PhD Project opportunity at Cranfield School of Management within the area of Supply Chain management. http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/doctoralopendays

1. Supply Chain Finance for SMEs
(Grocery Sector) [PhD Project]
Supervisors: Professor Michael Bourlakis
and Dr Simon Templar
Application Details: The PhD candidate
should hold a minimum 2.1 class undergraduate degree in
business and management, sociology, psychology, social psychology,
anthropology or related discipline and have passed, or expect to have passed
by autumn, a Master’s degree or equivalent research experience in a work
setting. In this project ethnographic research methods will be particularly
important. See http://bit.ly/154nhb7 for English language requirements.
Funding Details: Funding may be available on a competitive basis through
the Cranfield School of Management studentship scheme: ttp://bit.ly/1BgS94p
Deadline: Expressions of interest alongside a CV are invited via
email m.bourlakis@cranfield.ac.uk and
simon.templar@cranfield.ac.uk by mid-April for
bursary applications.
Supply chain finance has attracted great interest from
various companies and stakeholders. However, there has
been limited research undertaken to address smaller and
medium sized organisations - most research to date tends to
focus on large organisations.
There is considerable merit in examining supply chain finance for SMEs as
these companies have different demands, operations, processes and
requirements compared to larger organisations. These differences can then
affect supply chain finance structures and performance.
This PhD topic will examine these points of difference and will aim to cross-
compare financial performance between micro, small and medium-sized
organisations - focusing on the grocery sector.
We are currently seeking a strong PhD candidate to
engage in an examination of supply chain finance
for SMEs in the grocery sector
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