SEARCH

SEARCH is the University Research Centre for the Faculty of Business, Law and Criminology. Additionally, SEARCH profiles research in other Schools related to social and economic action research. SEARCH’s role is to encourage, market, seek funding for, and enhance the activity of the various research groups within the Faculty. It organizes Research Seminars and an Annual Conference, which presents the outputs of our research groups to a wider audience, within the Faculty, across the University and, to a wider audience.

SEARCH, also, holds an international annual conference, with one of the other University Schools or Research Centres, such as the Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies. It is open to hosting other events of relevance to its core role. For example, it, recently, hosted conferences supporting the Liverpool Sustainable Food Network, a Summer Colloquium, on Valuing Society’s Contribution to Sustainable Development project.

SEARCH is hosting an international Expert Panel, in November 2025, on 'The role of the Social Quality perspective in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine', with the Ukraine Academy of Science. It is also helping to organise an international sustainability conference in Southern Ireland (Shannon Valley) in July, 2025.

SEARCH is, currently, facilitating the research team for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the Countess of Chester Foundation NHS Hospital Trust, on 'Cascading leadership for practice-based innovation'. It is developing micro-credentials in sustainable development and business sustainability, with international consultancy Spectreco, and local regeneration hub and sustainability campus One Day Regeneration.

SEARCH is affiliated to the International Association of Social Quality, the UK Centre for Sustainability Research, and the UK Circular Economy Network. SEARCH's Director, Revd Dr Tony Bradley, is a Fellow of Trans4m, Geneva, a member of each of the bodies listed above, and Board-level Editor of the International Journal of Social Quality. He is the author of 11 books, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, and is currently writing five new books on aspects of business sustainability, cultural change and indigenous knowledge.

• Baxter, K. and Czarnecka, B., 2025. Sharing images of children on social media: British motherhood influencers and the privacy paradox. PloS One, 20(1), e0314472.

• Megheirkouni, M., Baxter, K., Ni, A. and Jing, Y., 2025. Leadership-artificial intelligence interaction for sustainable mega events: rethinking the current and future research and practices. Event Management. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599525X17385344274487

• Ng, A.K.Y., Poo, M.C.P., Wang, T., Becker, A., Lau, Y.Y., Xu, T.Z. and Yang, Z., 2025. Dissecting climate adaptation strategies and planning of ports from different theoretical angles. Transport Economics and Management, 3, pp.46-56.

• Poo, M.C.P., Strain, M., Adebiyi, I. and Qi, B., 2025. COVID-19’s Financial impact on UK football clubs. Encyclopedia, 5(1), 17.

• Qi, B., McCauley, E., Baxter, K., Poo, M.C.P. and Lau, Y.Y., 2025. A manufacturing industry perspective on pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions. Businesses, 5(1), 8.

• Wahab, M., Khan, M.A., Siddique, M. and Hasan, F., 2025. Investigating pension choice factors among the faculty of public sector universities in Pakistan. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 20(1), pp.26-53.

• Bashynska, I., Malynovska, Y., Kolinko, N., Bielialov, T., Järvis, M., Kovalska, K. and Saiensus, M., 2024. Performance assessment of sustainable leadership of enterprise’s circular economy-driven innovative activities. Sustainability, 16(2), 558.

• Baxter, K., Ghandour, R. and Histon, W., 2024. Greenwashing and brand perception - a consumer sentiment analysis on organisations accused of greenwashing. International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising, 21(1-2), pp.149-179.

• Bradley, T. 2024. From TBLA to QBLA: Interpreting and redesigning business sustainability education through the Business Sustainability Cycle. In: Wall, T., Leal, W., Trevisan, L., and Shore, A. eds. Sustainability in Business Education, Research and Practices. Cham: Springer Nature, pp.255-273.

• Jaworska, S., Stenka, R., and Parlakkaya, E., 2024. Management by keywords: A corpus-based investigation into the discourse of six capitals in best practice integrated reporting. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 29(3), pp.331-360.

• Lau, Y.Y., Chen, Q., Poo, M.C.P., Ng, A.K. and Ying, C.C., 2024. Maritime transport resilience: A systematic literature review on the current state of the art, research agenda and future research directions. Ocean & Coastal Management, 251, 107086.

• Lau, Y.Y., Kanrak, M., Poo, M.P. and Yang, Z., 2024. Analysis of the ferry service network in Hong Kong. Island Studies Journal, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.125990

• Panagiotidis, T., Mussoni, M. and Voucharas, G., 2024. How important is tourism for growth?. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 29(4), pp.4704-4720.

• Parlakkaya, E. and Stenka, R. (2024). Analysing discourse in corporate sustainability reporting: linguistic insights. In Research Handbook on Sustainability Reporting. In: Rimmel, G., Aras, G., Babaukardos, D., Krasodomska, J., Nielsen, C. and Schiemann, F. eds. Research Handbook on Sustainability Reporting. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp.456-473.

• Poo, M.C.P. and Yang, Z., 2024. Optimising the resilience of shipping networks to climate vulnerability. Maritime Policy & Management, 51(1), pp.15-34.

