Research Festival, 2025 - Research Posters, Bath Business School

<p dir="ltr">Bath Spa University Research Festival, held at Bath Spa University on Thursday, 10th July 2025. The Festival showcased research posters from across the University.</p><p dir="ltr">This item contains three research posters from Bath Business School and BSU London:</p><p dir="ltr"><b>CBMLS: Now and into the future (Li Li, Wanru Yao, Isik Akin, Meryem Akin, Deborah Bowe, Polly Crockett, Vincent Flute, Sevra Guzel, Lu Liu, Nichola McNulty, Eda Sahin, Hakan Satiroglu, Emmanuel Nartey and Eda Sahin)</b>: The Centre for Business Management and Legal Studies (CBMLS) draws together the expertise of academics and industry connections of the Bath Business School, alongside other related disciplines, to enable collaboration across key themes. Highlights: Industry competitiveness in global digital economies: a comparative study of UK, China and Turkey; Research-informed teaching; and Legal research.</p><p dir="ltr"><b>Rejuvenating local communities and visiting economies (Li Li and Emma-Louise Robertson): </b>This research explores how digital technologies—particularly online customer reviews and AI engagement tools—are reshaping business practices within Bath’s tourism and hospitality sectors. </p><p dir="ltr"><b>A framework for building a responsive local government system in Sierra Leone (Sheku Ahmed Fofanah): </b>This project aims to support the development of the institutional framework of the Sierra Leone Decentralisation programme to enhance governance, institutional development, social cohesion through inclusive citizens participation and local economic development for sustainable peace.</p>