BEIS is striving to create fairer, inclusive and flexible workplaces so that everyone has the change to succeed, whilst balancing home and work life. We will unlock enterprise and cut burdens to help businesses start and grow, while reforming corporate governance and improving boardroom diversity. To that end, BEIS needs research to better understand the following:
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The retail sector accounts directly for 5.3% of UK gross added value, employs one in nine working people and is a key route to market for other sectors of the economy. Although weekly press reports signal the demise of w...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Nottingham Trent University
The project discusses the impact of technology and changing consumer lifestyles on the retail sector, but does not specifically address healthy productivity growth or the impact on the labour force.
This project will examine some of the key reasons for the relatively poor productivity of selected parts of the service sector comparing the UK with the USA. The distinctive feature of this work is to try to model the re...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Nottingham
The project investigates the role of management practices in productivity in the service sector, including retail, but does not specifically address the impact of technology-driven changes on the labour force.
This project will examine some of the key reasons for the relatively poor productivity of selected parts of the service sector comparing the UK with the USA. The distinctive feature of this work is to try to model the re...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
The project is relevant as it investigates the role of management practices in productivity, particularly in the retail sector, which could provide insights into healthy productivity growth and the potential impacts of technology-driven changes.