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Nottingham University Business School Doctoral and MRes Programmes 2013-14

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Welcome 02

Why Nottingham? 03

Our research 05

Leading research expertise 07

Our divisional priority research areas – Accounting 10 – Economics and Finance 11 – Management 13 – Marketing 15 – Operations Management and Information Systems 17 – Entrepreneurship and Innovation 19 – International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility 22

Our doctoral programme 23

MRes Business and Management 25

Jubilee Campus 27

City life 29

Join the network 31

Fees and funding 33

Your career, your way 34

How to apply 36

Get in touch 37

Contents

James Bailey is studying for a PhD in Marketing.


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Welcome to theNottingham UniversityBusiness Schooldoctoral and MResprogrammes

We are delighted you are considering applying to the doctoral or MRes degree programmes at Nottingham University Business School.

Research is central to all activities in the Business School, and our research degree programmes are an integral part of our strategy for research excellence.

Our success in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), in which 70% of our research activity was rated either internationally excellent or world leading, strongly indicates the quality of our research environment. We feel that a vibrant doctoral and MRes community enhances our research culture, and provides the lifeblood of the school.

You will study in a world-class research institution and we aim to develop well-rounded management researchers. You will receive research training and supervision from internationally recognised scholars across a wide range of disciplines.

The completion of an MRes degree will not only equip you with the skills for doctoral research, but also enhance your labour market prospects. Similarly, a doctoral degree will provide you with the necessary skills for a successful career not only in academia, but also in commerce, industry or the public sector. Graduates from our programmes are now working in prestigious research universities, multi-national corporations, governments, and public sectors worldwide.

We hope that you will join us at Nottingham.

Professor Heidi WinklhoferDoctoral Programmes Director

Nottingham University Business School is one of an elite global group of EQUIS-accredited business schools and is among the UK’s leading centres for management education.

We are recognised as one of the top schools in the world for the quality of our teaching and research in finance, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. We take seriously our responsibility to educate future business leaders to take a broader ethical and societal perspective on business practices and finance and we integrate these issues into our doctoral programmes.

The Business School has excellent links with business and industry, and receives substantial research funding from the commercial sector as well as research councils. We are proud of our reputation for internationally excellent research and our high standard of research activity informs the content and design of all our programmes, ensuring that relevant academic theory is combined with good business practice.

We continue to pioneer entrepreneurship education, as we believe it is vital to equip our students with enhanced creativity and effective problem-solving abilities. The school is now a focus of entrepreneurial activity that unites numerous external organisations in collaborative teaching, research, and thought leadership globally.

Our faculty’s strong links with a large number of key businesses mean you will benefit from their business experience as well as the innovative research at our leading centres and institutes, from promoting entrepreneurial start-up businesses to developing supply chain solutions with Rolls-Royce, or collaborating with banks and financial services providers with our Financial Services Research Forum.

Our goal is to inspire and challenge you intellectually and prepare you for success in your chosen career. Thank you for considering us at this key point in your personal and professional development.

Professor Martin BinksDean, Nottingham University Business School

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With campuses in Nottingham, China, and Malaysia, The University of Nottingham is a truly international university.

WhyNottingham?

Students work in the Business School North atrium.


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With over 42,000 students from more than 150 countries, two overseas campuses and strong relationships with institutions around the world, Nottingham will help you develop your international perspective and connect you to a global network of leaders, academics, and fellow research students.

The Nottingham PhD rates among the UK’s top programmes while the Business School is one of just a few in the UK to achieve both EQUIS and AMBA accreditations. We are recognised as one of the world’s top business schools for integrating sustainability issues into all our programmes.

reach through its three campuses in the UK, China, and Malaysia, providing a unique global perspective and access to research networks.

and global polls for research excellence. Our Business School faculty are among the leading researchers in their fields and our centres and institutes work with global businesses and regional enterprises to develop practical and relevant thought leadership.

us in the top 10 UK business schools by research power. This high standard of research activity informs the content and design of all our PhD and MRes programmes, ensuring that we combine relevant academic theory with good business practice.

in the country, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

Centres (DTC) in the UK accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). This accreditation allows applicants from the UK and EU to apply for ESRC-DTC studentships.

The Times has described The University of Nottingham as “the closest the UK has to a truly global university” and the University is a founder member of Universitas 21, a worldwide partnership of universities that promotes global research links and offers international student exchange programmes.


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Nottingham University Business School is a world leader in business and management research and is actively involved in a diverse range of projects at Nottingham, China, and Malaysia.

Ourresearch

PhD student Sarah Glozer studies on Jubilee Campus.

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Research centres and institutesResearch in the Business School covers most areas of business and management and includes a number of leading research centres and institutes:

Research (ICBBR)

Responsibility (ICCSR)

Innovation (UNIEI)

Research in the school focuses on accounting and finance, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship, industrial economics, information systems, marketing, operations management, organisational behaviour, human resource management, and strategy.

We have close links with a number of commercial, industrial, and public concerns, which facilitate data collection and fundraising for new research projects. Recently, research sponsorship for projects and students has come from the ESRC, EPSRC, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the European Union, British Council India, the Association of British Insurers, Barclays Life, and the Geneva Association.

Other sources of external funding include Aviva, which has endowed a Chair in Insurance Studies in the school, and the Boots Company (Alliance Boots), which sponsors a Chair in Accounting and Finance. We have a number of interdisciplinary links with schools across the University, including the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, which promotes interdisciplinary research and teaching on China. Further research links exist with the schools of Economics, Geography, History, Politics, and the Faculty of Engineering.

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Professor Paul FennProfessor Fenn is Aviva Professor of Insurance Studies and Head of the Economics and Finance Division. He is a leading expert in the economics of the legal services market; personal injury litigation; health and liability insurance; medical negligence; and of workplace health and safety. He has written or edited several books and published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on the general themes of personal injury litigation, liability insurance, health economics, and the economics of workplace risk. He is expert advisor to the Ministry of Justice.

Professor Bart MacCarthyProfessor MacCarthy is Professor of Operations Management. His expertise spans the analysis, modelling and design of operational systems in business and industry. He has published widely on operations management, management science and related areas and has researched and consulted with a wide range of industries including textiles and clothing, automotive, aerospace, engineering, consumer products and food, as well as firms in distribution and logistics. His research interests are in operations management and management science; modelling and analysis of supply chains and logistics systems; mass customisation theory and practice; models and systems for planning, scheduling and control; networks for international operations; and optimisation and simulation modelling. He holds Fellowships of the Institute of Mathematics (IMA), the Institute of Operations Management (IMA), and the IEE.

Professor Ruth McDonaldProfessor McDonald is Professor of Healthcare Innovation and Learning. Her research concerns issues of change and resistance in healthcare organisations. Recently, her research has focused on financial incentives in primary and secondary care settings in the UK and USA. Her research has been published widely in leading journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine; the British Journal of General Practice; and Sociology of Health and Illness. She is a member of CLAHRC - Centre for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire - a collaboration between The University of Nottingham and the NHS. She was previously an NHS finance director and has served as a non-executive director for two NHS organisations in Liverpool.

Professor Jeremy MoonProfessor Moon is Professor and Founding Director of the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility. He won an EABIS/Aspen Institute European Faculty Award for his outstanding work in corporate, social, and environmental responsibility education and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Jeremy is co-editor of Corporate Governance and Business Ethics: A Reader (Edward Elgar, 2010), the Oxford Handbook of CSR (Oxford University Press, 2008); and co-author of Corporations and Citizenship (Cambridge University Press, 2008). He has published widely on CSR, particularly relating to governance, citizenship, and strategy.

