Leadership Studies PhD

**Specific research strengths include:**<br/><br/><br/>- organisational studies<br/><br/><br/>- operations management and strategy<br/><br/><br/>- entrepreneurship<br/><br/><br/>- marketing and consumer research<br/><br/><br/>- sustainability issues in management<br/><br/><br/>- service <br/><br/><br/>The Business School is at the cutting edge of research into leadership. Faculty interests range from applied evaluation of leadership development processes, to the philosophical underpinnings of modern leadership, and we have some of the most respected academics working here. We link our excellence to the real world via accredited post-experience Masters programmes.<br/><br/>We encourage well-rounded theoretical research among each other and our PGR students. We take pride in the quality of our publications and our positive influence on leadership thinking.<br/><br/>These are some the topics we are currently researching:<br/><br/><br/>- Informal leadership more influential for academics says new research<br/><br/><br/>- Leading FTSE companies: a continuing study of corporate directing<br/><br/><br/>- The gender pay gap in managerial positions<br/><br/><br/>- “Leadership is one of the most talked about yet misunderstood concepts in business and management”<br/><br/><br/>- How can we develop leadership and procurement skills for climate change?<br/><br/><br/>- Leadership – relating to ethics, innovation and change<br/><br/><br/>- How do teams ‘do teamwork’?<br/><br/><br/>To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.