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| Supervisor | Sub-department | Bio | Keywords |
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| Degree Apprenticeships | My specialist area is Negotiation and Influencing (including conflict resolution (tactical to strategic/political), diplomacy and international dialogue, environmental dialogue, business and commercial contexts). My own research interests centre on analysing the behavioural aspects of Negotiation and Influence, particularly in stressful and ambiguous contexts. In addition, exploring and assessing the core behaviours in persuasive and influencing situations, and analysing these complexities to gauge viable option creation in many different contexts. My own doctorate is in Applied Negotiation, and I have an OBE for my services to negotiation and education, and a UN Commendation for services to global conflict resolution. The University of Reading also awarded me an Honorary Doctor of Letters for my career in this field as an academic and as a practitioner. I can be of assistance if you are looking to research into areas and aspects of conflict resolution, environmental dialogue and influence and persuasion in multiple contexts. | negotiation; diplomacy; conflict resolution; influence; environmental dialogue; understanding others | |
| Degree Apprenticeships | Peter's research interests are centred on leadership. Specifically, leadership as a collective phenomenon; leadership as a communicative (or discursively constructed) process, leadership ethics, qualitative research methods including discourse analysis, power dynamics in leadership, organisational culture, the dark side of leadership. Foucault and Foucauldian influences on organisation studies. | Leadership; Collective Leadership; Communication of leadership; The Dark Side of Leadership; Business Ethics; Qualitative Research; Discourse Analysis; Foucault. | |
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Rick Navaei |
Degree Apprenticeships |
Rick’s research adopts an interdisciplinary and critically informed approach to organisation studies, with particular focus on leadership, sustainability, and evolving work practices. His work explores emerging forms of portfolio careers, polygamous working arrangements in the pre and post-pandemic era, and the ways in which power, identity, and discourse shape managerial practice within complex institutional contexts. He is particularly interested in supervising PhD projects that interrogate conventional assumptions about careers and organisational structures—ranging from project-based modes of working to alternative organisational forms, and rethinking dominant growth-oriented paradigms. Rick is committed to providing an intellectually rigorous, critically engaged, and inclusive research environment for doctoral researchers aiming to advance contribute to both academic knowledge and societal transformation. |
Interdisciplinary and critical approaches Organisation studies / leadership / sustainability Sociological theory / discourse / identity / power Portfolio careers / polygamous working / post-pandemic work structures Project-based work / alternative organisational forms / post-growth thinking Institutional complexity / managerial practice Critical perspectives / societal impact |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management |
Yuxi’s research interests lie at the intersection of personnel economics and behavioural economics, with a particular focus on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of work. Her work explores themes such as job automation, the feasibility of full role automation, and its implications for labour markets and job design. She is especially interested in how AI can be used to analyse and understand human behaviour from a behavioural economics perspective. |
Personnel Economics, Behavioural Economics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Job Automation, Shadow AI, Human Resource Management, Empirical Research | |
| Operations and Analytics |
Umair’s research focuses on digital technologies, supply chain finance, circular economy models, and sustainability in operations, with particular interest in supporting circular business practices. He uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to address complex challenges in global supply chains. His work spans manufacturing, carbon trading in emerging markets, and logistics during global disruptions. Umair has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and collaborates with industry to ensure research impact. He welcomes PhD students interested in sustainable operations, digital technologies, and analytics-driven research. |
Operations Management, Supply Chain Finance, Circular Economy, Digital Platforms, Global Trade Resilience, Mixed Methods, Supply Chain Sustainability. | |
| Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship |
