PhD Studentship - Crisis Management in Project and Program

PhD Studentship - Crisis Management in Project and Program

PhD Studentship

Crisis Management in Project and Programme Management
International Centre for Programme Management

Cranfield School of Management - one of Europe's top management schools - is
offering this PhD studentship within its International Centre for Programme
Management, a world-leading hub for research into this important emerging
discipline. The studentship is tenable for four years from October 2008.

The repeated failure of major projects and programmes in the public and private
sectors has been linked with the inability of project and programme managers to
manage crisis situations effectively. One certainty in a world increasingly
saturated with complexity and uncertainty is that the future will be punctuated
by sudden, unexpected, and potent events that will require a rapid response. The
variety of crisis that can arise in projects and programmes is enourmous.

However, there are very few detailed accounts of crisis management. This PhD
study will explore the phenomenon of crisis in projects and programmes - its
nature, its causes and its resulting managerial behaviour. We envisage that the
findings of the study will have significant theoretical and practical
implications.

Applications are invited from exceptionally qualified candidates for this fully
funded full-time studentship under the supervision of Dr Elmar Kutsch.
Applicants should have a good first degree in a relevant discipline. Experience
of working on projects is desirable, although not essential. An MBA or relevant
specialist masters degree would be an advantage.

The studentship includes full payment of fees at the UK or overseas rate and
stipend of £12,940 per annum.

For an informal discussion about the project, please contact Dr. Elmar Kutsch,
tel +44 (0)1234 751122, Website
http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research/centres/icpm/

The closing date for applications is 31st July 2008.

Full details of the application process, the PhD programme and other PhD
projects are available on the School's website at www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/phd or
from the PhD Programme Manager, Wendy Habgood, on tel +44 (0)1234 754373