropolitan University Business School take on challenges in recruiting domiciliary care workers.

Calculating the trade-off between short and long-term benefits in policy-making

Background There is significant expert disagreement on how the distant future should be valued relative to the present. In general, people have a strong preference to consume now…

Chartered ABS report on research income for Law – 2013/14 to 2017/18

By request, we analyse the HESA data on Research Income for the Law subjects from 2013 to 2018.

Helping individuals into employment through improved policies and programmes

Find out how research into labour market policies has improved access to work.

The 2019 edition of the Chartered ABS report on research funding for UK business schools

Business and Management funding rose over 2017/18, but did not keep pace with inflation.

Consultation on the design of the KEF: our response

Read and download our full response to the KEF Consultation

Consultation on the design of the KEF: our response

The Chartered ABS and its members believes that the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) has the potential to offer additional tools to universities to measure and evaluate elements…

Sport integrity: informing policy to tackle corruption in professional sports

Business and management research creates new tools for analysing match fixing, leading to real policy change

New index measuring the strength of patent systems shapes the decision making and strategic responses of firms and policymakers

Research from the University of Liverpool Management School results in an innovate new Index for assessing patent strength

Transforming palliative and end-of-life care for service users

Research connects providers to bring efficiency and dignity to palliative care

Delivering value through collaborative working in social housing

A new procurement model developed by business academics transforms the social housing sector

Making diversity everyone’s business: multi-level changes in institutional policy and practice

The University of Birmingham’s Enterprise and Diversity Alliance uses expertise to tackle the issues BAME entrepreneurs have in accessing finance.

Draft guidelines for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021: our response

We respond to the published draft assessment criteria and guidelines for making submissions to Ref 2021

Consultation on draft guidance for REF 2021: our response

The UK’s four higher education funding bodies published for consultation the draft guidance on making submissions to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 and the draft…

Widening Access to HE in Scotland

A team of Scottish researchers shed light on barriers to higher education with a rigorous evidence-based approach.

Addressing organisational challenges to improve malaria health care in southern Africa

Teaching a sustainable, regional approach to management empowers local health groups.

Cutting Carbon Footprints in the Service Sector

Training influenced by research from Southampton Business School now saves a typical hair salon £5,300 a year.

Improving decision making in organisations

Strathclyde Business School develops a high-tech solution for effective group decision making.

Delivering ‘public value’ through collaboration with policymakers & public service leaders

Cardiff's demand led approach to research enables policymakers to access and apply research evidence that improves policy making and delivery.

Revealing the factors which drive innovation, growth and productivity in small and medium-sized enterprises

Producing intelligence on SME growth and performance for UK and international policymakers and practitioners.

Research funding for business schools revealed in latest Chartered ABS report

UK funding for business and management research in decline whilst funding from EU sources increase

Academic Journal Guide

The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.

The Impact of Executive Education report

We are pleased to publish our report on ‘The Impact of Executive Education: A Review of Current Practice & Trends’. The report explores how the outcomes of UK business…

HM Treasury’s, “Financing growth in innovative firms”: our response

In November 2016 the Prime Minister announced that HM Treasury would lead a review designed to strengthen growing innovative firms within the UK. The review explores long-term…

Pathways to Success: Strategic groups of UK business schools

Our analysis of business schools across the UK.

Skills Commission Apprenticeships & Social Mobility Inquiry: our response

On the 23rd of August, Chartered ABS carried out a survey measuring how reforms to the apprenticeship system are affecting social mobility amongst disadvantaged young people. This…

Research Income for Business and Management 2017

Chartered Association of Business Schools

Our annual report on research income for UK Business & Management

Second Research Excellence Framework consultation: our response

Read our full response to the second Research Excellence Framework consultation.

How business school graduates fare after graduation

Our report, based on DfE and HESA data, on how Business and Administrative studies students fare after graduation draws promising conclusions in regards to their employment…

Business, Improvement and Growth (BIG): Applying research to support SMEs

Learn more about the Business, Improvement and Growth (BIG) programme, designed to identify the drivers of growth and performance for SMEs in their local context and to help…

Lord Stern’s review of the Research Excellence Framework: our response

Following a consultation with our members, we have submitted a formal response to Lord Stern's review of the Research Excellence Framework. In our view the Stern Review needs to…

Research Income for Business and Management: 2010-2014

This report provides analysis of research income in the field of Business and Management for the years 2010/11 to 2013/14. The report tracks funding from a variety of sources and…

Regional economic impacts: input-output models and spatial econometrics

This impact case study is based on research concerning the estimation of regional economic impacts through input-output models (IO models) and spatial econometrics.

