17 December 2014
Students Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy on 2nd July 2014
Md Abdus Sobhan, examined on 4th March 2014
The title of the thesis is “The corporate governance reform in a developing country – the case of Bangladesh” and the Principal Supervisor was Professor Bill Rees
Employment: Lecturer in Accounting & Financial Management, Newcastle Business School
Alison Jane Cumming, examined on 24th October 2013
The title of the thesis is The Audit Society: in action: A study of audit and performance management in the national health service in Scotland” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Ingrid Jeacle
Employment: Tax Policy Team Leader, Scottish Government
Abdel Khalik Mahmoud Ahmed, examined on 15th April 2014
The title of the thesis is “A holistic and exploratory approach to the internationalisation of location-intensive food service SMEs from emerging markets” and the Principal Supervisor was Professor Simon Harris
Employment: Lecturer at St Andrews University
Tatiana Rodionova, examined on 25th October 2013
The title of the thesis is “Engaging on Corporate Social Responsibility: the Impact of FTSE4Good on Environmental Management, Countering Bribery and Mitigating Climate Change” and the Principal Supervisor was Professor Bill Rees
Employment: Early Career Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School
Pui Yuen Lee, examined on Friday 6th December 2013
The title of the thesis is “Towards a triadic creative role: Hong Kong advertising creatives' responses to the rise of social media” and the Principal Supervisor, Professor Stephanie O’Donohoe.
Employment: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies Hong Kong Baptist University
Heather Webb, examined on 4th April 2014
The title of the thesis is “Comparative Analysis of Mobile Payment Sectoral Systems of Innovation and Service Innovation between the United Kingdom and India” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Tony Kinder
Employment: Lecturer/consultant, Dubai
Yan Zhuang, examined on 8th May 2013
The title of the thesis is “Learning and capabilities development in Chinese MNCs: Chinese and UK cases” and the Principal Supervisor was Professor Nick Oliver
Employment: Correspondent, Portrait Magazine (China)
Zhiyong Li, examined on 28th April 2014
The title of the thesis is “Predicting Corporate Financial Distress with Corporate Efficiency and Corporate Governance Measures” and the Principal Supervisor was Jonathan Crook and Galina Andreeva.
Employment: Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China
Mehdi Safavi, examined on, 5th November 2013
The title of the thesis is ” A Performative View of Knowledge, Exploitation and Exploration: A Case Study of a Higher Education Merger” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Rick Woodward.
Employment: Early Career Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School
Shariq Zia Sheikh, examined on 12th March 2013
The title of the thesis is “Trans-generational Continuity in Family Business” and the Principal Supervisor was Professor Peter Rosa
Jose Godinez, examined on 1st November 2013
The title of the thesis is “The Effect of Corruption Distance on FDI Flows to Latin America” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Ling Liu
Employment: Lecturer, Merrimack College
Sulemana Iddrisu, examined on 11 November 2013
The title of the thesis is “Polytechnics and National Development: Their Contribution to National Prosperity and Challenges to their Sustainability – the Case of Ghana Focusing on Staff Turnover” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Tony Kinder.
Employment: Principal, Tamele Teacher Training College
Students Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy on 25th November 2014
Elisa Henderson, examined on 27th January 2014
The title of the thesis is “Public Accountability and Crisis in the Banking Sector: The Case of the UK” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Ingrid Jeacle.
Employment: Early Career Fellow, University of Edinburgh Business School
Hanim Misbah, examined on 5th March 2014
The title of the thesis is “Customer Switching Behaviour: An Exploratory Study of Predictive Factors in the UK Retail Banking Context” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Tina Harrison
Employment: Lecturer / Head of Program, Faculty of Economics and Muamalat, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
Stoyan Stoyanov, examined on 17th April 2014
The title of the thesis is “Strangers in a Strange Land: Strategy development for diminishing liabilities of newness and foreignness in transnational entrepreneurial companies” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Rick Woodward
Employment: Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
Desné Masie, examined on 29th April 2014
The title of the thesis is “Corporate Capture of Financial News Media” and the Principal Supervisor was Professor Bill Rees
Employment: Lecturer, University of Northumbria
Fenfang Lin, examined on 20th May 2014
The title of the thesis is “From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Created in China’ – The Development of a Country Brand in the International Exporting Context” and the Principal Supervisor was Professor Jake Ansell
Employment: Lecturer In Marketing, University of Southampton
Sarah Ivory, examined on 8th August 2014
The title of the thesis is “Legitimising Sustainability: how individuals gain legitimacy for an emerging corporate strategy from internal organisational actors” The Principal Supervisor was Professor Brad Mackay.
Francisco Ascui, examined on 16th June 2014
The title of the thesis is “Making carbon count: The role of carbon accounting in carbon management and markets” and the Principal Supervisor was Dr Craig Mackenzie
Employment: Lecturer, University of Edinburgh Business School
Christine Soh, who submitted well within three years’, was examined on 30th June 2014
The title of the thesis is “Influences of context and culture on Singaporean Strategic Investment Decision Making Practices” and the Principal Supervisor was Professor Chris Carr.
Employment: Lecturer, Kean University Wenzhou, China
Students Graduated with Master of Science by Research on 25th November 2014
Karen Vargas Daza
Zhou Zhou