Perspectives on ‘social value’ in the contemporary service economy
Schedule
Wed Dec 10 2025 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Queen Anne Court, University of Greenwich | London, EN
About this Event
The Tourism & Marketing Research Centre (TMRC)
And
The Centre for Research in Employment & Work (CREW) present:
Research Seminar
Perspectives on ‘social value’ in the contemporary service economy
1400-1700 10th December 2025 (Lunch from 1300)
Room QA075, Queen Anne Court, Old Royal Naval College, University of Greenwich, SE10 9LS
In this seminar we seek to explore different perspectives on the social impact of economic activity and employment beyond orthodox measures of profit and loss. While conventions such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) are well established in the corporate realm as marketing tools and investing principles respectively, they have been subject to considerable critical scrutiny; CSR has been found particularly wanting as an indictor of virtue.
With social value, we seek to strip back the corporate apparatus and move towards a clearer understanding of how service sector enterprises might exhibit both sustainable business models and produce tangible social externalities for the communities they impact upon. We welcome speakers
Confirmed speakers:
Dr Adrian Madden, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, The University of York:
‘Social value and meaningful work’
Luke Cheadle, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Hospitality UK
‘Social productivity and the Hospitality Sector’
Dr Oyinkansola Odunjo, Lecturer in Business & Management, CREW
‘Female entrepreneurship and social value’
All welcome. Event is free but please book using this link so that we know numbers for catering:
Where is it happening?
Queen Anne Court, University of Greenwich, Park Row, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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