Laura is interested in how digital technologies are reshaping service design, delivery systems, and business models. Her research focuses on the intersection of innovation, customer experience, and operations in digitally enabled contexts. Particular areas of interest include the use of immersive technologies (such as AR/VR), service delivery system design, and platform-based or hybrid service models. She is also interested in how organisations design for experience across physical and digital touchpoints, including the role of data and visual attention in shaping user engagement. Laura welcomes PhD proposals that critically explore these themes using qualitative, case-based, or design-led methodologies, particularly in applied or interdisciplinary contexts. |
Data-Driven Innovation; Business model innovation; Digital transformation; Service design; Customer experience; AR/VR and immersive technologies; Human-data interaction; Multimethod research; Servitization; Value co-creation; Heritage and tourism innovation | |
| Operations and Analytics |
Vishak’s research focuses on digital transformation and innovation management in the fields of energy systems and sustainable infrastructure. He specialises in the use of digital twins, AI, and extended reality (XR) to enable data-driven decision-making and to optimise project delivery in complex engineering and urban environments. He plays a leading role in innovation projects applying these technologies to energy, construction, and smart city contexts. Vishak welcomes PhD enquiries in areas including digital transformation strategies, project management innovation, sustainable infrastructure systems, AI-driven decision support, and cross-sectoral applications of digital twins. |
Digital Transformation; Innovation Management; Digital Twins; AI; XR (Extended Reality); Sustainable Infrastructure; Smart Cities; Energy Systems | |
| Sustainable Futures |
Lívia has a background in Environmental & Climate Change Law and has since migrated to the Business School. Her research interests revolve around transformative social innovation, e.g., the potential for system changes of social innovations framed as a movement towards sustainability. In this context, she is also interested in understanding their potential to challenge or exacerbate inequalities, through a lens of intersectionality. Her current particular interest is in the field of repair studies. More recently, she has also been studying intellectual activism and critical pedagogy. |
Social innovation, intersectionality, repair studies, intellectual activism, critical pedagogy. | |
| Operations and Analytics |
Bio: Dr Jingqi Qiu is a Lecturer in Digital Marketing at the University of Exeter Business School. Her research focuses on the role of social media in both workplace and marketplace contexts, with particular interest in how frontline employees and consumers engage with social media platforms. She employs quantitative research methods to explore issues related to digital communication, value co-creation, and the evolving dynamics of technology-mediated interactions. Dr Qiu welcomes PhD supervision enquiries in the areas of:
She is particularly interested in supervising projects that investigate the intersection of technology, people, and marketing strategies in digital service settings. |
Social media; Social capital; Communication; Frontline employees; Media synchronicity | |
| Sustainable Futures |
Lucrezia’s research explores how individuals and organizations respond to climate risks and natural hazards, with a particular focus on the emotional, cognitive, and social drivers of (mal)adaptation and resilience. She investigates topics such as climate adaptation and mitigation, disaster recovery, and carbon removal policy, using a diverse methodological toolkit that includes qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches. Lucrezia welcomes PhD queries in these areas. |
Climate adaptation & mitigation; Natural disaster responses & resilience; Carbon removals & climate policy; Qualitative methods; Quantitative methods; Mixed-methods | |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management |
Paul's research aims to identify and remove psychological barriers that limit the goals people pursue and their likelihood of achieving them. In doing so, he examines the roles of interest and passion, as well as the beliefs people hold (“mindsets”) that can help or hinder motivation, such as fixed and growth mindsets of interest and of opportunity. Much of his current and future work leverages his team's findings on mindsets to design large-scale interventions, tested in randomized controlled field experiments, that promote interest, passion, innovation, and achievement. Those projects tend to focus on work, organisational, educational, and health contexts, where motivation and achievement are highly consequential. The greater purpose of this research is to empower people, particularly those from under-represented and marginalized backgrounds, to thrive in their goal pursuits. While recognising structural inequalities, it aims to reduce gaps in achievement and opportunity. For more, see https://paulokeefe.com. |
Goal pursuit, interest, interventions, mindsets, motivation, passion, social justice | |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | Lei's research focuses on connections and collaborations in social and organizational settings. She is interested in how social networks shape individual career outcomes and how people in different sectors work together to address societal challenges. She is also passionate about bridging theory and practice through research. Lei uses both qualitative and quantitative methods. She welcomes PhD students with interests in these areas, particularly those drawn to impact-driven research. | Social networks; collaborations; social innovation; impact | |
