BISC: examples of research topics for PhD applicants

Information Systems

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• Business value of Big data.
• Big data and analytics in Higher Education
• Big Data and decision support systems.
• Digital business and innovation in SMEs: Models and Factors
• Development and Acceptance of Business Intelligence for Supporting Enterprise Knowledge Management
• Supporting decision making using Business Intelligence Tools.
• Enhancing SMEs competitiveness with Business analytics
• Adoption of any new integration technologies/IT (e.g. RFID, Web Services, ERP etc.) in SMEs
• Social media and its use and impact on business.
• 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

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• Research translation and knowledge transfer in food and agri-business supply chains
• Inter-firm and intra-firm knowledge transfer
• Knowledge management and innovation

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

Supply chain management

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

Project Management

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• Project management for SMEs
• Project management in public sector

SME

• Innovation in small business
• University-SME knowledge transfer