CGR Research Projects
Several members of the Centre for Globalisation Research have external funding to finance their projects. Some of the current research projects funded by external entities are:'The Fair Trade Movement, legal support and social implications'Principal investigator: Brigitte GranvilleCo-investigator: Janet Dine Project Base: Queen Mary, University of London Funder: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) (£457,946) 'Reassessing the Mark: A historical view of trademarks and British competitiveness'Principal investigator: Teresa da Silva LopesCo-investigator: Paul Duguid Project Base: Queen Mary, University of London Funder: Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) (£434,640) 'Drug trials over volunteering prevention through the use of semantic software'Principal investigator: Peter DabnichkiCo-investigator: Dorota Bourne Funder: Knowledge Transfer Partnership Office Partnership with Richmond Pharmacology Ltd (£461,317) 'Cohort effects within firms, and their implications for labour markets and the business cycle'Principal investigator: Jonathan Thomas, EdinburghCo-investigator: Pedro Martins Project Base: University of Edinburgh Funder: Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) (£330,313) 'European labour market analysis using firm-level panel data and linked employer - employee data'Principal investigator: David Marsden, LSECo-investigator: Pedro Martins Project Base: London School of Economics Funder: European Commission (€350,000) 'The influence of higher education on the dynamics of entering and exiting entrepreneurship: A longitudinal study'Principal investigator: Francisco Lima, Instituto Superior Técnico, LisbonCo-investigator: Pedro Martins Funder: Fundação para a Ciância e a Tecnologia (€110,000) | 'Promotional and organisational portfolio development for the Circus Space'Principal (sole) investigator: Dorota BourneFunder: Knowledge Connect (£10,000) 'Organisational change for business diversification on the European Market'Principal investigator: Dorota BourneProject Base: Queen Mary, University of London Funder: Richmond Pharmaceuticals Limited (£459,986) 'Trade and currency reforms in India: How exporting firms behave in the global market place'Principal Investigator: Sushanta MallickCo-investigator: Helena Marques Project Base: Queen Mary, University of London Funder: British Academy (£6,900) 'Competitiveness, innovation and tangible investment in Europe'Principal investigator: Jonathan HaskelResearcher: Pedro Martins Project Base: Queen Mary, University of London Funder: European Commission (€1400.000) 'First-time diversification and entrepreneurial entry over the product life-cycle'Principal investigator: Rui Baptista, Instituto Superior Técnico, LisbonCo-investigator: Pedro Martins Funder: Fundação para a Ciância e a Tecnologia (€199,000) 'The role of foreign multinationals in the Brazilian labour market'Principal investigator: Pedro MartinsProject Base: Queen Mary, University of London Funder: British Academy (£7,500) 'Multinational firms and working conditions'Principal investigator: Pedro MartinsProject Base: Queen Mary, University of London Funder: OECD, Paris (€8,500) 'New regions of technological advantage in India and China'Principal investigator: Martha PrevezerProject Base: Queen Mary, University of London Funder: British Academy (£7,328) |
Moreover, members of the Centre are engaged in several joint research projects, such as:
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