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Han Lin |
Operations and Analytics | Dr Han Lin’s research applies data science and analytics to practical challenges in operations, sustainability, and behavioural decision-making. He is particularly interested in data-driven decision support at the intersection of analytics, sustainability, and economic policy. His work spans econometric modelling, climate impacts on supply chains, financial decision-making using machine learning, international investment behaviour, and the application of large language models (LLMs) in Economics and Management. While Han does not yet have PhD supervision experience, he is keen to support research students in these areas. | Operations Analytics; Machine Learning; Supply Chain Finance; Sustainability; Financial Decision-Making; Econometrics; LLMs in Economics and Management |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | Alison’s research investigates the role trust plays within the leader-follower relationship. As part of this Alison explores the trusting dynamics of these critical leadership relationships and how trust is built, maintained and repaired. Alison is interested in how different types of leaders become effective and how trust plays a role in this. As part of this she investigates broad styles of leadership such as authentic and ethical leadership. | Leadership, trust, trust-building, ethics, authenticity, quantitative methods | |
| Sustainable Futures | Allen’s research explores socio-economic-environmental transitions toward a Circular Economy, evaluating the impacts of current Cradle-to-Cradle methodologies, or exploring the ‘Performance Economy’ through the theoretical lenses and practical toolkits of innovation, innovation management and continuing entrepreneurship. Allen welcomes PhD queries in these areas. | Circular Economy; Performance economy; Innovation; Innovation Management; Continuing Entrepreneurship | |
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Amir Mehralian |
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | I am interested in how HRM systems and leadership styles—individually and in combination—shape outcomes at the organizational, team, and individual levels. My research explores conditions that foster performance, well-being, resilience, creativity, and innovation. Methodologically, I specialize in quantitative approaches, using regression, Hayes’ PROCESS Macro, and multi-level modeling to uncover complex relations. I welcome PhD students who are passionate about advancing knowledge at the intersection of HRM, leadership, and workplace outcomes. | HRM systems, leadership styles, performance, well-being, resilience, creativity, innovation, and quantitative methods |
| Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship | Andreas’ research focuses on social, community and collective organizing and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on the emergence, the internal dynamics and the impact of such forms. He also delves into community-organization relationships and explores mechanisms for harmonious co-existence and shared value creation. He is also interested in community development and resilience, as well as the role of organizations in addressing grand challenges at the local level. Andreas usually utilizes qualitative research methods and his work is informed by several organization theories, such as institutional and sensemaking theories. | Community; Community-based Enterprises; Community-Organization Relationships; Sustainable Entrepreneurship; Sustainable Development; Institutional Theory; Qualitative Research | |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | Andreas' research falls at the intersection of organizational politics, leadership, and individual differences. Thus, his research focuses on perceptions and consequences of both positive and negative leader behaviours as well as employee proactivity. He is also interested in the effects of personality and motivation on job performance and career success. Andreas works in international research collaborations with various organizations around the globe. | Transformational Leadership; Destructive Leadership; Organizational Politics; Individual Differences | |
| Operations and Analytics | Avril is interested in supervising PhD students in risk management and resilience, sustainable supply chain management, digitalization, service operations and technology innovation in supply chain management. Her research focus on understanding supply chain dynamic change and adaptive patterns in disruptive and complex environments such as environmental and social sustainability in global supply chains, the evolution of clusters and supply networks under uncertainty, methods and approaches to mitigate risks and build supply chain resilience. She also undertakes interdisciplinary research to explore how technology and digitalisation help transform business operations within the organizations and along the supply chain. | risk management; supply chain resilience; sustainability; service supply chain; digital technologies; innovation | |
