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The case describes how Dollar Shave Club proved to be a disruptive force in the shaving industry, one dominated by Gillette for over a Century. It did so without a single patent to its name, and with a direct-to-consumer subscription and a content-based customer engagement model that was new to the shaving industry, but not to consumer products at large (e.g., Nespresso and Red Bull, respectively). The case demonstrates the disruptive power of a digital platform model, and highlights how new marketing capabilities can disrupt traditional channels. It challenges P&G owned Gillette to formulate a strategic response in light of Unilever’s threat to acquire the upstart business. The case provides online links to a rich set of free videos that include a CEO interview, competitive advertising, and analyst commentary.

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• How to respond to disruptive business model innovation.
• How to engage consumers through digital marketing innovation, in particular, content-based marketing.
• How to manage dual business models and manage channel conflict.

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Become a research expert at king’s.

A PhD from King’s Business School aims to be more than just a qualification. It provides you with the opportunity to become an expert in your chosen field of research. By the end of the programme, you will have developed the skills necessary to analyse complex organisational problems in order to make a difference in business and society.

If that’s you, then King’s Business School provides an ideal home for you to pursue PhD research. It is one of the leading research-intensive business schools in the UK and features world-class research academics in all of our departments:

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Many of our graduates continue onto academic careers after completing their PhD. Some take on research, analysis or leadership roles in major corporations and public bodies. Others use their expertise to start up their own research consultancy. It’s entirely up to you to decide what King’s means for your future. However, we know that PhD research will be right for you if you are motivated to interrogate academic puzzles; committed to developing high-level analytical skills; and dedicated to advancing knowledge in your research area.

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Please note, any application received after 15 December 2023 will automatically be considered for the second round entry.

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Find out how to apply for our PhD programme

Our full-time PhD programme usually takes three to four years, while the part-time programme will last six to sevent years. As a full-time student, you will spend most of your time in the iconic Bush House where we have dedicated spaces for our PhD researchers. And with central London on your doorstep, you’ll be surrounded by major business, government and cultural institutions. While completing a PhD is probably the toughest academic challenge you’ll ever take on, we’re here to support you throughout your time at King’s (and beyond).

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The King’s Business School PhD programme is designed to support you in preparing the strongest thesis that you can, which will place you in the best position to move on to the job that you want. We will support you in developing advanced academic skills, but also skills relevant for wider impact in business and on society – for instance, skills in critical and analytical thinking, communication and networking.

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Current and former students share their experiences of being a PhD student at King's Business School

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Chiamaka Nwosu

Chiamaka Nwosu is a current PhD student at King's Business School.

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Felix Kempf is a current PhD student at King's Business School.

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Theses and dissertations are structured, extended pieces of academic writing presenting an author’s research findings. They are usually submitted as the end of a course as part of the requirements of a university degree. In the UK, 'dissertations' are usually written by undergraduate and master’s students, and 'theses' are produced at doctoral or research degree level.

Doctoral theses are considered particularly insightful as they usually contain original research and make new contributions to scholarship. They are often made openly available on university institutional repositories or digital archives such as City Research Online.

Finding PhD theses

Many institutions maintain open-access repositories of their PhD theses and dissertations. You can learn more about these in our finding open access content guide . You can also find dissertations at the links below.

• City Research Online The institutional repository of City. Using the advanced search option allows you to refine your search for grey literature such as theses.
• EThOS Electronic theses' service from the British Library. Allows you to search for theses from Universities across the UK, many of which are free to download.
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‌‌‌‌For a full list of departments with MScs and dissertations in Spiral, see  Theses

Depositing Master's dissertations in Spiral

The deposit of Master's dissertations is managed by departments and is not mandatory. 

Administrators in each department are responsible for collating all dissertations as PDF files and for creating their bibliographic data. ICT then upload the files and data to Spiral.

If your department would like to do this, please note:

• your departmental administrators will be responsible for the data entry
• you must use the Masters dissertations template  (Excel) for data entry
• you must follow the data entry and upload guidelines, see  Guidelines for uploading Master's dissertations to Spiral (pdf)
• you must upload the files and completed spreadsheet to OneDrive, as per the upload guidelines

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