Leading researchexpertiseOur research team is made up of pioneering and award-winning professionals.

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Professor David NewtonProfessor Newton is Professor of Finance and is an expert in mathematical finance. He began his career as a researcher and teacher in chemistry at the universities of Cambridge (Pembroke College) and Bristol, then lectured at Glasgow and Warwick universities. His research interests include derivatives (option) pricing; real options; real estate; defaultable bonds; mutual funds, liquidity, seasoned equity offerings, and the interaction between cash, debt and investment policies. He joined Manchester Business School as a senior lecturer before becoming a professor at Nottingham. He has taught in many countries and has a number of high-profile contacts at companies including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.

Professor Ken StarkeyProfessor Starkey is Professor of Management and Organisational Learning and Head of the Management Division in the Business School. He is an expert in the development of UK business schools and the strategic management of higher education. He is a Fellow of the Sunningdale Institute of the National School of Government and a Fellow of the British Academy of Management. His research interests are in management and organisational learning; leadership and management of change; the role and future of the business school and the university; and management and social theory. He led a team working on the Evolution of Business Knowledge (EBK) project on The Future of UK Business Schools. He is the author of 12 books and over 100 academic papers on the challenges of modern management.

Professor Caroline TynanProfessor Tynan is Professor of Marketing. She is President of the Academy of Marketing; a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing where she served as Dean from 2006 to 2010; a Visiting Professor of Marketing at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia; and an Associate Faculty member of Henley Management College. Her research interests include relationship marketing particularly within business-to-consumer and cross-cultural contexts, consumption meanings, and managerial marketing practice. Before becoming an academic, she worked in brand management in the food and utilities markets and has maintained her Chartered Marketer status as a qualified practitioner.

Professor Justin WaringProfessor Waring is Professor of Organisational Sociology. His work deals with the ongoing renewal of public services with a particular focus on the changing organisation and management of healthcare services. His primary interest is to understand how new organisational forms and processes interact with institutionalised professional practices, cultures and identities; and how such institutional influences can both stimulate or stymie reform. He has extensive research leadership and has worked on a number of high profile reform agendas, including patient safety and organisational learning; and quality assurance and risk management. His work has been supported and funded by the ESRC, NIHR SDO, NIHR HSR, DoH, and the PSRP.

Professor Heidi WinklhoferProfessor Winklhofer is Director of Doctoral Programmes and Professor of Marketing. She has a long-term interest in different research methodologies and international marketing activities. Her research interests are primarily in customer perceived value; customer participation; contemporary marketing practice; and methodology. Her most recent work covers the wider topic of customer perceived value perceptions and their interface with customer participation. Together with a number of colleagues and PhD students, she examines ways to measure customer perceived value, and explore its dynamic nature in contexts that require a high element of customer participation. She is also interested in the link between customer education and customer participation.

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The school’s five research divisions lead specific doctoral research areas and projects while our International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) leads research related to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The school has pioneered entrepreneurship education at Nottingham and the Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) has established multidisciplinary links across the University and leads research in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Whether your research interests lie in corporate finance, entrepreneurial firms or sustainable business, our staff offer a wealth of expertise to support and guide you.

For further details of our divisional faculty members’ current research interests and projects in progress, as well as a full list of current and graduated students, please go to www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/research.html

Our divisional priorityresearch areas

Students relax by the fountains on Jubilee Campus.

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Accounting Division

We play an important part in all the school’s teaching programmes and offer a wide range of modules/courses in finance and accounting. Our members take an active role in various international business modules as well as being responsible for the school’s wide selection of modules in finance, accounting and law.

The division’s research covers all major areas, including:

asset pricing corporate finance and governance derivatives financial accounting and reporting financial markets mathematical finance mergers and acquisitions real estate finance

Our faculty members regularly publish in top international journals, including:

Journal of Banking and FinanceJournal of Corporate FinanceJournal of Financial Economics Journal of Financial Markets European Accounting ReviewEuropean Financial ManagementMathematical Finance Review of Financial Studies The Journal of Finance

For more information, please contact [email protected]

Our staffProfessor Chris PongProfessor of Accounting

Dr Jing ChenLecturer in Accounting

Dr Nooch KuasirikunLecturer in Accounting

Dr Kristie ThomasLecturer in Business Law

Our current PhD student and his thesis titleRecep YucedogruTax Compliance in Developing Countries

Our recently graduated students and their thesis titlesHale Abdul KaderCorporate Reinsurance Transactions: Evidence from the United Kingdom Property Liability Insurance Industry

Nurul Shahnaz Ahmad MahdzanThe Influence of Household Saving Motives on the Propensity to Save and Portfolio Allocation Decisions

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Economics andFinance Division

EconomicsWe are one of the largest groups of industrial economics experts in any British university. We have 23 academic staff and a thriving community of PhD students in various areas of industrial and applied economics.

Our staff publish in high-level economics journals and in leading journals in a broad range of related disciplines. We have wide experience in producing world-class empirical industrial economics and in applying industrial economics and innovation to government and business policy at both national and international levels. A number of our staff members have held governmental advisory positions and have conducted research commissioned by national and international government departments, professional bodies, and the private sector.

Since 2010, the division has hosted the prestigious British Network of Industrial Economists (NIE), founded in the early 1970s at the London School of Economics (LSE). NIE is a nationwide forum for interaction between academia, business, and government on topics of industry economics. Its membership includes some of the leading industrial economists working in business, academia, and government.The division hosts the annual NIE doctoral colloquium, an important forum for domestic and international PhD students in industrial economics to showcase and discuss their research.


Our staffProfessor Alistair BruceProfessor of Decision and Risk Analysis

Professor Stephen DiaconProfessor of Insurance and Risk Management

Professor Paul FennAviva Chair of Insurance Studies

Professor Dave PatonProfessor of Industrial Economics

Professor Steve Thompson Professor of Strategic Management

Dr Kevin AmessAssociate Professor in Industrial Economics

Dr Michelle HaynesAssociate Professor in Industrial Economics

Dr Robert HoffmanAssociate Professor in Economics

Dr Richard SimperAssociate Professor in Financial Economics

Dr Jonathan TanAssociate Professor in Economics

Dr Cormac BryceLecturer in Risk Management

Dr Swee-Hoon ChuahLecturer in Economics

Dr Pelin DemirelLecturer in Industrial EconomicsDr Getinet HaileLecturer in Industrial Economics

Dr Simona MateutLecturer in Industrial Economics

Dr Rodion SkovorodaLecturer in Industrial/Managerial Economics

Dr Joel StiebaleLecturer in Industrial Economics

Dr Dev VencappaLecturer in Industrial Economics

Dr Pia WeissLecturer in Industrial Economics

Our current PhD students and their thesis titlesPaulo Peneda SaraivaIndividual Preferences for Socially Responsible Investments

Patrick RobertsThe Financial Impact of Operational Disruptions on Businesses

Malcolm StewartThird Party Funding (TPF) of Commercial Litigation

James WatersThe Effects of Technology Sharing Agreements (TSAs) on Innovation and Diffusion of Technology and Information

Our recently graduated students and their thesis titlesChristopher Odindo OmondiLocated Practice: A Case Study of Organisational Learning within the UK Financial Services Sector

Tajudeen YusufInsurance Intermediaries and the Control of Opportunism in the Insurance Market

Thomas Patrick Egan The Impact of Risk Management Processes on Clinical Negligence Claims Across NHS Acute Hospital Trusts

Your say“I decided to pursue a PhD following careers in business and teaching. Engagement with other researchers has been very helpful and students can attend and present at seminars and conferences organised regularly by students, school, and the university. The Business School recruited me as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), which means that I also supervise undergraduate students when they are doing exercises in lectures. The teaching encourages me to develop flexibility and planning skills.”James WatersEconomics and Finance

Hear more about James’ experience atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/business/Videos/phd

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FinanceThe finance group carries out world-class research covering all major aspects of finance, including work in the following areas:

We offer a highly competitive PhD programme, which is a combination of rigorous training and supervision by our leading scholars. Our doctoral students play a full and active part in the group’s research activities. We admit about five doctoral students into our PhD programme each year and together we commit ourselves to the highest quality research in finance.

