Current doctoral projects

To give you some idea of the breadth and depth of study that occurs at WBS, have a browse through some current research projects.

Alternatively, see what our groups are keen to research.

Accounting, Markets and Organisations Group

Relationship Between Agency Cost and Stock Performance Waqar Ahmed
Management Control Systems and their Anthropological and Philosophical Assumptions of the Nature of Man Antonio Casanueva
The Effect of Fair Value Accounting Standards on Emerging Markets Companies: Has IFRS Adoption Improved Transparency? Osman Ghani
Post Event Performance Studies and Market Efficiency Ying Fung Hung
Share Repurchases and Extraordinary Earnings Repatriations Liang Jin
The CEOs' Letters During Recession and Its Value Relevance Sadia Khan
A Comparative Study of Irish/UK Taxation Systems Eileen Mcauliffe

Finance Group

Relative Role of Capital Markets and Financial Intermediaries Sonny Biswas
Pricing American Style Options in Stochastic Volatility, Jump Diffusion and Levy Models by Using Monte Carlo Simulation Pokpong Chirayukool
Chaos Theory and Levy Finance Andrea Di Mambro
Empirical Exchange Rate Models Estimated in a Bayesian Framework Ilias Filippou
Capital Structure and Corporate Payout Policy Zicheng Lei
Quasi- Monte Carlo Simulation in Derivatives Pricing Lu Li
Asymmetric Information Effect on Entrepreneur's Holding of his Firm's Stock Junjie Liu
Asset Pricing and Exchange Rates Steven Riddiough
Liquidity and Information Asymetry as State Variables Michalis Vasios
Developing and Calibrating Stochastic Volatility Libor Market Models Yan Wang
A Different Measure in Calculating the Risk in Stock Markets Wei Wei
Technical Trading Strategies and Weak Form Efficient Market Hypothesis Chunling Xia
Researching Asset Price Jumps Qi Xu
Estimation Risk and Portfolio Performance Huazhu Zhang
A Joint Framework of Pricing Equity Options and Credit Derivatives Under Levy Processes Kun Zhang

Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour Group

Leading Women: A Cultural Approach to Quotas, Careers and the Negotiation of Gendered Identities Deborah Brewis
Processes of Change in the Institutional Field of Food Safety Regulation in the United Kingdom 1980 - 2005 Nigel Bridges
'Discovering illness' Professional Vision in Veterinary Consultations Robin Burrow
Workplace Aggression and Violence Paul Cooper
Trade Union Revitalisation: Individual Grievances, Legal Mobilization and Collective Gains Michael Frize
The Neoliberal Turn: Instrumental Reason, 'Rationality' and the Retreat of the Social Christian Garland
Moll Flanders and the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street: A Study Exploring the Similarities in Form, Function and Technique between the Novel and the Organisation Valerie Hamilton
Narratives of an Organisation's Identities Matt James
Understanding the Work of Modern Managers: A Practice-Based Study of Executive Information Use in the Health Sector Bart Johnson
The Managed Worlds of Twentieth Century Dystopian Literature Paul Jones
Hieros: The Role of Status in the Spread of Innovations Between Consultant Physicians in Healthcare Philip Kiely
Mechanisms Linking HRM Practices to the Strategic Development of Knowledge Resources in MNCs Euk Hwan Kim
Trade Union Responses to Indirect Employment: A Comparative Study of Korea and the UK Jeonghee Lee
An Investigation Into How Different Dimensions of Power Influence Knowledge Integration Throughout Innovation processes in Aerospace Supply Chains Thomas Matheus
Talk About Sex: The Discourses of Faculty-Student Relationships Jude McNabb
Enacting Cellular Organization: the Case of the RNLI Michelle O'toole
Short Term Contract Regulations in a Context of Dynamic Labour Market Demands Valentina Paolucci
A Comparative Study of the Greek and Irish Youth Employment Policies Orestis Papadopoulos
A Corporately Responsible and Social Identity? 'Green' Discourses in Organisation and 'Meaningful' Work Simon Parker
Exploring the Role of Gender in the Innovation Production Process Lara Pecis
The Paradox of Learning: Understanding the Political Tension at Stake in the Process of Organisational Learning Edouard Pignot
Towards a Critical Understanding of the Implementation of Environmental Accounting and Disclosure Practices Solmaz Rohani-Najafabadi
What Specific Empirical Forms of ‘Fiddles,’ ‘Resistance,’ and ‘Misbehaviour’ Take Place Amongst Managers in a Small and Knowledge-based Multiple Retailer? What Drives These Behaviours? And What Are Their Effects? Martin James Tanner
Orchestrating Cross Sector Collaborative Innovation Hendrik Tiesinga
Managerial Practices to Mobilize Festival Volunteers Through "Fun Programmes" Maria Laura Toraldo
Humanity, Resources and Management at War: A Study of the Historical Genesis of Modern Recruitment and Retention Fredrik Weibull
Continuity and Change: The Role of Place Attachment in the Workplace Sue Wood
Deceptive Behaviour and Deception Detection Chloe Zhang

