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Research is central to the activities of the University of Bristol Business School. The school comprises a group of academic staff with a variety of interests and a focus on research that has practical relevance. The results of the most recent UK-wide research assessment, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, rated 88% of the research activity in business and management as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.

The Business School encourages interdisciplinary research, drawing on a range of theories and methodologies. We welcome students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. You will be joining a thriving PhD community made up of over 50 scholars. We provide dedicated office space and run a programme of activities to enable PhD students to network with each other.

We encourage applications from strong candidates from disciplines outside the social sciences, management and business studies who wish to convert, and from candidates with organisational or commercial experience.

Candidates entering the PhD programme are normally required to take 60 credit points of taught training units in their first year. Students are also encouraged to undertake further training in agreement with their supervisor for the duration of their studies.

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Previous graduates have gone on to careers in academia as well as to a variety of employers across the world such as Honda, Bank of China Hong Kong, and the Chinese Academy of Science. Another popular route for graduates is to pursue post-doctoral research, consultancy or enter policy-based institutions.

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Management PhD University of Bristol

• On campus - h Clifton Campus
• Sep 1, 2023 Full-time - 4 years
• Sep 1, 2023 Part-time - 8 years

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Research is central to the activities of the Department of Management at the University of Bristol. The department comprises a group of academic staff with a variety of interests and a focus on research that has practical relevance. The results of the most recent UK-wide research assessment, REF 2014, rated 78 per cent of the research activity in business and management as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.

The department encourages interdisciplinary research, drawing on a range of theories and methodologies. We welcome students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from strong candidates from disciplines outside the social sciences, management and business studies who wish to convert, and from candidates with organisational or commercial experience.

Candidates entering the PhD programme are normally required to take 60 credit points of taught units in their first year. Students are also encouraged to undertake further training in agreement with their supervisor for the duration of their studies.

Accreditation by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) , working in partnership with University Archaeology UK (UAUK) , recognises academic programmes which provide students with appropriate workplace skills relevant to both a career in the historic environment and CIfA membership at Practitioner grade.

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The University of Bristol is a traditional red brick research university located in Bristol, England. This university does not have a campus that it designates as its main campus, but instead has a group of buildings in the city centre which is referred to as the “University precinct”. With six different faculties and 29 distinct schools, there is sure to be something of interest for almost any student at Bristol.

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MSc Management

Our intensive one-year MSc Management with a specialism in Leadership, Strategy and Change is for graduates from a wide range of subject backgrounds. It is not necessary to have any prior academic or practical experience in business or management. This programme is for students who aspire to management-level and leadership roles within their chosen industry.

Our MSc Management pathways provide an introduction to management, followed by a detailed exploration of a specific area of management theory and practice, in this case Leadership, Strategy and Change. The programme attracts students from around the globe and you will work with students with different backgrounds and interests.

You will develop an in-depth understanding of the theories and practices that underpin leading change in the contemporary organisational context, characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.

We aim to guide, teach and develop analytical and confident critical thinkers. You will critically evaluate areas such as strategic leadership and leading complex change, including contemporary leadership challenges such as sustainability, diversity, ethical leadership and leading virtual teams.

You will be armed with the knowledge to apply academic theory to practice. Group work and presentations, often based on industry case studies, allow practical application of theory and develop the teamwork and communication skills expected in today's workplace.

Bristol is an entrepreneurial city and home to SETSquared, the world's top university business incubator (UBI Global). You will be taught by leading academics whose research tackles the global societal issues facing modern management. 88% of our business and management research is rated as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (REF 2021), reflecting its impact on shaping policy and practice.

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Programme structure

You will study five core units worth a total of 90 credit points and your specialist unit, Leadership, Strategy and Change, worth 30 credit points. The core units include Management and Organisation; Strategy, Finance and Accounting for Management; Operations and Marketing Management; Management Research Methods; and Academic, Personal and Professional Development.

You will start by studying subjects that are central to a career in management today, including finance and accounting, organisational behaviour and strategic management. In the second term, you will deepen your understanding of management by studying operations and marketing management as well as management research methods. Throughout, we help you to develop the skills necessary to meet the complex and dynamic organisational challenges of the 21st century.

The final part of the MSc Management brings an opportunity for in-depth research and investigation into your area of interest and can be adapted to reflect your career goals. You can choose from the following routes:

• academic dissertation: a methodical exploration of a chosen area of study;
• applied extended project: a management research project with an external partner organisation;
• group project: a group-based research project that explores management knowledge with a focus on the UN Sustainability Goals.

Each route bears 60 credit points.

Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our MSc in Management.

World-leading research

The University of Bristol is ranked fifth for research in the UK ( Times Higher Education ).

94% of our research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Entry requirements

An upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent in any discipline.

For applicants who are currently completing a degree, we understand that their final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades they achieve during their studies.

