Research Graduates

Below is a list of recent research graduates and their thesis titles:

2012 DBA

• NURSE Andrew - 'An investigation into the nature of individual and organisational capability and their linkage: how the competence of an NHS hospital is enacted through patient-care related actions and the use of organisational artefacts by its doctors'
• SCULLY Declan - 'The Role of Relational Norms in Enhancing Adaptation in Business Relationships by Controlling Uncertainty and Opportunism'
• SULLIVAN Sidney George - 'Stakeholder Theory and Practice: How does it affect the management of parks and green spaces?'
• WILSON-Cole Dennis - 'Governance within the UK Charity Sector: Case Study evidence from three Charities'

2012 PhD

• ATHAYDE Rosemary - 'Measuring Enterprise Potential in Young People: Developing a Robust Evaluation Tool'
  Supervisors - Robert Blackburn, Mark Hart, Stavros Kalafatis
  
• KANJANAPITAK Rukkagee - 'Knowledge Transfer in International Joint Ventures: The Case Study of Bangkok Hospital’s Knowledge Transfer to its Cambodian-based Joint Ventures'
• BELTMAN Schelte - 'Culture within higher education.  A portrait of manifestations of the culture within higher education in England and the Netherlands in the post-Bologna era'
• FARMER Mark - 'An Empirical Investigation of Relative Performance Evaluation in UK Chief Executive Compensation'

2012 PhD by Publication

• JOHNSTON Carolyn - 'Divergence in healthcare decision-making – seeking a consensus on the meaning and application of ‘best interests’.'

2011 DBA

• BARENDREGT Arie Teunis - 'Do Small Enterprises Study Their Competitors?  A Case Study Analysis of the Competitor Study by Dutch Business to Business Enterprises'
• FAROUGHIAN Frank Farhang - 'The Impact of Value in Developing Loyalty in E-Services: The Case of UK E-Banking'
• MENDAS Zrinka - 'Ambiguities and Complexities of Obtaining Value for Money in the National Health Service: Storytelling Approach'
• PAYNE Timothy Jon - 'Identifying and Evaluating Factors that help to contribute to IS “success” for Software Development Projects in Multi-National Organisations'
• PEDRAZ Ana Maria - 'Stochastic Optimization of Aero-engine Maintenance Schedules'
  YATES John Alexander - 'The Influence of Entrepreneurship on the Relationship between Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance'
  

2011 Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Management Theory and Methods

• BEYERS Johann David
• LEWIS Robert Alan
• KADIRI Hafisi

2011 PhD

• CAO Jiang Hong - 'The Role of Entrepreneurship in China's SMEs in Effecting Technology Transfer from Local Universities'
• ALI SYED Sameera - 'Small Business Marketing: Managing Word of Mouth in Small Service Businesses. Longitudinal Case Studies of Independent Hotels and Health and Fitness Clubs'
• HYNES Briga - 'Determinants of Small Firm Growth – An investigation of the Role of Owner-Manager, Firm and Business Strategy Characteristics'
• STANTON John - 'Democracy in Sustainable Development: Accountability and Participation in Britain’s Local Communities'
  

2010 DBA

• CONSTABLE Stephen John - 'Relationship Quality and Relationship Value as Key Drivers of Relationship Satisfaction and Long-Term Orientation in Buyer-Seller Relationships: The Case of the UK Electrical and Electronics Industries'
• HAY David James - 'Managing Relationships in Public Private Partnerships'
• HODGETTS Mark Edward - 'The Use of Modelling and Computer Simulations to Achieve an Increased Understanding of Competitive Dynamics'
• HOUGHTON Tom - 'The Information and Knowledge Resources Used by Managers to Inform their Decision Making'
• JUDSON, Robert Graham - 'A Study of the Effects of Leadership Style and Organisational Culture on Organisational Performance'
• MCNALLY Keith - 'Values Orientation Influencing Relationship Cooperative Behavioural Mechanisms between Health PFI Project Leaders'
• NORGATE Gary John - 'Corporate Governance and Performance, The Moderating Effect of the Entrepreneurial Organisation'

2010 PhD

• LEDDEN Lesley Ann - 'The Dynamic Nature of Value: a Longitudinal study'
• VOURVACHIS Petros - 'In search of explanations for Corporate Social Reporting (CSR)'
• SAMARATUNGA Mahesha - 'The Transfer of Human Resource Practices from Parent MNC to an Overseas Subsidiary: The Impact of the Introduction of Regionalisation.'