Former students have gone both to academia and to financial service companies, including Barclays Capital, Barrie & Hibbert, Blackrock, BPI Private Banking, Citibank, Dacharan Advisory, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, MSCI Barra, Nomura, and RBS. The group has strong links with banks and financial services companies in London and in North America, mainland Europe, and China.

Our research strength is evident in the journals we publish in, including Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Derivatives, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Mathematical Finance, and Review of Financial Studies.


Our staffProfessor Sanjay BanerjiProfessor of Finance

Professor Bob BerryBoots Professor of Accounting and Finance

Professor Weimin LiuProfessor of Finance

Professor David NewtonProfessor of Finance

Dr Ghulam SorwarAssociate Professor in Finance

Dr Ye BaiLecturer in Finance

Dr Xiafei LiLecturer in Accounting and Finance

Dr Peter OliverLecturer in Accounting and Finance

Dr Beat ReberLecturer in Accounting and Finance

Our current PhD students and their thesis titlesJiannan LuoManagerial Entrenchment and Debt Maturity Structure - Evidence from the US

Ting QiuLiquidity, Informed Trading and the Real Economy

Zilong WangSovereign Debt Restructuring under Asymmetric Information

Our recently graduated students and their thesis titlesShen Hwee ChuaCash Holdings, Capital Structure and Financial Flexibility

Rong FangLiquidity and Performance of Actively Managed Equity Funds

David LathamOn the Possibility of Three Further Paradoxes within Market Efficiency

Duraya SukthomyaThe Empirical Evidence of Voluntary Disclosure in the Annual Reports of Listed Companies: The Case of Thailand

Zarina ZakariaStakeholder Engagement in Waste Management: Understanding the Process and its Impact on Accountability

Your say“The Economics and Finance Division provides us with weekly seminars attracting world-class researchers from many top universities around the world. The quality of the seminars is high, which enables us to obtain a greater insight about a research career and motivates us to improve the quality of our own work”Jiannan LuoEconomics and Finance

Hear more about Jiannan’s experience atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/business/Videos/phd

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Management Division

Organisational Behaviour (OB)Our staff draw on organisational, sociological and psychological theory to study organisational behaviour and management practice. Several staff members share an interest in applying concepts of identity, discourse and narrative to issues of organisational and managerial practice and work behaviour. Ongoing research is being conducted on:

alternative organisationsentrepreneurial action, learning, culture and historyhuman and organisational issues in supply chain managementinternational management in emerging and developing economiesinter-organisational relationships and organisational embeddednessmanagerial and entrepreneurial identitiesorganisational knowing and sense-makingpolitics and ethics in the workplacepublic services managementtechnological change in organisations

StrategyResearch in strategy takes an integrative approach that draws upon a variety of disciplines, including economics, organisation behaviour, management, and psychology in the study of how firms exploit the opportunities that their internal and external environments generate. Research into aspects of international business operations forms an important element in the strategy arena.

Human Resource Management (HRM)Research in the area of HRM relates to a range of employment relations issues. Significant themes include: workplace equal opportunity practices; new forms of union representation (equality reps, union learning reps); employment relations in small and medium sized enterprises; labour-management partnerships in private and public sectors; the employment relations implications of management buy-outs; and agency workers in the public sector. These themes are both theoretically informed and empirically rigorous, drawing on either in-depth case-based research or on the quantitative analysis of large-scale survey data.


Our staffProfessor Laurie CohenProfessor of Organisational Behaviour

Professor Ken KamocheProfessor of HRM and Organisation Studies

Professor Marek KorczynskiProfessor of Sociology of Work and HRM

Professor Ruth McDonaldProfessor of Healthcare Innovation and Learning

Professor Gerardo PatriottaProfessor of Management and Organisation

Professor Ken StarkeyProfessor of Management and Organisational Learning

Professor Sue TempestProfessor of Strategic Management and Learning

Professor Chengqi WangProfessor of Strategy and International Business

Professor Justin WaringProfessor of Organisational Sociology

Dr Shaun GoldfinchAssociate Professor in Public Services Management

Dr Rajesh KumarAssociate Professor in International Business Strategy

Dr Anna SoulsbyAssociate Professor in Organisational Behaviour

Dr Simona SpedaleAssociate Professor in OB/HRM

Dr Paul WindrumAssociate Professor in Strategy

Dr Simon BishopLecturer in Organisational Behaviour

Dr Ziming CaiLecturer in Human Resource Management

Dr Suzanne EdingerLecturer in Organisational Behaviour

Dr Aditya JainLecturer in Human Resource Management

Dr Peter SamuelLecturer in Human Resource Management

Dr Craig ShepherdLecturer in Organisation Studies

Dr Andrew WildLecturer in Strategy

Dr Qi XuLecturer in Organisational Behaviour

Our current PhD students and their thesis titlesPolina BaranovaImpact of the Identity of Strategic Actors on Strategy-Making in Organisations

Mazin BukhariThe Impact of a Corporate Governance Model on the Stock Market Development in Saudi Arabia

Shelley ClarkA Narrative Approach Exploring Small Business Owner Manager’s Identity during Times of Business Unrest

Adele CresswellThe Impact of NHS Commissioning Arrangements on Vulnerable People

Nellie El EnanyInvestigating User Involvement in the Healthcare Service Department

Kathryn HartwellHow Senior Partners in Law Firms can Effectively Strategise to Gain a Competitive Advantage in the Currently Changing Legal Industry

Josephine Go JefferiesPatient Responsibilisation and Healthcare Reform: Does Telehealth Affect Patient Self-Management?

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Jeannie HolsteinContrasting Narratives of Corporate Entrepreneurship - A Critical Examination of the Entrepreneurial University

Brian Litchfield-CantFractures in Strategy Alignment and Implementation – A Procedural Justice Approach

Kong Man Joey NgFamily Business in Hong Kong - An Anthropological Study of Wellbeing

Natasher LafondUnderstanding How Professional Boundaries are Negotiated in the Context of the Current Workplace Changes that Advocate Enhanced Skill and Task Sharing and Multi-Professional Work

Zoey SpendloveRegulation, Midwives and Medical Men

Matthew WallisCorporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Logics: An Ethnographic Study in a Healthcare Business

Our recently graduated students and their thesis titlesSimon BishopHRM in Public Private Partnerships: Working in a Health Production System

Lai-wan Lenis CheungManaging Chinese Employees: Dialogues from the Notion of Self

Marie HinesLocal Managers’ Values-based Reactions to Transfer of Western HMS Practices: Case Studies in FDI and non-FDI Companies in Poland

Alison HirstA Sociological Journey into Space: Architecture and Social Structure in a Changing Local Government Organisation

Peter Thomas LambEclipsing Adaptation: The Translation of the US MBA Model in China

