Doctor of Philosophy

Overview

Candidates with demonstrated research potential, exhibited usually by a Bachelor Honours, Masters by Research degree or other Masters degree that includes a research project, can apply to take a Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty. Full-time study of three years, or the part-time equivalent, is normally required. Candidates will be expected to work under supervision on research projects related to their thesis area and may be required to complete coursework classes in order to acquire theory and develop methodological skills necessary for their doctoral research. Candidates for this degree enrol in the subject THES924 (full-time) or THES912 (part-time).

The following areas of research are some of the topics available to candidates undertaking the Doctor of Philosophy degree:

School of Accounting and Finance

Accountancy

• Accounting and Information Systems

• Auditing

• Corporate Governance

• Critical Accounting Theory

• External Financial Reporting and Standard Setting

• Government and Not for Profit Accounting

• History of Accounting Thought

• International Accounting and Finance

• Management Accounting

• Small Business Management

• Social and Environmental Accounting

Finance

• Banking

• Behavioural Finance

• Corporate Finance

• Entrepreneurial Finance

• Financial Econometrics

• Financial Economics

• Financial Markets

• Financial Planning

• International Finance

• Market Microstructure

• Personal Finance

• Portfolio Analysis

• Risk Management

• Small Business Finance

School of Economics

Economics

• Applied Econometrics

• Applied Microeconomics

• Business Innovation and Social Innovation

• Economic and Business History

• Economic Growth and Development

• Health Economics

• Industrial and Business Economics

• International Trade and Investment

• Labour and Human Resources

• Macroeconomic Performance and Policies

• Poverty and Inequality

• Regional Development

• Small and Medium Enterprises

• Social Capital and Networks

School of Management and Marketing

Management

• Business Ethics

• Corporate Decision-Making

• Corporate Governance

• Critical Analysis of HRM Practices

• Cross-cultural Management

• Entrepreneurial Identity

• Firm Performance

• Innovation and Knowledge Management in Organizations

• International and Comparative Human Resource Management

• Internationalisation of Firms

• International Organizations

• Inter-organisational Relations

• Logistics

• OH&S Management

• Organisational Change and Leadership

• Project Based Learning

• Role of Human Resource Management in Organizational Change

• Strategic Management in SE Asian Firms

• Supply Chain Management

Marketing

• Advertising

• Consumer Behaviour

• Corporate Marketing and Social Responsibility

• International Marketing

• Internet Marketing

• Marketing Communication

• Marketing Research

• New Product Marketing and Product Innovation

• Relationship Marketing

• Sales Management

• Services Marketing

• Strategic Planning and Marketing

Other Research Areas

• Activity Theory

• Executive Information Systems Management Information Systems & Decision Support Systems

• Knowledge Management

• Management of Information System, Architectures and Infrastructures

• Online Banking

• Organisational and Institutional Web Systems

Other Information

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