Program Overview

Business Management

Introduction

Providing expertise across a wide range of management topics and approaches, including strategic management; entrepreneurship; innovation; international management; corporate governance; organisational behaviour; technology and work; gender, work and organisations; consumer behaviour; operations research and business data analytics; critical marketing and critical business management studies.

Study Information

At a Glance

• Degree Qualification: PhD

Our Research

Our department provides research expertise on a wide range of management topics and approaches. These include strategic management; entrepreneurship; innovation; international management; corporate governance; organisational behaviour; technology and work; gender, work and organisations; consumer behaviour; operations research and business data analytics; critical marketing and critical business management studies.

Business Management research is integrated across five distinct research themes in our Business School. These themes are carried through into our Research Centres and current research projects.

Research Interests

Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour

• Staff: Professor Donald Hislop, Dr Scott Allan, Dr Shainaz Firfiray, Dr Loliya Kagher, Dr Ye Li, Dr Elham Moonesirust, Dr Nicola Naughton, Dr Ijeoma Okpanum, Adam Smith, Dr Varuni Wimalasiri

International Business, Entrepreneurship and Strategy

• Staff: Prof. Ignacio Canales, Prof. Zaheer Khan, Prof. Jie Wu, Dr Ali Bayat, Dr Jing Cai, Dr Yanghong Hu, Dr Xiaohui Shi, Dr Carol Smith, Dr Ye Li, Dr Loliya Kagher, Alex Mackrell, Professor Simon Parker, Dr Muhammad Wasim, Adam Smith

Marketing, Customer Behaviour, Social Media and Tourism Management

• Staff: Dr Xiaoqing Chen, Dr Yanghong Hu, Dr Huda Khan, Dr Tim Stone, Dr Iva Atassanova, Dr Youngsoo Kim, Dr Tatiana Gladkikh, Dr Esraa Karam, Dr Adeel Khalid

Operations, Supply Chain, Technology and Sustainability

• Staff: Professor Pervaiz Akhtar, Dr Iva Atassanova, Professor Donald Hislop, Professor Zaheer Khan, Dr John Lamb

Organisational Theory and Leadership

• Staff: Dr Iva Atassanova, Georgia Brown, Professor Ignacio Canales, Dr Scott Allan, Dr Jing Cai, Dr Elham Moonesirust, Dr Ijeoma Okpanum, Dr Tim Stone, John Storm

Our Experts

• Director: Professor Ignacio Canales
• PhD Coordinator: Dr John Lamb

Aberdeen Global Scholarship

Eligible self-funded international Postgraduate Research Masters' students starting in September 2025 will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship.

Entry Requirements

PhD Programme

• Applicants for this programme must have a good honours degree in business management or a related subject.
• In addition, applicants must provide a detailed research proposal.
• APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO CONTACT POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS BEFORE MAKING AN APPLICATION.
• We are open to discussing all potential projects with applicants, including the possibility of undertaking these via distance learning.
• Guidelines for writing a Research Proposal.
• Applicants must provide two academic references from their most recent academic institution.
• For further guidance on applying, please contact bs-.
• If English is not your first language you must also show evidence of attaining standards in English.

Fees and Funding

• View the tuition fee rates

Careers

Graduates have been successful in establishing careers in a wide range of industries and sectors and can be found in many leading industrial and financial organisations as well as universities.

Facilities

• The University of Aberdeen, established in 1495, is Scotland’s third oldest and the UK’s fifth oldest University.
• The university’s ancient campus reflects its long-standing academic tradition, with historic buildings such as King's College, which dates back to the 15th century.
• This blend of ancient architecture and modern facilities creates a unique atmosphere where students can experience the best of both tradition and innovation.

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