Call for Applications to the Doctorate in Business Administration | Fall 2024

For the Fall 2024 semester, the University of Nicosia announces the opening of six (6) positions for admission to the Doctoral Programme (PhD) in Business Administration. 

How to Apply

Applicants should indicate in their application documents the specific PhD position of interest and/or the name of the corresponding Research Supervisor, where applicable.  

The application must be submitted only via the online procedure available at: https://www.unic.ac.cy/apply

ONE (1) POSITION IN DATA ANALYSIS FOR APPLIED FINANCE OR MANAGEMENT:

This post is for a PhD candidate who is interested in enhancing his/her knowledge, critical and analytical skills, using real-life data analysis.

Topics include:

Gender Inequalities/Gender Gaps; Gender Budgeting; Discrimination/Social and Workplace Inclusion/Diversity; Job satisfaction and retention; Use of Artificial Intelligence; Business/Entrepreneurship; Green Finance/ESG/Sustainable Investing; Financial Modelling and Forecasting.

The candidate is expected to have a background in quantitative methods and statistical analysis.

Research Supervisor: Professor Haritini Tsangari, [email protected]

FOUR (4) POSITIONS IN MARKETING:

Post in Slow Fashion: The growing awareness of environmental and social concerns about sustainability has initiated a slow fashion movement against fast fashion. Sustainability involves the capacity to meet today’s needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs s (The World Commission on the Environment and Development, 1987). Slow fashion brings environmental and social responsibilities to the fashion industry and its stakeholders. Research that examines consumer attitudes towards slow fashion suggests that slow fashion is still in the developmental stage. The PhD proposal should focus on the concept of ‘Slow Fashion’ and suggest areas or/and issues that are critical and worth exploring.

Post in Sustainable Luxury: What was once a niche market with a specific target audience is now fragmented.  Sustainable luxury is a new and evolving requirement of brands driven by the luxury consumer. What is the relationship between luxury and sustainability? Friends or foe? Is this relationship a paradox or is it becoming the new norm? Has the luxury sector been affected by the ‘slow fashion’ movement? Do luxury fashion brands use sustainable practices? The topic can be explored from either a business or a consumer perspective or both. 

Post in New Technologies, Service Quality & Customer Satisfaction: The role new technologies play in terms of service quality and customer satisfaction especially in the context of heightened competition, economic instability, and consumer changing consumer behaviour. The study should focus among others on how new technologies (for example, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, etc) are challenging companies today, how new technologies have helped businesses to cope with the challenges created by the pandemic, as well as how the pandemic has shaped the marketing and corporate communications fields. Is the service experience enhanced or decreased and are customers today seeking a more personalised service and customization in an era where companies prioritise fast, efficient, and standardised service provision. How new technologies have transformed the service encounter, and impacted service quality and customer satisfaction?

Post in Sustainability and Internal Marketing: the notion of ‘internal marketing’ has received attention from both academics and practitioners. The study can focus on the implementation of internal marketing in the context of sustainability. The goal is to create a culture where sustainability is a core component of the company’s operations and ethos. This involves various strategies and practices aimed at educating, engaging, and empowering employees to support and actively participate in sustainability initiatives.

Alternative perspectives in studying IM could be ESG Reporting, Innovation and AI.

Research Supervisor for the above 4 positions: Professor Ioanna Papasolomou.

 ONE (1) POSITION IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY:  

Technology Diffusion in Tourism and Hospitality

The ongoing digitization of service interactive work calls for an investigation of how technologies effect and affect organizational form. Organization can no longer be thought without socio-technical mediation. Emerging technologies like robots, social media, analytics, artificial intelligence, platforms and disruptive innovations such as blockchain, could easily be explored as part of a ‘digital shift’, reconfiguring the ways in which management and control, innovation and entrepreneurship take place. The appointed PhD student will have the opportunity to advance our understanding on technology diffusion and its impact on different stakeholder groups.

Research Supervisor: Leonidas Efthymiou, Assistant Professor, [email protected]