| INDEX | Dr. Boyeun Lee is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in DigitLab at the University of Exeter Business School. With a focus on qualitative research, her scholarly investigations primarily revolve around Data-Driven Design, Data-Driven Innovation, and design interventions in the new products and services development involving cyber-physical systems. Her research endeavours aim to critically examine the challenges and opportunities that arise from the application of novel technologies like AI, Big Data, and IoT and translate them into effective design and business strategies. She obtained a PhD in Design from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. | Data-Driven Design; Data-Driven Innovation; Digital Transformation; Design Thinking; Qualitative Research | |
| Sustainable Futures | David is interested in supervising PhD students working on interdisciplinary research at the cross-road between business, regulation and sustainability studies. In particular, his research focuses on three areas: first, business and human rights including global supply chains due diligence; second, circular economy and its regulation; third, accounting for sustainable companies, including environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure and sustainable finance. | Circular economy; Business and human rights; Social and environmental disclosure; Sustainable finance; Business regulation | |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | My research explores issues of equity, inclusion, and leadership in organisations, with a particular focus on marginalised voices in the workplace. I draw on feminist, intersectional, and critical qualitative methodologies to examine the lived experiences of women in leadership, the impact of organisational culture on career progression, and the role of identity in professional legitimacy. I am particularly interested in supervising projects that explore gender, race, and leadership across finance and other professional fields, as well as within HRM and broader organisational contexts. I also welcome supervision of a wide range of HRM-related projects that align with my areas of expertise. |
Equity and Inclusion; Diversity in the Workplace; Marginalised Voices; Social Justice in Organisations; Organisational Culture; Intersectionality; Gender and Leadership; Race and Leadership; Women in Leadership; Critical HRM; Power and Voice in Organisations |
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| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | Emma is primarily a qualitative researcher who draws on philosophy, sociology and aspects of social psychology to explore affect and identity in organisations, particularly in relation to gender. More broadly she has an interest in workplace equity, inclusion and career progression for all employees, particularly those who experience disadvantage and discrimination at work. Emma welcomes PhD applications in these areas and particularly from those looking at older workers’ inclusion and progression in the workplace. | Affect, Age(ism); Disability; Discrimination; Gender; Identity, Qualitative methods | |
| Sustainable Futures | Eunice’s research interest is in value- and supply-chain impact assessment within agricultural, energy and climate change systems. She is also trained in applied economics, techno-economic assessment and energy economics. She specifically specializes in operations and management research with expertise in supply chain sustainability assessment in various sectors including agricultural and food systems sector. Eunice employs quantitative methods including input-output and life cycle assessment tools to estimate embodied environmental, economic and social impacts. Her analytical and methodological work focuses on measuring sustainability in supply chains. | Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Climate Change; Ecological Change; Supply Chains | |
| Operations and Analytics | Fanlin’s research focuses on operational research, and machine learning/ AI with applications in energy, transport and broad management areas. He has a strong interdisciplinary background in management, computer science and engineering. He welcomes PhD queries from candidates with good quantitative background in areas related to his research interests such as in Energy Management, Transport Management, Energy Market, Carbon Market, Smart Energy and Mobility, Machine Learning, Game Theory and Optimisation. | Energy; Transport; Operational Research; Machine learning/AI | |
| Business Strategy and Marketing | Gail’s research utilises organisation theory on knowledge to analyse how a range of actors (companies, civil society, and local communities) make sense of ecological change, and how these actors transform and build resilience across scales given environmental pressures and social inequities. Gail’s research is intended to help organisations deal more effectively with sustainability challenges. | Sustainability; Ecological Change; Social Inequity | |
