A Critical Evaluation of the Added Value of Boards of Directors Through a Multiple Agency Theory Lens. Empirical Evidence of English and Belgian Listed Companies
A critical evaluation of the added value of boards of directors through a multiple agency theory lens. Empirical evidence of English and Belgian listed companies.
The Automotive R&D Infrastructure in the UK
Mapping UK automotive R&D infrastructure and capability against future technology roadmaps to support strategic investment.
Demonstrating Quality of Life Impacts: Home Improvement Loans for those Experiencing Financial Exclusion
Demonstrating Quality of Life Impacts: Home Improvement Loans for those Experiencing Financial Exclusion
COMODAL - Consumer Models for the Assisted Living Sector
Analysing the electronic Assisted LivingTechnology (eALT) market potential and proposing new business models to take the market forward.
An economic impact tool for the community finance industry
The aim of this project is to create a (very) easy to use methodology and tool for the community development sector that allows a consistent, robust and real time ability to report the value of the economic impacts of community finance lending.
Payday futures: sub-prime credit markets in transition?
The project investigated the impact of the regulation of UK payday loans or High-Cost, Short-Term Credit (HCSTC) and how this is reshaping credit markets for borrowers.
The ‘Prosper’ programme – researching business support for cultural and creative organisations
The Prosper programme aims to strengthen the resilience and investment readiness of arts organisations, museums and libraries in England.
Promoting ethical flowers for improved working conditions in supply chains: The disconnect between increased certification and poor purchaser knowledge
This project examined how the promotion of ethical flowers can contribute to improved working conditions in supply chains.
Warwickshire Rural Electric Vehicle Trial (WREV)
The 'Warwickshire Rural Electric Vehicle' (WREV) trial was designed to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in rural Warwickshire in examining their options for switching to electric vehicles (EVs).
FinCris: Responsibilities, Ethics and the Financial Crisis
FinCris seeks to enlarge the public understanding of the financial crisis and the understanding among officials, regulatory and consumer bodies of the ethical issues raised by the crisis, specifically, how responsibilities for what has gone wrong create obligations to some of those badly affected by the crisis.
An investigation of the impact of multi-platform media coverage of the 2012 London Paralympic Games and the 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games upon perceptions of disability (LONTOR)
The main objectives of the London-Toronto (LONTOR) project were to obtain a better understanding of the nuanced and sometimes conflicting attitudes towards disability and media/technology use in the context of mega-sport events.
Expert Advisor to MEPC High Performance Technology and Motorsport Cluster Study
Commissioned SQW to investigate the high performance technology and motorsport (HPTM) cluster across the geography “within about 30 minutes” of Silverstone.
Negotiating the creative ecosystem: cultural and creative microenterprise business journeys
Sponsorship of a PhD studentship by Creative United to support their work in providing financial goods and services to enable the growth and development of the UK’s cultural and creative industries.
Coventry Made Me
This rapid response project investigates how the city of Coventry and its various places have influenced the identity of creative individuals of the city – and acts as the inspiration for new work by the artist Mary Courtney.
Addressing inequality, enhancing diversity and facilitating greater dialogue in the hosting of sporting mega events (EventRights)
The EventRights project will explore and produce recommendations as to how major sporting events (MSEs) can influence MSE organising committees and other stakeholders to ensure that progressive social opportunities to address inequality, enhance diversity.
Evaluation of City of Culture Transforming Leadership Programme
Working within evaluation design principles and a methodology which aligns with the City of Culture Trust’s strategic approach, and to the outcome-led / partner-driven model deployed across the city.
Sustainable cut-flowers project
Between 2015 and 2019 Dr David Bek and Dr Jill Timms managed externally funded projects examining different facets of sustainability within the global cut-flower industry.
Big Data, Big Capabilities: Developing the Senior Finance Professionals of the Future to Exploit the Benefits of Big Data
This study aims to examine the main capabilities that senior finance professionals/accountants need to make good use of BD in their decision-making and propose how senior finance professionals/accountants can acquire and develop a portfolio of these new capabilities.
A KnowledgE Elicitation aPproach to understanding railway SAFEty (KEEPSAFE 1)
This project provided a proof of concept to the railway community for making decisions on safety on trains, stations and other infrastructure.
Coventry & Birmingham Low Emission Vehicle Demonstrator Programme (CABLED)
The CABLED project provided the opportunity for Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles to be made available to a wide cross section of real world users and collect data on their everyday use over a 12 month trial period.
