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Our main areas of research are sustainable economies, social enterprise and investment and corporate responsibility. |
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For this we undertook case studies and a UK-wide benchmarking analysis of university-business/community interactions. Mark has contributed a chapter on ‘university spin outs in the knowledge economy’ to an edited book on ‘academic entrepreneurship’ published by University of Kiel researchers. Our work on universities as economic players will be of interest to organisations responding to the Innovation Nation white paper proposals (Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills, 2008). |
| Sustainable Economies – we carry out macro and micro research on the economic and social aspects of sustainable development. This year we will be deepening our research to cover environmental sustainability. November 2008 will see the launch of our Sustainable Economy Assessment tool. Our specialist research on the knowledge economy continues to flourish, enabling us to make continuous improvements to our successful Knowledge Economy Performance Assessment tool. Geoeconomics networks with universities, international think tanks and other research institutions and disseminates the results of project research through publications and conference papers. |
Social Enterprise and Investment– we carry out market research on the development of business models that deliver positive social and environmental benefits alongside financial returns. We also examine investment trends in socially-driven businesses. Our interest lies in transforming markets in support of poverty eradication and environmental sustainability. A major focus of our work is microfinance – developing financial markets that serve the poor. |
Corporate Responsibility – we research state of the art ideas and practice in the sustainable economic development domain of corporate responsibility. This research has led to the development of our Corporate Economic and Social Impact Assessment tools. Geoeconomics has successfully applied these powerful new tools to help global firms to understand, assess and profile their local economic contributions with respect to skills and learning, ICT, innovation, entrepreneurship, supply-chain linkages and public-private partnerships. |
