The University of Bristol’s new School of Management has become the first UK business school to declare a climate emergency.
All these challenges represent great pressure to encourage us to think about the process of greening accounting and finance curricula.
The RAU has been placed first out of all English universities for its decrease of carbon emissions.
Open data pioneer launches first zero-carbon business school building in UK The Chief Executive of the Open Data Institute Gavin Starks helped launch the new landmark home…
18 Mar 20 - 18 Mar 20
Event venue: De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre
The Annual Research Conference & Exhibition (18 March, Nottingham) brings together directors of research, management scholars and knowledge exchange professionals.
12 May 20 - 13 May 20
Event venue: ICC, Belfast
The UK's leading gathering of business and management educators.
12 May 20 - 13 May 20
Event venue: ICC, Belfast
Presenting at LTSE is a great way to receive constructive feedback about current research, develop knowledge and ideas, help to build one’s personal network, refine teaching and…
We analyse the priorities and areas of attention facing the UK's business schools for the year ahead.
Read and download our full response to the consultation on Higher Technical Education
Read and download our full response to the consultation on Research Leadership in the Social Sciences
Our first of a kind report provides detailed insights into postgraduate provision within the fields of Business and Management.
A business school used high-tech digital modelling to help improve social policy-making in Tanzania.
Find out how the Internet of Things is improving management of green spaces.
A high-tech solution helps improve the allocation of healthcare services.
National Student Survey 2019: Results for Law The results from the 2019 National Student Survey were released to the general public on 3 July 2019.…
The team from Manchester Metropolitan University Business School take on challenges in recruiting domiciliary care workers.
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…
Our analysis of the results of the 2019 National Student Survey.
By request, we analyse the HESA data on Research Income for the Law subjects from 2013 to 2018.
Find out how research into labour market policies has improved access to work.
Business and Management funding rose over 2017/18, but did not keep pace with inflation.
The changing shape of business education provision analyses a range of new and alternative business education providers, and explores how a range of external influences may disrupt…
Read and download our full response to the KEF Consultation
Read and download our response to the Independent Review of Subject-Level TEF
Business and management research creates new tools for analysing match fixing, leading to real policy change
Research from the University of Liverpool Management School results in an innovate new Index for assessing patent strength
Research connects providers to bring efficiency and dignity to palliative care
A new procurement model developed by business academics transforms the social housing sector
Our latest report, “The Path to Becoming a Vice-Chancellor”, analyses the low representation of business school Deans among VCs and offers advice for those hoping to make the…
The University of Birmingham’s Enterprise and Diversity Alliance uses expertise to tackle the issues BAME entrepreneurs have in accessing finance.
Degree Apprenticeships Resources and Guidance for Business Schools These resources are intended to illuminate and illustrate best practice for…
We respond to the published draft assessment criteria and guidelines for making submissions to Ref 2021
We present the case for a competitive and accessible post-study visa regime for international students.
Designed to help Deans and Heads of Schools develop business models to support their business schools to operate and grow.
Assessing key sector priorities for the year ahead
This white paper will be valuable for business schools looking to build and grow their executive education provision.
A team of Scottish researchers shed light on barriers to higher education with a rigorous evidence-based approach.
Teaching a sustainable, regional approach to management empowers local health groups.
Training influenced by research from Southampton Business School now saves a typical hair salon £5,300 a year.
Strathclyde Business School develops a high-tech solution for effective group decision making.
This report focuses on the results for graduates in Business & Administrative studies from the annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.
Our analysis of the results of the 2018 National Student Survey.
Cardiff's demand led approach to research enables policymakers to access and apply research evidence that improves policy making and delivery.
Producing intelligence on SME growth and performance for UK and international policymakers and practitioners.
Dr Anders Wappling, Newcastle Business School examines the challenges and opportunities of dual degrees for business schools.
This Department for Education (DfE) consultation was used to gather views from relevant stakeholders on how TEF at subject-level could be introduced in a manner that is both…
UK funding for business and management research in decline whilst funding from EU sources increase
The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.
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…
The Chartered ABS Professional Managers’ Committee has produced this Professional Development Matrix, which shows the range of competencies and skills required to be…
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…
Our analysis of business schools across the UK.
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…
Our analysis of the results of the 2017 National Student Survey.
How can business schools support sessional staff to realise their full potential and, in turn, improve the student experience?
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Our response to the Governments Green Paper "Building our Industrial Strategy".
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Our response to HEFCE's consultation on the NewDLHE
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Our annual report on research income for UK Business & Management
Read our full response to the second Research Excellence Framework consultation.
Our response to the Governement's Draft strategic guidance for Institute for Apprenticeships consultation.
