Doctor of Philosophy (Business)
Offered by:
School of Management, Marketing and International Business
Summary
- 3 years full time
- Entry is subject to course schedule and supervisory availability
- Research-based program - thesis and preparatory coursework
Overview
The PhD is the pinnacle of academic study. Entry to the ANU PhD in Business is only open to students who are able to demonstrate superior achievement in their prior research programs, such as Honours and Master of Philosophy programs. The program includes preparatory coursework and a major thesis on an approved topic.
The PhD Program in Business draws on the expertise of international researchers and instructors located in the Australian National University.
Admission
- Applicants are required to hold a Bachelors degree with honour of at least 2A level (75-79%) or equivalent.
- Applicants with excellent potential who do not satisfy the minimum standard may enter through satisfactory completion of a preparatory program such as the Master of Philosophy.
- Applicants are also strongly recommended to discuss their proposed program of study and topic for their research with a staff member before submitting an application.
- Admission is not automatic and is at the discretion of the Dean.
- English language requirements must be met.
Please provide the following supporting documentation in your application:
International Equivalents for Consideration of Admission
Program Structure
Coursework and Thesis proposal
- Candidates develop a detailed thesis proposal in consultation with their supervisory committee and present it to their supervisory panel and school staff.
- Candidates undertake coursework to provide them with a skill base with which to address their thesis topic.
Candidates successfully complete six semester length courses as preparation for the research thesis, as follows:
Mandatory coursework include:
- MGMT8006 Management Research Methods
- BUSN8018 Qualitative Research Methods
Plus four courses from the list below:
- MMIB8003 Managing the research process (only in 2011)
- STAT8020 Multivariance analysis or STAT7007 Advanced Marketing Research
- EMET6008 Econometrics II: econometric modelling or EMET6007 Economic I:Economic methods
- DEMO8020 Qualitative research analysis
- Other courses approved by the supervisor and MMIB HDR convenor
To progress to the thesis component, the coursework must be completed at a satisfactory level (average mark of 70%), and a Thesis Proposal Review (TPR) approved by the school HDR convenor.
Thesis
- PhD Thesis of up to 100,000 words of original research: Students are assigned a supervisory panel.Students are expected to consult widely with their supervisory panel, particularly the chair.The role of the committee is to provide students with regular access to staff who can assist, advise and provide support for a timely and successful completion.
- Report: Students must submit an annual report on their progress.
- Annual progress presentation: At the end of each academic year, students are required to present progress seminar.
- Oral Defence: Students present their thesis in a formal seminar before submission for examination.
- Examination: The thesis is sent to external examiners.
Seminar Series and Conferences
Students are expected to attend and participate in the seminar programs conducted within the school and the college. PhD students are expected to present at least one school seminar on their thesis topic and are encouraged to present their work in leading international conferences.
Research Areas
Staff in the School of Management, Marketing, and International Business have diverse research interests and are capable of providing supervision across a range of topics. PhD candidates are encouraged to discuss their research proposal with an appropriate staff member before submitting a formal application for the PhD program.
Research area |
Staff member |
Research topics |
International Business |
Dr Vinh Lu |
- Cross-border business-to-business relationships: inter-firm exchange and governance mechanisms
- Services marketing: service contracts, service orientation
- Service innovation issues: determinants and consequences of service innovation, the role of information systems in service innovation
|
Management |
Prof George Chen
|
- Organisational behaviour and human resource management in cross-cultural context
- Leadership
- Organisational commitment
- Psychological contract
- Organisational justice
- Chinese management
|
Management |
Prof David McKendrick |
- Industrial and organisational evolution
- Emergence of organisational categories and forms
- International and technological competition
- The development and effect of organisational identities
|
Management |
Dr Richard Winter
|
- Professionalism and professional services
- Management and ethical practices in professional organisations
- Work motivation of professionals
- Expanded psychological contract
- Higher education management
|
Management |
Dr Ofer Zwikael |
- Project benefit management
- Government projects
- Project success measures and critical success factors
- A ‘utility function’ approach for the development of a project worth curve
- A mathematical / operations research approach for project design
|
Management |
Dr Royston Gustavson |
- Business ethics
- Commerce and the arts
- Corporate social responsibility
- Corporate sustainability (corporations and the natural environment; corporations and society)
|
Management |
Dr Simon Restubog |
- Abusive supervision
- Revenge and forgiveness in the workplace
- Workplace deviance
- Antecedents and maintenance of psychological contracts
- Careers
|
Management |
Prof Prashant Bordia |
- Business ethics
- Commerce and the arts
- Corporate social responsibility
- Corporate sustainability (corporations and the natural environment; corporations and society)
|
Management |
Dr Sarbari Bordia |
- Multi-lingual and multi-cultural corporate communication
- Psychological contracts
- Internationalisation of management education
|
Marketing |
Prof Pam Morrison |
- Corporate social responsibility
- Sustainability
- New product development
|
Marketing |
Prof John Roberts |
- Models of consumer behaviour
- Marketing strategy
- Branding
- Diffusion of innovations
- Sustainability
|
Marketing |
Prof Andre Bonfrer |
- Market response models
- Marketing decision support systems
- Customer lifetime value and database/internet marketing
- Analytical social network/dyadic interactions models
- Advertising and competition
|
Marketing |
Prof Ujwal Kayande |
- Models of behaviour of consumers and firms
- Marketing strategy
- Measurement
- Market research methods
- Marketing decision support systems
|
Marketing |
Dr Gary Buttriss |
- Mechanism of change and innovation
- Marketing strategy
- Sustainability
|
Senior staff who provide supervision in the program are active scholars whose research output is published in major international peer-reviewed journals in international business, management, marketing, and related fields.
The school has an active international visitor program. International visitors are typically at the ANU for periods of up to twelve months and interact strongly with graduate students. Visitors sometimes provide short courses in specialist areas, act as short-term advisers and enable students to network and establish links outside the ANU.
