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 Accountability In Developing Countries

• Accounting and Information Systems

• Accounting Regulation


• Auditing

• Carbon Accounting and Accountability

• Corporate Governance

• Critical Accounting Theory

• Environment and Social Governance

• Financial Reporting and Standard Setting

• Government and Not for Profit Accounting

• History of Accounting Thought

• International Accounting and Finance

• Management Accounting

• Social and Environmental Accounting

• Voluntary Disclosure Regimes and Accountability

Finance

• Banking

• Behavioural Finance

• Chinese Financial Markets

• Corporate Finance

• Corporate Governance

• Corporate Ownership Structure

• Financial Econometrics

• Financial Economics

• Financial Markets

• International Finance

• IPO

• Market Microstructure

• Managerial Compensation and Incentives

• Political Connections

• Portfolio Analysis

• Risk Management

• Small Business Finance

• Venture Capital

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

• Applied Systems Research

• Business Ethics

• Corporate Decision-Making

• Corporate Governance

• Critical Analysis of HRM Practices

• Cross-cultural Management

• Entrepreneurship

• Firm Performance

• Innovation Management

• International and Comparative Human Resource Management

• Internationalisation of Firms

• Inter-organisational Relations

• Knowledge Management in Organizations

• OH&S Management

• Organisational Change and Leadership

• Strategic Management in SE Asian Firms

• Supply Chain Management

Marketing

• Advertising and Public Relations

• Brand Management

• Consumer Behaviour

• Corporate Marketing and Social Responsibility

• International Marketing

• Internet Marketing

• Issues and Crisis Management

• Marketing Research

• New Product Marketing and Product Innovation

• Non-for-Profit Marketing

• Relationship Marketing

• Sales Management

• Services Marketing

• Tourism Marketing

• Social Marketing

Other Research Areas

• Activity Theory

• Executive Information Systems Management Information Systems and Decision Support Systems

• Knowledge Management

• Management of Information System, Architectures and Infrastructures

• Online Banking

• Organisational and Institutional Web Systems

Other Information

Further information is available at:
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School of Economics Email econ_enquiries@uow.edu.au
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