We will consider applicants whose interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements. We may make these applicants an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so the applicant would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of their degree. Specific module requirements may still apply.

We will consider applicants whose grades are slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements, if they have a relevant postgraduate qualification. If this is the case, applicants should include their CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when they apply, showing details of their relevant qualifications.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.

If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our  profile level B.

Further information about  English language requirements and profile levels .

Fees and funding

Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.

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University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study.  Check your eligibility for an alumni discount.

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Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.

Career prospects

We aim to guide, teach and develop knowledgeable, thoughtful and ethical management practitioners who will thrive in a global environment working within international teams. This degree provides excellent preparation for all careers in management in any sector. The programme may assist your general career development or help develop skills in particular subject areas, so can provide access to a wide range of careers.

Our Careers Service offers support and online training to help you to identify your career goals, apply for opportunities, and perfect your interview technique during your year of study. You will have the opportunity to put what you have learned into practice by undertaking a group project for an industry partner. Opportunities are coordinated by the Professional Liaison Network .

Previous graduates of the MSc Management have gone on to work at a variety of companies and organisations all over the world, including Lloyds TSB, L'Oreal, Prominvest SA, Moscow, Deutsche Bank, United Nations, WWF, LG Electronics, WHO-US, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Marks & Spencer.

How to apply

Apply via our online application system. For further information, please see the guidance for how to apply on our webpages.

Due to high demand we will be closing MSc Management to applicants from   China on   15 November 2023   and to   remaining applicants from outside of the UK   on  24 July 2024 .

Please find out more information by reading our  guidance for when to apply .

Home applicants: 9 August 2024.

Places are limited and allocated on a continuous basis from October 2023 until all places are filled. Early applications are advised to avoid disappointment.

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Dr Nikolaos Stylos

PGCE, PhD, MBA, MSc, PG Dipl. Eng.

• Senior Lecturer in Marketing , School of Management - Business School
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Research interests.

Nikolaos (Niko) Stylos is Senior Lecturer in Marketing (Grade L / Level d) at the University of Bristol Business School, and Honorary Professor of Hospitality Management at Tainan University of Technology, Taiwan, in recognition of his substantial and multi-faceted contributions to the research and teaching of Hospitality Management and Tourism Marketing.

Niko is an internationally recognised and awarded scholar specialising in marketing innovation, and digital transformation in the service industries. This is evidenced through a successful thirteen million-pound UKRI grant (December 2023/announced February 2024), international invited conference keynote speeches (2023), three international best paper awards, certificate of achievement as Associate Editor, several world-leading and internationally excellent journal articles, an honorary professorship (at TUT, Taiwan), and more than 4200 citations. My specific research expertise is in decision-making science, as influenced by innovative digital technologies and applied in the service industries. I approach real-world challenges by combining interdisciplinary theorisations. I have a rich experiential repository and lead fellow scholars via two Bristol University interdisciplinary research groups across schools/faculties (e.g., through collaborative grant and paper writing), i.e. the Smart Networks-4-Sustainable Futures Faculty Research Group, and the Innovation & Digitalisation Research Group. My mentoring and effective student supervision, as evidenced through a personal tutor award nomination, yields new highly regarded professionals, and awarded PGRs. I focus upon every student emerging from collaborations as life-long, self-directed learners/researchers. In the classroom, I use innovative teaching techniques to elicit my students’ rich intellectual and cultural contributions. My teaching performance is evidenced by excellent student evaluations. Amongst my colleagues, my governance and leadership across research, teaching, and administration are demonstrated in the past six years through my effective service as Post Graduate Research (PGR) Director, Research Groups Lead, and Post Graduate Teaching (PGT) Director.

Personal Profile

Dr Stylos leads the Innovation & Digitalisation Research Group at the University of Bristol Business School, and is also the founder and leader of the Smart Networks for Sustainable Futures Faculty Research Group - Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences & Law.  

He specialises in decision-making modelling as is influenced by new technologies and applied in the service industries, particularly with respect to innovation in tourism & hospitality, as well as in retailing. Niko’s research is interdisciplinary in nature following from his multidisciplinary educational background, i.e. PhD Business Marketing, MBA, and MSc/UG Mechanical Engineering degrees, and his aspiration to dealing with real-world problems and challenges that may require the combination of various managerial, engineering and IT theorizations and applications.

Keywords: decision-making modelling; digital apps; digital service transformation (Industry 4.0 / Society 5.0); innovation; tourism and hospitality; smart retailing; GenZ marketing; sustainability management.

