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BISC research topics

BISC: Proposed research topics for PhD applicants

Information Systems

  • Digital business and Open innovation in SMEs: Models and Factors
  • Development and Acceptance of Business Intelligence for Supporting Enterprise - Knowledge Management
  • Strategic use of Cloud Computing in SMEs
  • Supporting decision making using Business Intelligence Tools.
  • Enhancing SMEs competitiveness with Business analytics
  • Digital business ecosystems for SMEs
  • A study of the role and influence of organisational culture in information systems adoption among SME’s
  • Managing expectations and benefits during IT implementation
  • Adoption of any new integration technologies/IT (e.g. RFID, Web Services, ERP etc.) in SMEs
  • Adoption and diffusion of m-commerce and e-business
  • E-government
  • E-business supply chain management and related e-SCM Integration
  • The Impact of IT on firm Performance (IT Business Value)
  • The performance impact of e- business enabled supply chain collaboration

Knowledge management

  • Research translation and knowledge transfer in food and agri-business supply chains
  • Knowledge management and its impact on organisational performance
  • Inter-firm and intra-firm knowledge transfer

Supply chain management

  • Building and managing sustainable supply chains
  • Supplier base optimization
  • Logistics management
  • Logistics social responsibility
  • Purchasing social responsibility
  • Reverse logistics management

Project Management

  • Project management for SMEs
  • Project management in public sector

Operations Management

  • Environmental and sustainability issues in Operations Management
  • Operational and performance assessment of firm performance* Impact of new technologies (e-commerce, RFID, etc.) on operations management and performance of Firms
  • Applications of operational research models (linear programming, data envelopment analysis, analytic hierarchy process, etc.) in industry
  • Components of operations strategy and influence of firm performance
  • Service quality studies

Information systems and knowledge management

  • Impact of e-commerce performance on customer loyalty

SME

  • Innovation in small business
  • University-SME knowledge transfer
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