Information Systems and Management Group

Towards Knowledge Management in Saudi Arabia Khaled Alhazmi
Emergence and Evolution of Online Social Networks: The Case of a Cigar Smokers Community Spyros Angelopoulos
How a MIS Can Be a Major Factor for E-Businesses to Shape Their Strategies Katerina Antonopoulou
Health Information Systems Reform in Kenya: An Institutionalist Perspective Roberta Bernardi
International Services Outsourcing and Social Capital in the Knowledge Economy Nicholas Dacre
The Dynamic Nature of Measuring Success of Strategic Outsourcing Maggie Farrell
Leadership Behaviours and the Role of Computational Objects Barton Friedland
The Role of Trust in Determining Investment by Venture Capitalists into Early-Stage Biomedical Opportunities from UK Universities Tas Gohir
Formation, Adoption and Assimilation of Cloud Computing in Financial Services Sector Xiaowei Jin
The Impact of Communication Technologies on Virtual Work Radka Kadnarova
An Analysis of the Evolution of e-Commerce and Internet Marketing in Private SMEs and Start-ups in Developing Countries Ali Mohajerani
Achieving IT Alignment in the Adoption of E-Government Systems: A Case Study on the E-Syariah System in Malaysia Muhd Muhammad
The Recursive Relationship Between Project Manager Produced Project Structuring Documentation and Project Management Practice: A Case Study in the Context of an IT Department Eamonn O'Laocha
Rethinking the Role of Social Media in Supporting Engineering Work Mario Ramotar
Social Computing in Enterprise Systems: Collaboration and Transformation Niran Subramaniam

International Centre for Governance and Public Management

Knowledge Management in the Public Sector: An International Comparative Study in the Field of Patient Safety Yaru Chen
The Implications of Co-production of Public Services for the Local Authority Professional Simon Cooper
Heads Above the Parapet: Midwifery Leadership Development Bernie Divall
Decoupling Corporate Responsibility Initiatives from Practice: The Case of the United Nations Global Compact Maria-Fernanda Galindo-Abarca
What is the Role of Leadership and Followership in Safety-Critical Organisations? Clare Holt
E-Health in Europe: An Analysis of Current EU E-health Policies and Initiatives Using a Comparative Study of E-Health Leaders and Laggards Miria Koshy
The Political Economy of World Bank Reforms: The Cases of Argentina and Chile Ramiro Lopez Ghio
A Model of Devolved Political Leadership in the UK Megan Mathias
Developing National Political Leadership Paul Reading
How Do Politicians Learn? Annette Stansfield
Practices, Power and Justification in the Institutionalisation of Sustainability Reporting in the Netherlands Koen Van Bommel
How Does Organisational Architecture Affect Teachers' Identity? A Comparative Case Study Based on Sixth Form Colleges Elton Xhetani

