Research Topics for DBA (HEM)

In 2002 we launched a highly innovative research degree, our specialist Doctor of Business Administration in Higher Education Management, designed to enhance and develop professional practice. This combines distance learning with taught modules in residential periods spent at Bath. There are currently 118 participants pursuing this programme.

Current research

Name	Appointment	Research interest
Maytha Al Ali	Zayed University, Dubai UAE	The UAE Federal Higher Education Model
Joanne Curry	Executive Director Simon Fraser University, Canada	University-City Relationships for Regional Economic Development
Bob Gilworth	Director, University of Leeds Careers Centre, UK	Organisational Responses to the Employability Agenda in English Universities
Gordon Handke	Director general Services, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE	Resource allocation and the entrepreneurial higher education institution
Emma Hunt	Dean, School  of Art,  Design and Architecture University of Huddersfield UK	Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Spinning In.  Galvanising the new opportunities for an entrepreneurial university.
Noraida Kasim	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia	Internationalisation of Higher Education in Malaysia: case study of the public higher education sector
Sheila Leblanc	Grant MacEwan University, Canada	Blended higher education professionals in Canada
Ben Malunga	Registrar,  University of Malawi	Decentralization In The Federal Set Up Of The University Of Malawi: A Critical Analysis Of Its Impediments And Possible Interventions
Stergiani Mourgos		Job satisfaction in Greek academia
Jennifer Murphy	NAIRTL, University College Cork, Ireland	Managing Continuous Professional Development in Academic Practice to Enhance University Performance
Florence Nakayiwa	Senior Economist, Makerere University, Uganda	Financial management of public and private universities in Uganda
Michael O’Connell	Secretary/Financial Controller Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland	The construction of good governance practice among Governing Bodies in Irish Institutes of Technology
Jose Manuel Restrepo	Vice President, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia	Higher Education Policy. Access and quality management in Higher Education
Edmundo Torres	Vice Rector Research and Graduate Studies,  National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León	A proposal for the study of society’s expectations about universities in Nicaragua and their translation by managers and academics from a public university
Andrew Starcher	Asst. Dean of the College, Franklin College Switzerland	Student development through the extended international education experience
Carmen Scarpati	Registrar, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy	Internationalization and American Universities Abroad

 

DBA Graduates - Thesis Topics

The theses of those who have graduated can be accessed via the University of Bath Library

Name	Appointment	Thesis Title
Dr Moira Helm	Director, Medway Campus Canterbury Christ Church University	The Experience of Work of Allied Health Professionals Employed by Higher Education Institutions in England and its Implications for Them and Their Employers
The Rev Dr Kofi Nkrumah-Young	VP Finance and Business Services, University of Technology, Jamaica	Exploring Financing Options for Higher Education in Jamaica
Dr Stephen Duckett	Executive Director, Reform and Development, Queensland Health	Staff values in the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University
Dr Victoria Lewis	Head of International and Corporate Relations, Bournemouth University	Integrated Internationalism in UK Higher Education: Interpretations, Manifestations and Recommendations.
Dr David Llewellyn	Principal, Harper Adams University College, UK	The Role and Influence of the Secretary in Relation to Governing Bodies in Higher Education
Dr Myra Powell- Pusey	Vice Principal, Excelsior Community College, Kingston, Jamaica	An Educational Innovation: The case of the Implementation of the Associate Degree at Excelsior Community College in Jamaica
Dr Elmar De Wet	Chief Director Institutional Planning, Central University of Technology, RSA	Developing a model that defines the relationship between a performance measurement system and other organisational entities
Dr Jomphong Mongkhonvanit	Assistant President, Siam University, Thailand	Study Of The Relationship Between University And Industry In Knowledge Economy.  Case Study: Thailand’s Automotive Cluster
Dr Colin Pilbeam	Manager, Research Programmes, Cranfield University School of Management,UK	Networks and Roles of Pro-Vice Chancellors: A study of the connectedness of PVCs in the 1994 Group of Universities
Dr Sally-Ann Burnett		The Impact of Globalisation on Higher Education Institutions in Ontario
Dr Lynne Hamre	College of St Scholastica, USA	The use of social network analysis and technology acceptance models to support enterprise-wide technology implementations
Dr Pearse Murphy	Head of Department of Nursing & Health Science Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland	Organisation Maturity And The Integration of ICT into Teaching and Learning And Assessing In The Institute of Technology Sector In The Republic of Ireland
Dr Linda Steele	Assistant Registrar, University of the West Indies (Trinidad &Tobago)	Entrepreneurialism driven from minor enclaves at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus
Dr Fiona Hunter	International Director, Universita Carlo Cattaneo LIUC, Italy	Evolutionary Sagas of Three Private Universities in Italy: Critical Factors in Developing Institutional Responsiveness to Exogenous Change
Dr Innocent Botshelo	Lecturer, Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana	Commodification of Knowledge Challenges and Opportunities of a State Funded University – A University of Botswana Case Study
Dr Angella Stephens	University of the West Indies, Jamaica	Creating a holistic environment: administrative quality at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Dr Helen James	Director, Glyndwr University, Flintshire, UK	The performance of student retention in higher education institutions in Wales
Dr Luz Longsworth	Deputy Director, School of Continuing Studies, University of the West Indies, Jamaica	Leadership in the Virtual Higher Education Environment
Dr Subha al Shamisi	Senior Executive Programme Advisor, Emirates Foundation, UAE	Factors affecting secondary school graduates’ choice regarding higher education: The case of United Arab Emirates
Dr Anne Rixom	Head of Quality, Standards and Partnerships University of Lincoln, UK	The professionalization of higher education management i9n relation to structural complexity and academic governance
Dr Graham Pitcher	Learning and Teaching Coordinator Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK.	Managing the tensions between the maintenance of academic standards and the commercial imperative: A case study in UK higher education.
Dr Gillian Thomson	Faculty Manager, Faculty of Education, Health and Social Sciences University of the West of Scotland, UK	Mergers In Higher Education: A Case Study of The University of West of Scotland Merger, Exploring Critical Success Factors in The Merger Process
Dr Ewan Dow	Lecturer, University of Maastricht, Netherlands	East-West University Translations: Back to the Future in the Current Wave (2000-2010) of German-Chinese HEI Collaborations