Research in Business and management

Research at Leeds Trinity University Business School (LTUBS) focuses on improving business and management practice and policy in support of the University’s social justice mission.

We are committed to co-creating and sharing knowledge that helps entrepreneurs, managers, employees and our wider communities to navigate the increasingly complex world in which we operate.

Recent and current research projects include:

Enhancing productivity among small and medium-sized enterprises
Building links between business research, policy and practice
Digital innovation in marketing and FinTech
Business reporting of progress on environmental and social sustainability
Supporting entrepreneurship among marginalised groups

You can learn more on our research degrees page and view potential supervisors on our research portal.

Case study

Supporting Business Growth

Researchers at Leeds Trinity University Business School (LTUBS) are working with small and medium-sized enterprises across West Yorkshire to understand how the latest academic research can help them to improve their productivity and competitiveness.

At the heart of the research is the notion of ‘absorptive capacity’, which refers to the ability of organisations to put into practice lessons learned from training, consultancy and other forms of support. This research forms part of a pan-Yorkshire project in collaboration with Leeds Beckett, Sheffield Hallam and Sheffield Universities.

The findings will help to ensure that the region’s businesses can gain maximum advantage from their participation in programmes such as Help to Grow, which LTUBS will be delivering in Autumn 2024.