Business & Management Research

World-class Business Research

Lancaster University Management School is the 2012 'Business School of the Year'

LUMS has achieved a 20-year reputation for research of exceptional quality and international standing. 75% of our research activity was assessed in 2008 as world leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour, and virtually all our research (95%) is at least of international standing.

This long-term commitment to research of the highest quality has encouraged a distinctive and deeply embedded research culture within LUMS.

High-Impact Research

Most of our research is organised thematically through our seven academic departments:

In addition, much cross-disciplinary research takes place within our dedicated research centres:

In October 2010, Lancaster University acquired The Work Foundation, forming a powerful new alliance that enables both organisations to enhance their research impact.

PhD Programmes

The LUMS doctoral programmes in business and management are among the highest-ranked in the world.

PhD programmes

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For more information about research or doctoral study at LUMS, please contact the LUMS Research Office.

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IEED wins ESRC impact award

The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (IEED) at LUMS has won one of the Economic and Social Research Council's first 'Celebrating Impact' awards, in recognition of its outstanding impact on business.

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Releasing team creativity:
Prof Mike West at TEDxUmeå

Professor Mike West was one of the keynote speakers at the TEDxUmeå conference on Leadership, Creativity and Innovation in Umeå, Sweden, on 17 February. In this video of his conference speech, Professor West discusses his research into positivity in teams, particularly in the UK's National Health Service.

Research News

The Independent: 'Nursery school leads to better exam results - but only for poorer pupils'

20 May 2013

A study by Professor Ian Walker, featured in the Independent, reveals disparities in how nursery education impacts upon children's subsequent GCSE performance, and raises questions as to whether subsidised nursery places should be means-tested.

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Formatting exchanges, shaping markets

30 April 2013

Professor Luis Araujo of the Department of Marketing gave the keynote address at a research seminar at the University of Oulu in Finland on 24 April 2013.

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Management History Research Group , 8/9 July 2013

26 April 2013

Lancaster is hosting the Management History Research Group on 8/9 July at the Storey Institute in the historic city of Lancaster. The conference keynote speaker is Professor Gibson Burrell.

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Teenagers find ways to have a ball

25 April 2013

Financial disadvantage does not necessarily prevent pupils from taking part in American-style high school proms, according to research carried out by the Universities of Bath, Lancaster and Stirling.

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