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DBA
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Deana-kay Stewart-Mcintosh
Status Complete
Part Time Yes
Years 2017 - 2024
Project Title The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Gerardine Matthews-Smith
Second Supervisor Gary Kerr
Additional Supervisor Rosemary Allford

PhD
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Carina Legl
Status Current
Part Time Yes
Years 2017 - 2023
Project Title Outside-In Thinking: Retail & Fashion Industry Perspectives on Sustainable, Circular Economy, its Benefits and Challenges
Project Description The interpretive approach develops an understanding on the particularity and complexity that embraces a sustainable, circular retail & fashion business model, explored form the perspective of brands. SAP’s global ecosystem – a network of customers, ranging from small and medium-sized to large corporations within the retail sectors of i.a. DIY retail, electronic retail, fashion and accessories, food and beverage, furniture retail, health and hygiene, sports and leisure, and office supplies; enables to gain a deep, multi-faceted outside-in perspective and insights from retail industry experts into potential sustainable, circular retail practices. Thereby, a qualitative-applied case study method with embedded multiple units of analysis is recommended for developing an understanding in how to change consumption behaviour and transform production, distribution and supply chain activities while overcoming tensions and limitations in the application of a sustainable, circular economy concept in contemporary retail value chain practices.
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Gerardine Matthews-Smith
Additional Supervisor Damian Stantchev

DBA
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Colin Macpherson
Status Complete
Part Time Yes
Years 2017 - 2023
Project Title The lost cohort: A phenomenological study of mainstream officer development within the Royal Air Force
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Gerardine Matthews-Smith
Second Supervisor Lesley McLean

DBA
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Phillip Liberakos
Status Complete
Part Time Yes
Years 2016 - 2024
Project Title Exploring leadership challenges for senior academic leaders of higher education institutions in Ontario, amidst public policy reforms
in Ontario amidst public policy reform
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Director of Studies Patrick Harte
Second Supervisor Gerardine Matthews-Smith

DBA
Doctorate

Level Doctorate
Student Dr Pauline Gordon
Status Complete
Part Time Yes
Years 2014 - 2020
Project Title Journey into Higher Education: A study of postgraduate Indian students' experiences, as they make the educational journey, to a new teaching and learning environment in the UK
Awarding Institution Edinburgh Napier University
Second Supervisor Gerardine Matthews-Smith