Queen's Business School (QBS)

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• Queen's University Belfast

• Queen's Business School

• Phone+44 (0)28 9097 4200, +44 (0)28 9097 4201

• Emailqbs@qub.ac.uk

• Websitehttps://www.qub.ac.uk/qbs

• Postal addressShow on map

185 Stranmillis Road, Riddel Hall

BT9 5EE Belfast

United Kingdom

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):

1. SDG 1 No Poverty
2. SDG 2 Zero Hunger
3. SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
4. SDG 4 Quality Education
5. SDG 5 Gender Equality
6. SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
7. SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
8. SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
9. SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
10. SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
11. SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12. SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
13. SDG 13 Climate Action
14. SDG 14 Life Below Water
15. SDG 15 Life on Land
16. SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
17. SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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• UK Social Sciences
• Enterprise Economics, Econometrics and Finance
• Organizations Social Sciences
• Economics Economics, Econometrics and Finance
• Enterprises Social Sciences
• Evidence Social Sciences
• Performance Social Sciences
• Information Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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Profiles

• Robin Adams

• R.Adams@qub.ac.uk

• School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics - EW Worker
• Centre for Economic History
• Economics

Person: Payroll, Research

2019Research output 2019: 2Research output 2022: 3Research output 2023: 2Research output 2024: 2Research output 2025: 22025 - ### Mokhtar Wasiwis A Albishry

• Queen's Business School (QBS)

Person - ### Sarah Mohammed A Albugami

• Queen's Business School (QBS)

Person

2026Research output 2026: 12026

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Projects

• 26 Active

• 39 Finished

• R3042QMS: Strategic Networks, Computing: Applications to AI and Data Science

Kumar, R. (PI) & Sen Gupta, S. (CoI)

14/01/2026 → …

Project: Research - ### 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 - ### 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

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Research output

• 66691 Citations
• 96 h-index
• 1422 Article
• 224 Paper
• 132 Chapter
• 118 Chapter (peer-reviewed)

• 544 More

• 167 Book

• 107 Conference contribution
• 93 Working paper
• 91 Commissioned report
• 84 Other contribution
• 53 Other report
• 52 Book/Film/Article review
• 43 Abstract
• 30 Poster
• 23 Discussion paper
• 21 Other contribution to conference
• 21 Editorial
• 16 Meeting abstract
• 15 Review article
• 13 Scholarly edition
• 12 Comment/debate
• 12 Web publication/site
• 10 Featured article
• 8 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
• 8 Special issue
• 5 Anthology
• 5 Digital or Visual Products
• 4 Edited book
• 4 Other chapter contribution
• 4 Literature review
• 2 Foreword/postscript
• 2 Protocol

• 1 Letter

• Accounting, actor networks and water management: a city corporation in the 1880s

Quinn, M., Bertz, J. & Feeney, O., 26 Feb 2026, (Accepted) In: Accounting History Review.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Water Supply
• Actor Network Theory
• Water Management
• Tap Water
• Public Utilities

• A history of accountancy. A history of Irish chartered and certified public accountants

Quinn, M., Clerkin, B. & Murphy, B., 01 Feb 2026, (Accepted) Chartered Accountants Ireland. 178 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Centenary
• Historic
• Updating
• final chapter
• Honor

• AI’s energy appetite—challenges and opportunities ahead and ethical implications

Nishant, R. & Singh, S., 28 Jan 2026, (Accepted) Computers with salaries and cemeteries. Springer Nature

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

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Datasets

• 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 - ### 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 - ### Cohort component population estimates for Ireland, 1911-1920

Colvin, C. (Creator), McLaughlin, E. (Creator) & Richmond, K. (Creator), UK Data Service, 22 Jun 2021

DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-854673, https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/854673/

Dataset

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Prizes

• 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)

• Management
• Category
• Health Care
• Awards
• Examination

• 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 - ### 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)

• Responsibility
• Paper
• Management
• Landscape
• Awards

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Activities

• 544 Participation in conference
• 387 Publication peer-review
• 375 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
• 362 Invited talk

• 1288 More

• 227 Editorial activity

• 209 Oral presentation
• 198 Other
• 153 Public lecture/debate/seminar
• 138 Hosting an academic visitor
• 116 Visiting an external academic institution
• 111 Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
• 106 Membership of peer review panel or committee
• 87 PhD external examination
• 86 Other examination
• 86 Hosting of external, non-academic visitor
• 80 Research and Teaching at External Organisation
• 56 Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
• 55 Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
• 51 Membership of network
• 49 PGT external examination
• 47 Participation in Festival/Exhibition
• 46 KTP & Consultancy in kind
• 46 UG external examination
• 42 Membership of external research organisation
• 35 Membership of board
• 30 Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
• 26 Hosting a school group or open day
• 23 CPD delivery/organisation of courses for externals (in kind)
• 23 Membership of national or international committees and working groups
• 11 Hosting a delegation or group
• 6 Visiting a School
• 3 Work on advisory panels for social community and cultural engagement

• 1 Joint or sponsored appointments or secondments with industry or commerce

• From Funding to Impact: Evaluating Public R&D and Innovation Support

Luan, S. (Advisor)

03 Nov 2026

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk - ### Crucible program-Lab 1

Jafari Songhori, M. (Participant)

29 Sept 2026 → 30 Sept 2026

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course - ### British Academy of Management Conference

Jaba, D. (Presenter), Kelly, G. (Contributor) & Currie, D. (Contributor)

09 Sept 2026 → 11 Sept 2026

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

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Press/Media

• Transport infrastructure, identity, and the politics of ‘development’

Elizalde, A.

09/12/2025

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities - ### The metaverse is ushering in a new era of behind-the-scenes exploitation (featured in Tech Xplore)

Charles, V. & Gherman, T.

09/12/2025

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media: Expert Comment - ### The metaverse is ushering in a new era of behind-the-scenes exploitation (featured by World Economic Forum)

Charles, V. & Gherman, T.

09/12/2025

1 item of Media coverage

Press/Media: Expert Comment

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Impacts

• #NIGeothermalWeek: Defining the vision for geothermal energy in Northern Ireland Report

Palmer, M. (Participant)

Impact - ### 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 - ### Cardinal Analytics

Hanna, A. (Participant)

Impact: Economic Impact

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Student theses

• (Mis)understanding Afghanistan: an ethnographic examination of 'human elements' affecting the nexus between understanding and strategy in population-centric conflict

Gavriel, A. (Author), Donnan, H. (Supervisor) & Sousa, P. (Supervisor), Jul 2021

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy - ### 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 2022

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

File - ### Adoption of green supply chain management practices: case studies from Jordan

Abdellatif, H. (Author), Palmer, M. (Supervisor), Messina, L. (Supervisor) & Graham, S. (Supervisor), Jul 2020

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

File

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