Leading Edge Expertise
Access leading edge business research expertise.
Organisations can derive real advantage from engaging with academic work, by gaining ideas, innovation and access to the latest research.
Practical engaged business research and analysis is key to all aspects of the Business School’s activities.
Our priority is to extend our work and involvement with
businesses, and with the development and regeneration of our
local and regional economies, through engaged research,
development, and
analysis and innovative activities and projects.
For your business, this offers the opportunity to add value to your organisation through analytical research to inform your management decisions.
Increasingly, organisations are looking to build academic and industry partnerships to increase the commercial capacity for business research and analysis.
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The Enterprise Research and Development Unit The Enterprise Research and Development Unit (ERDU) was established within the Business School in October 2002 as a focus for research and development on small and medium enterprise (SME) development and entrepreneurship. Its goal is to become an innovative and grounded provider of analysis and insights into ‘real-world’ problems based on rigorous research and close involvement of stakeholders. Thematic areas of activity and expertise include:
More information about ERDU can be found on the Business and Law Research Pages. |
The Expertise Available
Through this range of services, your firm can access any of the Business School areas of management and business research expertise and knowledge in:
- Law
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Information Technology
- Systems and Processes
- Strategic Planning
- Entrepreneurship
Including specialist areas of expertise in:
- Tourism
- Rural
- Community Development
Whatever form of business development programme meets your need, access to this expertise can be arranged through the most appropriate mix of Contract Research, Collaborative Research or Consultancy Services.
Contract ResearchContract Research can be undertaken on any business project by commissioning Business School staff to undertake a specific piece of research on your behalf. Your organisation does not have to allocate any in house resource and will receive and own the results of the research which is undertaken as a commercial service to an agreed brief. Typical of Business School contract research might be market research and testing, new products or services. Collaborative Research Collaborative Research is also available to you if you have a project that needs a number of partners with different expertise undertaking specific activities. In any Collaborative project, the aims are defined by the partners who each contribute to the cost and the results are owned by each based on an agreement between the partners. Such projects may attract public
sector Consultancy Services Consultancy Services are also available, either on a project or a retainer basis, to provide expert advice, desk research, or study on particular business scenarios with the output usually confidential to you. Consultancy is frequently part funded through business support programmes accessible through local agencies such as Business Link. For larger organisations, Consultancy offers access to specialist expertise to complement in house skills. At the same time this offers you an influence on the Business School curriculum. |
Contact Information
For further information on any of these services, programmes or learning opportunities please contact:
Jim Shutt
Business Development Manager
Lincoln Business School, University of Lincoln, Brayford
Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS
Telephone: 01522 886275
Email:
jshutt@lincoln.ac.uk