Doctor of Philosophy - Human Resource Management and Organisation Studies

The PhD in Human Resource Management and Organisation Studies offers students the chance to dive into the theories and practices surrounding work, management, and the overall experience of employment.

Applications are encouraged from individuals with diverse backgrounds and nationalities, including recent graduates from various fields, seasoned professionals, and policymakers who have a broad range of social science and interdisciplinary research interests.

The program welcomes theses that delve into research considering the historical, socio-economic, cultural, and political contexts influencing work and its organization, as well as those that have significant implications for modern organizational and management practices.

Students can customize their research to focus on a profession or sector of their choosing, with options to explore areas such as: • • human resource management and approaches to wellbeing • environmental sustainability and ethics • sociology and social psychology of work • employee relations • work and organisation studies • gender, diversity and intersectionality in the workplace • creativity and organisational change • information systems in organisations • precarious employment and vulnerability • public sector change and reorganisation • organisational spatiality and design