Doctoral Researchers and their Projects
The University of Sheffield Management School has a vibrant, active and multi-disciplinary portfolio of PhD and research projects. The research topic of each project, the respective PhD student, the respective supervisor(s), for the Management, AFM and HRM/OB divisions are summarised in the table below in alphabetical order of the researchers surname.
A-C | D-F | G-I | J-L | M-O | P-S | T-V | W-Z
A-C
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Name |
Supervisory Team |
Title of the study project |
PT/FT |
Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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John Arnold |
Social Enterprise and Employee Empowerment: Are Social Enterprise Employees Better Motivated |
FT |
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Rod Nicolson |
Positive Psychology and Dyslexia at work |
FT |
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Mr Amiruddin Ahamat |
Tim Vorley |
The Role of Entrepreneurship, Innovation Networks and Knowledge Exchange in Institutional Change |
FT |
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Mr Meqbel Al Edan |
Emanuel Gomes |
Investigating the innovative, networking and marketing dynamic capabilities of firms in high technology industries: An exploratory study of UK automotive industry |
FT |
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Ms Anfal Al Juwaisri |
Carolyn Axtell |
Work Family Balance: An Examination of Kuwaiti Teachers Circumstances in the State of Kuwait |
FT |
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Ms Andrea Teodora Balan |
Mehmet Demirbag |
High Performance work systems and organizational performances in multinational subsidiaries in Romania |
FT-RL |
ABalan2@sheffield.ac.uk |
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Kamal Birdi |
The Effect of Teacher Transformational Leadership on Student Cognitive Learning |
FT |
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Mr Andreas |
John Cullen |
Integrating Sustainability Concepts into the Supply Chains in South-East European Economies |
PT-RL |
ecp05acb@shef.ac.uk |
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Ms Marijana Baric |
Sara Nadin |
The Informal Economy in Croatia: A Social Exchange Perspective |
FT |
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Ms Sarah Beaini |
Daragh O'Reilly |
A study into the factors influencing the utilisation of e-commerce as a form of innovation in small family businesses |
FT |
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Mr Philip Boahen |
Pauline Dibben |
Evaluating performance of the New Public Management Reforms in Ghana. The case of Ghana Water Company |
FT |
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Mr John Briggs |
Harry Sminia |
Successful Leadership |
PT |
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Ms Georgina Brooke-Holmes |
Geoff Nichols |
An Investigation into the Validity of Time-Limited Volunteering Contracts and Their Effects on Voluntary Organisations’ Recruitment |
PT |
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Ms Sarah Brooks |
John Arnold |
Organisational Capital Development : The role on intangibles within the workplace and links to competitive advantage |
FT |
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Mr Richard Bruce |
John Cullen |
New approaches to accounting and trust in Supply Chains between suppliers and retailers in the UK |
FT |
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Christine Sprigg |
The Extrinsic Emotion Regulation Strategies of Destructive and Constructive Leaders: Effects on Employee Wellbeing and Organisational Performance |
FT |
D-F
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Name |
Supervisory Team |
Title of the study project |
PT/FT |
Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mr Manhal |
Geoff Wood |
EU-Funded Capacity Building Projects in the Mediterranean Region with focus on Syria (1995-2006) |
PT-RL |
M.DakhlAllah@shef.ac.uk |
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Ute Stephan |
Social enterprises in context |
FT |
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Lenny Koh |
TEFCEL Issues of Logistic & Supply-Chain Management (SCM) in Oil & Gas Industry |
FT |
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Mr Ehimen Ejodame |
Violina Ratcheva |
Information Technology and Supply Chain Management |
FT |
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Mr Eyad El-Habel |
Jon Burchell |
Towards Sustainable Leadership: Exploring the importance of cooperation among academia, government and industry to achieve sustainability in Qatar |
FT |
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Mr John Erskine |
Rachael Finn |
The informal Economy in Yorkshire Coalfield Communities: The potential contribution to employment growth and business development |
FT |
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Mr Sam Farley |
Christine Sprigg |
Cyberbullying: Developing a Measure and Identifying Moderators |
FT |
G-I
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Name |
Supervisory Team |
Title of the study project |
PT/FT |
Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mr Chaudhry Mohammed Ghafran |
Shuxin Yin |
Effectiveness of Audit Committees and its impact on audit quality |
FT |
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Ms Shuping Gong |
Andrew Tylecote |
How to Increase The Innovative Capacity of China's Air Conditioning Industry |
FT |
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Lenny Koh/Andrew Brint |
Effective supply chains to support low carbon transport. |
FT |
