Beyond Bling: The role of conspicuous consumption in today's society
6th November 2012
The growing economic and social importance of conspicuous consumption has become a striking feature of the new consumerist societies. The supply of products and services marketed as symbols of social identity and style now represents a significant part of overall economic and commercial activity. The seminar will bring together practitioners, and researchers from sociology, business management, and psychology to discuss and debate the effect of conspicuous consumption on present day society. The seminar aims to showcase the research from Brighton and will also act as a platform for future collaborations between practitioners and researchers.
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Speakers
- Alexandra de Kerros Boudkov Orlof (CEO of Sacha Orloff Consulting Group)
- Prof Christopher Moore (Glasgow Calidonian University)
- Paurav Shukla (University of Brighton)
Imagining Work
7th November 2012
Imaging work aims to ask the question of employees "how do you see yourself at work?". The event increases awareness of research and introduce new visual and sensory research approaches designed to understand employee perceptions of work. This is essentially good management and a win:win for employees and organisations.
The event will comprise key speakers, discussion and an interactive activity to introduce and promote innovative and interactive ESRC and social science ways of understanding employees' perspectives of their work. In addition to promoting the accessibility and value of social science research, research approaches introduced could potentially be immediately utilised post-event.
This event is exciting as it draws on ESRC research from more conventional sources of knowledge (quantitative and qualitative) to the more pioneering visual and sensory social science approaches. Such new approaches could be added to the existing organisational "tool-kit" of ways to understand employees' perceptions and perspectives.
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Short presentations from recent research by:
- Dilys Robinson from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES): engaging management
- Dr Dawn Lyon from the University of Kent: exploring visual and sensory representations of work
- Dr Penny Simpson from the University of Brighton: Chair: importance of understanding employees' feelings about work
What is Fair Pay?
9th November 2012, 10-6 pm
What is fair pay? Concern with equal pay has had a long and turbulent history. The financial crisis of 2008 has made these concerns even more apparent. This seminar will bring together leading practitioners and researchers in the field of fair pay, reward and performance to discuss current trends and their implications for HR managers and employers.
Participants will benefit from understanding the comprehensive academic and practical knowledge provided by these leading experts. This will particularly focus on the causes and consequences of growing wage inequalities and how these shape reward and benefit packages.
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Speakers
- Prof Steve Machin Research Director of the Center for Economic Performance and member of the Low Pay Commission
- Duncan Brown, Aon Hewitt HR Consultants for Reward and Engagement
- Wendy Hirsh and Peter Reilly, IES
- Profs Jill Rubery and Damian Grimshaw, Manchester Business School
- Prof Simon Deakin, University of Cambridge & Colm McLaughlin University College Dublin
- Prof Jacqueline O'Reilly (CROME)
To register for these free events please contact Chris Matthews at the University of Brighton Business School on C.R.Matthews@brighton.ac.uk or telephone (+44) (0)1273 642135.