| Sustainable Futures | Gloria investigates tourism sustainability and destination management issues from a transition point of view. She is interested in policy intervention design, monitoring and evaluation within the tourism industry. Her studies are usually informed by a systems and complexity thinking lens. In her previous research, she collaborated with international organisations such as the European Commission, the World Animal Protection, a series of European cities destination marketing organisations amongst others. | Sustainable tourism; sustainability indicators; monitoring and evaluation; policy design; complexity thinking; systems thinking; transition management; food tourism; animal rights in tourism; just sustainability transition | |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | Hannah’s research focuses on a range of individual differences and employee experiences within the workplace. Her key focus explores the relationship between personality and work overtime, looking at dynamics and changes in these variables. She is also interested in the effects of the physical workplace, bringing in topics such as environmental psychology and ergonomics. Finally, Hannah’s research also addresses the topic of wellbeing at work, promoting healthy working and psychological functioning. She mainly conducts quantitative research but has some experience with qualitative research. | Individual Differences; Personality; Physical Workplace; Wellbeing; Health | |
| Business Strategy and Marketing | My research lies at the intersection of marketing, consumer behaviour, and decision-making. I use experimental and quantitative methods to study topics such as sustainable consumption, food choices, health, prosocial behaviour, negotiation, culture, and applied ethics. I'm also interested in how language, emotions, and digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, shape consumer choices and ethical judgments. | Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Sustainability, Food, Health, Ethics, Culture and Language, Behavioural Science, Decision Making | |
| Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship | Ji Han’s research addresses various topics related to design and innovation, focusing on creativity, data-driven design, AI in design, and design sustainability. He has a particular interest in investigating fundamental theories, methods, and approaches to support early-stage design activities. His research also places a strong emphasis on exploring new computational models and algorithms for supporting creative activities in design and innovation. As an active researcher, Ji Han welcomes PhD queries in these areas and relates to the broad field of design and innovation research. | Creativity; Innovation; Design; Artificial Intelligence; Sustainability | |
| Business Strategy and Marketing | Jing’s research focuses on how host country political, institutional and cultural environment affect entry (investment), development, and exit (divestment) decisions of multinational corporations (MNCs). How international investment and trade diffuse technologies and cultural values across borders is another interest of Jing’s. Recently, Jing examines how emerging market firms design their CSR strategies to attend to the interests of multiple stakeholders. Jing welcomes PhD enquiries in these areas. | International business; Multinational corporations (MNCs); Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); International trade | |
| Sustainable Futures | Joanne’s research interests focus around the themes of wellbeing, sustainability and business engagement. Joanne is keen on supervising students in the following areas: Wellbeing and innovation in the visitor economy, especially ageing and cognitive impairment and nature-based/outdoor activities; Sustainable development and planning of tourism and recreation (especially in rural and coastal areas, National Parks and heritage sites); Development and management of niche tourism and leisure (especially film and TV, food and drink, gardens, and heritage railways); Places, placemaking and place attachment. | Wellbeing; Visitor Economy; Sustainability; Sustainable Development and Planning of Tourism and Recreation; Niche Tourism; Place Attachement | |
| Sustainable Futures | Jose Melenez is a social scientist focused on how organizations can engage in collective actions to embed innovation in their sustainability policies and practices. Jose’s research focuses on the intersection between sustainability and innovation in tourism, public policy and business models. He is interested in participatory action research to enhance the impact of academic research. His expertise includes developing interdisciplinary education programs that embed sustainability, engaging stakeholders to produce innovative sustainable tourism strategies, co-creating sustainable development projects through international cooperation in the Global South, and developing participatory methods to help businesses, government and communities work together to generate sustainability solutions. | tourism; sustainable tourism; public policy; sustainability innovations; collective actions; participatory methods; action research; sustainable business models; co-creation | |
