Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Queen's Business School at Queen’s University Belfast offers world-class undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education.
The School is made up of the Clinton Leadership Institute and six core academic departments:
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing
- Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations; and
- Organisation, Work, and Leadership.
The School is a globally renowned centre for high-impact academic and policy research with close links to industry. According to the UK’s 2021 Research Excellence Framework:
- 81% of the School’s research was deemed to be world-leading or internationally excellent.
- 100% of our research environment was judged as being conducive to producing research of world-leading or internationally excellent quality and enabling outstanding impact, in terms of its vitality and sustainability.
- 83% of research outputs submitted were judged as world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance, and rigour.
Research at Queen’s Business School interprets patterns of economic, business and social life to foster new theories and ideas and develop recommendations for public policy and business innovations. We seek to deepen understanding of how markets, business organisations and social institutions evolve over time.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Robin Adams
- School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics - EW Worker
- Centre for Economic History
- Economics
Person: Payroll, Research
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R3042QMS: Strategic Networks, Computing: Applications to AI and Data Science
Kumar, R. (PI) & Sen Gupta, S. (CoI)
14/01/2026 → …
Project: Research
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R1979QMS: Centre for Competitive Advantage in Global Economy (CAGE III)
Turner, J. (PI), Colvin, C. (CoI), Coyle, C. (CoI) & Fliers, P. (CoI)
19/12/2025 → …
Project: Research
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R6683CCE: PeacePlus Clean Air
Manesiotis, P. (PI), McKinley, J. (CoI), McVicar, D. (CoI), Moura, L. (CoI), Rowland, N. (CoI) & Swindles, G. (CoI)
10/09/2025 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Absenteeism, productivity, and workplace well-being: a prevalence–cost approach
Bourke, J., Roper, S., Leka, S., Wishart, M., Belt, V., Hassard, J., Thomson, L. & Blake, H., 21 Mar 2026, (Early online date) In: Applied Economics. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accounting, actor networks and water management: a city corporation in the 1880s
Bertz, J., Quinn, M. & Feeney, O., 28 Apr 2026, (Early online date) In: Accounting History Review. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adam Smith in his time and ours: reflections on economic ideas, history and policy
Brownlow, G., 31 Dec 2026, In: Contemporary Social Science. 21, 1, 19 p., 2662238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Was Marshall Right? Managerial Failure and Corporate Ownership in Edwardian Britain
Fliers, P. (Creator), Turner, J. (Creator) & Aldous, M. (Creator), OPENICPSR, 16 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.3886/E182996V1
Dataset
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Dataset for "Three Essays on Hukou and Internal Migration in China"
Feng, Y. (Creator), McVicar, D. (Supervisor), Dickey, H. (Supervisor) & Guimaraes, L. (Supervisor), Queen's University Belfast, 23 Mar 2025
DOI: 10.17034/0b6d43db-9abe-49ef-8818-af1955ee68e0
Dataset
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Replication package for: Why are corporations terminated? A century of evidence from the Netherlands
Colvin, C. (Creator), de Jong, A. (Creator), Fliers, P. (Creator) & Madertoner, F. (Creator), OPENICPSR, 12 May 2025
DOI: 10.3886/E229281, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/229281/version/V2/view
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Prizes
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2014 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards - Highly Commended winner in the category of Healthcare Management
Melo, S. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2016 BAM British Academy of Management Best Full Paper Award in Marketing and Retail
Li, C. (Recipient), Morgan-Thomas, A. (Recipient) & Tang, Y. K. (Recipient), Sept 2016
Prize: Other distinction
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2016 John Perrin Prize for the Best Paper in Financial Accountability & Management. Awarded paper: “Public Sector Reforms: Changing Contours on an NPM Landscape” (with N. Hyndman), Financial Accountability & Management, Volume 32, Issue 1, p. 5-32
Liguori, M. (Recipient) & Hyndman, N. (Recipient), Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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From Funding to Impact: Evaluating Public R&D and Innovation Support
Luan, S. (Advisor)
03 Nov 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Crucible program-Lab 1
Jafari Songhori, M. (Participant)
29 Sept 2026 → 30 Sept 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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British Academy of Management Conference
Jaba, D. (Presenter), Kelly, G. (Contributor) & Currie, D. (Contributor)
09 Sept 2026 → 11 Sept 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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4NI - Policymakers Urged to Prioritise AI Strategy to Close NI Productivity Gap
Donaldson, R., Jordan, D., McDonald, S. & Turner, J.
30/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Business Eye - Northern Ireland Needs AI Strategy Says Queen’s University Report
Donaldson, R., Jordan, D., McDonald, S. & Turner, J.
29/04/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Sync NI - Northern Ireland needs AI Strategy to boost productivity and protect lower-paid workers - Queen's University report
Donaldson, R., Jordan, D., McDonald, S. & Turner, J.
29/04/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Building the institutional infrastructure for the geothermal sector in Northern Ireland
Palmer, M. (Participant), Ireland, J. (Participant), Ofterdinger, U. (Participant) & Zhang, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact, Environmental Impact, Societial Impact
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Student theses
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Adolescent smoking and social norms: an appraisal of theory and application of social norms to understand risk factors for smoking and sensitivity to normative influence
Tate, C. (Author), Hunter, R. (Supervisor), Kumar, R. (Supervisor) & Kee, F. (Supervisor), Jul 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Adoption of green supply chain management practices: case studies from Jordan
Abdellatif, H. (Author), Palmer, M. (Supervisor), Messina, L. (Supervisor) & Graham, S. (Supervisor), Jul 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Aligning finance with low carbon economy: perspectives from green finance policies
Vu, A. (Author), French, D. (Supervisor) & Sheenan, L. (Supervisor), Jul 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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