Konrad MizziThe Contribution made by Programme Leadership Consultants to the Creation and Maintenance of Momentum for Public Service Change Programmes and the Implications for their Client Sponsors

Uta MorgensternThe Resource-Performance Relationship from a Cognitive Perspective

Norman James StreetStrategic Information Systems Planning for the Strategic Business Unit: A Contextualist Perspective

Huyen Anh ThamDeinstitutionalisation from the Perspective of Sensemaking: An Empirical Investigation of the Electricity of Vietnam Corporation

Ning WuHigh Performance Work Practices in Small and Medium- Sized Firms

Your say“There is a real determination at Nottingham to prepare you for a future academic career and the bar is set high, with an expectation to attend conferences and publish in top rate journals. You do however have the support from your supervisors, the school, the Graduate School and within the University, to achieve that. I have made some major life changes to study a PhD at Nottingham and I have absolutely no regrets – it’s been everything and more than I expected. It’s also been really good fun too.”Jeannie HolsteinOB/HRM/Strategy

Hear more about Jeannie’s experience atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/business/Videos/phd

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Marketing Division

The Marketing Division is a vibrant research and teaching community of over 20 academic staff and 20 doctoral students. We have strong links with Nottingham’s campuses in China and Malaysia, which connects us with an international group of researchers and offers distinct advantages to our doctoral students.

We approach our teaching and research with a commitment to academic rigour that promotes innovation, improves managerial and public policy decision making, and applies to contemporary managerial and business problems.

We have long-established expertise in services and relationship marketing and consumer research. Our excellent reputation for producing high-quality research attracts funding from research councils, government departments, and business and non-profit enterprises.

Our current research focuses on three themes:

consumption and societymarketing and innovationvalue co-creation

These themes integrate our expertise in a wide range of areas including branding, advertising, innovation, international marketing, ethical marketing, and marketing metrics.

Marketing faculty contribute to the national and international management and marketing community, serve on the editorial boards of leading journals, and are active in practitioner networks such as the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and the Market Research Society and academic networks including the Academy of Marketing, the Advanced Institute for Management, and the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management.


Our staffProfessor James DevlinProfessor of Financial Decision Making

Professor Christine EnnewProfessor of Marketing

Professor Caroline TynanProfessor of Marketing

Professor Heidi WinklhoferProfessor of Marketing

Dr Sally HibbertAssociate Professor in Marketing

Dr Scott McCabeAssociate Professor in Tourism Management/Marketing

Ms Sally McKechnieAssociate Professor in Marketing

Dr Linda PetersAssociate Professor in Marketing

Dr Andrew SmithAssociate Professor in Marketing

Dr Vicky StoryAssociate Professor in Marketing

Dr Robert CluleyLecturer in Marketing

Dr Robert LambertLecturer in Tourism and the Environment

Dr Darryn MitussisLecturer in Marketing

Dr Mona MoufahimLecturer in Marketing

Dr Teresa Pereira HeathLecturer in Marketing

Dr Deborah RobertsLecturer in Marketing

Dr Peter LythUniversity Teacher in Tourism

Our current PhD students and their thesis titlesJames BaileyConsumer Learning to Create Value

Brendan CanavanTourism Development in North European Cold Water Islands

Leticia Cortes FerreiraIdentity and Authenticity in Social and Corporate Settings

Sarah Alice GlozerHow do Corporations’ and Consumers’ Communications Dialectically Construct Sustainable Consumption?

Kyoung-Bae KimThe Perceived Role of Key Stakeholders’ Involvement in Sustainable Tourism Development

Myria KkalisInteractive Marketing Practices

Egle MaslauskaiteInternational Students’ Travel Decision-Making the Role of Involvement, Constraints and Negotiation Strategies Professional BA ‘Tourism and Hotel Administration’

John MelvinThe Social Sustainability of Heritage Visitor Attractions Interpretative Technologies and the Younger Generation

SMA MoinBinding through Branding - An Investigation into the Impact of Branding on Consumer Trust in the Context of UK Financial Services Sector

Wan Rasyidah Wan NawangUnit Trust Fund Selection Behaviour of Malaysian Investors

Muhammad ZahidCorporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Buying Behaviour

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Our recently graduated students and their thesis titlesCarmela BosangitExploring Travel Blogs as Electronic Word-of-Mouth Influencing Tourist Behaviour: a Cross Cultural Study

Ioana Diana Gregory-SmithThe role of Self-Conscious Emotions in Ethical Consumption

Mohamed Sobhy Ahmed HassanExamining the Influence of Customer Education on Co-Creation and Citizenship Behaviours

Rania HusseinThe Adoption of Web Based Marketing in the Travel and Tourism Industry: An Empirical Investigation in Egypt

Shilpa IyannaThe Dynamic, Co-Created Perspective of Customer Value

Hakim Adel Hakim MeshrekiCountry-of-Origin Effect on Industrial Buyers’ Perception of Quality, Value and Willingness to Buy - The Case of Egypt

Amrul Asraf Mohd AnyCustomer Participation in Value Creation in Internet-Based Self-Service Technology (ISST) Environment

Veronica ReidA Study of the Influence of Individual-Level Cultural Value Orientation on the Formation of Service Quality Expectations

Jing WangModelling the Causes and Measuring the Consequences of Cultural Tourism: The Economic and Cultural Impacts of Cultural Tourist Attractions

Jiyao XunCustomer Self-Determined Relationships with a Firm: Relationship Marketing from the Customer’s Perspective

Your say“Nottingham is a great place to study and offers excellent facilities on a campus that continues to grow each year. You are supported by excellent academics who challenge you to develop your research skills and integrate you within the academic division. The Graduate School also offers support through workshops to develop these skills, along with other events and opportunities ranging from keynote speakers to language courses.”James BaileyMarketing

“Well-articulated research modules, rigorous coursework, an exciting classroom environment, and an exceptional student cohort from all over the world makes Nottingham a perfect place to develop young scholars who want to make a lasting impact. Every meeting with my supervisors is inspirational, with exceptional opportunities to challenge and be challenged in the way I think - that’s what Nottingham is all about.”SMA MoinMarketing

Hear more about our students’ experiences atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/business/Videos/phd

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Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS) DivisionOperations Management (OM) and Information Systems (IS) are closely related fields of study, both vital to business across the public and private sectors. The two disciplines are natural partners.

OM applies sophisticated methods to solving business problems related to designing, planning, controlling, and improving operations, logistics and supply chain management processes. New information technologies to support them are continually evolving. Meanwhile, IS focuses on bridging the divide between computer science and business management, incorporating a range of approaches for designing and applying information technology solutions to organisations.

Our approaches to OM research are wide ranging and include behavioural and human factors methods, modelling and simulation, and analytical techniques of operations research. Colleagues within the IS section also adopt an interdisciplinary research approach, aiming to better understand the relationships between information systems (including technology), work and organisation (both virtual and physical) and to develop new tools and methodologies for enhancing system design.

OM staff have research interests in operations strategy, systems design, collaborative design and new product development, logistics and supply chain management, mass customisation, planning and control, outsourcing logistics and supply chains, quality management, modelling and simulation, technology and knowledge management. We also have strong links with the University’s Engineering Faculty, with whom we run joint courses and research programmes.

IS staff interests include IS strategy, strategic alignment of IS and business, human factors design of complex information systems, emotion and organisational change, open source innovation, Web 2.0, new technology in higher education, green computing, technological innovation and organisational learning, strategic management of inter-organisational networks, B2B network orchestration, complexity and systems theories.