Dr Stylos prioritises for the most current, insightful, and theoretically ground-breaking research in data-driven decision-making for the innovation and sustainability of service industries. His strong research performance and recognition of his interdisciplinary research profile are evidenced by over 4300 citations (h-index: 29 and i10-index: 40), in addition to keynote speeches, awards, an honorary professorship, associate editor positions, and serving on many editorial review boards. Please check the Google Scholar Profile Link

Qualifications

Dr Stylos is a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). He has a PhD degree in Business Administration (Services Marketing), an MBA degree, an MSc degree in Mechanical Reliability Engineering and a Post Graduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He served as a professional management and technical consultant working out marketing management projects and energy/environmental studies in areas such as Hospitality, Textiles, General Trading, Health (clinics) and Beauty Industry for more than a decade. He has also contributed to new product development (NPD) for the Wineries & Spirits sector. 

Special Awards, Honours, Keynotes, and Distinctions

Dr Stylos has an internationally recognised and awarded interdisciplinary research profile and has given Keynote speeches and invited talks at international academic and industry conferences, and he delivered research seminars at Universities based in the UK, Spain, France, UAE, Greece, Portugal, and Turkey. Niko has been nominated for his cutting-edge and inspirational style of teaching, as well as for his personal tutoring, and he is recognised as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

He has gained research funding from British research organisations (including British Academy and ESRC-UKRI), worked on EU funded projects and participates in international research consortia.

Here is a list of the most recent awards, nominations, distinctions and honours:

2024: Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) - Transforming Net Zero with Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Technology (REWIRE), EPSRC/UKRI, (together with the Universities of Cambridge and Warwick), £13,750,000 (£11 mil award + institutional contributions), 2023-27, as Co-PI and formal role as ‘Innovation and Supply Chains Resilience Manager/Lead’ .

2023: 22nd Zhejiang Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award for the following publication: Jiang, Y., & Stylos, N. (2021). Triggers of consumers’ enhanced digital engagement and the role of digital technologies in transforming the retail ecosystem during COVID-19 pandemic. Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 172, 121029. Provincial award by the Zhejiang Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences (China).  

2023: Keynote Speaker (invited) to the CCA Leaders' Summit 2023 organized by CCA Global (cca-global.com) in Manchester, UK on 13th September, 2023 with the participation of 150 leaders representing brands from around the world. 

2023: Certificate of Achievement as Associate Editor , awarded by the European Academy of Management & Business Economics (EIC Prof Enrique Bigne quoted: "EJM&BE has achieved remarkable recognition in both Clarivate (Q2 in ESCI) and Scimago (Q1) rankings. This year we are publishing 4 issues and upgrading the content quality. As an Associate Editor, you have consistently demonstrated exceptional commitment and expertise in handling the peer review process.")

2023: Visiting Research Scholar (formally invited) in Digital Business and Tourism, at Business and Economics Department, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain.

2023: Keynote Speaker (invited) to the "Programming and Data Infrastructure in Digital Humanities" International Conference , University of Evora, Portugal, 28th March 2023. Topic: Big Data Empowered Agility for Dynamic, Volatile, and Time-Sensitive Service Industries: The Case of Tourism Sector.   

2023: Nominated for the "Outstanding Personal Tutor" award, University of Bristol Business School.

2022 : Nominated for the “Most Cited Article Award” : Jiang, Y., & Stylos, N. (2021). Triggers of consumers’ enhanced digital engagement and the role of digital technologies in transforming the retail ecosystem during COVID-19 pandemic. Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 172, 121029.

2021: 3rd Best Paper award in TOURMAN 2021 international academic conference of tourism marketing and hospitality management (for a submision he put together with colleagues from University of Nottingham Ningbo China). The scientific committee selected their paper from a pool of 573 submissions and 521 presentations among 1,109  conference delegates. 

2021: Highly Commended Student Paper Award , 14th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB) 2021 (based on the work of PhD candidate Mengyun Hu)

2020: Awarded appointment as Honorary Professor at the Department of Hotel Management, College of Tourism, Tainan University of Technology, Tainan City, Taiwan.

2017:  Inspirational Teaching Style Award and “Cutting-edge” Teaching Award (nominated)

Research Areas

Decision-making as influenced by new technologies, and cross-cultural consumer behaviour in service industries, digital retailing, 3D Printing (3DP) and other Industry 4.0 appplications, tourism destinations marketing & management, sustainability in tourism & hospitality, management of renewable energy resources.

Dr Stylos has several 4* and 3* CABS publications in top-tier international academic journals, including the top ones in digital marketing, tourism management and marketing, and sustainability, e.g. Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Business Research, Psychology and Marketing, Journal of Advertising, Computers in Human Behavior, Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Retailing & Consumer Services, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Tourism Recreation Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Journal of Cleaner Production .

The projects he is currently working on relate to tackling contemporary marketing management challenges with the use of new technologies, thus creating a long pipeline of innovative publications for the next REF, some of which are based on funded projects.

He also acts as advisory board member and reviewer for the leading journals in these fields of research.

