PhD Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management at Manchester Metropolitan University

PhD Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management is a doctoral research degree in Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management at Manchester Metropolitan University. How to apply

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law  |  Duration: three years full-time, six years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: Most of our students enrol in October. You can also join us in January.  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Supervised original research leading to a doctoral thesis. Research areas include: Operations, supply chain and project management, Operations, supply chain and project management, Professor David Bamford, Operations management, Supply chain management, Transport, Sports operations management, Professor Iain Reid, Professional service operations, Supply chain digitalisation, Sports operations, Professor George Kuk, Digital innovation, Digital entrepreneurship, Digital commons, Digital futures, Dr Zenon Michaelides, Digital business transformation, Enterprise management, Operations alignment, Supply chain integration, business analytics, Social value, Agrifood sustainability, Dr Roula Michaelides, AI project management, Digital business transformation, Organisational resilience, Sustainability & innovation project management, Dr Marina Papalexi, Sustainable supply chains, Digital transformation, Organisational resilience, Operations management, Dr Amin Akhavan Tabassi, Relational leadership and conflict management, Agile project management, Sustainability in project management, Artificial Intelligence in project management, Dr Fangyuan Shen, Organisational agility, Agile transformation, Agile coaching, Relationship management, Management consulting, Dr Ting Wu, Multiple criteria decision analysis, Business data analytics, Evidential reasoning and data envelopment analysis, Interdisciplinary research in business and management, engineering, sustainability analysis, Dr Cara Mulholland, Intersectional thinking for sustainable and regenerative built environment systems, Benefits, impacts and value of built environment (infrastructure) systems, Sociotechnical decision making in engineering projects (and design), Human centred engineering (technology/ design), Technology and analytics, Technology and analytics, Professor Timothy Jung, XR, immersive tech and Metaverse, XR and Metaverse in entertainment and eSports, Digital transformation in healthcare, Technology innovation for well-being and quality of life, Dr Mandy tom Dieck, XR, immersive tech and Metaverse, Digital transformation, Digital marketing in tourism and hospitality, Dr Pin Shen Teh, Applied artificial intelligence, Applied Metaverse, Dr Leo Liu, Data analytics, Digital transformation, Dr Ella Cranmer, XR, immersive tech and Metaverse, Digital transformation, Digital marketing in tourism and hospitality, Dr Maksym Koghut, Digital technologies, incl. Blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), XR, and their implications for business and society, Digital transformation, Dr Salihu Dasuki, Implications of the use of digital technologies in the Global South, Digital transformation, Dr Yuhua Wang, AI/digital literacy and inclusion, Digital health, experiences of using and learning AI in everyday life, ethics, and responsible use of data and digital technologies including generative AI, Dr Martial Pfouga, CSR, ESG analytics, Algorithmic management, Dr Richard Dron, Technology innovation, General purpose technology, Digital service/product innovation, Technology strategy as practice, Dr Muhammad Fayyaz, Applied AI, Business analytics, Dr Mahmoud Abdelrahman, Technology acceptance, AI Usage in organisations, Knowledge management systems applications, Digital transformation, Decision support systems, Business analytics, Dr Jing Wang, Organisational digital transformation and innovation enabled by emerging technologies, Intra-/Inter-organisational digital collaboration, Knowledge management and boundary spanning, The application of digital twins (e.g., in the built environment), Dr Raheem Sarwar, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Data management, Natural language processing, Events management, Events management, Dr Louise Platt, Festivals and placemaking, Walking practices and wellbeing, Leisure practices, Qualitative and creative methods.

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