Business School News
Blockchain Could Be Key to Sustainability in the Supply Chain
According to new research at the School by Dr Atanu Chaudhuri and Professor Kiran Fernandes alongside colleagues from three other universities, blockchain could help improve social sustainability, increase transparency and eliminate risks, enabling companies to act more ethically.
Levelling up the UK will take years if not carefully managed
The government’s move towards an economy with high-skill, high-wage and high productivity will likely cause economic disruptions and job losses if the government is not preparing and organising the transition.
No ‘COP-out’ on sustainability reporting
Professor Carol Adams has recently written a piece that examines the progress being made in sustainability reporting. As the world starts to get ready for COP26 in Glasgow later this month how should the accounting profession help businesses measure their activity in relation to sustainability?
Global Top 30 for Masters in Management
In The Economist Masters in Management 2021 ranking, our programme has placed 3rd in the UK, 22nd in Europe and 28th in the world.
MBA Mentor of the Year Announced
The Durham MBA (Full-time) is an intense but rewarding 12-month experience for candidates, enhancing their key business and leadership capabilities to enable them to excel in a fast-moving global business environment.
Large pay gaps in tourism industry impacts performance
New research at the School shows that too large of a pay gap between executives and employees of a company negatively affects employee morale and harms the firm’s performance.
UK top 5 for Masters in Management
The Financial Times Masters in Management (MiM) 2021 ranking has placed Durham University Business School =5th in the UK. The programme is also ranked =52nd globally, a rise of 11 places, and =43rd in Europe.
Government Covid response did not effectively support UK migrants
Our research suggests that the Government’s response to curbing the spread of Covid-19 did not do enough to support the challenges or needs of migrants living in the UK.
Welcome to our new Head of Economics and Finance
This week, Professor Michael Naef has taken up his appointment as the School’s new Head of the Economics and Finance Department, joining from Royal Holloway’s Department of Economics, where he was Head of Department.
Family-owned businesses more conservative with their accounts reporting
When it comes to their accounting reporting, family-owned businesses are much more conservative than non-family corporate organisations.
Creative Fuse NE - Supporting the creative community
As the UK moves out of Covid restrictions and edges towards what approaches normality with theatres, galleries and museums opening it seems appropriate to share an edited version of Postdoctoral Research Associate Aarron Toal’s article from IMPACT magazine. This explains how Durham University, along with other regional partners in Creative Fuse North East has been supporting the creative community during the pandemic.
Narcissistic leadership in a post-pandemic world
Susanne Braun, Professor in Leadership, discusses narcissistic leadership in a post-pandemic world: COVID-19 has put our working lives under the microscope: Does my job make a difference?
Does it bring me joy?