PhD Project Opportunity at Cranfield School of Management within the area of leadership. http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/doctoralopendays

1. Supervisors: Professor Elisabeth Kelan
and Professor David Denyer
Application Details: The PhD candidate
should hold a minimum 2.1 class undergraduate degree in
business and management, sociology, psychology, social psychology,
anthropology or related discipline and have passed, or expect to have passed
by autumn, a Master’s degree or equivalent research experience in a work
setting. In this project ethnographic research methods will be particularly
important. See http://bit.ly/154nhb7 for English language requirements.
Funding Details: Funding may be available on a competitive basis through
the Cranfield School of Management studentship scheme: ttp://bit.ly/1BgS94p
Deadline: Expressions of interest alongside a CV are invited via
email elisabeth.kelan@cranfield.ac.uk and
david.denyer@cranfield.ac.uk by mid-April for
bursary applications.
Research on leadership has traditionally focused on individual
traits or characteristics of leaders, the dyadic relationship
between leaders and followers and the effectiveness of different
styles of leadership. However, how leadership is achieved in
changing situations and contexts is less well understood.
The leadership as practice approach moves beyond an individualistic
perspective on leadership and considers how leadership is practised
in situated interactions. Drawing on ethnographic methods this
research project aims to document, analyse and categorise
leadership practices. By shadowing leaders in their organizational
settings, it is anticipated that new insights into how leadership is
‘done’ can be generated which will be useful for the theory and
practice of management.
Leadership as Practice
[PhD Project]
We are currently seeking a strong PhD candidate to
engage in a comparative study of leadership practices
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