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
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 management studies.
Study Information
At a Glance
- Degree Qualification
- PhD
Management Studies is located within an integrated Business School which allows it to draw upon relevant core disciplines for research and teaching.
Research programmes have been funded by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), Nuffield, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Scottish Home and Health Department, DTI and by a range of industrial and commercial sponsors.
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 management studies. Find out more about our staff research interests on our departmental pages.
Management studies 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. Find out more about our staff research interests on our departmental pages.
- View details of our current staff and their research interests
- Further information about our doctoral programme
Research Interests
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
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
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Aberdeen Global Scholarship
Eligible self-funded international Postgraduate Research Masters' students starting in September 2025 will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Explore this Global Scholarship, including eligibility details, on our dedicated page.
Aberdeen Global ScholarshipEntry Requirements
All applicants must have at least a good Honours degree in Management or a related subject; if English is not their first language they must also show evidence of attaining standards in English. Details of English language criteria
Applicants for the PhD should have prior training in research methods, they must also provide a detailed research proposal and two academic references from their most recent academic institution.
International Applicants
Fees and Funding
Scholarships
Eligible self-funded international Postgraduate Research Masters' students starting in September 2025 will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Explore this Global Scholarship, including eligibility details, on our dedicated page.
To see our full range of scholarships, visit our Funding Database.
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.
Many of our overseas students return to senior positions in their own country.
Get in Touch
Contact Details
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Business School
University of Aberdeen
Edward Wright Building
Dunbar Street
Aberdeen
AB24 3QY