• Poo, M.C.P., Lau, Y.Y., Qi, B. and Pun, C.F.K., 2024. Sustainable ground transportation and the e-commerce revolution: Innovations and challenges at the intersection. Encyclopedia, 4(1), pp.201-214.

• Poo, M.C.P., Lau, Y.Y., Yang, Z., 2024. Vulnerability analysis of cruise shipping in ASEAN countries facing COVID-19 pandemic. Ocean & Coastal Management, 248, 106919.

• Poo, M.C.P., Yang, Z., Lau, Y.Y. and Jarumaneeroj, P., 2024. Assessing the impact of Arctic shipping routes on the global container shipping network’s connectivity. Polar Geography, 47(3), pp.219-239.

• Poo, M.C.P., Zhang, W., Kamalian, L., Wang, T., Lau, Y.Y. and Xu, T.Z., 2024. Resilience of Chinese Ports to Tropical Cyclones: Operational Efficiency and Strategic Importance. Climate, 12(12), 214.

• Ren, Y., Chen, Q., Lau, Y.Y., Dulebenets, M.A., Li, M., Li, B., Ching-Pong Poo, M. and Zhang, P., 2024. An improved migratory birds optimization algorithm for closed-loop supply chain network planning in a fuzzy environment. PloS One, 19(6), e0306294.

• Shoaib, S., Siddique, M. and Younis, S., 2024. Ethical dilemmas: A perspective from Pakistani higher education institutions. FWU Journal of Social Sciences, 18(3), pp.90-110.

• Wang, T., Ding, Z., Poo, M.C.P. and Lau, Y.Y., 2024. Research on port risk assessment based on various meteorological disasters. Urban Science, 8(2), 51.

• Wang, T., Feng, H., Poo, M.C.P. and Lau, Y.Y., 2024. Analysis of the network efficiency of Chinese ports in global shipping under the impacts of typhoons. Sustainability, 16(8), 3190.

• Wishart, G., Poo, M.C.P., Baxter, K. and Lau, Y.Y., 2024. The “Pink Tax” and gender price disparity in personal care. Encyclopedia, 4(3), pp.1279-1285.

• Yaroson, E.V., Baxter, K. and Ni, A.K., 2024. Corporate Branding in Logistics and Transport Sector: The Concept, History, Current and Future Trends. In: Rahman, N.A.A., Melewar, T.C., Foroudi P. and Gupta, S. eds. Corporate Branding in Logistics and Transportation. London: Routledge, pp.7-25.

• Yerrabati, S. 2024. Path to achieving SDG 8: do worker remittances reduce vulnerable employment? Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-11-2023-0674

• Bradley, T., Nijhuis, H.G. and Van der Maesen, L.J.G., 2023. The contours of the social quality perspective applied to public health (India), gender (Ukraine), ecological crisis with a comparison to social capital approach (Pakistan), questions of our relationship with nature, and an addendum about a Koala Park in Australia. The International Journal of Social Quality, 13(2), pp.v-xv.

• Dandis, A.O., Al Haj Eid, M., Griffin, D., Robin, R. and Ni, A.K., 2023. Customer lifetime value: the effect of relational benefits, brand experiences, quality, satisfaction, trust and commitment in the fast-food restaurants. The TQM Journal, 35(8), pp.2526-2546.

• Dandis, A.O., Wallace-Williams, D.M., Ni, A.K., Wright, L.T. and Abu Siam, Y.I., 2023. The effect of brand experiences and relational benefits on loyalty in the fast-food restaurants. The TQM Journal, 35(7), pp.2028-2051.

• Ganeshkumar, C., Singh, N.K., Mor, R.S. and Panghal, A., 2023. Investigating the adoption barriers to industry 4.0 technologies in farmer producer organisations. International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, 18(2), pp.162-174.

• Griazina, A., Bamberger, A. and Mun, O., 2023. Classed and gendered internationalisation of research and knowledge production: A critical analysis of international doctoral students in the UK (1998-2016). International Studies in Sociology of Education, 32(2), pp.443-465.

• Hashmat, F., Bradley, T., Nawaz, A. and Ghalib, A., 2023. Displacement of vulnerable households under climate-related shocks in 2022: The case of the Matiari District in Pakistan. The International Journal of Social Quality, 13(2), pp.44-65.

• Poo, M.C.P., Lau, Y.Y., Chen, Q., 2023. Are virtual laboratories and remote laboratories enhancing the quality of sustainability education during the pandemic? Education Science, 13(11), 1110.

• Poo, M.C.P. and Qi, B., 2023. Review on the applications of AI in laboratory experiments in supply chain management education. 2023 4th International Conference on Computers and Artificial Intelligence Technology (CAIT), 13-15 December 2023, Macau. IEEE, pp.110-114.

• Siddique, M. and Islam, M.R., 2023. Relational coordination among service providers: Impact of HPWS on functional and unit-level banking performance. International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS), 14(1), pp.1-17.