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…
Edinburgh Napier University has developed an innovative growth accelerator programme in response to the Fife Economic Strategy 2013-2023 which aspires to ‘develop a more…
The EDA is a unique grouping of public and private sector organisations dedicated to promoting diversity and enterprise.
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…
Find out how Strathclyde Business School put their belief, in knowledge co-production and research excellence, into practice through active engagement with practitioners.
Find out more about the Cass Entrepreneurship Fund which is a £10 million venture capital fund, providing growth equity to early stage companies.
This three-year initiative, led by CIBEP researcher, Dr Geoff Simmons and Professor Andrew Fearne (University of East Anglia) is focused on supporting Northern Ireland food…
Annual snapshot of the trends and challenges in UK business schools
Dr Monika Foster explores the benefits of international student mobility on the overall student experience.
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How business schools contribute to local and regional growth and productivity
Our response to the Skills Funding Agency consultation.
NSS results for 2016 showed that courses in business and administrative studies are highly regarded by the student body.
Our response to HESA's consultation on changes to the DLHE survey
Chartered ABS response to the consultation on teaching funding to support widening access and successful student outcomes.
Following a consultation with our members, we have submitted a formal response to the Teaching Excellence Framework Technical Consultation. We recorded the support of members in…
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…
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…
The Government’s current student visa policy is having detrimental effects on universities and the economy. This report focuses on recruitment trends of international students…
Following a consultation with our members, we have submitted a formal response to BIS as part of the consultation process on the Government's Higher Education Green Paper -…
This report provides insights into the motivations, expectations, and challenges of university-based business school deans.
Chartered ABS Annual Membership Survey 2015 This report provides an annual snapshot and insights into some of the key challenges and trends in the UK business school sector.
This impact case study is based on research concerning the estimation of regional economic impacts through input-output models (IO models) and spatial econometrics.
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…
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…
Growing Your Small Business A report published with the Chartered Management Institute which looks at how SMEs can work with business schools and professional bodies to improve…
The Chartered ABS provides a spreadsheet which ranks the survey results of students studying business and management at 130 institutions.
BU researchers, Professor John Fletcher and Professor Adam Blake, have developed and pioneered new approaches to estimate the economic impacts of tourism activities.
Research conducted by Dr. Philip Alford at Bournemouth University is transforming small owner-managed enterprises into more entrepreneurial and innovative businesses, enabled by…
Research by Dr Steve French has influenced UK employment law and changed how policy makers and practitioners think about vulnerable employment.
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.
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.
Research conducted by the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) at Manchester Business School has been used to develop a new approach to economic regeneration.
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).
This Guide offers a practical framework to help individuals in business schools make informed and transparent decisions and communicate ethical choices to others.
Research conducted by Professor John Wildman at Newcastle University Business School highlighted the issues with data and calculations used to understand the relationship between…
Dr Paul Cashian, Faculty Director of Learning and Teaching, Coventry University with Prof. Julia Clarke, Pro-Dean for Student Education, Leeds University Business School; and Mark Richardson, Head of Worcester Business School
Is it time to move the employability debate on?
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.
The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Research findings from Middlesex University Business School have influenced how government measures the size of the social enterprise sector and the supply of social investment…
Kingston University Business School's Professor Giampiero Favato joined and contributed to a multidisciplinary research programme (BEST), aimed to demonstrate the…
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…
This research by Sheffield University Management School into supply chain resource modelling has had economic and environmental impact, helping businesses adapt operations to…
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
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.
This research focused on the defense industry investigated how the power structures underpinning particular buyer-supplier relationships affected the supplier’s willingness to…
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.
Mass car production is the world’s largest manufacturing sector, yet its historical development is poorly understood.
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.
Professor Robin Mason
We showcase some of the very best examples of “impact” coming from business schools across the UK in this publication.
This series of thought pieces observes the challenges and trends of leadership in business schools through contributions generated from our second annual ‘business school…
In September 2014, the association outlined its key pledges for the incoming government of the next general election in areas concerning STEMM, business education funding and…
This joint report with the Chartered Management Institute and Quality Assurance Agency highlights the gap in the collaboration between employers and business schools. It suggests…
This instalment provides a series of brief ‘perspectives’ on challenging learning and teaching issues authored by members of the Association of Business Schools' Learning,…
This report identifies opportunities for practical action to increase the impact of British business schools on innovation and growth in the United Kingdom economy. It provides…
This publication, which emerged from the 2013 ABS Policy Network meetings discusses current business and management education policy matters besides latest government opinion on…
Introduction Business and management studies are a central component of the learning, teaching, research, enterprise and administrative work of nearly all universities in the…
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This edition of the Pillars report focuses on sustainable economy and provides an account of the organisations’ finance for the year ending 2010
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This edition of the Pillars report focuses on sustainable economy and provides an account of the organisations’ finance for the year ending 2007.
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