Research Grants

Dr Stylos has won a total of ~£15 million in grants so far, as PI and Co-PI.He has been actively involved in bidding for competitive research grants with academics and industry partners from management, engineering, physics, and computer science, via international and interdisciplinary research consortia, and currently preparing new bids for UK research councils, EU Horizon Europe, and other European calls. The following list provides a summary of key successful bids:

• 2024, Innovation and Knowledge Centre - Transforming Net Zero with Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Technology (REWIRE), EPSRC/UKRI, (together with the Universities of Cambridge and Warwick), £13,750,000 (£11 mil award + institutional contributions), 2023-27, as Co-PI and formal role as ‘Innovation and Supply Chains Resilience Manager/Lead’ .
• 2022-23, Title: SmartCreatour: Smart Creative Placemaking for Resilient Remote Tourism Destinations - A Geocultural Network, HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-05, budget €2,870,217, as PI (pending decision).
• 2022-23, Title: MoniMotion: Direct monitoring of Flexible Microelectromechanical Systems for Wearable Health Care, HORIZON-EIC-2023 — PathfinderOpen-01, budget €2,553,311, as Co-I (pending decision).  
• 2022-23 ,  Title: Smart Technologies in Hospitality for Organizational Resilience: A comparison of Canadian and UK SMEs, School of Business Seed Funding, MacEwan University, CA$ 6,983 , as Co-PI, 50%.
• 2022-23 , Title: Industry 4.0 applications to boost Organisational Resilience of UK Hospitality SMEs, £3,000 , GRF, 100%, PI.  
• 2020-21 , Title: Management of travellers' sentiment variations emerging from marketing managers' responses on Twitter during a crisis event, £4,540 , GRF, University of Bristol, Lead investigator 50%. 
• 2020-21 , Title: The interplay among Environmental and Social Risk (ESG) initiatives, firm management and stock value, University of Bristol, £5,000 , as Co-PI, 50% 
• 2019-20 , Title: How is 3D Printing changing lives?, The British Academy Summer Showcase 2019, value-in-kind support, as Co-PI, 50%
• 2019-20 , Title: Exploring event organizers perceptions on co-creation and co-destruction: the case of Abu Dhabi, £85,000 , Research Intensive Fund Zayed University (01/2019 – 12/2020), as Co-I.
• 2019-20 , Title: 4D IRIDA Career Pathfinder, ESRC IAA Business Boost grants, £10,000 , as PI, 100%
• 2018-20 , Title: 3D Printing: Democratisation or Mass Customisation?, British Academy Small Grants / Leverhulme, £10,000 , as Co-PI, 50%
• 2017-18 , Title: Sustainability modelling and sharing Economy in Hospitality, Research Platform/Dept. Management University of Bristol , £3,356 , as PI, 100%
• 2016-17 , Title: Exploring the city-circle bus sightseeing experience and its influence on tourists’ intentions to revisit urban tourism destinations, ERAS research scheme University of Wolverhampton , £5,000 , as PI, 100%
• 2010-13 , Title: HESCAP: New generation, High Energy and power density Supercapacitor based energy storage system, European Union/FP7-Cooperation-Call identifier: FP7-ENERGY-2009-1 , €2,298,764 , as Co-PI, 20%.

Leadership (Research)

Dr Stylos is the founder and leader of the ' Smart Networks for Sustainable Futures' university-wide Research Group ( http://www.bristol.ac.uk/fssl/research/groups/smart-networks-for-sustainable-futures/ ) since 2017. He also holds the role of Innovation & Digitalisation Interdisciplinary Research Theme Lead (previously being the Champion of it) at the University of Bristol Business School, since June 2019.

Leadership (PGR)

Dr Stylos served as Post Graduate Research Director (PhD and MScRes studies) at School of Management (Business School), University of Bristol from September 2019 to October 2022. His robust strategy and key intitatives on strengthening the PhD in Management programme from educational, training, career and well-being perspectives contributed to the significant advancement of the programme and the increase of PhD scholars' admissions from 5 new (22 in total) in 2019 to 18 new students (50 registered students in total) in 2022-23. Moreover, his leadership during the two difficult years of COVID-19 pandemic secured that all PhD and MScR students would advance with their studies in a seamless way towards completion paying particular attention to their training, wellbeing and career development prospects. As PGR Director, Niko has been managing three members of staff (deputy PGR director, two professional services staff) and a standard budget of £25,000 annually for supporting PGR students research needs, plus leading the annual recruiting cycles of PhD studentships (8 to 10 per cycle ~ of £144,00 to 180,000 total worth per year).         

Research Supervision

Dr Stylos has four PhD completions; in two of them served as lead supervisor (Qingchen Tian, Raffaello Rossi), and two more as co-supervisor (Mengyun Hu, and Sofia Garane as external supervisor). He is currently supervising two exceptional PhD candidates who both have received funding for completing their studies. Three new PhD supervisees will commence their studies in September 2023.  

