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Overview
Overview
The Strategy, Operations and Leadership at Heriot-Watt University represents a diverse range of research interests that include Policy and strategy development and organizational change with a particular interest in what people do in the development of strategy:
- Measuring and managing business performance with a view to understanding what makes high performing organisations different and how organisational controls could be optimised to underpin sustainable long term business performance
- Business process management and the use of Lean Six Sigma, quality management and wider business improvement approaches in a wide range of sectors and industries
- Management of strategic projects and strategic management and organisational controls in temporary organisations
- The international political economy of infrastructure systems
- Internet portals, website quality, social networks and the market reach of rural small firms
- Strategic and performance management of SMEs
- Origins, history and cultural practices of hospitality; and philosophical, ethical and cultural underpinnings of contemporary management practices.
Programme Structure
Research
- Strategy, Operations and Leadership Group research project 1: There is a distinct relationship between how managers conceptualise their organisations and how they manage performance. The purpose of this line of research would be to investigate: How to capture the managers’ mental models? How to compare these conceptualisations? How differences in mental models management reflect organisational performance?
- Strategy, Operations and Leadership Group research project 2: Collaboration between organisations through joint-venture projects (eg. multi-organisation product development or social case-teams) is increasing. Person-centred leadership is effective in professional and projects contexts, but it is unclear how this works in multi-agency project contexts. The research would explore this, and include investigation of related factors such as accountability.
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 90
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Management, Organisation & Leadership Strategic Management View 12 other PhDs in Strategic Management in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA First Class
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 90
Other requirements
General requirements
- All applications will be reviewed within the relevant department with a shortlisting decision made based on qualifications, the research proposal and the availability of a supervisory team. Shortlisted applicants must have the equivalent of a 1st class honours undergraduate degree, or a Masters degree with an average mark of 65% or higher and a dissertation mark of 65% or higher.
- The research proposal should contain as much as possible of the following: an introduction or outline of the proposed topic; a statement of objectives and/or specific research questions; a summary of some of the relevant literature which supports the research objective(s); an indication of the intended research methodology; an indication of the theoretical structure and/or conceptual outline; a provisional timetable of the major phases of the research process; results expected from the research
- References
- CV
Tuition Fee
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International
15360 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 15360 GBP per year -
EU/EEA
4380 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4380 GBP per year
PT:
- UK/EU: £2,190
- Overseas: £7,680
Living costs for Edinburgh
725 - 1167 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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