PhD Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University

PhD Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability is a doctoral research degree in Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University. Discover your research degree study options, including areas of expertise for our academic supervisors.

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: Our supervisors, Our supervisors, Dr Alaa Abed, Sustainability and innovation, Corporate governance, Growth opportunities and firm growth, Research and devlopment investment, Sustainability, Circular economy and strategic business, Dr Mary Joy Baloyo, Entrepreneurship, Gender, Intersectionality and household dynamics, Dr Catherine Brentnall, Enterprise and entrepreneurship and climate change, Regenerative business sesign, Enterprise and entrepreneurship education and impact, Evaluation, qualitative research and novel methods and modes of inquiry, Dr Mike Bull, Social enterprise, Social entrepreneurship, Sociology of valuation, Critical management studies, Football governance, Dr Jack Davis, Culture industry, Alternative organisations and economies, Sustainability ethics, Political economy, Dr Tom Davis, Entrepreneurship, Urban spatial change, Historical methods, Prof Paul Dewick, Systems of sustainable consumption and production, Eco-innovation, Circular economy, Dr Carmen Dorobat, Micro-foundations: institutions, monetary theory, dynamic capabilities, International trade and global business, Strategy and strategic entrepreneurship, History of management science, Dr Tulin Dzhengiz, Partnerships, Corporate sustainability, Circular economy, Inter-organisational relationships: alliances, multistakeholder partnerships, ecosystems, clusters, ecosystems, Dr Russ Glennon, Public management and administration, Strategy, Performance management, Co-creation of value, Public services, Accountability, Local government, Voluntary sector, Service operations management, Public value, Governance, Dr Lawrence Green, Innovation strategy, Innovation and the creative industries, Innovation and growth strategies in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Dr Samia Hoque, Sustainable innovation, Sustainable supply chain management, Social enterprise, Corporate social responsibility, Emerging economy firms, Dr Maryline Kiptoo, Informal entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial resilience, Sustainable livelihoods, Artisan entrepreneurship, Qualitative research, Prof Olli Kuivalainen, Decision-making and strategic internationalisation decisions, Role of blockchain technologies in internationalisation: how do they change (and/or support) the strategy, governance, and/or management of the international operations?, Role of AI technologies in internationalisation: how do they change (and/or support) the strategy, governance, and/or management of the international operation?, Sustainability and international growth of the firm: can they co-exist and how?, Corporate governance and international entrepreneurship, Dr Laure Leglise, Business and society, Sustainability and more specifically social inequalities, strategic management, qualitative research, Dr John Lever, Food systems, Circular economy, Halal food, Refugee entrepreneurs, Dr Nicolas Li, Entrepreneurial internationalisation, CSR and ESG performance, Cross-border strategy and ethnic entrepreneurship, Dr Suzana Matoh, Business models for sustainability, Dr Sam Njinyah, Institutions, Open innovation, Small business development and environmental quality, Dr Vicky Nowak, Small business, Social enterprise, Embeddedness, Context, Dr Caroline Parkinson, Entrepreneurship, Social enterprise, Community, Prof Sally Randles, Sustainability, Circular economy, CSR, Climate change, Dr Moe Roohanifar, Strategic management, Organisational growth, Dynamic capabilities, SMEs’ growth and internationalisation, Public sector strategy, Dr Nikolaos Sakellarios, Resilience, Business continuity, Risk and crisis management, Disaster recovery, Decision making under risk, uncertainty and ambiguity, Dr Kate Seymour, Sustainable communities, Environmental and climate justice, Sustainability pedagogies, Alternative organising, Organisational democracy, Dr Rory Shand, Public management, Sustainability, Collaborative governance, Regeneration, Public services, Dr Olivia Tomlinson, Crisis management, Organisational resilience, Sustainability, Responsible business, System thinking, Prof Sarah Underwood, Enterprise, Small business, Scale-up, Enterprise education, High growth, Dr James Vandeventer, Degrowth and post-growth, Organisational space and place, Housing, Climate change, Dr Helen Wadham, Sustainability, Cross-sector partnership, Human-animal relations, CSR, Dr Meng Wu, Business history in emerging markets, Financial history of currencies and monetary systems, Economic history of China, Strategic entrepreneurship, Business performance analysis.

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