e business PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The literature on social business behaviour has proliferated in recent years, mainly examining CSR of firms in developed economies (Brammer, Jackson, & Matten, 2012; Campbell, 2007; Carroll & Shabana, 2010; Crouch, 2006; Matten & Crane, 2005), with definitions of social business behaviour now being plentiful (Dahlsrud, 2008).

Electrical Steels: Magnetic properties enhancement using alternative manufacturing processes

University of Strathclyde
Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management

Dr D Evans

Application Deadline: 30 December 2019

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached for UK and EU students, though the amount may depend on your nationality. Non-EU students may still be able to apply for the project provided they can find separate funding. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Working with the AFRC’s Tier 1 Members this PhD proposal is a collaboration between Cogent-Power and AFRC on the development and advancement of electric steel (E-steel) technologies for electrical vehicles.

Applying Evolutionary Psychology to Enhance Business Research

RMIT University
School of Economics, Finance and Marketing

Prof R Hoffmann, Dr S H Chuah, Dr F Kock

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

Existing business research in domains such as management, marketing, economics or finance predominantly examine proximal reasons of human behaviour, i.e.

The Bradford Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)

University of Bradford
School of Management

Funding Type

PhD Type

Business Research Programme

Business Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

The PhD opportunities on this programme do not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Doctorate in Business Administration. School of Management. School of Management. After opening our doors in 1963, the. School of Management.

Leeds Beckett University
Faculty of Business & Law

Leeds Business School

Funding Type

PhD Type

Business Research Programme

Business Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university’s particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.

The PhD opportunities on this programme do not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

We welcome applicants who want to undertake challenging and innovative doctoral research and be part of Leeds Business School's research community.

Is the Organisational Face-to-Face Meeting Redundant in the Digital Era? (Advert Reference: SF19/BL/MOS/BENNETT)

Northumbria University
Faculty of Business and Law

Dr D Bennett, Dr T Roca

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Many International organisations are facing a change to their traditional operational procedures, due to the enhanced change in working practices made available through Digital Technology, thus enhancing the new Digital Business framework.

The impact of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies on business financing.

Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Business School

Dr J Serbera, Dr Y Wang

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Project. The revolution of Blockchain technology has led to profound changes in the way financial transactions take place at the global level.

Business and community engagement and the satellite campus (SF19/EIS/CHARLES)

Northumbria University
Faculty of Business and Law

Prof D Charles, Dr R Nyuur

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

One characteristic of the increasingly ‘entrepreneurial university’ has been its shift from a single city base to a multi-campus and multi-national operation.

Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Business School

Mothers in Business

Dr S Beesley, Dr M Ehret, Dr L Q Siebers

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The main purpose of this research is to gather evidence to understand why women give up work after having a child to focus on setting up their own business.

Investigating Motivational Gender Differences in Online Consumer Decision Making (SF19/EIS/THOMSON)

Northumbria University
Faculty of Business and Law

Dr M Thomson, Prof X Bian

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Understanding online consumer decision making is crucial to the success of e-commerce and the way in which products are presented online plays an essential role in e-retailers’ marketing strategies.