Portsmouth Business School

Human Resource Management & Organisational Studies (HRMOS)

Current Research Theses

PhD students
Name Director of Studies Thesis title
Seita Almandeel Professor Charlotte Rayner Female leadership style in different gender contexts: Afield study on commercial banks in Saudi Arabia
Areej Al-Shamasi Professor Charlotte Rayner TBA
Mishari Alshalhoub Dr Emma Brown An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Performance Management Process in the Saudi Arabian Public Sector from Managerial Perception of Using the Balanced Scorecard
Nizar Baidoun Valerie Anderson The impact of training needs assessment (TNA) accuracy on training effectiveness and transfer. Empirical study of the impact of the Arab line manager's TNA practices on employee's jon performance in local conventional banks in Kuwait.
Hazel Beadle Dr Sarah Gilmore TBA
Karen Harman Dr Sarah Gilmore TBA
William Hunt Peter Scott Interns and the labour market
Patricia Kinsella Stephen Williams Contract flexibility and portfolio careers in the IT industry: A comparative study between the UK and Germany
Lynn Lansbury Professor Charlotte Rayner Bystander intervention strategies for the reduction of interpersonal workplace conflict
Vijay Pereira Dr Peter Scott Offshoring Human Resources - A study of the strategic role played by HR Professionals as "Business Partners" in adding value and enhancing business performance in an Offshore Outsourcing situation
Heather Short Sarah Gilmore Technology enhanced learning (TEL)
Robert Smale Dr Steve Williams Change in trade unions - an investigation into the strategies adopted by 'niche' unions
Sara Spear Chris Fill Corporate Communication and Corporate Identity
Anna Syrigou Dr Sarah Gilmore Exploring how HR practitioners fulfill the professional status assigned to the role