Academics in the CIMR work closely with policymakers and industry to ensure our research has practical benefits for wider society.
We are continuing to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on business and public institutions. Professor Colette Henry has interrogated the impact of the pandemic on women’s entrepreneurial networks, while Dr Marion Frenz and Dr Peter Ross have examined how cancer diagnoses have been affected (watch an explainer from Peter in this interview).
Our Debates and Workshops in public policy have explored how industry could be supported to ‘build back better’. In June, Dr Ellen Pei-Yu led a discussion on how to create the right environment for green finance, drawing on expertise from banking and finance and the real-world experience of green innovators. Ellen has also identified steps to dissuade large firms from ESG greenwashing in a recent research project.
In the autumn term, we hosted two workshops aimed at supporting diversity in entrepreneurship: Unlocking the Potential of Disabled Entrepreneurs and Unlocking the Potential of Black and Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs. We are delighted that Jacqueline Winstanley, Secretariat to the APPG for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, and Professor Monder Ram, Director of Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME), Aston Business School, Aston University, have joined the CIMR as Visiting Fellows to continue these important discussions.
On an international scale, Asif Kalam explores the role of microfinance in alleviating poverty in developing countries, while Dr Ashok Kumar’s work on Monopsony capitalism sheds light on how workers facing some of the worst conditions in sweatshops could make gains through collective action.
When it comes to individuals, Dr Luca Andriani examines the factors affecting citizens’ behaviour, including the relationship between quality of life and attitudes to rules and regulations and whether tax morale is culturally driven. The implications of what this means in practice for policymakers are also shared.
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