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Ms Vassilia Hadjichristodoulou |
Keith Glaister |
The Criteria used in Selecting a Partner in M&A Activity and their Influence on the Performance of the New Organization: The Cyprus Case |
PT-RL |
ecp05vh@shef.ac.uk |
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Mr Esam Adel Halawani |
Harry Sminia |
Exploring the Impact of MNC's on Distributors' Competitive Advantage in Saudi Arabia: A Practice Based Research |
FT |
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Ms Victoria Harte |
Phil Johnson |
From epistemological beliefs and assumptions to knowledge: Can research-informed teaching play a part in this journey? |
FT |
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Ms Claudia Henninger |
Caroline Oates |
Green Fashion - How does environmental labelling affect the textile industry? A case study approach in the UK and Germany. |
FT |
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Ms Sonia Iun |
Ranis Cheng |
Macau as an International Brand: An Investigation of Brand Identity |
PT |
J-L
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Name |
Supervisory Team |
Title of the study project |
PT/FT |
Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mr Aleksander |
Lenny Koh/ SEERC |
The Use of Cluster Approach in Improving the Competitiveness of SME’s in Transition Countries |
PT-RL |
ecq04ak@shef.ac.uk |
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Ms Ciara Kelly |
John Arnold |
Investigating the Influence of Leisure Roles on Self Development of Career Resources and Career Success |
FT |
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Mr Chris Kelsall |
Linda Lewis |
Exploring the Understanding, Experiences and Roles of Different Accounting Groups in the Sustainable Reporting Process |
PT |
Based in UK |
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Mr Mohammad Khawaji |
John Cullen |
Strategic Management Accounting Practice, Comparison between Saudi Arabia and the UK: Evaluating the Current State and Propose Ways for Development |
FT |
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Mr Usman Ladan |
Colin Williams |
Entreprenuers in the informal economy in Nigeria |
FT |
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Mr Chun Li |
Bradley Barnes |
Investigating the influence of guanxi in China |
FT |
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Mr Xisi Li |
Robert Wapshott |
Employment relations in SMEs |
FT |
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Ms Zhen Liu |
Frank Birkin |
International Comparison of Corporate Social Responsibility Selection and Implementation Strategies of Companies Operating in European and Chinese Markets |
PT-RL |
ecr06zl@shef.ac.uk |
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Mr Danimir Ljepava |
Andrew Tylecote |
Innovation Management in Technology |
PT-RL |
danimir.ljepava@shef.ac.uk |
M-O
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Name |
Supervisory Team |
Title of the study project |
PT/FT |
Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kamal Birdi |
Developing an affect-driven model of individual innovation in teams. |
FT |
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Lenny Koh |
Impact of Energy Efficient Measures and Smart Digital Technologies on Low Carbon Economy, Fuel Poverty Alleviation and Health |
FT |
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Ms Amy Mak |
Bradley Barnes |
Cross cultural differences in salespeople’s reactions to feedback. |
PT-RL |
Ecp09aym@shef.ac.uk |
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Malcolm Patterson |
Knowledge sharing in teams. |
FT |
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Ms Azam Mazraei Farahani |
John Brierley |
Comparative Studies of Modern Management Control Systems and Their Implementation in Private and Public Organizations in Developing Countries |
PT-RL |
A.Farahani@shef.ac.uk |
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Mr Stephen McGlynn |
John Arnold |
Managing careers in uncertain times |
FT |
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Mr Lyubomir Mishkov |
Colin Williams |
Informal entrepreneurship in Bulgaria |
FT |
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Ms Miljana Mitic |
Sunhil Sahadev/ SEERC |
Scope of implementation of web 2.0 communications in relationship marketing by financial institutions |
FT-RL |
ecs09mm@shef.ac.uk |
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Ms Shaidatul Intan Natalia Mhd Jabar |
Bradley Barnes |
Internationalisation of Universities in Malaysia |
FT |
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Phil Johnson |
A study of love as a missing component of economic transactions |
FT |
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Rod Nicolson |
Development and evaluation of new techniques for medical selection and assessment. |
FT |
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Mr Mustafa Doruk Mutlu |
Kamal Birdi |
Knowledge worker team personality composition and creative performance |
FT |
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Mr Uday Rajashekharan Nair |
John Kawalek |
Systems Approach to Competency Modelling and Development in the Health Service |
PT |
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Ms Loice Natukunda |
Pauline Dibben |
Strategic performance management for Development Initiatives in Africa. The case of Uganda |
FT |
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Mr Asslybek Nurgabdeshov |
Mehmet Demirbag |
Innovation and technology offshoring by MNCs |
FT |
P-S
|
Name |
Supervisory Team |
Title of the study project |
