Postgraduate Research

The University of Adelaide Business School maintains a limited core group of postgraduate research students across the various disciplines of the school. Small student numbers and close personal supervision are features of the postgraduate research student program which is focussed solely on M.Com. and PhD. by research thesis. The school prides itself in its candidates’ degree completion times and success rates.

The size of the school’s postgraduate research student group and its ongoing success rate reflect the school’s commitment to selecting top quality candidates and providing them with the highest standards of professional research supervision and support. Selection criteria for postgraduate research students are therefore rigorous and subject to applicants’ record of prior study in the specific topic area they wish to research, the quality of scores/grades obtained within their prior degree(s), their extent of prior research training, their record of prior research dissertations, theses and/or publications, the focus and quality of their research topic proposal, and the availability of suitable academic staff supervision expertise in the desired subject area here in our school.

The Business school supports various methodological approaches including survey, statistical, case study, historical and qualitative field research. Each student works independently on a major research project under the supervision of one or two academic staff with relevant expertise. This research culminates in a major thesis which is examined by two national or international examiners appointed by the University of Adelaide. The School maintains a small group of full-time and part-time postgraduate research students who receive close personal supervision and are encouraged to integrate with School academic staff in the general life of the School.

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The areas of research interest within the school are:

Accounting and Information Systems

Accounting and gender
Accounting and professional ethics
Accounting education
Accounting history
Accounting regulation
Auditing
Budgetary planning and control
Financial accounting
Financial disclosure and segment reporting
Information systems
Management accounting
Not-for-profit management and accounting
Public sector management and accounting

Finance

Asset pricing
Banking
Behavioural finance
Capital structure
Computational finance
Corporate diversification
Corporate governance
Corporate risk management
Derivatives markets
Dividend policy
Executive compensation
Fixed income securities
Funds management
Insurance
International finance
Market efficiency
Real estate finance
Trading strategies

Management

Corporate strategy
East Asian business
Entrepreneurship
Ethics
Family business/SMEs
Human resource management
International business
Leadership
Management history
Mergers and acquisitions
Organisation theory and change
Organisational behaviour
Organisational sustainability
Strategic management, alliances and networks
Technology and innovation management

Marketing

Business networks and inter-organisational theory
Business relationships
Consumer behaviour
Marketing and sub-cultures
Marketing communications, advertising and media
Strategic marketing
Wine distribution
Wine marketing