Plymouth Business School research

Our research-active community produces high quality multi and interdisciplinary research of local, national and international importance
Plymouth Business School research

Our research active community produces high quality multi and interdisciplinary research of local, national and international importance. Studying at Plymouth Business School will connect you with this research and thought leadership– translating, applying and testing ideas, concepts and models into the world of business. You will be working with pioneering academics of global standing who have extensive and active networks in a range of industries.

Institute for Social, Policy and Enterprise Research (iSPER)

Plymouth Business School has solid research foundations delivered, in part, through the Institute for Social, Policy and Enterprise Research (iSPER) 

iSPER brings together academics from across the University of Plymouth and supports them in delivering high quality and impactful social, enterprise and policy research. 

iSPER's key research strengths are reflected in its Themed Research Groups (TRGs), which bring together academics from across different disciplines who have a shared interest in a specific research theme. 

iSPER themed research groups

Our staff are key researchers in the following iSPER themed research groups (TRGs)

Our latest publications

  • Mangla SK, Luthra S, Jakhar S, Gandhi S, Muduli K & Kumar A 2020 'A step to clean energy - Sustainability in energy system management in an emerging economy context' Journal of Cleaner Production 242, 118462-118462 , DOI
  • Bag S, Wood LC, Mangla SK & Luthra S 2020 'Procurement 4.0 and its implications on business process performance in a circular economy' Resources, Conservation and Recycling 152, 104502-104502 , DOI
  • Wilkins S, Neri S & Lean J 2019 'The role of theory in the business/management PhD: How students may use theory to make an original contribution to knowledge' The International Journal of Management Education 17, (3) 100316-100316 , DOI PEARL
  • Mansfield C 2019 'Les savoirs narratifs à partir de l’espace urbain Le cas de Nantes' in Lani-Bayle M Mettre l'expérience en mots. Les savoirs narratifs Lyon Chronique Sociale 87-96 Author Site Publisher Site PEARL
  • Xue C & Tang L 2019 'Organisational support and safety management in shipping: A Study of shipboard safety supervision' The Economic and Labour Relations Review , DOI PEARL
  • Janssen M, Luthra S, Mangla S, Rana NP & Dwivedi YK 2019 'Challenges for adopting and implementing IoT in smart cities' Internet Research ahead-of-print, (ahead-of-print) , DOI
  • Singh RK, Luthra S, Mangla SK & Uniyal S 2019 'Applications of information and communication technology for sustainable growth of SMEs in India food industry' Resources, Conservation and Recycling 147, 10-18 , DOI
  • Gardas BB, Mangla SK, Raut RD, Narkhede B & Luthra S 2019 'Green talent management to unlock sustainability in the oil and gas sector' Journal of Cleaner Production 229, 850-862 , DOI
  • Tang L & Zhang P 2019 'Global problems, local solutions: Unfree labour relations and seafarer employment with crewing agencies in China' Industrial Relations Journa 50, (3) 277-291 , DOI PEARL
  • Loh TY, Brito MP, Bose N, Xu J & Tenekedjiev K 2019 'A Fuzzy‐Based Risk Assessment Framework for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Under‐Ice Missions' Risk Analysis: an international journal , DOI PEARL
  • Mangla SK, Sharma YK, Patil PP, Yadav G & Xu J 2019 'Logistics and distribution challenges to managing operations for corporate sustainability: Study on leading Indian diary organizations' Journal of Cleaner Production 238, 117620-117620 , DOI PEARL
  • Luthra S, Mangla SK & Yadav G 2019 'An analysis of causal relationships among challenges impeding redistributed manufacturing in emerging economies' Journal of Cleaner Production 225, 949-962 , DOI
  • Jayawickrama U, Liu S, Hudson Smith M, Akhtar P & Bashir MDMA 2019 'Knowledge retention in ERP implementations: the context of UK SMEs' Production Planning and Control , DOI PEARL
  • Boshkoska BM, Liu S, Zhao G, Chen H, Fernandez A, Gamboa S, del Pino M, Zarate P & Hernandez J 2019 'A Decision support system for evaluation of the knowledge sharing crossing boundaries in agri-food value chains' Computers in Industry 110, 64-80 , DOI PEARL
  • Kabwe C & Tripathi S 2019 'My talent or yours? A labour process analysis of talent management in practice' Competition and Change 102452941984864-102452941984864 , DOI PEARL