Leadership (Teaching)

Niko founded and directed the MSc Marketing programme (September 2017 - November 2019), a highly innovative and the most successful postgraduate taught programme across the University of Bristol in terms of student enrollement and revenues. As proposer and programme director of MSc Marketing, he led the design of the programme’s three pathways/awards (Digital; Strategy & business development; General) offering 12 modules/units. This resulted to a unique and highly successful specialist master’s in marketing programme with proper coverage of state-of-the-art marketing knowledge (commercial, sustainable, social). Niko focused particularly on introducing interdisciplinary aspects in this programme, such as digital marketing, Industry 4.0 / Big Data, Creativity, Tourism & Hospitality (Contemporary issues in Marketing), Strategic Brand Management, and Sustainability marketing, via the three MSc Marketing pathways.     

My ESRC IAA project on the "Pathfinder" career portal was the mechanism for collaborating with ARCUS NEWS LIMITED (previously 4Delta Ltd.) and providing support to the creation of the ‘ ARCUS News ’ digital platform for academics (www.arcus.news) which was full-scale released in 2023. This is now further expanded as is moving towards phase 2 (platform to be enhanced with AI-powered capabilities) with the support of a new EPSRC IAA bid of £45,000 budget.

I was interviewed by Caroline Dewing, Co-Founder of Future Agenda - an open-source think tank and advisory firm for major companies, governments, and NGOs around the world; and some of my publications were included in her final report - “Open Foresight”. I was interviewed by Lilit Marcus, the Travel Producer for CNN Digital Worldwide about the impact of COVID-19 on tourism which appeared on “CNN Travel”. I collaborated with British Academy "BA Showcase” – a 3-day event to demonstrate the social impact of smart technologies on democratising business innovation.  

External Roles

Dr Stylos holds the following roles:

• Associate Editor European Journal of Management and Business Economics
• Associate Editor   Frontiers in Psychology: Organization Psychology section.
• Guest Editor Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights.
• Associate Editor (2017-2020) Journal of Tourism Analysis: Revista de Análisis Turístico  in the field of tourism marketing.  
• Editorial Advisory Board Member for the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management; Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research; Tourism Review; Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights.
• PhD Examiner (viva voci; 9 oral examinations so far, including 6 examinations as external examiner).
• External Examiner for the Postgraduate Research (PGR) taught component of College of Business & Social Sciences, Aston University Business School.
• External Examiner for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Marketing programmes in Middlesex University London and Dubai campuses (2016-2021).
• Project Evaluator  for Research, Technological Development and Innovation Programmes of the Research Promotion Foundation in the Republic of Cyprus (large EU funded programmes).
• Project Evaluator for the National Environment Research Council (NERC), UKRI Innovate UK.
• Project Evaluator for National Science Center, Poland.
• Member of Innovation Caucus (UK).

I am experienced in both face-to-face and online provision of the following modules.

Currently teaching:

Strategic Brand Management

Big Data in Marketing Intelligence

Previously taught:

Contemporary Issues in Marketing Management

Marketing Management

Tourism Marketing

Marketing Research

Marketing Communications

International Marketing

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Economic, Social, Ethical, and Environmental Engineering (interdisciplinary)

For PhD applicants

PhD applications are more than welcome and selectively supported. PhD proposals should be closely aligned with the aforementioned research interests. Potential applicants are invited to send by email a draft proposal with their CV and evidence of their main qualifications attached.

The proposed topics should be interdisciplinary in nature. The topic areas/research fields that may be supervised are:

• Consumer behaviour modelling in tourism and hospitality marketing with new technologies, e-retailing, or retailing in the tourism sector
• Industry 4.0 technologies management ( not generic, a certain choice of technology is required ) / Society 5.0 applications in tourism and hospitality management, or e-retailing
• Decision-making with Big Data from an ecosystem perspective
• Smart retailing in a tourism destinations context
• Digital retailing and Society 5.0
• Contemporary business intelligence and managerial challenges in tourism and hospitality
• Digital placemaking and destination branding
• Contemporary servicescapes (tourism or retailing)
• Reponsible innovation, open innovation (business/marketing modelling) in tourism /hospitality or e-retailing
• Sharing economy / collaborative consumption in tourism and hospitality, or e-retailing
• Gen Zers engagement with ‘travel marketplace’ platforms, or smart retailing platforms

A robust theoretical background / foundations (underpinning or overarching frameworks) should be clearly provided, and the anticipated theoretical contributions of the proposed PhD project should be clearly outlined.

Recommended methodologies: either quantitative, or mixed methods approaches. Proposals that would be based on a single qualitative technique, and applied at one country setting only, would not be accepted for PhD supervision.  