2009 DBA

• DYAS Vivienne Faraj - 'Constituents of Performance: Investigating Relational Contracting in a Construction Industry Setting to Establish a Framework for Drivers of Performance.'
• RICHTER Stefan - 'Evaluating the Value of the Firm as a Function of The Firm Operating as a Capability Based Complex Adaptive System.'

2009 PhD

• CHARALAMBIDOU Anastasia - 'The Impact of Host Investment Conditions in Bulgaria on Inward FDI Pattern.'
• SHOKEEN Priti - 'Institutionalization of Socially Responsible Investment in Canadian Pension Funds: A Grounded Theory Approach.'
• STEERS Ian Robert - 'The Ethical Dilemmas of an HR Practioner.'

2008 DBA

• ANOMELECHI-ONYEODI Ndubuisi Chikwendu - ‘Towards Favourable Outcomes of ERP System Implementation: The Quest for an Effective Model for Achieving Success.'
• ISLAM Quamrul - ‘Performance Measures and Relationship Development in a Bilateral Governance Structure.'
• SAFFELL Caroline - ‘Values, Value, Risk and Satisfaction as Antecedents to continue in farming with specific reference to farming in Great Britain.'

2008 PhD

• KHELIFI Abdenour-Karim - ‘Attitudinal Determinants of Consumer Behaviour : An Empirical Study in the UK Credit Card Sector.’
• PATTERSON Conor Joseph - ‘The Success of Local Economies – What Contribution does Social Capital Make? – the case of Northern Ireland.’
• WILSON Nicholas Charles - ‘Explaining Labour Market Emergence:  The Case of Early Music Performance in the UK.’

2007 PhD

• PUNJ Raghav - 'The Strategic Responses of Indian Room Air-Conditioner Manufacturers to Liberalisation, Market Reform, and the Entry of Foreign Competition.'
• TLEMSANI Issam - 'The Compatibility if Islam and the West: The Context of Global Banking.'

2006 DBA

• BRABAZON Anthony - 'Product Invention as a Complex Adaptive System: An Investigation of the Impact of Inventors Search Heuristics on the Rate of Invention.'
• CONWAY Clifford - 'New Media: the Effects of Networking and Cluster Co-Location on Learning and Innovation.'

2006 PhD

• MANOOCHEHRI Farideh - 'Managerial Considerations for the Successful Implementation of Internal Corporate Venturing.'

2005 DBA

• FERGUSON Claire - ‘Feelings in the Air; An investigation into the Role of Mood and Emotion in Consumer Purchase Behaviour and the Impact of Store Atmosphere on Consumer Mood States.'

2005 PhD

• MATHIOUDAKIS Alexandros - 'Explicit and Tacit Information Exchange as a Determinant of Business Relationships.'
• ROUSE Julia - 'Enterprise, Identity and Structure: A Longitudinal Study of Youth Enterprise Experiences.'

2004 DBA

• COLLINS Michael Geoffrey - 'New Perspectives on Flexible Working: A Case Study of Teleworking, Part of a Flexible Working Initiative at Lloyd’s of London.'

2004 PhD

• COLLIS Roberta Jill Fitzgerald -'The Utility of the Statutory Accounts to the Directors of Small Private Companies in the UK.'
• MEGDAD Abdulhai Mohammed - 'Internet and the Design of International Channels of Distribution: Theoretical Conceptualisation.'
• SHARIF Khurram Jahangir - 'Trust as a Determinant of Upstream and Downstream Long-Term Orientation in SME Business Relationships.'

2003 PhD

• ZHANG Miao - 'Multinationals, the Internationalisation Process and Human Resource Management Strategy: A Case Study of UK Subsidiaries of Chinese MNC’s.'

2003 MPhil

• GILLIE Simon Patrick - 'Factoring and the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME).'
• THEODORAKOPOULOU Ageliki - 'Transferring Personnel Management across National Boundaries: An Exploratory Study of Personnel Management in Greece.'

2002 PhD

• BLANKSON Charles - 'Positioning and Life Cycle Stages in the UK Services Industry.'
• BUTTERFIELD Reginald Arthur - 'The Introduction of New Public Management in the Police Service: Its impact on the role of the Police Sergeant Supervisor.'
• ESHHATI Mohammed - 'A Strategic Approach to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Companies.'

2001 PhD

• KUUSISTO Jari Heikki - 'The Determinants of Service Capability in Small Manufacturing firms.'
• POLLARD Michael David - 'Environmentally Friendly Products: A Comprehensive Model of Consumer Buying Behaviour.'
• STUTCHBURY Peter - 'Source Credibility and Message Variation in a Conflict.'

2001 MPhil

• CHESHER Michael Clifford - 'Identifying best practices in the Use of Electronic Commerce by Larger Organisations.'