Organisational Behaviour PhD by Published Works

OVERVIEW

If you are a graduate in Organisational Behaviour or similar discipline, this Organisational Behaviour PhD / PhD by Published Works programme offers an excellent opportunity to expand your knowledge and research skills. This PhD in Organisational Behaviour offers you the chance to undertake a substantial piece of work that is worthy of publication, and which makes an original contribution to the field of organisational behaviour. It is designed to stimulate critical thinking and creative ideas and provide you with the analytical skills to carry out your research effectively. Successful oral defence of the final thesis (viva voce) will provide the researcher with the highest qualification that any UK university can award. It will also offer researchers an excellent opportunity to develop their career in academia or move into higher management positions in the industry. Faculty members and PhD students in Organisational Behaviour are part of the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Northampton. The department welcomes doctoral applicants from a wide variety of academic disciplines who are united by a desire to conduct innovative research.

Course Details

This Organisational Behaviour PhD programme is a way for you to develop your specialism and improve your skills in research, academic writing, presentation, and practice. While developing your research projects, you will receive general, as well as project-specific training to enable you to conduct your research effectively and independently.?Normally, our PhD students are initially registered for an MPhil and within the first twelve months of their study are expected to transfer from the MPhil to a PhD programme. The transfer process requires students to produce a detailed research proposal and apply for ethics approval. Students will be required to present their written piece of work to an academic audience and then proceed for the internal viva examination with an internal transfer viva examiner. The transfer viva process, appointment of the internal examiner, and approval of ethics documents are all subject to approval by the University’s research committees.

All PhD students are assigned a supervisory team which will consist of a Director of Study (DOS), and first and second supervisors. Our students are required to work independently on their research, under the advice and direct supervision of their supervisory team.

Due to the nature of PhD study, our students may expect to spend most of their time, studying and engaging in research independently. Students are required to attend regular supervision meetings to discuss their progress, devise an action plan for the next steps, and to receive suggestions from their supervisory team on how to improve and proceed with their project.

Applicants should hold an upper second-class honour (2:1) degree or higher at the undergraduate level in a relevant discipline from a UK university or a recognised international university or Applicants should hold a Masters degree in a relevant discipline, from a UK university or a recognised international university.