New research by accounting professor suggests hydraulic fracturing can affect surface water quality
Professor Giovanna Michelon is a Professor in Accounting at the University of Bristol. Her research interests are in the field of sustainability accounting and reporting. Recently, Giovanna and her co-authors have become interested in the effects of disclosure regulation outside...Continue reading→
A four day week – is it workable?
Dr Harry Pitts, University of Bristol Business School Over the past decade, the issue of a four-day working week has been widely discussed as one way of escaping the broken relationship between work, welfare, and ceaseless economic growth. More recently,...Continue reading→
What we explored at the 4th Bristol Workshop on Banking and Financial Intermediation
Organised by the Banking group of the University of Bristol Business School, the fourth iteration of the Annual Workshop on Banking and Financial Intermediation at the University of Bristol took place on 28 May as a virtual conference. The aim...Continue reading→
Gambling advertising on social media | The key challenges and take-aways
Raffaello Rossi, one of our PhD Researchers at the School of Management (now a Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Bristol Business School), was recently invited to take part in a podcast produced by the German news outlet Der...Continue reading→
Highlighting digital marketing trends for 2021
Enhancing business survival with digital marketing technology An unprecedented year peppered with lockdowns and social distancing saw record reliance on technology – to attend work meetings from our hastily arranged home offices, to order essentials and to ‘see’ our families...Continue reading→
Management Reader, Dr Vanessa Beck, researches women’s experiences of menopause in the workplace
Many working women today are continuing to face prejudice and insecurities around their menopause. University of Bristol Business School’s Dr Vanessa Beck, along with colleagues at The Open University and De Montfort University, conducted research on the taboo surrounding menopause...Continue reading→
Wirecard – a case of misguided industrial policy?
In light of the Wirecard scandal, Dr Tobias Dieler, Lecturer in Finance, discusses what exactly could have caused the fintech giant’s fall from grace, and how much policy-makers and financial regulators have to answer for.
Can the pandemic drive a better future for food?
COVID-19 has helped reveal the ills and contradictions of our relationship with food, says ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Jonathan Beacham.
How smart a user are you of smart devices?
The NHS COVID-19 app has brought issues of security and privacy in technology adoption to the fore. In this blog, Dr Emma Williams and Dr Emma Slade discuss their current research project exploring consumer adoption of smart home technology and...Continue reading→
What could COVID-19 mean for finance?
The arrival of COVID-19 has brought with it huge levels of uncertainty for individuals, businesses and communities across the globe. With the situation seeming to develop almost by the hour, the finance industry is just one area experiencing fallout as...Continue reading→