Doctoral Students Supervised or Co-Supervised by the Faculty of the Centre for Business Performance
Maria Rey
Degree: PhD
Doctoral Study: Alignment of inter-firm performance measures as a predictor of relationship success. This research examines business relationships between firms and proposes to use existing performance measures as a vehicle to assess how aligned the relationship is to the strategic goals of both members of the relationship. The level of alignment could predict the stability, longevity and overall success of the relationship.
Supervised by: Prof. Andy Neely
Paula Higson
Degree: DBA
Doctoral Study: High performing teams - comparison between the public and private sectors. Achieving productivity improvements is going to be a key part of achieving the government's targets for cost reductions. By looking at the benchmarks for high performing teams and how public sector and private sector operations compare, can we learn something that will help public sector managers to deliver more with less?
Supervised by: Dr Veronica Martinez
Mehmet Cakkol
Degree: PhD
Doctoral Study: The role of inter-organisational relationships for the design of innovative business models in the context of servitization.
Co-supervised by: Dr Veronica Martinez (with Dr Mark Johnson)
Samer Abdulhadi
Degree: DBA
Doctoral Study: Strategic Performance Management (SPM) Practices In Developing Countries: An Empirical Study. In this research I intend to build on the published literature to study how SPM is used to execute strategy. The study will also highlight interesting areas of SPM such as its relationship with strategic management, its claimed benefits, the use of information systems (Business Intelligence), and the cross-cultural issues.
Supervised by: Dr Andrey Pavlov
Gillian Pratt
Degree: PhD
Doctoral Study: How do managers ensure performance measures and strategy are maintained in alignment? This research concerns the role of top management teams in using performance measures to signal unrealised or emergent elements of strategy. It is being explored through case studies in a private sector context at a business unit level, focusing on how the unit competes within its particular industry and how it positions itself in relation to its competitors.
Supervised by: Prof. Mike Bourne
Joel De Messan
Degree: DBA
Doctoral Study:
Supervised by: Dr Monica Franco-Santos
Bela Tisoczki
Degree: DBA
Doctoral Study: There is a growing need to make talent management more effective. Although experience is known to be the best source of learning, companies continue to spend millions on ineffective training programs. The research will explore the positive impact of developmental assignments and provide guidance for organizations how to best utilize them.
Supervised by: Prof. Mike Bourne
Mark Baker
Degree: DBA
Doctoral Study: How can we performance manage the range build activity in the branded footwear and apparel industry? The range build activity is key to value creation in the industry. An industry that has an estimated $300bn global retail value and is currently facing challenging macroeconomic pressures in a complex and dynamic context. Understanding performance management of the range build activity is becoming crucial.
Supervised by: Prof. Mike Bourne
Khalid Al-Akwa
Degree: DBA
Doctoral Study:
Supervised by: Prof. Mike Bourne
Ed Barrows
Degree: DBA
Doctoral Study:
Supervised by: Prof. Andy Neely
Richard Allen
Degree: PhD
Doctoral Study:
Supervised by: Prof. Mike Bourne