Visitor Economy Research Group
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What Are We Doing?
The Visitor Economy Research Group (VERG) was launched in March 2015. It aims to harness the research energies of a number of colleagues, both early career and well established, who are working in the areas of tourism, events, and leisure.
Large-scale projects associated with the group include: research for the Lincoln City Council on visitor satisfaction at, and the economic impact of, the Lincoln Christmas Market, and participation in the preparations to launch the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln. Our aim is to foster an ethos of research activity by:
- Producing high-ranking research outputs
- Increasing external research income
- Fostering a supportive research environment
- Maximising the external impact of our research
- Encouraging interdisciplinary research
- Developing inter and intra university linkages
Group Researchers
Community Organisation Research Group
The group researches community organisation, self-organisation and development within Third Sector organisations, multi-agency networks and community groups, focusing on community-based research in Active Citizenship, Wellbeing and Community Development.
Marketing and Supply Chain Research Group
The group develops knowledge which supports sustainable value for market, chain and network stakeholders. Research concerns value chains (supplier, customer and consumer) and the building of social and resource sustainability within networks.
Responsible Management Research Group
The group's research focus is responsible management. Its aim is to contribute new knowledge in ways that improve understanding of responsible management as a concept and as practice.
Lincoln Economics and Finance Research Group
The group brings together academics, graduate students, and a diverse network of collaborators, with the aim to facilitate the creation and diffusion of rigorous and policy-relevant research, within the University, the local community, and the society at large.
Regional Innovation and Enterprise Research Group
The group has a growing track record of social and economic development research, including locally, nationally, and internationally funded projects aimed at investigating the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in the developments of regions.
PhD Opportunities
Lincoln International Business School welcomes applications from students wanting to pursue research study at the postgraduate level, offering a range of opportunities to undertake business-related research.