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A newsletter about recent research activities, new funding opportunities and upcoming

events at the Business School of the University of Lincoln

January ’15

IN PRESS... David Charles: The drivers of climate

change innovations: evidence from the

Australian wine industry, Journal of Busi-

ness Ethics (with J. Galbreath and E.

Oczkowski) (forthcoming)

Chris Chen: Conceptualisation and Meas-

urement of the Dimensionality of Place

Attachment. Tourism Analysis, 19(3), pp.

323–338 (with L. Dwyer and T. Firth).

Cristina Cherino: Circular Migration and

New Modes of Governance: So what are

the consequences? In: Państwo demo-

kratyczne, prawne i socjalne, AFM, Kra-

ków (with I. Barnes).

Michal Izak: Translucent Society and its

Non-fortuitous Design: Producing and

Consuming Reality through Images’, Cul-

ture and Organization, 20(5), pp. 359-

376.

Mi Lin: FDI Spatial Spillovers in China,

The World Economy (with Yum K Kwan).

Jeremy Pearce: Corporate decision-mak-

ing, corporate collapse and inefficiency,

Bond University Corporate Governance

ejournal (forthcoming).

Sarah Schiffling: Performance measure-

ment in humanitarian logistics: a cus-

tomer-oriented approach, Journal of Hu-

manitarian Logistics and Supply Chain

Management, 4 (2). pp. 198-221 (with

Piecyk, M.).

Moving on from the REF

The results of REF 2014 have been

very heartening, with the School see-

ing a significant improvement over

the 2008 results and moving up the

league table of business schools to

56th position out of 101 on average

score.

The result was particularly strong on

the impact measure. The School

achieved the highest score in the

University and was placed 34th out of

all business schools.

We are now starting to think about

REF 2020 and how to build on our

successes and do even better next

time. In order to increase the num-

ber and proportion of staff submit-

ted, we will actively support staff to

produce high quality publications.

This of course is not just a REF-re-

lated aim, but is what we want in

terms of the development of our staff

and ensuring our teaching is informed

by an active engagement in research

and publication.

A good start has been made by

many of our current and new staff

with some excellent publications

over the last year, and we will be

looking to promote more research

activity through a variety of activi-

ties.

Underpinning research activity is a

supportive research environment, and

this is where we saw a lower score in

the REF. If we can improve our re-

search environment, not only does

this help a future REF result, but

more importantly it helps raise the

quality of research across the board.

To achieve this, we will be strength-

ening research groups, providing tar-

geted support to help win grant in-

come and seeking additional re-

sources for research.

Finally, we will be looking to build on

our success in impact, spreading the

lessons of our successful impact work

to date, but also learning from suc-

cess elsewhere and building impact

into research projects from the start.

Prof. David Charles, Director of Research

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FUNDING CALLS

Research Investment Fund (RIF)

The University has made available an annual

£500k investment fund to assist academic staff

with the development of new strategic research

opportunities. Applications can be made for PhD

studentships, equipment and pump-priming. Appli-

cations from early career researchers are particu-

larly welcome. Deadline is 31st January 2015.

British Academy International Partnership

and Mobility Scheme

This scheme supports the development of partner-

ships between the UK and other areas of the

world. Application deadline is 11th February 2015

British Academy Small Grants

These will be announced in April for up to £10,000

of research support. Deadline is May 2015.

More details of these and further opportunities can

be found in the regular Research Office updates or

by contacting the College Research Office rep,

Lyndsey Kemsley on 7821 or email

LKemsley@lincoln.ac.uk

The International Bomber

Command Centre

Postgrad news

As part of the LBS Research Seminar Series, the School hosted

a "Meet the Lincoln Business School PhD researchers"

session on the 5th of November. The aim was to introduce cur-

rent PhD researchers to the wider academic community and to

strengthen the postgraduate research environment in the Busi-

ness School.

Nine part-time and full-time doctoral researchers, some of

whom are also staff members, gave short presentations on their

research, shared stories from their fieldwork as well as discuss-

ing their initial findings.

LBS would like to thank David Anderson, Luke Dolling, Victoria

Ellis, William Hamilton, Susan Marango, Mark Swainson, David

Rugara, Nono Wibisono and Mahdieh Zeinali for participating in

the event. It is hoped that more events like this will be hosted

in the future.

