Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management - PhD
University of Kent
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Kent Business School has over 100 research-active academic staff. Postgraduate research can take place in any subject area where they have expertise. The Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management PhD programme will equip you with the skills to align people strategy with business strategy and help organisations flourish.OverviewHow do we measure the impact of HR practices on organisational culture, employee performance and business success? Learn the tools of the trade for research ...Read more

Kent Business School has over 100 research-active academic staff. Postgraduate research can take place in any subject area where they have expertise. The Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management PhD programme will equip you with the skills to align people strategy with business strategy and help organisations flourish.

Overview

How do we measure the impact of HR practices on organisational culture, employee performance and business success? Learn the tools of the trade for research in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management on our new postgraduate programme.

Kent Business School performs internationally recognised research. Our specialists in people management and organisation studies draw on techniques from a variety of disciplines such as psychology and sociology in order to develop insight into employee wellbeing, equality and diversity in the workplace, performance management and appraisal.

Teaching and assessment

You are required to write a thesis of the following lengths:

  • 80,000 to 100,000 words for PhD
  • 40 to 60,000 words for Master's

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The KBS PhD programme is designed to provide thorough training for research careers in academia or industry. Our students generally take up academic appointments in UK or international higher education institutions or work in policy and industry settings.

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Entry requirements

Applicants should hold a 2.1 at the undergraduate level and a Merit at Master’s level in a relevant discipline, from the UK or other approved university and/or equivalent. You must submit a research proposal of approximately 1,500 words on your intended topic. All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.

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£4,786 per year

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£18,600 per year

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For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.

£18,600 per year

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For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.

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