| Operations and Analytics | Justin’s research straddles the broad boundary between economics and management, peering inside organizations, from firms to families, to understand (1) how individuals’ incentives and institutional structures impact social welfare and (2) how society influences individual behavior within institutions. Substantive domains include but are not limited to Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment, Discrimination, Inequality, Teams, Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, International Trade and Culture. He supervises applied quantitative research—either (causally identified) empirical analyses of large-scale secondary data or formal (e.g., game theoretic or probability) modelling work. He accepts students targeting academic careers—most of his prior students are now academics. | Applied Econometrics; Applied Game Theory; Formal Modelling; Information; Organizations | |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | Levke’s research interests broadly focus on themes such as gender, diversity, leadership, and careers, well-being, and workplace incivility. Levke is particularly interested in discriminatory processes and self-selection processes in women’s and men’s career advancements, work-life balance, well-being at work, and the effects of flexible work arrangements (e.g., remote work) on the gendered distribution of labour as well as on women’s and men’s career decisions. Furthermore, her research focuses on employees’ interpretations of and coping responses to experienced uncivil behaviour at work and potential interventions. | leadership, careers, gender bias, self-selection, workplace incivility, well-being, flexible work arrangements, interventions | |
| Business Strategy and Marketing | Lindsay’s research interests revolve mainly around understanding the situation of low power, vulnerable or oppressed individuals/groups, and the multifarious forms of resistance they may practice, including minimal, covert, and quiet forms of agency. Her work as often drawn upon Pierre Bourdieu’s rich theoretical framework to explore the social mechanisms and structures that influence their situations, and more recently she has used intersectionality as a lens. Her research has included conceptual and methodological work, as well as empirical work using a range of interpretive research approaches. Her research approach often uses retrospective techniques such as life story/life history interviews to elicit narratives of process, transition and change. | Bourdieu, low power, resistance, intersectionality, qualitative research, interpretivism, small practitioners, minimal agency | |
| Operations and Analytics | My research focuses on forecasting complex, potentially nonlinear, and noisy time series data, including macroeconomic and financial indicators, company sales, and stock market trends. The use of big data to enhance the forecasting performance of predictive models also falls within my research interests. I explore advanced mathematical theories such as wavelet and chaos theory and utilize tools like artificial neural networks and bootstrap methods to improve the predictive capabilities of existing techniques. My aim is to develop robust, accurate models tailored to dynamic, high-variance environments, often through the integration of statistical, computational, and data-driven approaches. | Time Series Forecasting; Big Data Analytics; Nonlinear Dynamics; Machine Learning (Artificial Neural Networks and Bootstrap); Wavelet and Chaos Theory |
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| Operations and Analytics | Nav’s research focuses on Modelling & Simulation (M&S) methodologies and application in areas such as healthcare, supply chain management, and the circular economy, with particular interest in Hybrid Modelling and Simulation. Nav welcomes PhD queries in areas related to simulation methodologies (e.g., Hybrid Modelling and Simulation, Real-time and Symbiotic Simulation, Data-driven/Industry 4.0 Simulation), Data Science and Predictive Analytics, Health and Social Care Simulation, Supply Chain Simulation and Modelling for Sustainability. | modelling and simulation; supply chain management; circular economy; operational research | |
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Dr Onyekachi Onuoha is a lecturer in Project Management at the Business School, University of Exeter, with 15+ experience, inspiring students and equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to manage projects, programmes, and portfolios as well as leading national and international business operations. His research interest spans across project management, strategic management, AI, and gamifying learning. He is currently leading a project for the gamification of risk management to make learning more engaging and exciting for learners. He is a full member of the Association for Project Management (APM) and sits on the Volunteer Delivery Group of the APM. He has a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Salford, Manchester, and a PhD in Cooperative Economics and Management.