Our staffProfessor Bart MacCarthyProfessor of Operations Management

Professor Kul PawarProfessor of Operations Management

Professor Sanja PetrovicProfessor of Operational Research

Professor David WastellProfessor of Information Systems

Dr Kim Hua TanReader in Lean Operations and Supply Management

Dr James TannockReader in Quality and Operations Management

Dr George KukAssociate Professor in Strategy and Information Systems

Dr Luc MuyldermansAssociate Professor in Operations Management

Dr Christos BraziotisLecturer in Supply Chain and Operations Management

Dr Mike Byrne Lecturer in Operations Management

Dr Thomas ChesneyLecturer in Information Systems

Dr Andrew GraingerLecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Dr Jane GuineryLecturer in Operations Management

Dr Duncan ShawLecturer in Information Systems

Our current PhD students and their thesis titlesAnwar Al SheyadiBenchmarking Supply Chain Management Practices in Oman and Evaluating their Impacts on the Competitiveness of Omani Businesses

Mohd Helmi Bin AliThe Influence of Supply Chain Integration on Halal Food Integrity

Amal AlotaibiInformation Technology and Gender-Segregated Work - A Case Study on Boundary Crossing in Saudi Higher Education Institutions

Trevor Bayley Factors Influencing Information Systems Alignment among Chinese SMEs in Ningbo, Zhejiang, PRC

Emily EvansEvaluation of Nottinghamshire Police’s Integrated Offender Management Programme

Mohsin Nasir JatService Parts Logistics Facilities Location and Inventory Decisions for After Sales Service with Multiple Levels

Sineenart KrichanchaiInvestigating the Feasibility of the Vendor Managed Inventory Approach for Pharmaceutical Supply Chains in Hospitals

Martin Grenville LannonThe Effect of IT Attributes on How and Why Organisations Adopt IT

Peter MarzecA Knowledge-Based View of Process Improvement. A Mixed Methods Study into the Role of Social Networks and Knowledge Acquisition

John McCarthyUnderstanding the Alignment of Business and Information System (IS) Strategies

Wei QuOptimising Value Recovery from Product Returns in Closed-Loop Supply Chains (CLSC)

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Our recently graduated students and their thesis titlesAsma Al ZaidiExploring the Interrelationships Among Operations Management Practices, Customer Perceptions of Service Quality, and Performance of Hotels

Ahmad BeltaguiThe Role of Design in Product-Service Organisations

Lilian Adriana BorgesIncorporating Human Factors into the AMT Selection: A Framework and a Process

Nattapan BuavarapornBusiness Process Improvement Methodology Adoption for Improving Service Quality: Case Studies of Financial Institutions in Thailand

Tamer OvutmenOpen Pipeline Order Fulfilment Systems in the Automotive Sector: Analysis, Modelling and Simulation

Yun QiuManaging Quality in the Chinese Context: Case Studies of Shanghai Manufacturing Industries

Usha RamanathanAnalysing the Role of Information Exchange in Demand Forecasting in Collaborative Supply Chains

Nizaroyani SaibaniPerformance Measurement for Reverse and Closed-Loop Supply Chains

Wolfgang Georg ScherlA Model for Emotional Intelligence Training in Management Education

Mamdouh Taher TayebThe Determinants and Impact of Outsourcing on Airlines’ Performance

Ying Kei TseSupply Chain Quality Risk Management: An Empirical Study of its Dimensions and Impact on Firm Performance

Your say“The PhD is challenging but at the same time it is rewarding both socially and professionally. The PhD community is supportive and sociable – all the second and third year students have gone through very similar experiences, so they’re always willing to help you. There are also regular dinners and drinks so you’ll never feel alone.Professionally, you’re getting a PhD from one of the top universities in the country so you’re well equipped for the future. Expectations are high but it means that the work you do is of high quality.”Pete MarzecOMIS

Hear more about Pete’s experience atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/business/Videos/phd

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation

An early emphasis on research into small and medium enterprise financing has developed into a broader interest in wider aspects of entrepreneurial and innovative activity. This includes studies of serial and habitual entrepreneurs, technology transfer, innovation and new product development, science parks and business incubation.

Since The University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) was established in 2000, a particular focus has been on action research, involving large numbers of entrepreneurs and businesses. This is a rapidly developing area in business schools and one in which Nottingham University Business School occupies a leading position in the UK, both in terms of its research and entrepreneurship education.


Our staffProfessor Martin BinksDean, Professor of Entrepreneurial Development

Professor Susan MarlowProfessor of Entrepreneurship

Professor Simon MoseyProfessor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Dr Hannah NokeAssociate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Dr Andrew GreenmanLecturer in Entrepreneurship and Creativity

Dr Lee MartinLecturer in Entrepreneurship and Creativity

Dr Isobel O’NeilLecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Our current PhD students and their thesis titlesNadhira AlhabsiDeveloping Entrepreneurship Education: An Exploratory Study in Oman

Angela Carmina Martinez DyUnmasking the Internet, A Critical Analysis of the Internet’s Role in Entrepreneurial Value Creation

Shaun GordonExploring Barriers to Creativity in the English NHS

Cherisse HoyteA Sensemaking Approach to the Emergence and Development of Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Fiona LightfootCorporate Entrepreneurship in Multinational Organisations

Patricio OsoriKnowledge Management and Entrepreneurship. Art Entrepreneurial Initiatives in Chile and the UK

Lucy Sitton-KentLean in the NHS

Rui SongDeveloping a Model for Exploiting Radical Innovations in Telecommunications Market

Our recently graduated students and their thesis titlesOlumide AlukoCo-evolution in Transition Economies: A Case Study of the South African Venture Capital Industry and the South African State

Cristian Alejandro Munoz CanalesThe Development of Opportunity Identification Capabilities: A Tacit Knowing Approach

Isobel O’NeilAuthenticity and Legitimacy in Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Where Environmentalism Meets Entrepreneurship

Pir Irfanullah RashdiThe Role of Academic Entrepreneur’s Experience in Building Networks for Biotechnology Spinouts from UK Universities

Your say“I love it here. My undergrad years were spent on a downtown city campus, so I have an extra appreciation for the Nottingham campuses. I completed an MSc here a few years ago and so I was extremely excited to start on my jointly funded Business School-NHS project. The courses are useful, the research of a high quality and the senior academics we have access to have international reputations. My main concern has been ensuring the PhD process was not a solitary one, especially as an international student. As such I have made an effort to engage with the doctoral community. In addition to providing a group of friends and colleagues, the Business School community has been key to keeping me on track as well as making me a better academic.”Dyneshia JohnsonEntrepreneurship and Innovation

Hear more about Dyneshia’s experience atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/business/Videos/phd

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Students discuss their work.

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PhD Management student Nellie El Enany outside on Jubilee Campus.


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International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR)The ICCSR is a leader in international multidisciplinary research in corporate social responsibility and sustainability and participates in numerous research partnerships with external organisations such as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), The Charities Aid Foundation, and the European Academy of Business in Society.

The ICCSR’s multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the academic backgrounds of its staff whose expertise is in business ethics, environmental economics, social accountability, organisational sociology, international development and political science. The ICCSR’s network of international visiting professors and visiting fellows enhances its collaborative approach to research. The ICCSR is dedicated to achieving research excellence, demonstrated by numerous contributions to distinguished management and social science journals, and more specialist business and society and business ethics journals.