PT/FT |
Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mr Niladri Palit |
Andrew Brint |
Supply Chain Coordination: Challenges and Mitigation under complex environment under Purview of Game Theory |
FT |
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Ms Helen Louise Patterson |
Tina McGuinness |
The Underutilization of the Higher Educated Korean Woman Based Upon the Traditional Cultural Systems |
PT-RL |
ecp07hlp@shef.ac.uk |
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Ms Rachel Perry |
Liz Carnegie |
Motivations and perceptions of amateurism and professionalism in contemporary British theatre |
FT |
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Ms Marina Polak |
Colin Williams |
The nature and characteristics of informal work: Lessons from Slovenia |
FT |
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Mr Stylianos Pourgoures |
Daragh O’Reilly |
How did different segments respond to the crisis in terms of attendance and spending in entertainment venues in the second largest city in Cyprus and the Island's largest seaside resort, Limassol? |
FT |
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Mr Gourdarz Poursharif |
Andrew Brint |
Representation of new kinds of data in sustainable energy networks for electricity distribution |
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Mr Ahmed Qammar |
Penny Dick |
Perceived organizational support and employee motivation. |
FT |
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Mehmet Demirbag |
Evaluating the effectiveness of knowledge management in IT firms – An outsourcing perspective |
FT |
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Ms Maryam Sadeghi Golafzani |
Linda Lewis / Jon Burchell |
Corporate and social responsibility and corporate strategy |
FT |
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Ms Saioa San Miguel Bel |
Frank Birkin |
Sustainable Development and Economic Degrowth: An International Transition Project towards a Sustainable Environment, Economy and social paradigm |
PT |
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Mr Giovanni Oscar Serafini |
Geoff Wood/ |
Unravelling the current state and role of HRM practices in European transition economies: a comparative study among four South-Eastern countries |
PT-RL |
Ecpo8gos@shef.ac.uk |
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Ms Zahra Shah |
Bradley Barnes |
The Impact of Celebrity Ad Endorsements on Consumer Attitudes and Purchase Intention: A cross-cultural and cross country study |
FT |
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Ms Pallavi Singh |
Sunil Sahadev |
The Story of Personality Traits and Emotional Intelligence of Ethical Consumer. |
PT |
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Ms Stella Lai Man So |
Bradley Barnes |
An Investigation into the branding of luxury commodities |
PT-RL |
Lai.So@shef.ac.uk |
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Mr Paul Sweeny |
Andrew Tylecote |
Emerging technologies |
PT |
T-V
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Name |
Supervisory Team |
Title of the study project |
PT/FT |
Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mr Michael Thackray |
John Arnold |
Setting goals and appraising performance; when do ‘alternative ‘ forms of performance management work best |
FT |
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Lenny Koh |
Assessing the environmental impact of the introduction of composite material aircraft in a de-centralised air-infrastructure scenario within the UK |
FT |
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Mr Lucien Tipi |
John Kawalek |
Evaluation of Knowledge Management Projects: The Case of the Immpetus Programme |
PT |
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Mr Christopher Tsui |
Frank Birkin |
Environmental Management Accounting Implementation in Chinese Companies |
PT-RL |
ecp10skt@shef.ac.uk |
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Karoline Strauss |
An empirical study on transformational leadership style: promoting empowerment and proactive behaviour in the financial services sector in Turkey |
FT |
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Mr Fredy Valdovinos Salinas |
Harry Sminia |
Strategy Implementation: Controlling the Strategy Formation Process |
PT-RL |
ecp10fmv@shef.ac.uk |
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Ms Amira Vejzagic-Ramhorst |
Colin Williams / SEERC |
Mechanisms Supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in South-East Europe |
PT-RL |
W-Z
|
Name |
Supervisory Team |
Title of the study project |
PT/FT |
Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ms Jingyao Wang |
Dermot Breslin |
E-Commerce adoption of SOE’s in China |
FT |
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Ms Leanne Worsdall |
Caroline Oates |
Integrated Marketing Communications- A New Perspective |
PT |
Ecp06lw@shef.ac.uk |
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Ms Katharine Worton |
Tim Vorley |
Using individual and engineering resilience frameworks to identify the factors affecting Sheffield’s Skill Shortage |
FT |
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Mr Wei Xiang |
Shuxing Yin |
The long term performance of initial public offerings. The case of Chinese overseas listed companies |
FT |
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Ms Lorian Yacoub |
Mike Simpson |
Reconstructing the Governance of Oil in Post-invasion Iraq |
FT |
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Mr Caiwei Ye |
Shuxin Yin |
Short- term market reactions on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange. |
FT |