He welcomes PhD students who are interested in Project Management, strategic management, and gamifying the learning process, especially in areas of project management. |
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| Patricia’ s research explores the different genres and applications of organisational storytelling, evaluating its impact across work, workplace, and workforce. With an organisational behaviour approach, Patricia utilises qualitative approaches, specifically investigating creative methodologies and data presentation. Her current project utilises pictorial approaches to investigate dirty work in alignment to Human Resources and arguably more ‘hidden’ services such as Facilities Management. | |||
| Operations and Analytics | My research explores the intersection of Augmented Analytics, Decision Science, Formal Methods, and Threat Modelling—all essential to driving smarter, more strategic analytics and reliable operations in complex organizations. I’m passionate about how combining human insight with advanced analytics can transform decision-making in operations, helping businesses navigate uncertainty and optimize performance. My research in Decision Science, studies how people and systems make choices amid unpredictable conditions, aiming to develop models that reflect real-world operational challenges. Through Formal Methods, I contribute to applying rigorous, logical techniques to verify that operational processes and analytics tools function flawlessly preventing costly errors before they arise. In Threat Modelling in the context of Cybersecurity Analytics, my focus has been on identifying vulnerabilities within operational systems and data infrastructures, anticipating risks to safeguard business continuity. If you’re a motivated PhD candidate eager to explore these cutting-edge areas and contribute to research that advances analytics-driven operations management, I’d be excited to supervise you and support your journey and help design and develop impactful, real-world solutions. |
Augmented Analytics, Decision Science, Formal Methods, and Threat Modelling | |
| Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship | Sarah is interested in the area of technology governance and ethics, particularly in biotechnology and/or AI and data science. She is interested in working with students using qualitative methods in case studies involving technological solutions to societal challenges such as food security, environment and global health. Focused case studies on gene drive or genetic modification technologies in different parts of the world would be particularly welcomed. | technology governance; ethics; global health; food security; qualitative methodologies; responsible innovation | |
| Operations and Analytics | Shirley's research is centered around the intricate relationship between technology and its influence on interpersonal dynamics, with a particular emphasis on coercive control and domestic violence scenarios. Enquiries for potential PhD studies are invited in diverse areas, including IoT surveillance technologies, smart wearables, AI-driven data analysis, and software engineering. The primary goal of Shirley's research is to empower vulnerable individuals and domestic abuse survivors by safeguarding their privacy and security. Through this investigation, she aims to drive positive change and reveal innovative protective measures that can revolutionize intervention strategies for a more secure and supportive future | IoT surveillance; Technology and interpersonal violence; analytics for privacy and security | |
| Sustainable Futures | Steffen’s research focuses on a range of social scientific analyses of problems of environmental sustainability and circular economy. He’s particularly interested in governance issues, CSR and business-society-environment relations. He’s investigated the paradoxical relations between business and climate change since 2006 and has published widely on carbon trading and offsetting schemes. More recently, he has researched circular economy approaches and increasingly works on agri-food system challenges. | agri-food, climate change, governance, environment, circular economy, CSR | |
| Operations and Analytics | Stephen Disney’s research interests involve the application of control theory and statistical techniques to operations management and supply chain scenarios to investigate their dynamic, stochastic, and economic performance. Stephen is interested in supervising PhD students studying the bullwhip effect, forecasting, and inventory management problems. Stephen is also interested in supervising topics on supply chain collaboration, MRP nervousness, global dual sourcing, supply chain resilience (including the “China+1” strategy), the dynamics of closed-loop supply chains, integer demand, and non-linear supply chain models. | Supply chain dynamics; bullwhip effect; inventory; collabouration; dual sourcing; supply chain resilience; closed loop supply chains | |
| Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | Susan’s research revolves around workplace dynamics and how these unfold over time in areas such as well-being, aging, or social comparisons and interpersonal behaviour. Using such a temporal lens, she investigates, for instance, how emotional job demands affect employees’ emotional well-being and job satisfaction across the working lifespan, or how work sets people on more or less favourable trajectories of well-being. In another line of research, she studies why employees undermine rising stars who pose a threat to their future status and how social comparisons between may facilitate knowledge exchange and cooperation. | social comparison; interpersonal behavior; emotions, ageing, well-being, personality, motivation; status (threat), competition | |
| Business Strategy and Marketing | Tim’s research explores how businesses and organisations in tourism, the cultural industries and creative economy respond to major challenges in their management practices, operations and business models. In the broad context of sustainable tourism, he is interested in innovation and new technologies, the development of new products and experiences, and the measurement and management of the impacts of travel and tourism. His most recent research has been exploring the relationship between tourism and climate change, in particular carbon emissions relating to current policy and crisis responses. As an experienced advisor, Tim welcomes PhD queries in these areas and relating to broad field of tourism management. | Tourism and Leisure; Creative Industries; Climate Change; Innovation and Technology; Impact Management; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; SMEs |
