Social Mobility in Accounting and Finance Research Group

About the centre

Social mobility into elite professions is a key item on the UK government’s agenda and we hope that our research will make a significant difference in this crucial area. Social mobility can be defined as the ability of individuals to move up or down the socioeconomic ladder, with education playing a key role in facilitating that movement.

As such, the primary purpose of the Social Mobility in Accounting and Finance (SMAF) research group is to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary research in social mobility and education research in Accounting and Finance, as well as to enhance the skills and capabilities of its members by organising and promoting researcher development.
 

Projects

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Lecture at Westminster Business School

Publications

  • Ayton, Julie, Belcher, Daniel, Hristov, Gerasim, Snijders, Sylvia 2024. The role of Employability Development  Opportunities in closing the social gap in the Finance sector: A Case Study of a post-1992 UK business school. Higher Education Quarterly. Forthcoming.
  • Roberts, Martin, Shah, Neeta, Mali, Dafydd, Arquero, Jose, Joyce, J. and Hassall, T. 2023. The use and measurement of communication self-efficacy techniques in a UK undergraduate accounting course. Accounting Education. 32 (6), pp. 735-763. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2022.2113108 
  • Salaber, Julie 2014. Facilitating student engagement and collaboration in a large postgraduate course using wiki-based activities. The International Journal of Management Education. 12 (2), pp. 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2014.03.006 
     

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Social Mobility in Accounting and Finance Research Group
Westminster Business School, School of Finance and Accounting, 
35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS

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