Management Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

The programme involves a period of sustained in-depth study of a specific topic and aims to:

provide the opportunity to enhance the student’s knowledge of the broad area and to study the theoretical foundations and specific techniques of the subject,
ensure the student uncovers and critically examines background literature on the topic,
provide the student with the stimulus required to develop originality and creativity in the research,
give the student the opportunity to develop skills in making and testing hypotheses or research questions, in developing new theory, and in planning and conducting investigations to discover new insights and
provide, through critical scrutiny of written work and oral presentations, an opportunity for the student to develop skills in writing and presenting the results of the research in learned journals and monographs.