This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an academic development programme where you will engage in PhD study full time and integrate into the life of the Roehampton Business School working with academic colleagues and undergraduate students.
The Bursary: Funding is available for two UK/EU and International* students at Home/EU rates for three years full-time study. The Bursary includes tuition waiver for PhD at UK/EU fees and stipend at £16,553.
Your research study will be supervised by leading international scholars in one of the following:
Project areas:
Accounting: (Contact Professors Elaine Harris and Cristiano Busco)
- Accountability and governance in organisations, including enterprise risk management
- Accounting for strategic planning, decision-making and control: balancing financial and strategic business performance considerations
(Applicants with access to managers in organisations for case studies will be an advantage)
Economics and Finance (Contact Professors Stephen Drinkwater and Wilson Ng)
- The consequences of Brexit for business and the economy: Topics could be related to specific organisations/sectors or have a broader focus.
- Current topics in managing technology innovation, for example, in blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies, and in funding technologies through crowdfunding and ICOs.
- Challenge-based entrepreneurship and new venture creation, for example, disabled and ethnic minority/immigrant ventures, and women-led start-ups.
Marketing and Supply Chain Management (Contact Professors Mohammed Rafiq, Lia Zarantonello and Wantao Yu)
- Big data analytics and supply chain sustainability
- Using social media to build customer loyalty in retailing/ retail services
- Brand experience and emotions and brand performance
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