At Cranfield School of Management we are fortunate to have a research active faculty with a very broad range of research interests. The majority of whom are active doctoral supervisors who welcome discussions with potential doctoral researchers. This page contains potential doctoral research topics and project ideas which are relevant to the current research interests of our faculty. Please note that none of these currently have funding attached to them.
Economics and Finance
Economics and Banking
- Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality in 21st Century
- Customer value in the context of banking
- Developments in retail banking
- Economics of housing and mortgage finance markets
- Financial inclusion
- Gauging the Impact of Financialization on Economic Growth, Inequality and Financial Stability
- Health, Human Capital and Economic Development in Emerging Economies
- Impact of FDI Flows on Economic Growth
- Impact of the pandemic on banking
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
- Regulation, digital innovation and financial (in)stability
- The role of conventional and unconventional monetary policy tool (QE) in developed countries
- Secular Stagnation, Zero-Low-Bound Interest Rates and Economic Bubbles
- Sustainable banking
Finance and Accounting
- Financial Distress and Turnaround
- Financial Markets and Efficiency
- Greenwashing: manifestations, causes, regulation, & consequences
- Issues in Corporate Finance and Governance
- International Finance and Investments
- Market Reaction, Market Discipline, and Bank Conduct
- Shocks, Governmental Policies and their Impact on Small and Medium Enterprises
- Sustainable Investing: Hype vs Reality
Leadership and Management
Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management
- Collaborative Business-to-Business Relationships
- Competitive Supply Chain Resilience
- Developing Supply Chain Strategy
- Manufacturer-Retailer Relationship for Sustainability
- Omni-channel Supply Chain Management
- Operational Decisions in Supply Chain Management
- Procurement and Supply Management
- Procurement Maturity Model
- The Emergence of Supply Networks in Humanitarian Relief Operations
- The Role of 3D Printing in Humanitarian Supply Networks
- Warehousing in Humanitarian Supply Networks: Governance, Collaboration, and Socio-Economic Impact
Organizational Resilience and Change Leadership
- Social Enterprise – Private Sector Business Relationships: Building a Social Impact Ecosystem
- Social Impact Supply Chain Management
