Research projects
Open University Business School academics are engaged in a wide range of projects, many in partnership with commercial, public and voluntary organisations. The Open University Business School attracts funding from a wide range of sources including the Economic and Social Research Council, European Commission, Charities Aid Foundation and the National Health Service (NHS) Service Delivery and Organisation. Here you can find out more about our wide range of funded research.
Current research projects
- Analysis of the BBC Big Money Test
- Customer relationship management in the financial services sector: an international perspective on management practices
- Disruption: the raw material for low carbon change
- eXcellence in Decision-making through Enhanced Learning in Immersive Applications (xDelia)
- Increasing Resilience in Surveillance Societies (IRISS)
- International Tobacco Control Policy - Four Country Survey
- Living in surveillance societies
- On being a chief executive
- Performance measurement: applying Return on Investment (ROI) in new domains
- Possibilities and pitfalls for clinical leadership in improving service quality, innovation and productivity
- Surveillance, Privacy and Security: A large scale participatory assessment of criteria and factors determining acceptability and acceptance of security technologies in Europe (SurPRISE)
- Sustainable Fashion Design: Towards a Considerate Design Tool
- Taking liberties?: New uses of consumer data in the UK
- Technology adoption in the NHS
- The effectiveness of positively framed messages in social marketing
- The new transparency: surveillance and social sorting
- Understanding limited liability partnerships in the small and medium sized business sector
Research student testimonials
Winding Up
Her research has investigated how public sector clients engage with their external consultants on information technology projects. Liz Hartnett
The Sceptical Economist
An insight into the world of economics Dr Leslie Budd