Marketing and Strategic Management Group

A Study of Succession Processes for Executive Positions in the Bahraini Public Sector Hesham Albinali
An exploration into the Dyadic Relationships between UK Importers and Pakistani Exporters Huma Amir
Advancements of Relationship Marketing: An Investigation into Social Media Navdeep Athwal
Sustaining the Dean Pool - UK Business School Leadership Paradigms and Prospects Julie Davies
Compensation-Based Sales Management Control and its Impact on Performance, Salesperson Behaviour and Relationship Quality Melanie Dischinger
The Effect of Country of Origin Image Advertising Leandro Galli
The Effects of Word-of-Mouth on Decision Making Ariezal Hassan
Organising Global Sales Activities by Market Context Mark Jopling
Unconscious Bias: Reducing its Negative Impact on Decision Making Jo-anne Kandola
The Future of Advertising: From Overt to Covert Roland Krieg
Antecedents and Consequences of Online (Anti)-Brand Community Participation Ray Kwok
Ambient Marketing and Consumer Behaviour: Attention and Memory Effects Megan Lee Yuen
Competition Vs. Collaboration in the Generation and Adoption of a Sequence of New Technology Mo Li
Brand Equity and Analyst Market Valuations Bjoern Meyer
Antecedents, Learning Effects and Performance Consequences of Boundary Shifts: Can Outsourcing and Insourcing Increase Organizational Learning about Transaction Costs and Manufacturing Competences Maximilian Morin
Social Construction of Brand Meaning: Conceptualising and Advancing the Notion of Africa as a Continental Brand Penelope Muzanenhamo
To What Extent Does Government Investment in a Private Enterprise Create a More Effective Environment for Successful Organisational Learning Within the Company? Gareth Owen
Modelling Relationship Quality Across Organizational Cultures: The Empirical Investigation in Logistics Outsourcing Industry Tomas Palaima
Shifting from Either/or to Both/and: Working Through the Paradox of Exploration and Exploitation in the Pursuit of Organizational Ambidexterity Angeliki Papachroni
3D Interactive Games for Tacit Training for Extreme Scenarios: An Evaluation in the Context of Leadership Zsuzsi Pek
Moderating Influence of Functional Capabilities on Organisational Configuration Performance Relationship: A Case Study of the Thai Non-Life Insurance Industry Sirus Pussayanavin
A Study into the Role of Knowledge in Strategic Decision Making Processes Nevena Soskic
Significance of Inter-Related Routines for Organisational Performance: How Operations and Marketing Integration Affects Post-Acquisition Outcomes? Uma Urs
Interrelationships Between Strategic Decisions: The Role of Outcome Perceptions on Subsequent Decision Making Cora Werbelow
The Early Development of Markets for Financial Innovations Qun Yang
Profiting from Brand: The role of Brand Intangible Assets in Stock Valuation Tingting Ye
Brand China and the Future of the Chinese Car Industry Eddie Zhang

Operational Research and Management Sciences Group

Efficiency Evaluations in Turkish Specialist Agricultural Farms with Data Envelopment Analysis Approaches Kazim Atici
Understanding Public Sector Risk: A Study into the Nature and Assessment of Strategic Risk in English Local Authorities Ian Birchmore
Parameter Optimisation for Search Algorithms Jawad Elomari
An Investigation of Efficiency of Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs): A DEA Approach Sadia Farooq
Product Portfolio Management with Game Theory Sarah Gunnels
Analysing Regional Innovation Process based on Corporate Competencies Using OR Tools: The Application on the Manufacturing Sector in Korea Ungkyu Han
Role of Cognitions to Strategic Development in Uncertain Environment Kenneth Huh
An Investigation into Efficiency Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Banking Sector Firms in Pakistan: A DEA Approach Shamaila Ishaq
Implications of ETeMS Policy to the Performance of Malaysian Secondary Schools in Mathematics and Science Subjects Ihsan Ismail
Resilience in Telecom Networks: The Potential of Multipath Based Protection Mechanisms to Avoid Network Congestion and Failure Nayyar Kazmi
Exploring the Role of Cognitive Style on the Structuring and Definition of Ill-Structured Management Problems Luiz Felipe Nasser-Carvalho
Solving Stochastic Location Routing Problem with Two-Stage Stochastic Mixed-Integer Programming Mahdi Noorizadegan (DIMAP)
Nonparametric Efficiency and Global Frontier Differences of Banks under Corporate Social Responsibility -The Case of Ghana Kwaku Ohene-Asare
An Evolutionary Framework for the Automatic Generation of Customised Dispatching Rules Christoph Pickardt
A Model Selection Framework for NICE Technology Appraisal Reviews Kornelia Rybacka
Minimizing Environmental Costs in Intermodal Transportation Networks: A Mechanism Design Approach Martin Nathanae Simanjuntak
The Role of Capabilities and Resources on SME Internationalisation Processes from Developing Countries Juan Pablo Torres
Traffic Assignment in Congested Network Chenlan Wang

Operations Management Group

Servitization Strategies and Firm-Boundary Decisions Emmanuel Alvizos
Lean Implementation in the NHS Nicola Burgess
Online Customer Experience: Interaction Types and Repurchase Intentions Xiangyu Kong
The Impact of Control Systems on the Assessment and Analysis of Pure Risk Ross Ritchie

Warwick Finance Research Institute

The Market Microstructure Analysis on Scalpers' Profit in Futures Market Linquan Chen