Birmingham Business School Blog
11 FOLLOWERS
Comments and analysis from our top researchers. For more than a century, the University of Birmingham has been pursuing and sharing knowledge through outstanding teaching and world-leading research.
Birmingham Business School Blog
3M ago
By Professor Sarah Montano, Deputy Head of Marketing and Dr Inci Toral Manson, Senior Lecturer HMRC have announced a “side hustle tax” for online sellers. This will predominately affect retail outlets such as Vinted, Depop and Ebay, sparking a significant conversation within the online selling community. Amidst a thriving second-hand market, this move raises pivotal ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
3M ago
By Professor Sarah Montano, Deputy Head of Marketing Every year we anticipate our favourite Christmas ads and wait to see which ones will spark off our emotions! As always, John Lewis’ ad is highly anticipated, but do emotional ads result in spending in-store for the retailers? Let’s look back at the Christmas ad themes of ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
4M ago
By Anna Atkins, PhD student, Department of Management Many people wake up on January 1 with one resolution – new year, new job. Job hunters often turn to their personal network of colleagues, former co-workers, and LinkedIn contacts for help with their next career move. Or, if they are lucky, a new job opportunity will ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
5M ago
By Professor Sarah Montano, Deputy Head of Marketing It is that time of year again! For TV channels it is the time of quaint small towns and snowy scenes, and for retailers it is the Golden Quarter when they seek to maximise their revenue streams. But what does this mean for customers? Given the cost-of-living ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
5M ago
By Robin Struber, PhD student, Business School COP28 is coming to an end just at the festive season begins. With the climate emergency back in the spotlight, does this mean more of us are opting for a vegan Christmas? It doesn’t look that way. While national institutions are discussing ways to gradually ‘phase out’ emissions ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
5M ago
By Dr Mayya Konovalova & Dr Salma Ashour, Department of Accounting In his speech in Dubai, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, Erkki Liikanen, announced that COP28 marks the official end of the work of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This achievement is hailed as a key milestone in information sharing, potentially ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
5M ago
By Dr Roshan Boojihawon & Dr Carole Couper Department of Strategy and International Business SMEs are the backbone of the UK economy, and the same is true for many economies globally. Their operations and supply chain activities contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. The British Business Bank conducted a survey suggesting that 43% – 53 ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
5M ago
By Professor Thomas Cuckston, Professor of Accounting and Ecology – Birmingham Business School Climate change and nature loss are urgent global crises threatening our societies. Humanity must find a way to transition from a global economy that drives climate change and nature loss to one that stabilises the climate and drives nature recovery. International initiatives ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
5M ago
By Alice Pugh, Policy and Data Analyst – City-REDI On the 22 November the UK Government announced the Autumn Statement, potentially the last Autumn Statement before the next general election. The purpose of the Autumn Statement is to update the Commons on the state of the economy, as forecast by the independent public finance forecaster ..read more
Birmingham Business School Blog
5M ago
By Professor Robert Elliot, Director of Research – Department of Economics The United Nations (UN) annual climate change conference (COP28) is coming at a time when the implications of climate change for the global economy are becoming increasingly evident after a period of floods, wildfires, and other extreme events. COP28 will once again bring together ..read more