External positions

External Examiner (PhD and MScR programmes - taught component), Aston University

1 Nov 2021 → …

External Examiner (UG and PGT Marketing programmes), Middlesex University

1 Oct 2016 → 30 Sept 2021

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• Smart Networks for Sustainable Futures
• Cabot Institute Low Carbon Energy Research
• Cabot Institute Environmental Change Research

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• Research Social Sciences 100%
• Tourism Social Sciences 98%
• Consumers Social Sciences 93%
• Specific Industry Economics, Econometrics and Finance 74%
• Service Industries Social Sciences 68%
• Generation Z Social Sciences 56%
• Hospitality Social Sciences 54%
• Analysis Social Sciences 50%

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Research output

• 43 Article (Academic Journal)
• 6 Conference Abstract
• 5 Chapter in a book
• 4 Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
• 2 Conference Paper
• 1 Edited book
• 1 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
• 1 Book/Film/Article review (Academic Journal)
• 1 Editorial (Academic Journal)

Research output per year

Explainable text-based features in predictive models of crowdfunding campaigns

Research output : Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

• Feature 100%
• Campaign 100%
• Explainable Artificial Intelligence 100%
• Crowdfunding 100%
• Artificial Intelligence 100%

Identifying capabilities and constraints in utilizing blockchain technology in hospitality and tourism

Additive manufacturing integration in e-commerce supply chain network to improve resilience and competitiveness.

• Integration 100%
• Resilience 100%
• Commerce 100%
• Supply Chain Network 100%
• Policy 100%
• 1 Advisory work for/on national or international committee or working group
• 1 Membership of external research organisation

Activities per year

Cabot Institute (Organisational unit)

Nikolaos Stylos (Advisor)

Activity : Membership types › Advisory work for/on national or international committee or working group

European Marketing Academy (External organisation)

Activity : Membership types › Membership of external research organisation

Universities

University of Bristol

PhD in Management

University of Bristol, Bristol

Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

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Management Science

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PhD in Management at the prestigious University of Bristol is a prestigious degree that offers in-depth learning in Management Science. Being a renowned university, University of Bristol receives enough funds to ensure the best education facilities for its students across all programs. This doctorate program offered full-time primarily focuses on the practical implementation of fresh ideas through rigorous study and research. The students are encouraged to add new aspects and findings to the existing area of knowledge. PhD in Management at UOB is ranked globally by estimated organisations. Such recognition speaks volumes about the course’s importance and effectiveness in the present scenario. The top-notch faculty, modern facilities, and the aura of creativity and innovation in the UOB campus is a life-changing experience for the students looking forward to kickstarting or upgrading their careers. Overall, a PhD in Management at University of Bristol is an excellent opportunity to grow into a learned professional and bring new developments in the world.

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£80,400 / 48 months

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MSc - Master of Science

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International Business Studies

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Programme overview

Our intensive, one-year, MSc Management with a specialism in International Business is for graduates from a wide range of subject backgrounds. Due to the increasing globalisation of organisations, work, our economy and society, this specialism in international business will be relevant to any future career, and particularly to graduates looking to work in management and leadership roles within an international organisation.

Our MSc Management pathways provide an introduction to management followed by a detailed exploration of a specific area of management theory and practice, in this case International Business. The programme attracts students from around the globe and you will be part of a cohort with variety of backgrounds and interests.

The MSc will provide insight into international business within a broad range of organisations. You will explore the features, organisational processes and challenges of international businesses, critically evaluating how they are affected by social, institutional and political influences.

We aim to guide, teach and develop knowledgeable, thoughtful and ethical management practitioners who will thrive in a global environment working within international teams. This degree provides excellent preparation for all careers in management but will be particularly relevant to roles in international business that are in great demand across all sectors and industries.

Our Careers Service offers support and online training to help you to identify your career goals, apply for opportunities, and perfect your interview technique during your year of study.

Your final project is also a powerful way of showcasing your talent to future employers, providing you with the confidence and platform to launch your own business ideas.

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An upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent in any discipline.

MSc Global Business Management

University of roehampton, msc international business administration (distance learning), soas university of london, msc international business, msc international business & management, university of central lancashire, intercultural business communication ma.

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Do you want to push boundaries – both academically and personally? Choosing to do your PhD or Professional Doctorate at UWE Bristol means just that. Not only will you be contributing to new knowledge, but you’ll develop a wide range of transferable skills, including research methods, critical thinking and academic writing. And you may even gain experience in getting published, teaching or presenting your original research at a national or international level.

How do we help you achieve that? Our supportive community. As part of UWE Bristol's Doctoral Academy, no matter what your discipline, you will join a thriving and expanding postgraduate research culture made up of diverse students from all over the world. And with subject experts who provide a personalised experience to your supervision, a structured approach to your studies with regular check-ins on progress, and lots of training and research development opportunities, you’ll be in the best place to succeed.