Developing and implementing ‘extended Business Reporting Language’ standards for online corporate reporting

Research by Birmingham Business School academics has contributed to the successful use of XBRL as the standard for mandatory on-line filing of company statutory accounts and tax…

Improving carbon accounting to drive better corporate carbon performance

Research from Francisco Ascui and Craig MacKenzie, Centre for Business and Climate Change Centre at Edinburgh Business School has improved the international practice of carbon…

Modelling economic impact for national governments

BU researchers, Professor John Fletcher and Professor Adam Blake, have developed and pioneered new approaches to estimate the economic impacts of tourism activities.

Digital destinations and marketing technology for SMEs

Research conducted by Dr. Philip Alford at Bournemouth University is transforming small owner-managed enterprises into more entrepreneurial and innovative businesses, enabled by…

Migrant workers and vulnerable employment

Research by Dr Steve French has influenced UK employment law and changed how policy makers and practitioners think about vulnerable employment.

Encouraging innovation: A changing framework for the financing of small-to-medium enterprises

Research led by Professor Paul Nightingale has been involved in working with policy-makers to evaluate the most effective schemes to provide finance and other support for SMEs.

Ensuring credit unions are fit for purpose

Professor John O. S. Wilson's research has sought to understand the growth, development, scale, scope, governance and performance of credit unions in different countries.

Employer Sponsored Volunteering

Dr Joanne Cook at the University of Hull and Dr Jon Burchell from the University of Sheffield led a research project on Employee Sponsored Volunteering (ESV).

Ethics Guide 2015: Advice and Guidance

This Guide offers a practical framework to help individuals in business schools make informed and transparent decisions and communicate ethical choices to others.

Addressing inequalities in health: Shaping the allocation of resources in the National Health Service

Research conducted by Professor John Wildman at Newcastle University Business School highlighted the issues with data and calculations used to understand the relationship between…

Improving the governance of sport organisations

Research undertaken by the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre on the broader sports sector has been used to improve governance practices across national governing bodies of sport.

Academic Journal Guide

The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.

Improving Mental Capital and Wellbeing: A Foresight Programme

Professor Cooper was appointed lead scientist on the Mental Capital and Wellbeing Foresight project, commissioned by the UK Government Office for Science to inform its vision and…

Towards Fairer Compensation

Academics from Cass Business School have created a better model for calculating compensation which has resulted in fairer compensation for people making claims in the civil or…

Improving Labour Relations in Global Ports

The research of Cardiff Business School’s Professor Peter Turnbull has been central to port employers, trade unions and governments meeting challenges and has helped to establish…

Sports Integrity

Dr David Forrest, Dr Ian McHale and Dr Rob Simmons

Two academics from Salford Business School provide solid contributions in sports business through their research on sports integrity.

Cost-effectiveness of a gender-neutral vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Kingston University Business School's Professor Giampiero Favato joined and contributed to a multidisciplinary research programme (BEST), aimed to demonstrate the…

Sustainable environmental management in smaller ports

This impact case study profiles research to build the capacity of smaller ports to perform economically and grow more sustainably through interfacing the knowledge and skills of…

Achieving economic and environmental improvements in organisations through low carbon supply chain resource modelling

This research by Sheffield University Management School into supply chain resource modelling has had economic and environmental impact, helping businesses adapt operations to…

Working with Acas – informing advice, policy and guidance

The research has been undertaken in an economic and political context in which issues of workplace conflict resolution and downsizing have been central to public policy concerns

The Role of Women Entrepreneurs in UK Economic Development

Professor Sara Carter and Professor Eleanor Shaw

This research demonstrates that women entrepreneurs make important contributions to economic development, but are disadvantaged by initial under-capitalisation.

Performance Partnering on the Astute Submarine Programme

This research focused on the defense industry investigated how the power structures underpinning particular buyer-supplier relationships affected the supplier’s willingness to…

Increasing gender diversity in the boardroom by influencing national policy

Professor Susan Vinnicombe

Our research highlights the business case for women on boards, as well as seeking a better understanding of the reasons for lack of progress.

New Sustainable Business Model for Low-Volume Car Manufacturing

Mass car production is the world’s largest manufacturing sector, yet its historical development is poorly understood.

Evolution of business knowledge helps SME’s

This case study focuses on research led by Professor Richard Thorpe and Ossie Jones on management learning and leadership in small and medium‐sized enterprises.

The Impact of Business School Research: Economic and Social Benefits

Professor Robin Mason

We showcase some of the very best examples of “impact” coming from business schools across the UK in this publication.

Academic Journal Quality Guide 2007

Details for the Academic Journal Quality Guide 2007