The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) has been

successful in attracting £3.1 million from the Heritage Lottery

Fund. This will enable the realisation of a new heritage centre in

Lincoln devoted to the story of the bombing war in Europe. The

funding will be spent on developing a Bomber Command Digital

Archive, as well as the exhibitions that will be based on the ar-

chive's holdings. The exhibitions will be the focus of the new vis-

itor centre, and will extend also to the memorial gardens

planned around it. Fundraising continues for the actual structure

to house the exhibition.

Professor Heather Hughes is overseeing the construction of the

archive, together with Lydia Parry, the holder of a PhD student-

ship attached to the project. In the near future, four researchers

will be employed to assist. A vast amount of intangible heritage,

in the form of oral narratives, is currently being collected: from

veterans and others who served in the armed forces, those

caught up in the bombing campaign and those involved in recon-

struction efforts post World War II. Masses of memorabilia such

as letters, log books and posters will also be digitised. The pro-

ject’s key aim is to present the ‘difficult heritage’ of the bombing

campaign in such a way as to honour those who served and suf-

fered, as well as to promote a spirit of reconciliation.

Broadband research

Project workshop

Twelve businesses participated in a workshop enti-

tled “Creating Opportunities from Superfast Broad-

band” on 2nd December at the LLMC. The morning

was led by Professor Ted Fuller and aimed to high-

light the opportunities for growth and support that is

available to businesses. Discussions focused on the

benefits of superfast broadband and how businesses

could tap into the skills and expertise of academics

and researchers working at the University.

The workshop commenced with Stuart MacFarlane

from CDI Alliance discussing the onlincolnshire ERDF

investment and support across Lincolnshire, fol-

lowed by sessions where businesses shared their ex-

periences of using digital technologies. Members of

staff from LBS, Chamber of Commerce and Lincoln-

shire Technology Hubs outlined opportunities for

working together. As a result, a number of busi-

nesses are already discussing collaboration with the

LBS. It is hoped that this group of businesses will

continue to grow as the project develops a network

of small and medium sized enterprises who are for-

ward thinking broadband users.

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Researching Migration in

Lincolnshire IN CONFERENCES

American Economic Association Conference, Boston. “Corruption and Human Capital Accumula-tion: A Panel Data Analysis” Shrabani Saha, Mi Lin and Arusha Coorey. BAM Workshop on Scenarios, University of War-wick. “Epistemological and Ontological Challenges of Anticipation through Scenarios” Ted Fuller (keynote presentation). III Congreso Internacional de Química e Inge-

niería Verde, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo

León, Mexico. Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo (invited

speaker).

27th European Conference on Operational Re-search, University of Strathclyde. “Military, Expe-ditionary and Humanitarian Logistics” stream, chaired by Martin Hingley and Gary Ramsden. 14th Global Convention, London. “Corporate Gov-ernance and Boardroom Leadership” Jeremy Pearce. 28th International Business Research Confer-

ence, Barcelona. “Bribery and Corruption: Modus

Operandi or Unethical Practice” (awarded Best Pa-

per) and “Employment decisions amongst seasonal

workers in the Japanese ski industry” Jeremy Pearce,

Michael Segon and Chris Booth.

OR55 Annual Conference – Community OR Stream, Royal Holloway University of London. “Communities and food supply: Looking at their inter-section” Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo and Martin Hingley. Oxford Farming Conference, University of Ox-

ford. “How does the UK retail scene compare with the

rest of the world?” Martin Hingely (invited speaker).

Regional Studies Winter Conference London and

North American Regional Science Council, Wash-

ington. “Economic linkages between urban and rural

regions” Gary Bosworth and Viktor Venhorst.

Re-imagining Rurality Conference, University of

Westminster. “Rural perceptions and place identity –

a study of counterurbanisers” Chris Chen and Gary

Bosworth.

Social and Sustainable Finance and Impact In-

vesting Academic Conference, Said Business

School, Oxford University. "Making Friends with

Windmills: Building Territorial Capital", Geeta Lak-

shmi, Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo, Gerard de Zeeuw and

Martha Vahl.

Tecnológico de Monterrey. “Métodos participativos

para la Toma de Decisiones”, Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo.

On the 14th January, Gary Bosworth and Agnieszka Rydzik

hosted a symposium on migration. The presenters included

Nicola Radford (Lincolnshire County Council), Carey Doyle

(Queen’s University, Belfast) and Iwona Lebiedowicz (Man-

aging Director of Local Link Recruitment Ltd and PAB

Translation Centre) as well as Ian Barnes, Paulina Ba-

buchowska and Mahdieh Zeinali (all from the University of

Lincoln).