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• Qualifications: PhD, MA, BSc
• Position: Professor of Leadership and Management
• Department: Faculty of Business and Law (FBL)
• Telephone: +4411732 83617
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I have been Professor of Leadership and Management and Director of  Bristol Leadership and Change Centre   at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England (UWE) since 2013. Prior to this he worked at the Centre for Leadership Studies at the University of Exeter Business School for over a decade and also as an independent consultant, research psychologist and in software development in the UK and France. 

My research explores the interface between individual and collective approaches to leadership and leadership development in a range of sectors, including higher education, healthcare and public services. I have published widely on topics including distributed, shared and systems leadership; leadership paradoxes and complexity; cross-cultural leadership; and leadership and change. I am Associate Editor of the journal  Leadership  and Fellow of the  International Leadership Association . My latest book  Exploring Leadership: Individual, organizational and societal perspectives, 2 nd   edition  was published by Oxford University Press in March 2023.

I have secured funded research and evaluation projects for organisations including the NHS Leadership Academy, Public Health England, Advance HE, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, Singapore Civil Service College and Bristol Golden Key and regularly engages with external organisations.  At UWE I lead modules on leadership, complexity and change for the EMBA and Advanced Clinical Practitioner degree apprenticeship programme and contribute to a wide range of other undergraduate, postgraduate and post-experience programmes on leadership, management and change. 

I supervise doctoral projects on topic linked to leadership, complexity and change - please get in touch to find out more.

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Distributed, shared and systems leadership; leadership, complexity and change in cross-sector partnerships; leadership and identity; leadership in higher education; evaluation of leadership and organisation development; leadership and inclusion.

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In Ghana, UB infectious disease physicians embarked on a different kind of medical mission

Faculty from UB's Division of Infectious Diseases received permission from the chief of the Cape Coast region of Ghana to hold a clinic there and connect with local health care providers and faculty. Back row, from left: Seth Glassman of UB; Nana Kwesi Amoyaw III (Amoyawhen); Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, president and Paramount Chief of Cape Coast; Patrick Kenney of UB; Ruben Maxwell-Bannaman, assistant regional registrar. Front row, from left: John Hu and Alyssa Shon, both of UB; Kwabena Ansah Odei-Kum, medical officer, University Hospital, KNUST – Kumasi; Shipra Goel, UB internal medicine resident.

By Ellen Goldbaum

Release Date: March 20, 2024

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Traditional medical missions often involve medical professionals from well-resourced, high-income countries traveling to under-resourced, low-income countries to provide health care to a local population for a limited period of time.

Earlier this year, a group of University at Buffalo infectious disease physicians traveled to Ghana with a plan to do things a little differently.

“There’s this concept of global health that in some ways can be an extension of colonialism, where you go into this country to ‘save’ the local population with your advanced medical care,” says John C. Hu, MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor of medicine and Clinical and Translational Science Institute K Scholar in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB.

“That’s the wrong way to look at it. As infectious disease physicians, we want to have the humility to approach it in a different way,” he explains. “The important aspect is to try and build something bidirectional, to not come in as outsiders but to partner with ongoing initiatives in Ghana.”

The trip was led by Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah, PhD, clinical professor of organization and human resources and faculty director for global programs in the UB School of Management. Siaw-Asamoah, a native of Ghana, leads interdisciplinary groups of UB faculty and students to Ghana every year.

Hu led the medical portion of the trip, along with Seth Glassman, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine; Alyssa S. Shon, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine; Patrick Kenney, MD, who is finishing up his adult/pediatric infectious disease fellowship at UB this semester; and Shipra Goel, MD, UB internal medicine resident with the Catholic Health System-Sisters of Charity Program.

“The ultimate goal is to establish education, clinical and research exchanges with our partners in Ghana,” says Hu. “Infectious disease is such a geographic and locality-driven practice, we really learn from each other in terms of the disease process but also how hurdles are tackled with different levels of resources.”

He notes that while the conventional perspective is that African countries are low- to middle-resourced, the HIV research he observed in Ghana is world-class.

John Hu led the medical portion of the trip, along with Seth Glassman, Alyssa S. Shon, Patrick Kenney and Shipra Goel.

Kenney, who will be joining UB’s clinical faculty this summer, says that in a way, his experience in Ghana was exactly the experience he was seeking.

“My goal in medicine was to work in under-resourced areas,” he says. “That’s why I went into infectious disease in the first place.”

Working with colleagues from the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences led by Gina Prescott, PharmD, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice and director of global and community outreach, the UB physicians conducted four clinics and saw 650 patients.

Kenney says the focus on partnering with local providers was especially appealing. “One of the things we were trying to do was to engage with the local health care system, more than just bringing medicines into this country without hope of follow-up or building systems,” Kenney says.

