CMI carries out research to help managers understand how – and what they can do – to improve performance and productivity. Below is a list of our flagship research; other research is available via the Knowledge Hub.

Our Research Projects

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Topic: Productivity

A Picture of Health?

CMI has partnered with the Social Market Foundation to examine the state of leadership & management in the healthcare sector.

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Topic: Productivity

West Midlands Future Prosperity

CMI and Aston University set out how a West Midlands management skills upgrade could boost growth locally and nationally.

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Topic: Employment Landscape

The Future of the Apprenticeship Levy

CMI and UVAC set out their joint vision for a positive reform agenda to raise productivity and deliver economic growth

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

The Everyone Economy

CMI’s plan for sharing work opportunity and success

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Making Hybrid Working Inclusive

While some workers are benefitting from a shift to hybrid, others are facing new challenges.

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Topic: Employability

Building Employability Skills

Only 22% of employers think that graduates entering the workplace are equipped with key employability skills.

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Topic: Employability

Building Strong Foundations

As a manager, it’s never been more important to keep your skills current and up to date through CPD.

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Topic: Employability

Management Transformed

Management Transformed: Managing in a Marathon Crisis is a CMI research project exploring the extraordinary challenges.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Moving the Dial on Race

A practical guide on workplace inclusion.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Discussion Papers

Read our collection of discussion papers which have accompanied and informed these roundtables and include research.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Delivering diversity

Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people are under-represented in business and especially in management roles.

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Topic: Change Management

Management 4.0

Developing the next generation of managers and leaders.

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