Our staffProfessor Jeremy MoonProfessor of Corporate Social Responsibility

Dr Wendy ChappleAssociate Professor in Industrial Economics

Dr Robert CaruanaLecturer in Business Ethics

Dr Christian HerzigLecturer in Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

Dr Judy MuthuriLecturer in Corporate Social Responsibility

Dr Rieneke SlagerLecturer in Strategy and Sustainability

Dr Glen WhelanLecturer in Business Ethics

Our current PhD students and their thesis titlesBettina GrantAn Exploration of Conflict in Corporate-Society Relations in an Age of Digital Empowerment

Jacqueline KirkThe BITC CR Index - A True Measure of Responsible Business Practice?

Lauren McCarthyInvestigating the case for Gendered CSR in Agricultural Supply Chains

Natalie MooreAsymmetric Information in CSR

Shakera SiddikyCross Sector Social Partnership in Developing Countries

Laurence VigneauIntegrated Corporate Social Responsibility Communication Strategy: Examining the Construction of CSR Identity in Organisational Strategy and Communications

Our recently graduated students and their thesis titlesStephanos AnastasiadisAn investigation into Corporate Citizenship, Policy Message, Political Action and Climate Change in the European Auto Sector: Forked Tongues or Tongue-tied?

Bimal AroraFrom Philanthropy to Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: A Processual Framework for CSR Implementation in Ballarpur Industries Limited

Michael John CefaiThe Possibilities of Ethical Behaviour in Organisations: A Study of Managerial Selves

Rafael Pereira GomesCorporate Market Responsibility for Orderly Financial Markets: Systemic Risk and Regulation following Citigroup, Sovereign Funds, and the Credit Crunch

Kate GrosserCorporate Social Responsibility, Gender, Equality and Organisational Change: A Feminist Perspective

Christine Anne HemingwayWhat Determines Corporate Social Entrepreneurship? Insights from a UK-based Multi-National Corporation

Bahar Ali KazmiRealising Human Rights in Transnational Business Networks; A Personal Account of the Making of the Atlanta Agreement and its Moral Logics

Luz Angela Pinilla UrzolaAssurance in Corporate Sustainability Reporting in the United Kingdom: Stakeholder and Corporate Perspectives

Catharina (Rieneke) SlagerSRI Indices and Responsible Corporate Behaviour: A Study of the FTSE4Good Index

Your say“Nottingham University Business School offers a vibrant, collaborative and creative environment in which students are able to build key academic and practical skills. Through regular meetings with accomplished supervisors and valuable training opportunities, I have found that the doctoral programme provides structure to the PhD process, while also allowing me to independently shape my own career path. A lot of emphasis is placed on the social aspect of research, and I have been actively encouraged to pursue research publication opportunities and attend conferences.”Sarah Glozer ICCSR

Hear more about Sarah’s experience atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/business/Videos/phd

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The doctoral programme offers a superb opportunity to develop research skills in an environment with an international reputation for business research excellence. You can apply to one of our four PhD pathways:

1. Business and Management2. Corporate Social Responsibility3. Finance and Risk4. Industrial Economics

These pathways are designed to provide generic as well as subject specific training.

Supervisory arrangementsYou will normally be assigned two academic supervisors who will provide guidance on the formal specification of your topic, the structure and organisation of your thesis, and the general direction of your research. Regular supervision helps to ensure your research progresses in the appropriate direction. If you are full-time, you will meet with your supervisor at least 10 times during the year, while part-time students meet at least six times.

Taught modulesTo help you in the transition to independent research, you will normally be expected to complete a number of assessed taught modules during your first and second year of study, or during your first four years if you are studying part-time. Our research training programme is outlined below.

For a detailed description of the modules, please go to www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/phd

You may also be required to take up to 20 credits of other modules within the school/faculty. For modules available, go to www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/mscPlease note modules are subject to change.

Graduate School Research Training ProgrammeIn addition to attending research training modules provided by the Business School, you will be expected to attend relevant training courses provided by the Graduate School. These include courses relating to use of IT and library resources, research management, research skills, presentation and communication skills, and research ethics. Supervisors will advise you which Graduate School courses are appropriate for your specific training needs.

Our doctoralprogramme

Business and Management/Corporate Social Responsibility Pathways

Research Design and Philosophy

Introduction to Research Design and Data Analysis

Developing Management Research

Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

Or

Advanced Qualitative Research Methods

Year 1

Year 2

Semester 1

Semester 2

Finance and Risk Pathway




Advanced Theory of Finance

Topics in Advanced Econometrics

Advanced Corporate Finance

Topics in Advanced Econometrics

Advanced Microeconomics Theory orAdvanced Macroeconomics Theory*

Industrial Economics Pathway




* students may select one of these modules, subject to meeting any pre-requisites and at the discretion of the Module Convenor.

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Seminars and workshopsAll postgraduate students are expected to attend our seminar programme and relevant research workshops. Seminars take place regularly, usually on Wednesday afternoons, and are given by a range of both internal and external speakers. Research workshops occur on an ad hoc basis and you will be advised by your supervisors about attendance.

In addition to the seminar programme, we offer a doctoral seminar programme that focuses specifically on the needs of PhD students. The focus of the programme is on the research process, particularly the more informal aspects of doing research and getting it published. These are aspects of researchers’ lives that are rarely discussed in journals and books, but are, nevertheless, vital for emergent scholars to understand and appreciate, regardless of their disciplinary field or background.

Visiting speakersIn addition to our Business Leaders Series, our centres and institutes host regular speakers from academia, business, and industry as well as high-profile conferences such as the annual UK Insurance Economists Conference and the annual CSR Research Symposium.

Confirmation of PhD status and annual reviewsIf you are admitted to the University to study for a doctorate you will normally be registered at PhD level. At the end of year one, subject to the satisfactory completion of the annual review, your PhD status will be confirmed. If progress is unsatisfactory, you may be downgraded to MPhil status. Completion of all doctoral research training modules is a necessary pre-requisite for confirming PhD status.

The annual review requires you to submit a document detailing your work and make a short presentation about your research to a review panel of assessors. You will undergo a similar annual review at the end of years two and three. The annual review at the end of the third year will decide whether you can register as ‘thesis pending’.

Typical full-time doctoral timetableYear one - registered student

Semesters 1 and 2: attend appropriate taught courses both within the Business School and the Graduate School.

Define the nature of the research problem, identify appropriate analytical frameworks, and expect to have completed a first draft of literature review chapters.

June: annual review.

Year two - registered studentAttend appropriate taught courses both within the Business School and the Graduate School.

Expect to complete the majority of any empirical work.


Year three - registered studentCommence formal writing-up.

Expect to complete empirical work and produce draft write-up of results.


Submit completed thesis.

Please note, although a year four ‘thesis pending’ period is available, you are expected to submit your thesis within three years. You should aim to write up regularly over the three years, preparing chapters to be read and commented on by your supervisors. This should help to ensure that when the ‘thesis pending’ period begins, you will have a first draft of a thesis ready for modification.

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MRes Business and Management

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The main aim of the MRes programme is to provide you with sufficient foundation training in basic and advanced research skills to enter a doctoral programme.

The MRes is made up of taught research training modules, taught subject-specific training modules and a dissertation, totalling 180 credits. It is also suitable if you want to obtain a research degree but do not want to commit to a longer period of study.

Course structureTaught courses for research studentsMRes students complete the following compulsory modules: Introduction to Research Methods* (15 credits), and either Further Qualitative Research Methods (15 credits) or Further Quantitative Research Methods (15 credits).

In addition, you will undertake two advanced subject-specific modules worth 15 credits each, which are related to your chosen specialist subject area of study and are agreed by supervisors.

