PhDManagement
| Study location | Lithuania, Vilnius, On Campus |
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| Academic field | Management and administration (ISCED 345) Management studies (JACS N200) |
| Type | Doctoral, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years (30 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PhD (PhD candidate position in the Multi-criteria assessment of enterprises adopting ecological innovations for a sustainable and circular economy) |
| Course code | Management S003 |
| Tuition fee | €11,589 per year Part-time studies (6-year) 7 726,00 |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time |
| Entry qualification | Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Master of management field The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English International applicants to whom English is not a native language need to provide a proof of their English language proficiency. Exceptions are made only for applicants who have completed their previous studies fully in English. One of the following is accepted: |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. A relevant portfolio is required. Please upload your research proposal including the abstract, literature review, research objectives, research questions, methodology and bibliography. - Certified copies of the Master’s degree diploma and its supplement with grades or higher education equivalent to it; |
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Overview
PhD candidate position in the Multi-criteria assessment of enterprises adopting ecological innovations for a sustainable and circular economy
Open application for a doctoral candidate in Management
The doctoral candidate position is available in the Business management faculty Department of Economics Engineering. Applicants interested in other research topics related to economics/competition, businesses/startups, management/innovation, and climate/green, are also welcome to apply.
Research topic description
The topic is dedicated to the multi-criteria assessment of economic competitiveness factors and obstacles promoting the introduction of eco-innovations in small and medium-sized enterprises and the prediction of opportunities for improving the introduction of eco-innovations in order to achieve a sustainable and circular economy. The following activities are planned for the implementation of the topic: search of initial and continuing information related to the implementation of the research topic goal in databases, systematization of collected information, analysis of theoretical problems of implementing eco-innovations, preparation of research methodology, publication of theoretical insights in foreign peer-reviewed scientific periodicals, conducting empirical research analysis and processing of empirical research data, preparation of proposals for small and medium-sized enterprises and eco-innovation policymakers. It is planned that the results of the research will form the prerequisites for summarizing and clarifying the motives and problems of the economic competitiveness of the implementation of eco-innovations in small and medium-sized enterprises, the prevailing on the more advanced practices of countries, predicting the development directions of the implementation of eco-innovations. This is necessary in order for the country’s business organizations to contribute more actively to the implementation of the climate change agreement provided for in the Paris Agreement.
The selected candidate will work on the PhD thesis under the supervision of assoc. prof. dr. Kęstutis Peleckis. The successful applicant will have to attend scientific conferences, meetings and internships at other universities.
Requirements
• Required background: economics
• Expected skills and knowledge: technological (to be a user of IT applications)
It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution daily.
For more information
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview. The position may not be opened if no qualified candidate is found. Additional information regarding the post may be obtained from assoc. prof. dr. Kęstutis Peleckis, e-mail: k.peleckis@vilniustech.lt
Programme structure
The PhD programme consists of:
· Independent research under supervision;
· Courses for PhD students (approximately 30 ECTS credits);
· Participation in research networks, including placements at other, primarily foreign, research institutions;
· Teaching or another form of knowledge dissemination, which is related to the PhD topic when possible;
· The completion of a PhD thesis.
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