The research activity associated with the doctoral studies programme of the Department of Business Administration encompasses a broad range of contemporary academic fields, reflecting both the core disciplines of business administration and current developments in economics, public administration, technology, and sustainable development.
Indicatively, doctoral dissertations may be developed within thematic areas such as:
- Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Focusing on strategic management, decision-making, organizational resilience, family businesses, and change management in complex and uncertain environments.
- Accounting and Auditing: Covering financial and management accounting, behavioural accounting, internal and external auditing, as well as contemporary reporting and information systems.
- Financial Management and Financial Systems: Including topics related to investments, capital markets, financial stability, asset valuation, and risk analysis.
- Public Administration, Governance, and the Public Sector: Addressing issues of public financial management, public sector accounting and auditing, institutional reforms, transparency, and accountability.
- Sustainability, ESG, and Corporate Responsibility: Focusing on the measurement and assessment of ESG performance, sustainable finance, risk management, and the relationship between sustainability and organizational performance.
- Operations Management, Supply Chains, and Infrastructure: Covering topics such as risk management, system resilience, sustainable infrastructure, and project life-cycle management.
- Digital Transformation, Data, and Emerging Technologies: Including big data analytics, artificial intelligence, management information systems, and their applications in organizational management and decision-making.
The thematic areas presented above are indicative and are intended to provide prospective candidates with an overview of the Department’s broader research profile. The final formulation of a doctoral research topic is developed in consultation with the academic supervisor and approved by the relevant academic bodies in accordance with the applicable Doctoral Studies Regulations.