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FIELDS OF RESEARCH
Accounting (ACC) Information Systems (IS)
The accounting programme provides training to The programme focuses on management and
PhD students for the investigation of issues relating to organisational issues of information technology. It equips
auditing, financial accounting, and managerial accounting. students with skills to conduct multidisciplinary research in
There are two major tracks in the accounting doctoral the dynamic landscape of infocomm (ICT) innovation, focusing
programme: capital markets and behavioural accounting. The on the management and organisational issues of ICT. Recent
capital markets track uses archival data to examine a variety of research includes consumer usage of social media and electronic
interesting research questions about corporate behaviours including commerce, collaboration and competition in online media, innovation
financial reporting, investment, corporate finance, corporate management in the ICT domain, healthcare IT management, strategic
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governance, and valuation. The behavioural track focuses on THE management
NBS PHD EXPERIENCE
of IT in multinational firms and in the public sector, IT
judgment and decision making processes in accounting settings. and process outsourcing, IT standards and standardisation, learning
BUSINESS A personalised
Current research topics examined in this track relates to determinants doctoral education with a world-class
and knowledge management, and management of training
ICT personnel.

SCHOOL (NBS)
of auditor performance, determinants of analysts’ forecast accuracy,
The NBS PhD programme is distinguished by these key features:
as well as judgment biases of analysts, investors, and financial
managers.
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The finance programme provides solid training to PhD areas of research, but will also have an opportunity to explore the rich
a sustainable future world. • Generous financial aid and grants
students for the investigation of issues relating to asset literature that exists in these areas. The programme equips students
with the conceptual and quantitative skills needed to independently
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SCHOOL PHD PhD core courses include asset pricing

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WELCOME TO THE NBS
PHD PROGRAMME
Thank you for considering Nanyang Business School (NBS) for your doctoral education in business.
The PhD in Business at NBS prepares you primarily for academic careers as Business School
Professors. Depending on the specific research topic that you pursue in your PhD thesis, you may
be well positioned to pursue careers as research scientists and consultants in think tanks, research
organisations and corporate research labs.

Our goal for the PhD students is two-fold: first, to help each student develop as a first-class researcher;
second to encourage each student to develop pedagogical skills and gain teaching experience in
their chosen area of specialisation. We provide all our PhD students individualised attention and a
wealth of resources.

Research is a process of discovery and continuous learning. It is an intensive 24/7 activity, but
extremely fulfilling. If you have what it takes to succeed, we look forward to receiving your application.

Professor S. Viswanathan
Associate Dean, Research
THE NANYANG
BUSINESS
SCHOOL (NBS)
The Nanyang Business School (NBS) is
a multi-cultural institution that nurtures
leaders who understand and balance the
interests of people, business, resources,
communities and the environment to secure
a sustainable future world.
With the school’s globally-renowned faculty,
state-of-the-art facilities and research
centres that gather leading academic and
industry experts, the school maintains its
remarkable place at the forefront of research
trends in academia and industry realms.
The school is ranked among the top 30
MBA and top 10 EMBA Programmes in the
world.
THE NBS PHD EXPERIENCE
A personalised doctoral education with a world-class training
The NBS PhD programme is distinguished by these key features:
• Small student-faculty ratio that ensures close interaction and rapport with faculty
• Multi-disciplinary faculty with a rich and diverse portfolio of international expertise
• Interactive seminars that provide intellectual and innovative arena for learning
• Opportunity to be involved in research centres to develop cutting-edge research that
is impactful and relevant to latest industry needs
• Generous financial aid and grants
An intellectually engaging and rewarding journey
Our PhD programme is typically completed in 4 to 5 years, on a full-time mode. The
important milestones in completing the PhD programme are:
• Satisfying the course requirements (within 18 months)
• Confirmation of PhD candidature (Qualifying Exam)
• Dissertation writing and oral defence
• Submission of thesis for examination
• Final Oral Examination
Nanyang Business
n School
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
Accounting (ACC)
The accounting programme provides training to
PhD students for the investigation of issues relating to
auditing, financial accounting, and managerial accounting.
There are two major tracks in the accounting doctoral
programme: capital markets and behavioural accounting. The
capital markets track uses archival data to examine a variety of
interesting research questions about corporate behaviours including
financial reporting, investment, corporate finance, corporate
governance, and valuation. The behavioural track focuses on
judgment and decision making processes in accounting settings.
Current research topics examined in this track relates to determinants
of auditor performance, determinants of analysts’ forecast accuracy,
as well as judgment biases of analysts, investors, and financial
managers.
Banking & Finance (BF)
The finance programme provides solid training to PhD
students for the investigation of issues relating to asset
pricing and corporate finance. Our faculty members
have a solid reputation for quality work, and
have published in major finance, economics,
management, and accounting journals. The
PhD core courses include asset pricing
theory, empirical asset pricing,
corporate finance theory, and
empirical corporate finance.
Information Systems (IS)
The programme focuses on management and
organisational issues of information technology. It equips
students with skills to conduct multidisciplinary research in
the dynamic landscape of infocomm (ICT) innovation, focusing
on the management and organisational issues of ICT. Recent
research includes consumer usage of social media and electronic
commerce, collaboration and competition in online media, innovation
management in the ICT domain, healthcare IT management, strategic
management of IT in multinational firms and in the public sector, IT
and process outsourcing, IT standards and standardisation, learning
and knowledge management, and management of ICT personnel.
Marketing & International Business (MIB)
The programme is targeted at those wishing to pursue academic
careers in marketing and tourism management arenas. Candidates
will not only be exposed to the latest tools and concepts in these
areas of research, but will also have an opportunity to explore the rich
literature that exists in these areas. The programme equips students
with the conceptual and quantitative skills needed to independently
pursue cutting-edge research. Students will be challenged to think
of problems and come up with solutions that make sense not only
from an academic perspective, but also from that of industry. The
division features researchers and scholars in several niche areas:
consumer behaviour, empirical and game theoretic modeling,
services marketing, tourism studies, international business, and
marketing strategy.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH
Operations Management (OM)
The programme focuses on the design and optimisation of processes
and resources that create goods and services. The core courses
in the programme include: managing business operations, supply
chain and logistics management, optimisation, stochastic processes,
inventory theory, and contemporary issues in operations management.
Areas of research include multi-echelon inventory control systems,
coordination of decentralised supply chain systems, sustainability
and risk management in supply chain systems, emergency logistics,
resource allocation and waiting line management in health care
systems, revenue management, energy economics, etc.
Strategy, Management & Organisation (SMO)
The programme is designed for students who wish to study and
personality, negotiation, leadership, organisational learning and
strategic human resource management, corporate strategy, strategic
decision-making processes and top management team processes.
Unique to the programme is its focus on the theory and practice of
Cultural Intelligence (CQ).
RESEARCH CENTRES
• Asian Business Case Centre (ABCC)
• Centre for Accounting and Auditing Research (CAAR)
• Centre for Leadership and Cultural Intelligence (CLCI)
• Centre for Business Sustainability
• Culture Science Institute (CSI)
• Information Management Research Centre
(IMARC)
• Institute on Asian Consumer Insight (ACI)
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