RISE
The International Centre for Research in Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship (RISE) is a world-first research centre based in Sunderland Business School. The centre uniquely interconnects applied research into innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship – the three key business drivers of this century - to fundamentally reshape management and training for organisations worldwide.
By joining up the three areas, RISE researchers c eate innovative ways in which competitive advantage can be gained by private and public sector organisations.
Our Research: Your Competitive Edge
Sunderland Business School has a strong track record for carrying out real world research with enterprises which has an impact on their economic future. By drawing on the business school’s breadth of research and consultancy expertise, RISE will establish regional, national and international collaborative research themes.
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RISE can work with businesses on short and long term projects. These can range from carrying out a sustainability audit, to longer term strategic research to bring about cultural and governance change.
The cutting-edge research of the centre benefits those involved in the strategic management of technology and innovation, technological entrepreneurship, human resource strategy, financial and marketing strategy, as well as knowledge management, organisational learning and leadership.
RISE Services
- Corporate and executive training
- Research expertise
- Collaborative research opportunities
- Staff and student exchange for research and consultancy projects
- Expertise in areas of international strategic management, competitiveness, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability.
Sponsors and Affiliates
RISE has attracted globally influential sponsors, including institutes and universities at the forefront of research into China’s economy. All our sponsors endorse RISE and its high level, strategic real world research. The sponsors are:
United Nation Academic Impact
Henan Provincial Government
Shanghai Technology Transfer and Exchange
Research Centre for Science, Technology and Education Policy, Zhejiang University
Public Policy Research Institute, Hong Kong, PRC
China Association
