Liverpool Centre for Engaged Management Research (LCEMR)

Liverpool Centre for Engaged Management Research (LCEMR), based within Liverpool Business School, is an interdisciplinary hub dedicated to advancing innovative, impactful, and socially relevant research in business and management. Bringing together expertise from across eight research groups, the Centre provides a dynamic and inclusive environment where academics, students, industry partners, policymakers, and communities collaborate to address complex regional, national, and global challenges.

With a strong emphasis on engaged scholarship and knowledge exchange, LCEMR is committed to translating rigorous academic research into practical solutions that deliver tangible economic, social, and cultural value. Our Research Centre champions methodological excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering a vibrant research culture that supports researchers at all career stages while strengthening partnerships across the public, private, and third sectors.

Through its focus on world leading research, innovation, sustainability, and responsible management practice, LCEMR positions Liverpool Business School as a strategic leader in engaged research and meaningful impact, contributing to inclusive growth, organisational resilience, and the responsible application of emerging technologies in an ever evolving global landscape.

Liverpool Centre for Engaged Management Research stands as a powerful expression of our commitment to creating knowledge with real-world impact. By bringing together academic excellence, industry insight, and societal engagement, the Centre embodies our ambition to lead research that truly matters. Through our work, we are shaping a better future for our students, our communities and the global business landscape.

Professor Adam Shore
Director of Liverpool Business School

Mission

The Centre’s mission is to advance research that connects academic, industry, and policy perspectives to address complex business and societal challenges. The Centre focuses on designing and delivering management research that responds to social and economic priorities beyond the University, ensuring that knowledge generated within higher education creates measurable civic and economic value.