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BBS investigates Occupational Health for Small Firms

Dr Raffaella Valsecchi (Principal Investigator) and Professor Neil Anderson from Brunel Business School received a British Academy research grant to investigate new developments in the delivery of Occupational Health Services to Small Firms. Their proposed research will create a different understanding of occupational health (OH) by investigating the new multi-channel “Health for Work Adviceline” (telephone help-line/advice on-line) set up to support small medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The need to provide alternative ways of delivery of OH services across small businesses is important for two main reasons. First, the most common barrier to employers investing in the health and well-being of their employees is the lack of appropriate information advice. Second, managers in small business do not invest in occupational health service because they cannot see a convincing business case.

BBS students benefit from world-class research

Being part of a research intensive university, the students of Brunel Business School benefit from international level research findings which are regularly applied in lectures. For example in the MSc Human Resources Management tutors, who are also leaders in their field of HR and active researchers within the School’s and Work and Organisation Research Centre (WORC), often apply their latest research into their classroom teaching.

Leverhulme Trust awards £90000 to BBS to examine workplace innovation attempts

Professor Neil Anderson and Dr Ana-Cristina Costa from Brunel Business School have been awarded approx. £90,000 by the Leverhulme Trust to establish and run an International Collaborative Research Network (ICRN) as part of the Trusts competitive tendering process for international research centres.

Business School academics to publish major works set on the subject of Innovation and Knowledge Management

In May 2010 a major works set devoted to the key area of Innovation and Knowledge Management will be published by Sage Publications. Material within the four volume collection, which is expected to become an invaluable resource to institutions with courses in management and organisation studies, as well as professional institutions with personnel development programs has been selected and organised by two Brunel Business School academics, Prof Neil Anderson, Professor of HRM and Director of the CREWES research centre, and Dr Ana-Cristina Costa, Senior Lecturer in HRM.

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