Latest Research Areas

Finance and Financial Markets

Inconsistency in managerial and investor perceptions of market pricing mechanisms;

Evidence and opinions on bubbles, herding and speculative behaviour;

Managerial and investor views regarding stock market overreaction;

Investors' portfolio choices, including the incorporation of risk;

Managerial decision-making frameworks, including attitudes to risk;

The role of market timing in relation to major corporate news releases;

Principal-agent relationships in the modern global financial environment;

Responses to changes in corporate governance regulations and structures;

Over-commitment to real and financial investments;

Practitioner perspectives on external financing decisions;

Corporate communication and the transmission of price-sensitive information;

Divergence between theory and practice in the use of derivatives;

The implications of the recent trend for private equity and off-market financing;

The effect of the sub-prime lending crisis on financial market structure and regulation

Strategic Management

Strategy formulation and implementation;

Strategic planning and decision processes;

Strategic control and reward systems;

Resource allocation;

Diversification and portfolio strategies;

Competitive strategy;

Selection and behavior of general managers

The composition and processes of top management teams

Strategic Marketing

Marketing philosophy in corporate management

The role of marketing in strategic planning

Marketing information systems in relation to companywide needs

Market and industry stakeholder needs.

International strategies

SBU analysis and decision making

Marketing related synergies

Integrating marketing planning with strategic planning

The management of marketing-led change

The development and utilization of marketing plans

Resource allocation in strategic and marketing plans

HRM related to marketing personnel

The implementation of strategic and marketing plans

Marketing effectiveness at the operational and strategic levels

The utilization and development of control systems

Relationship Marketing

Management and HR perspective

Do leadership traits and styles vary in their impact and effectiveness in these emerging forms of
work environments and relationships?

Which HR systems are most effective across different work environments?

Which performance metrics are most relevant for different work arrangements and alternative
structural models?

How does coordination happen in workplaces when demands are fluid?

Which organizational and interorganizational structures are most appropriate for various work
demands?

What is the role of planning and decision making when work products are emergent?

What are the implications of virtual work arrangements such as telecommuting, video
conferencing, and cloud collaboration for organizational climate and performance?

How must individuals and organizations network their interactions to accomplish their goals in a
more fluid, global business environment?

How do changes in the character of work interact with changes in the meaning/interpretation of
work (e.g., organizational, occupational, and individual identity) and with what consequences for
managing organizations, practicing occupation, and claiming/maintaining professions?

What new strategic challenges and opportunities emerge in these contexts and how do these
impact competitive dynamics among organizations?

What is the role of work relative to other resources as a basis for competitive advantage?

Individual and group perspective

What impact do emerging forms of work roles and relationships have for how groups and teams
operate?

Does the notion of a group or team have different function and meaning as membership includes
individuals from various backgrounds due to the demands of the work?

What is an employment relationship? What factors influence how individuals perceive their
relationship with organization(s)?

Does turnover have a similar meaning and process in emerging work contexts?

What is the role of loyalty and commitment in different work contexts? Is it equally valued by
employees in different work arrangements? Is it equally desired by organizations for different
groups of workers?

To what extent should leaders be involved in the interactions and flows that occur both within
work groups, and between work groups and the broader environment?

How is individual identity influenced by the emergence of different work roles and relationships?

What role, if any, does personality play in how individuals operate in these emerging work
environments?

Corporate Governance

Effective boardroom performance

Control and regulation

Executive leadership

The role and contribution of external (non-executive) directors

The growing importance of governance in the wake of ever-greater corporate scandals

Redefinitions and reassessments of corporate governance models

The role of business in society

The changing nature of the relationship and responsibilities of the firm towards various
stakeholders

The incentives required to encourage more socially- and environmentally-responsible corporate

action

The role and impact of local and international regulatory agencies and regimes on corporate
behavior