The MRes dissertation and supervisory arrangementsYou will be required to submit a 35,000 word dissertation worth 120 credits and will be assigned one academic supervisor, who will provide guidance on the formal specification of the topic, the structure and organisation of the dissertation, and the general direction of the research. To monitor your progress, you must submit a literature review, which will also allow you to obtain valuable feedback. The dissertation is examined by viva voce attended by both an internal and external examiner.

Courses from the Graduate SchoolYou may attend relevant courses from the University’s Graduate School Research Training Programme, which provide training in a range of general research skills including the use of library resources, research management, research skills, and research ethics.

* Depending on your area of research, alternative research methods modules are available for Finance students.

Your say“The MRes programme equipped me with research skills that have enabled me to pursue my doctoral studies with more confidence. My choice was greatly influenced by the high standard of professionalism and knowledge of the academic staff, as well as the dedication that is invested into students’ growth and learning. It is an excellent place to meet people from various cultural backgrounds and make good friends for life.”Dr Judy MuthuriLecturer in Corporate Social ResponsibilityNottingham University Business School

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The University’s award-winning Jubilee Campus offers one of the most modern and beautiful environments in which to study business in the UK.

Praised for its innovative architecture and environmentally friendly technology, it was opened in 1999 by Her Majesty the Queen.

Jubilee Campus has been praised for its innovative architecture.

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Built on a former industrial site close to Nottingham city centre, Jubilee Campus has impeccable green credentials and is a leader in sustainable development. Our University Park Campus is just a mile away, and you can easily get there on one of our free hopper buses.

Our facilitiesThe Business School provides all full-time PhD students with a dedicated desk, computer, and locker space for your three years of registered study. All part-time PhD students are provided with hot-desking computer facilities.

As well as a range of facilities in our Business School North and Business School South, the Amenities Building on Jubilee Campus includes a Graduate Centre, exclusively developed for postgraduates and early career researchers. It offers a range of facilities, including a seminar room that seats up to 30 people which can be used to practice presentations or hold seminars or events, and a lounge area with wireless connection, networked computers, and a well-equipped kitchen.

Our dedicated Business Library combines state-of-the-art multimedia technology with traditional information resources. The library houses key reference resources, a short loan collection, past PhD dissertations, and a wide range of online resources, including bibliographic databases, full-text databases, electronic journals and more are available via the eLibrary Gateway.

Sports facilities are also available on campus. Find out more: www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport

The YANG Fujia Building, home to the International Office, and the Amenities Building - with a restaurant, student services centre, and multi-faith centre - are part of the University’s significant investment in Jubilee Campus. A new scheme designed by Ken Shuttleworth, designer of the iconic Swiss Re ‘Gherkin’ building in London, includes an Innovation Park and the UK’s tallest freestanding work of public art, ‘Aspire’, completed in 2008 on campus.

Centre for English Language Education (CELE)If your first language is not English, CELE offers intensive English language and study skills preparation courses. CELE staff will advise you on the nature, intensity and length of course needed to raise your language skills to the level that meets the language entry requirement acceptable to the Business School.

Find out more: www.nottingham.ac.uk/cele

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Nottingham is regarded as one of the UK’s most desirable places to study. Home to a world-class University, it offers all the buzz of city living while retaining its strong sense of community.

Old Market Square in Nottingham city centre hosts a number of events throughout the year.


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Both Jubilee Campus and University Park Campus are close to the centre of Nottingham, one of the UK’s most cosmopolitan and prosperous cities. As the commercial and cultural capital of the East Midlands, Nottingham is home to several major UK employers, including Alliance Boots, Capital One, E.ON, Experian, and the Inland Revenue. Many large blue-chip companies have offices in and around the city. The school has strong links with Rolls-Royce, the global aero-engine manufacturer, based about 18 miles away in Derby.

The bustling city centre is renowned for its excellent nightlife, with more than 300 bars and pubs, as well as a variety of art galleries, restaurants, clubs, theatres, concert halls, and cinemas. Shopping in Nottingham has been voted among the best outside of London and the city has more sports facilities per head of population than anywhere else in Europe.

Nottingham, is one of the oldest cities in the UK and has a rich history. Explore the ancient caves beneath Nottingham Castle, or take a relaxing walk through Wollaton Park and visit the imposing Elizabethan Hall, recently featured as ‘Wayne Manor’ in The Dark Knight Rises.

As a break from the pace of city life, the region offers beautiful rural scenery in the Peak District National Park and historic buildings such as Newstead Abbey, Southwell Minster, and Hardwick Hall. Nottinghamshire’s more well-known attractions include Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest and the historic Goose Fair, held every October.

Time to travelGetting here is easy. Nottingham is less than two hours travel from London, with excellent transport links to the capital and the rest of the UK.

East Midlands Airport, one of the UK’s fastest growing airports, is only 40 minutes from the city centre via a 24-hour bus service.

Frequent rail services run from Nottingham to major UK cities, including London every 30 minutes, and the completion of the Eurostar connection at St Pancras International means that passengers are only a few hours train journey from Paris.

See what our students think about Nottingham at

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PhD Business SocietyAlthough the academic side of a PhD will undoubtedly be your priority, the PhD Business Society, part of the Postgraduate Student Association (PGSA), supports the social side of studying for a PhD. With the support of the Business School, the society organises dinners and events throughout the year, so you will have the opportunity to meet new people, make friends, and have an enjoyable time during your studies.

The involvement with the PGSA gives you access to a much wider range of events including trips to cities around the UK, as well as organised events in and around Nottingham. The other primary role of the society is to support you through developing a community, helping to address any concerns that might come up during your studies.

Business Leaders SeriesAll doctoral students are welcome to attend our exclusive series of guest lectures from top business leaders who come to the school to speak to students, staff, alumni, and visitors from the regional business community.

Recent speakers have included Stephen Rowlinson, Non-executive Chairman, Penna Consulting plc; Stephen Zimmerman, Partner, NewSmith Capital Partners; Alex Gourlay, Managing Director, Health and Beauty, Alliance Boots; Gary Dutton MBE, Founder and Chairman, Synseal Extrusions, and Chairman, Doorstop International; Rita Gunther McGrath, Columbia Business School, NYC; Dr Louis Nisbet, Chair, BioCity Nottingham, Stephen Robertson, Director General, British Retail Consortium; and Willie Walsh, CEO, International Airlines Group.

Join the network

A number of networking events take place on Jubilee Campus.

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Nottingham University Business AlumniAll our doctoral students become life members of the Business School Alumni Association and have access to a network of several thousand graduates from more than 100 countries, all of who have shared the experience of studying at Nottingham.

Many of our alumni stay involved with the school through acting as recruiters, interviewers, mentors, contributors to modules, and advisors to prospective students.

Alumni successBusiness School PhD graduate and Research Associate, Dr Ahmad Beltagui, won a Highly Commended Award in the prestigious 2011 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Doctoral Research Awards, sponsored by Emerald Publishing. He won the award for his doctoral research in “The role of design in product-service organisations”, supervised by Professor Kul Pawar and Dr Johann Riedel in the school’s Operations Management and Information Systems Division. Ahmad is now on an 18-month project working with an SME in Odense, Denmark, to research the customer experience to embed a more customer-oriented service design in the company.

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Fees and fundingFunding is available for excellent students and we are proud to offer our research students an extraordinary level of support.

