Department of Management, Society and Communication

Centre for Business and Development Studies (CBDS)

Welcome to CBDS, interdisciplinary research centre on business and development studies.

New Blog Post: Frelimo and the fate of Mozambique: Part 2
New CBDS Podcast: East Asia’s Ambitious Green Energy Shift Explained
New Blog Post: Reimagining Multilateral Governance: Integrating Humanitarianism, Development, and Peace in the UN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
New CBDS Policy Brief: The Triple Nexus Framework and Its Operationalization Across UN-Agencies by Christina Plesner Volkdal
New CBDS Working Paper: Incumbent Advantage, Barriers to Entry, and Latecomer Catch-up in the Global Automotive Industry

About the Centre

CBDS is an interdisciplinary research centre established in 2005 and is today recognized as one of the leading research environments on business and development studies. We carry out critical, engaged and theoretically-driven research on the roles of business, government and civil society in promoting inclusive and sustainable development in the global South.

The research of CBDS staff members cuts across a wide range of critical issues, including

  • Local firm strategies, management and building technological capabilities in developing countriesÌý
  • Multinational corporations, global value chains, and developmentÌý
  • Late industrialization and industrial policy
  • Corporate social and environmental responsibility in developing countries
  • Human rights and local communities
  • Entrepreneurship and innovationÌý
  • Business and humanitarian interventionsÌý
  • Business sustainability and climate change.

CBDS feeds research-based teaching into the MSc programme on Business and Development Studies, which trains students to think critically and operate ethically in business and other professional realms. The Centre also provides expertise to policy makers, business, industry associations and civil society groups.

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Contact

Centre for Business and Development Studies
Copenhagen Business School
Dalgas Have 15
2000 Frederiksberg
DenmarkÌý

cbds@cbs.dk
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