Kenney is one of only about a dozen current fellows in the U.S. who have chosen to specialize in infectious diseases in both adult and pediatric patients. “I chose this specialty because I wanted to be in a position where I can treat whoever needs treatment, no matter who walks in the door,” he says.

Those skills served him well on the trip, where he was able to treat both children and adults.

But sometimes the most helpful thing physicians can do on such trips is less about treating patients than about providing health information.

“A big part of what we did was patient education,” says Hu. For example, when they diagnosed hypertension in a person, they would work on making referrals to local health care providers, to establish continuity of care.

Hu, Kenney and Glassman are partnering with physicians and researchers they met in Ghana, and plans are being made for next year’s trip.

“This is a reframing of global health trips,” says Hu. “We want to empower local health care providers. We want to turn over to them the care of these patients; we don’t want to take away from the health care system that already exists there.”

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How a Master’s in Wealth Management Led to an SPS Alum’s Professional Growth

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Interested in pivoting to the field of wealth management and looking to fill gaps in her “resume of experience,” Jenifer Bloodsworth (’22SPS, Wealth Management) used time during the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic to contemplate her current career trajectory and initiate significant changes in her life.

Jenifer’s path ultimately led her to pursue an  M.P.S. in Wealth Management degree at Columbia University School of Professional Studies (SPS).

Now a national account manager at First Eagle Investments, Jenifer recently spoke to SPS about her journey to Columbia, her recent Eagle’s Club Award recognition, and how her experience in the Wealth Management program has helped her acquire new skills, new knowledge, and new connections.

What inspired you to apply to Columbia’s Wealth Management graduate program?

One of the reasons why I chose SPS is because it’s the only Wealth Management master's program in the Ivy League. My undergraduate studies were not in finance or wealth management. When COVID happened and I was no longer commuting and began feeling a bit isolated from other people, I decided two things. One, I believed that it was a great opportunity for me to fill what I felt was a gap in my resume of experience by going back and pursuing an educational degree in the field that I work in now. And two, after being isolated from both my typical social network and my career networks, I thought that pursuing this degree might be a good way to engage with people on a regular basis.

How do you think your Columbia experience has boosted your professional career?

It’s given me a deeper knowledge of the industry that I work in. Going through this program really expanded my network, connecting with people in the industry across different firms and disciplines, so I've been able to continue to rely on that network to better understand trends within the industry and gain different perspectives. A large part of the Wealth Management program also involves problem-based learning, which has been a great way to practice and learn about working with other people. I utilize those skills every single day.

You recently received the Eagle’s Club Award. Could you share a bit about this recognition?

I was an Eagle’s Club Award recipient for 2023. The Eagle’s Club Award is an honor given to the members of the First Eagle distribution team who have demonstrated Excellence in Execution. It's a way to recognize members of the sales organization who have done an outstanding job for the year.

Do you have a favorite memory from your experience in the Wealth Management program?

Typically, the program begins and ends with an in-person residency. When we started, the school was not open for in-person sessions due to COVID. So our first residency had to be virtual. In fact, we went through the first year of the program completely virtually.

A year into the program, a bunch of fellow students voluntarily came to New York to meet up. We planned some activities, and one of them was a tour of Wall Street. I remember showing up for the tour and meeting these people in person for the first time. All of us ran up to each other and hugged, and the tour guide asked, “How do you all know each other? You seem really close. Is this like some sort of high school reunion?” And we told him, “We're literally meeting for the first time in person. We've been doing this program together for a year and we've finally gotten to meet!” How was your experience with faculty and fellow students in the program?

I wasn't expecting to become as close with people in the program as I did, and that was a pleasant surprise. Even though the program is asynchronous, my cohort became extremely close, largely through the PBLs [problem-based learning] and group projects, but also through chatting and side conversations outside the group work. The wealth management industry is pretty siloed, so being able to come together with a group of people within the industry—with different perspectives and working at different firms—was a breath of fresh air.

It was a high honor for you to be selected as the student speaker for the SPS graduation ceremony. What advice did you share in your speech?

I shared a piece of advice that has really helped me in life, which is that “strangers are actually ‘future-old-friends’ that you’re just meeting for the first time.” My cohort started out as 17 strangers spread out across different continents, but we quickly adopted the mantra of “no cohort member left behind.” And because of this, when I look back to when we first started the program, I can tell you that we were truly 17 “future-old-friends” meeting for the first time. I encouraged everyone in the audience to find ways to make a positive impact and to support their “future-old-friends” in the broader SPS community.

About the Program

A 16-month online program with asynchronous instruction, specially designed to accommodate working professionals, Columbia University’s Master of Professional Studies in Wealth Management program is taught by distinguished faculty with deep, applied experience in their respective fields. Additionally, it is a CFP Board Registered Program designed to help students meet the educational requirements for CFP® certification. 

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