Nottingham University Business School ScholarshipsEach year, the school offers a number of scholarships to full-time doctoral students starting the programme. The scholarships cover full tuition fees as well as tax-free living expenses per year (at the ESRC rate) and are open to home/EU and overseas candidates. The closing date is normally March/April each year. Find out more:www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/phd/scholarships.html

The University of Nottingham AlumniAlumni scholarships are available to non-UK, full-time students who have completed a degree programme at The University of Nottingham. Find out more:www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/scholarshipsfeesfinance/scholarships/ scholarshipdetails/alumni.aspx

University and other research council scholarshipsHome/European Union Students

(European Union): the University offers a large number of full tuition fee scholarships for EU students each session. The closing date is normally in March each year. Find out more at

www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/scholarshipsfeesfinance/scholarships/scholarshipdetails/research-eu.aspx

of only 21 Doctoral Training Centres nationally accredited by the Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC). The ESRC DTC scholarships cover full tuition as well as tax-free living expenses per year (at the ESRC rate) and are open to Home/EU candidates. The closing date is normally in February each year. Find out more at www.nottingham.ac.uk/esrc-dtc/ funding-application/index.aspx

Overseas studentsInternational students (from outside the EU) can apply for several scholarships.

(International): the University offers a large number of full tuition fee scholarships for international students each session. The closing date is normally in March each year. Find out more at www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/scholarshipsfeesfinance/scholarships/scholarshipdetails/research-overseas.aspx

in association with the China Scholarship Council, the University offers a number of full tuition fee scholarships and stipends. The closing date is normally in February each year. Find out more at www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/scholarshipsfeesfinance/scholarships/scholarshipdetails/ research-csc-overseas.aspx

MRes and doctoral fees 2013-2014Full-time programmeUK and EU£3,924Overseas£12,830

Part-time programmeUK and EU£1,962

Find out more: www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees

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Your future and success is paramount. As a research student, you will have access to our specialist Postgraduate Careers Service to help you review, explore, and plan your future career path.

Your career, your way

Offering access to individual careers consultations, skill development events, guest lectures, and an online careers resource area, the service can support you in planning a career within academia or industry.

The University’s Graduate School also offers career management sessions for research students.

Approximately 80% of our research degree graduates have pursued academic careers nationally and internationally. Others have moved into a variety of sectors including consultancy, risk management, finance and financial services, the public sector, and self employment.

Working in the UKImmigration is a complex issue. We arrange immigration talks from legal experts to help international course members understand the latest regulations in relation to working in the UK. For up to date information on the UK’s Points Based System go to www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Working globallyOur online subscriptions and global networks ensure you have access to information on working in a variety of countries worldwide.

Your say“Before starting my PhD at the Business School I was head of the EMEA tax practice of one of the largest international law firms in the world and I approached the change from practitioner to researcher with a great deal of anticipation and a measure of trepidation. I chose the Business School because of its wide ranging and excellent research reputation and because of the availability of first class supervision. I have not been disappointed.”Gregory MorrisAccounting

Your say“Having spent two years in the corporate governance industry, I had become frustrated with the fuzzy thinking that existed within the practice and I found the pressure to conform to the status quo, in order to meet tight deadlines, dreadfully restrictive. I was thrilled to see that the Business School was offering the chance to devote three years to full time academic study. Fully funded by a scholarship and tax-free, my residual income was only marginally less than what it was during my city job. During the times when I needed extra advice, support, training and feedback, I found it in abundance from a community of academics who are leaders in their field.”Dr Ian Gregory-SmithLecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield

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Our aim is to make the application process as simple as possible and we encourage you to apply online: pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk

We welcome applications from suitably qualified students to undertake research leading to an MRes or doctoral degree on a full-time basis. Suitability for Home/EU students to study on a part-time basis will be assessed case by case. We have an annual intake of new students in October each year.

QualificationsApplicants for the MRes Business and Management programme will normally be graduates of an approved university holding a good honours degree at 2:1 level or above (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Applicants for a doctoral programme should normally hold, or expect to have obtained by the autumn of the year of entry on to the PhD programme, a masters qualification in a relevant subject (with an average over 65% in the taught modules and a minimum of 65% in the dissertation, or its equivalent), as well as a good honours degree in a relevant discipline at 2:1 level or above.

In exceptional cases, substantial professional, business or industrial qualifications/experience may also be taken into consideration.

Please enclose transcripts of all your academic qualifications with your application form. If you have not completed your masters degree you should include a transcript of the marks received to date. Any offer is conditional upon achieving the required standard.

Research proposalYour application must include a research proposal which should indicate the area in which your research will be conducted and the key issues that you want to examine in more detail. You need to demonstrate that you understand the field you plan to research, that you are able to identify an interesting and original research question, and that you have an understanding of what research at postgraduate level entails.

The purpose of a research proposal is to provide us and your potential research supervisor with an indication of the topic you are interested in.

For more information and guidance go towww.nottingham.ac.uk/business/phd/ researchproposal.html

If you want to make a formal application, please consult the list of available supervisory staff within the Business School and their research interests, as well as the list of recently completed doctoral theses, in order to determine whether your interests coincide with those of a potential supervisor.

Your acceptance into the programme will be based on both academic ability and the availability of suitable supervisors. The quality of your research proposal is extremely important when it comes to finding research supervisors and is a crucial part of the application process.

If potential supervisors are identified, an interview (either in person or over the telephone) will be carried out before any formal offer is recommended.

English language requirementsIf your first language is not English, we may require evidence of your competence in the language. Please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/phd/admissions.htmlfor further information.

If evidence is required, we will accept:Either

each of the four elements of the test.

Or

minimum score in each element of the test: 19 and 20 in speaking.

Applicants who obtain an overall IELTS score of 6.5 will still be considered for a place on the programme. Any offer is conditional upon achieving an overall score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in each element before commencing the programme, or successfully completing an appropriate Business Management course at our Centre for English Language Education.

Closing dates There is no set closing date for applications, but we recommend you apply by July for an October start date.

If you want to be considered for a Nottingham University Business School scholarship you should submit a complete application including all relevant supporting documentation by the closing date, which is normally in March/April.

How to apply

You are welcome to visit the Business School to speak to staff, meet fellow students, see our campuses and experience our facilities.

Open eveningWe hold open events throughout the year to provide you with the opportunity to find out more about the school and the MRes and doctoral programmes, meet potential supervisors and students currently on the course, and to see our facilities.

Find out more: www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/phd/OpenDay-Enquiries.html

Your doctoral and MRes programmes teamProfessor Heidi WinklhoferDirector of Doctoral Programmes

Dr Robert CaruanaDeputy Co-Director of Doctoral Programmes

Dr Andrew GreenmanDeputy Co-Director of Doctoral Programmes

Amanda ShacklockMSc and Doctoral Programmes Manager

Andrea TomlinsonDoctoral Programmes Administrator

Contact usAndrea Tomlinsont: +44 (0)115 846 7634f: +44 (0)115 846 6667e: [email protected]: www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/phd

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Get in touch

All information in this brochure was correct at time of print but is subject to change – for the latest information, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/businessDesign: www.campbellrowley.com

If you require this publication in an alternative format, please contact us.t: +44 (0)115 951 4591e: [email protected]

“A vibrant doctoral community is central to the school’s research activities and the source of the next generation of leading management scholars.”Professor Heidi WinklhoferDirector of Doctoral Programmes

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Our award-winning Jubilee Campus offers a modern environment to study business.

Doctoral and MRes programmest: +44 (0)115 846 7634f: +44 (0)115 846 6667 e: [email protected]: www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/phd

Nottingham UniversityBusiness SchoolThe Postgraduate OfficeJubilee CampusWollaton RoadNottingham NG8 1BBUK