Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Innovation Management

The Online Ph.D. in Innovation Management offers a structured yet flexible pathway for aspiring scholars to develop their research skills, explore cutting-edge topics, and embark on a fulfilling academic career equipped with the knowledge, expertise, and professional acumen needed to make meaningful contributions to their field.

The aim of the Online Ph.D. program is to attract well-qualified students and give them the opportunity to carry out focused research in Innovation Management under supervision and guidance in areas of mutual interest such as digital businesses, artificial intelligence, knowledge management, entrepreneurship, technology innovation management, etc. The Ph.D. in Innovation Management program intends to bring together practitioners and professionals from diverse backgrounds, to research innovation in an academic context.

This program will be attractive for those who want to help organisations move forward by creating new ideas, services, technologies and business models.

The proposed online Ph.D. program is a three-year course designed to develop students’ core research skills and broaden their knowledge of Innovation Management before embarking on the Ph.D. dissertation. In addition to traditional research methods modules, first-year Ph.D. students will take a required module in Research in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management and one of the elective modules: either Knowledge Management in Learning Organizations or Artificial Intelligence and the Future. These modules are designed to give students further ideas for their research by exposing them to the most current research agenda.

YEAR 1

Term 1
Methodology of Research
Research in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Term 2
Qualitative Research Methods
Quantitative Research Methods

Term 3
Elective – Knowledge Management in Learning Organizations
Designing a Research Proposal: Supervised Module

Term 4
Elective – Artificial Intelligence and the Future
Designing a Research Proposal: Supervised Module

YEAR 2

Term 1
Ph.D. Dissertation

Term 2
Ph.D. Dissertation
Progress Report I

Term 3
Ph.D. Dissertation

Term 4
Ph.D. Dissertation
Progress Report II

YEAR 3

Term 1
Ph.D. Dissertation Draft Part I

Term 2
Ph.D. Dissertation Draft Part II

Term 3
Ph.D. Dissertation Final Draft
Ph.D. Dissertation Pre-Defence

Term 4
Ph.D. Dissertation Submission and Final Defence

Ph.D. in Innovation Management holders can work in and outside academia and can secure jobs in various sectors of the economy.

Academia, research, teaching and other professional roles in higher education;
Public sector, including government and regulatory/policy-making bodies;
Finance, business, and technology;
Industry and manufacturing;
Creative economy and entrepreneurship.
It is worth mentioning that Ph.D. in Innovation Management graduates will be attractive candidates for positions in private and public innovation research centers, technology innovation centers, as well as entrepreneurship centers around the world.