• Wang, T., Poo, M.C.P., Ng, A.K.Y, Yang, Z., 2023. Adapting to the impacts posed by climate change: Applying Climate Change Risk Indicator (CCRI) framework in a multi-modal transport system. Sustainability, 15(10), 8190.

• Yerrabati, S. 2023. Does vulnerable employment narrow income inequality? Evidence from developing countries. Journal of Income Distribution. Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.25071/1874-6322.40538

• Yerrabati, S., 2023. When does self-employment equalise income? Evidence from developing countries. Journal of Economic Studies, 50(8), pp.1847-1865.

• Andreu, L., Drouard, J. and Karoubi, B., 2022. Étude sur la réussite au concours d’agrégation externe et le recrutement des enseignants-chercheurs dans les matières juridiques. Revue d'économie politique, 132(4), pp.551-582.

• Baxter, K., Czarnecka, B., Schivinski, B. and Massaro, M.R., 2022. Masculine men do not like feminine wording: The effectiveness of gendered wording in health promotion leaflets in the UK. PLoS One, 17(10), e0273927.

• Boikos, S., Panagiotidis, T. and Voucharas, G., 2022. Financial development, reforms and growth. Economic Modelling, 108, 105734.

• Bradley, T., 2022. Valuing civil society environmental engagement. In: Cadman, T. and Sarker, T. eds. De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance. Boston: Walter de Gruyter, pp.349-382.

• Karoubi, B., 2022. Do surcharges influence our choice of payment instrument? Theory and evidence. Bankers, Markets & Investors, 169(2), pp.13-23.

• Lykopoulos, E., Voucharas, G. and Xefteris, D., 2022. Pandora’s rules in the laboratory. Experimental Economics, 25(5), pp.1492-1514.

• Wong, E.Y.C., Ho, D.C.K., So, S. and Poo, M.C.P., 2022. Modelling beverage supply chain product carbon footprint of beverage product. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 29(1), pp.175-188.

• Yerrabati, S., 2022. Corruption and Growth in Developing Countries: Does Self-Employment Matter?. The Journal of Developing Areas, 56(3), pp.131-146.

• Yerrabati, S., 2022. Does vulnerable employment alleviate poverty in developing countries?. Economic Modelling, 116, 106043.

• Yerrabati, S., 2022. Self-employment: a means to reduce poverty in developing countries?. Journal of Economic Studies, 50(2), pp.129-146.

• Bradley, T., Malki, I., Ziniel, C. and Ghalib, A., 2021. The case of the United Kingdom: Mapping localism, resilience, and civic activism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Journal of Social Quality, 11(1-2), pp.145-175.

• Janson, N. and Karoubi, B., 2021. The Bitcoin: to be or not to be a Real Currency?. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 82, pp.312-319.

• Poo, M.C.P., Yang, Z., Dimitriu, D. and Qu, Z., 2021. An advanced climate resilience indicator framework for airports: A UK case study. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 101, 103099.

• Poo, M.C.P., Yang, Z., Dimitriu, D., Qu, Z., Jin, Z. and Feng, X., 2021. Climate Change Risk Indicators (CCRI) for seaports in the United Kingdom. Ocean & Coastal Management, 205, 105580.

• Albarghouthi, M., Qi, B., Wang, C. and Abbad, M., 2020. ERP adoption and acceptance in Saudi Arabia higher education: A conceptual model development. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(15), pp.110-120.

• Yang, Z, Poo, M.C.P., Galatioto, F., Dimitriu, D., Qu, Z., Rushton, C., Lee, P.T., Guan, B. and Woodward, N., 2020. Key Green Performance Indicators (KGPIs) for vehicle cleanliness evaluation: A buyer choice. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 87, 102505.

• Hawkes, D. and Griazina, A., 2019. A systematic literature review of economic benefits of doctorates in the UK. Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 8(2). https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/32061/

• Mrad, M., Farah, M.F. and Haddad, S., 2019. From Karl Lagerfeld to Erdem: A series of collaborations between designer luxury brands and fast-fashion brands. Journal of Brand Management, 26, pp.567-582.

• Poo, M.C.P. and Yip, T.L., 2019. An optimisation model for container inventory management. Annals of Operations Research, 273(1), pp.433-453.

• Chenavaz, R., Drouard, J., Escobar, O.R. and Karoubi, B., 2018. Convenience pricing in online retailing: Evidence from Amazon.com. Economic Modelling, 70, pp.127-139.

• Ziniel, C. and Bradley, T., 2018. Greening British businesses: SMEs and the new wave of the environmental social movement. The International Journal of Social Quality, 8(2), pp.1-26.

• Bradley, T. and Ziniel, C., 2017. Green governance? Local politics and ethical businesses in Great Britain. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 26(1), pp.18-30.

• Karoubi, B. and Chenavaz, R., 2015. Does crime influence the payment decisions of consumers?. Journal of Applied Business Research, 31(5), pp.1709-1718.

• Karoubi, B. and Chenavaz, R., 2015. Prices for cash and cash for prices? Theory and evidence on convenient pricing. Applied Economics, 47(38), pp.4102-4115.