The aim of the event was to facilitate discussion and ex-

plore future research collaboration. Among the topics dis-

cussed were rural entrepreneurship in the migrant com-

munity, empowerment of migrant workers, migrant iden-

tities and employment as well as public sector initiatives.

For the bookshelves…

“Untold stories in Organisations” edited by Michal Izak,

Linda Hitchin and David Anderson explores stories

that are neglected, edited out, unintentionally omitted or

deliberately left silent in organisations.

Also book chapters from:

Jeremy Pearce: Ethical marketing in Vietnam, Cambodia,

Philippines and Indonesia, In: B. Nguyen and C. Rowley

(eds), Ethical and Social Marketing in Asia, Woodhead

Publishing (with M. Miani, M. Segon and B. Nguyen).

Gary Bosworth: The Character of Rural Business Rela-

tions, In: E. Kasabov (ed.), Rural Cooperation in Europe:

In Search of the 'Relational Rurals', Palgrave MacMillan

(with R. Newbery).

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21 January (BL1102) Dr Jeremy Pearce (Lincoln Business School) “CSR, Human Rights and UN Guidelines in Action”

28 January (BL1102) Dr.Clive Trusson (Lincoln Business School) “A Very Modern Professional: The Case of the IT Service Sup-port Worker”

4 February (BL1102) Mrs Hannah Spencer (Managing Director, LAGAT Ltd and Quest Recruitment Ltd, Founding Trustee of LEAP Ltd and Chairman of the Lincoln Castle Academy) – title to be confirmed

11 February (BL1102) David Rugara (Lincoln Business School) “The social worlds of migrant remittance: tales from the field”

18 February (BL2111) Dr.Chris Chen and Dr.Gary Bosworth (Lincoln Business School) “Rural perceptions and place identity – A study of counterurbanisation”

25 February (BL1102) Dr.Juliana Siwale, Dr. Rebecca Herron and Burdbar Khan (Lincoln Business School) “Inseparable re-sponsibilities”

4 March (BL1102) Dr Damien O’Doherty (Manchester Business School) “Reporting ethnographic fieldwork in an airport”

11 March (BL2111) Dr. Stefanie Reissner (Newcastle University Business School) “Storytelling in Management Practice”

In the pipeline…

Artem Khudenko has become a member of the prestigious EU-

wide think tank ‘Megaproject’ dedicated to the effective design

and delivery of megaprojects within the EU. This is the next step

to establishing a cross-college (with the Engineering School) re-

search expertise on major infrastructure projects. Artem is also

developing a partnership with Kyiv School of Economics.

Liz Price and Jim Shutt have been awarded a contract to evalu-

ate a Lincolnshire County Council programme to promote use

of superfast broadband across the county. The project involves

evaluation of a number of business support activities, digital

demonstration hubs, and delivery of broadband using wireless

technology in remote areas of Lincolnshire.

As part of a consortium with consultants Rose Regeneration

and OpenPlan, Liz Price has been awarded a contract to iden-

tify future growth options for Lincoln, involving a review of exist-

ing evidence and extensive consultation with local stakeholders

and communities.

Ted Fuller has been working with Luke Dolling and Linda

Hitchin to improve the safety practices at Siemen’s Industrial

Turbomachinery Limited.

Agnieszka Rydzik has been awarded funding from the Univer-

sity’s Fund for Educational Development for a research project

into part-time tourism employment.

Congratulations to Shrabani Saha, Mi Lin, Juliana Siwale,

Chris Chen, Farhan Ahmed and Hanya Pielichaty who all re-

ceived College research funding for conferences and new re-

search projects this year.

INTERNATIONAL VISIT

Prof. Larry Dwyer from University of Sydney deliv-

ered a seminar on “Dutch disease and other ail-

ments affecting the economic significance of tour-

ism”. Prof. Dwyer is a President of the International

Academy for the Study of Tourism. He specialises in

tourism economics, management and policy and is

the most cited Australian tourism researcher over

the past decade.

BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH SEMINARS Sponsored by Rose Regeneration

Stop press…

Five Business School research groups have received

College approval. We will have updates from the

Responsible Management, Community Organisation,

Regional and Rural Enterprise, Marketing and Supply

Chains, and Visitor Economy groups next time.

To be included in this newsletter, email Gary Bosworth (gbosworth@lincoln.ac.uk), Agnieszka Rydzik (arydzik@lincoln.ac.uk)

or Michal Izak (mizak@lincoln.ac.uk) with details of your recent research activities and publications.