Supported Students

December 1, 2024

Recent PhD Completions

Martin McGuigan, Queen’s University Belfast.  Thesis title: “Sequential Interdependencies in Management Practice Systems: HR and Lean Manufacturing Adoption in Global Manufacturing.”

Devmalya Sarkar, University of Cambridge.  Thesis title: “Determinants of Early-stage User Involvement (EUI) in User Need Identification for Health Apps: An Exploratory Study.”

Xinger Wei, University of Manchester.  Thesis title:  “Artificial Intelligence, General-Purpose Technology Dynamics and Green Innovation: A Multi-Level Study of China’s Manufacturing Sector.”

Mohammed Ali, University of Cambridge.  Thesis title:  “The Role of Best Practice in Industrial Decarbonisation Strategies.”  Mohammed is now pursuing AI development at EntroMetrix, Cambridge.

Seung-Hyun Lee, University of Manchester.  Thesis title:  “Exploring the Positioning of Research Actors through Inter-disciplinarity and Research Collaboration: Insights from the Case of Korean Public Research Institute.” Now Research Fellow at RoRI, based in UCL’s STEaPP.

Cecilie Hilmer, University College London,  Thesis title: “Mission Critical: the Imaginary of Mission-oriented Research and Innovation in Europe and its (Dis)Contents.”   Now doing postdoc research at the University of Manchester and the University of Exeter.

Roman Schumacher, University of Cambridge.  Thesis title: “Unveiling the Impact of Supply Chain Complexity on Product Safety Risk.” Roman is now working in supply chain management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine.

Linda Onyinye Nwabunike, Manchester Metropolitan University.  Thesis title: “Leadership Styles, Leadership Behaviours and the Management of Ambidexterity across Organisational Boundaries in Nigerian Pharmaceutical Companies.”