Research
CMI works to bring you the latest research directly from managers and leaders across the nation. You can keep up-to-date with our research findings and reports here.

21st Century Leaders – Building Employability Through Higher Education
Supporting student employability is an urgent challenge for universities – and has national significance.
The Future Forecast for 2018
UK managers are expecting a tough 2018, as the continued uncertainty surrounding Brexit knocks confidence in the workplace
Negative Experiences Shape Womens Decisions to Go for Executive Roles
This paper shows differences in responses to recruitment rejections resulting in women’s low representation in management
The Quality Of Working Life 2016
Always on managers’ are now working 29 days extra a year and are suffering rising levels of stress according to the 2016 Qual
Mind the gender pay gap
Men 40% more likely than women to be promoted in management roles
Emphasis on Employability
Unemployment has been one of the most significant problems for university graduates and their non-graduate peers since 2008.
Learning to Lead: The Digital Potential
Employers Are at Risk of Making Tech Savvy Managers Switch Off From Learning New Skills With Dated Digital Technology
The MoralDNA of Employee Owned Companies
Growing interest in employee ownership as an alternative to usual business models such as PLCs, LLPs and family businesses.
Growing Your Small Business
How business schools and professional bodies can successfully support the growth of small and medium enterprises.
The MoralDNA of Performance
This report moves from a focus on the fish swimming in the tank to the tank itself: to explore the space in which people work
Management 2020
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Management(APPGM) decided to investigate how management and leadership in the UK will change