Research

Business

Growing businesses regionally and nationally

Birmingham City Business School have a long and successful history in the field of business research. The wide range of experiences, skills and specialisms within the faculty allow us to have one of the most diverse business research degree portfolios in the country.

Research Centres

Enterprise, Innovation and Growth

The Centre for Enterprise, Innovation and Growth is a research centre dedicated to developing a stronger understanding of SME growth.

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Accountancy, Finance and economics

Our Centre for Accountancy, Finance and Economics (CAFÉ) carries out quantitative research using applied financial and economic modelling.

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Our research

Birmingham City Business School have a long and successful history in the field of business research. The wide range of experiences, skills and specialisms within the faculty allow us to have one of the most diverse business research degree portfolios in the country.

There are a number of key themes underpinning research in Birmingham City Business School:

  •     Work, Organisation and Leadership Dynamics
  •     Economics, Finance and Trade
  •     Strategy, Operations and Logistics
  •     Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  •     Business and Management Pedagogy

We work closely with all kinds of companies to produce collaborative and bespoke research projects and engage in knowledge transfer partnerships (KTPs) throughout the UK and beyond. All of our research feeds back into our innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, industry short courses and conference events to keep our knowledge and working practices truly cutting edge.

Research Projects

We are currently working on a number of projects within the Business School. View them all on our project page. You can also see view our individual research centres to see a filtered list of projects aligned to our specialisms.

PHD Opportunities

Ready to make an exciting contribution to knowledge? Find out about PhD courses, including advice from doctoral researchers and guidance on fees and applications.