Understanding SME engagement with the modern slavery acts

In this episode, Professor Hinrich Voss (Leeds University Business School) and Dr Dave Webb (University of Western Australia) discuss modern slavery and how it affects SMEs, including both Australian and UK legislation. This podcast episode was recorded in February 2020. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk.   About the speakers: Hinrich Voss is Professor of International Business at Leeds University Business School and member of the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds (CIBUL). He is interested in the relationship and interaction between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and institutions. This interest is manifested in a research strand on Chinese and emerging market MNEs (EMNEs), and one on the interplay between international business, sustainability and ethics. David Webb is Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow here at Leeds University Business School. He has held numerous international academic and industry positions in Germany, the Far East, the United States and the United Kingdom together with an executive position at a customer satisfaction management consultancy firm in South Africa. David’s primary interests are in the domain of macro-marketing focusing in particular on the interface between marketing and quality of life (QOL), self-determination theory and the psychology of consumption. A transcript of this episode is available at: https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/178/podcast_episode_6_-_transcript