Our Doctoral Candidates
The International Graduate School of Business (IGSB) is delighted to now have more than 40 candidates currently enrolled in our Doctoral programs offered in Adelaide.
These individuals contribute significantly to an active research culture in Adelaide and the broader IGSB research community which includes nearly 500 DBA candidates and 150 PhD candidates. The research conducted by our Doctoral candidates supports the IGSB's commitment to being an internationally recognized centre of excellence for research education specializing in the integration of Eastern and Western management styles across the Asia-Pacific region.
View the profiles below to learn more about the dynamic and diverse research interests of our Doctoral candidates.
PhD Candidates
David Bruce
Supervisor
Professor Helen Thorne
Location: Hong Kong
Research topic
Exploring how entrepreneurs influence the development of management
accounting information.
Email: dabruce@netvigator.com
John Knight
Supervisors
Assoc Prof. Margaret Patrickson
Assoc Prof. Bruce Gurd
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Research topic
This project is driven by the desire of the federal government to
introduce an information system that will routinely collect data on a
patient condition and treatments from several individual practices, and
amalgamate this data for statistical purposes. This research is focused on
understanding and on overcoming the causes of negative attitudes of
physicians in General Practice medicine towards the introduction and use of
such health information systems.
It is expected this research will contribute to a better understanding of the drivers of success in physician adoption and regular use of such systems. It is also expected the outcome of this project will be improved understanding of what steps are necessary to reduce resistance and increase adoption of amalgamated health information systems
Email: john.knight@unisa.edu.au
Jiwat Ram
Supervisor
Dr Sajid Anwar
Location: Adelaide
Research topic
Diffusion of ERP : My research interests are focussed on studying the diffusion process of complex information system, Corporate strategic perspective for Informatin Systems design and implementations, and examine their impact on profitability of firms. Presently I am studying the diffusion process of ERP system with intention to develop an integrated framework for successful adoption and implementation of ERP.
Email: jiwat.ram@postgrads.unisa.edu.au
Basil Tucker
Supervisors
Professor Helen Thorne
Professor Bruce Gurd
Location: Adelaide
Research topic
Despite the widespread attention on strategy, and management control practices,
our knowledge about how these two management functions should combine, and the
performance implications of this combination is limited.
Surprisingly, given its size and significance, the extent to which our current knowledge is applicable to the not-for-profit sector is largely unknown as the not-for-profit sector has to date, been largely neglected in the research in this area.
In response to this apparent gap in our knowledge, this research seeks to find out how not-for-profit organisations link their strategy with their management control systems and the effect on performance outcomes.
The research will involve a survey of over 400 not-for-profit organisations across Australia, followed up with short interviews of selected Chief Executives of these organisations.
Email: basil.tucker@unisa.edu.au
Lei Xu
Supervisors
Dr. Edward Lin
Location: Adelaide Home country: China
Research topic
Investment
Email: lei.xu@unisa.edu.au
DBA Candidates
David
Beattie
Supervisor
Dr. Liz Hemphill
Location: Adelaide
Research topic
The influence of higher expectations transmitted by Real Estate Agents on
the vendors’ choice of agency.
Email: beadw001@students.unisa.edu.au
Don
Clifton
Supervisor
Coursework stage
Location: Adelaide
Research topic
My area of research interest lies in the manner in which organisations (with
a focus on non-government voluntary and not-for-profit organisations) that seek
to remedy various environmental problems are able to utilize the resources of
commercial organisations to achieve this end.
As an outcome, I am seeking to determine if there is a framework whereby environmental organisations and commercial organisations are able to better cooperate and contribute to the resolution of environmental problems, with environmental organisations better able to secure higher levels of resource support from commercial organisations and commercial organisations better satisfied that they are justified in providing this support and see appropriate benefit doing so.
Email: clidy001@students.unisa.edu.au
Peter
Dawson
Supervisor
Dr. Leonie Hallo
Location: Adelaide
Research topic
Title: The productivity impact of Training Development provisions
employed to support "Technology Creep/Leap" in S.A. Wine bottling companies.
Primary question: Is their any evidence that an active Training and
Employee Development provision impacts on Operational Efficiency (Ratio of
Production to monies spent on repairs, maintenance and
T & D) of
Emerging/Imbedded Shared Technologies?
Email: peterd@ddeproductivity.com.au
Shubhajit Maharana
Supervisor
Prof. Doug Vogel
Location: Hong Kong
Research topic
This Research should help predict the overall percentage improvement in
project performance by applying knowledge management in (knowledge sharing) to
yield project success. It is expected the software consulting industry and the
broader service industries should reap business value from these findings.
Email: shubhajit.maharana@postgrads.unisa.edu.au
Tilda Newman
Supervisor
Dr Marian Whitaker
Location: Perth
Research topic
Team Performance Appraisal: a case study investigating Team Performance with a
view to optimising composition of team membership..
I am currently seeking a multinational organisation to participate in my research and can be contacted for further information.
Email: newtc001@students.unisa.edu.au
Tanompong
Best Panich
Supervisor
Dr. Herve Remaud
Location: Adelaide
Research topic
A Retrospective Analysis of Export Marketing Strategy and Innovation
Management in the Thai Manufacturing Industry.
Email: panty010@students.unisa.edu.au
Pornchai
Supavititpattana
Supervisor
Dr.Carol Gibson
Location: Adelaide Home country: Thailand
Research topic
Performance Measurement of Thrift and Credit Cooperative in Thailand
Email: suppy001@students.unisa.edu.au
Alban Thika
Supervisor
Dr. Leonie Hallo
Location: Adelaide
Research topic
Are organizations aware - directly or indirectly - of the Endgame concept as
a tool for successful commercialisation of new technologies?
This research will investigate the Endgame concept presented by Chakravorti (The Slow Pace of Fast Change, 2003) as a potentially new tool, useful for mapping out the potential barriers, making strategic choices and assessing the market potential of any innovation's commercialisation.
The investigation will be an exploratory study to test and examine the awareness, attitude and level of acceptance of the Endgame concept by managers in commercialisation agencies, and potentially observe the time of adaptation of the concept in order to overcome customer scepticism of innovations
Email: alban.thika@postgrads.unisa.edu.au
Wan-Li Yen
Supervisor: Dr. Carol Gibson
Associate Supervisor: Dr. Song Yang
Location: Adelaide Home country: Taiwan
Research topic
The business value of brand extension strategy for Taiwanese media managers:
An appraissal of the decison-making process
The aim of research:
- to empirically appraise how the variables impact on managers' decisions for brand extensions strategy in media industries;
- to examine the relationship among marketing managers, parent brand characteristics, brand extension characteristics, and consumer characteristics,
- to build a model of managers' evaluations of brand extensions, and
- to suggest ways to reduce highly failure rate of brand extensions.
Email: yen.ivan@gmail.com