Postgraduate Prospectus

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Odusola Abimbola Philips,
Lagos, Nigeria – MSc
Creative Industry
Management
I chose to study at the University
of Essex because of its excellent
rating as a top ten university for
research. I really enjoy the depth
of up-to-date research I am able
to engage in, and it is great to get the
opportunity to solve real case studies
with our lecturers and other students on
the course.
What I have enjoyed most about being
at Essex is being part of a diverse
community. I have had the opportunity to
make friends with people from so many
different cultures and backgrounds. It has
really helped me learn about other
people’s attitudes and beliefs, and I am
sure that the friends I have made will stay
my friends for life.
Essex Business School itself is very
friendly and the lecturers are easy to
talk to which has made my time here
so enjoyable.
When I leave Essex, my ultimate aim is
to start a consulting firm for creative
industries in Nigeria. I have gained so
much knowledge from my time studying
here and I really believe that this
knowledge will be invaluable to
the firms in creative industries
back home.
Student
profile
About our research degrees
We offer postgraduate research degrees
leading to a PhD in finance, accounting,
banking, entrepreneurship, finance and
accounting, and management. A number
of our teaching staff started their academic
careers at Essex, either as undergraduates
or postgraduates, and we encourage our
Masters graduates to consider academia
as a career option by staying on to
undertake a doctorate.
Research areas
n Accountability, performance and risk
management in public sector
organisations
n Accounting, governance and innovation
in emerging economies
n Asset pricing
n Auditing
n Bank performance and risk
n Behavioural finance
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Behavioural finance and market
anomalies
Business administration and
entrepreneurship
Corporate finance and portfolio
management
Corporate governance
Corporate social responsibility
Critical management studies
Dynamic capabilities, marketing and new
product development
Environmental governance and
sustainability
Equality and diversity
Exchange rates and international finance
Financial econometrics and modelling
Financial reporting
Human resource management
Identity construction and the
management of identity
International business and
entrepreneurship
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Management accounting
Market-based accounting research
Marketing, consumer behaviour and
consumption
Organisational culture, arts and
aesthetics
Pricing of financial assets and
derivatives
Risk and change in the new economy
Social accounting and auditing
Social entrepreneurship
Value creation and appropriation
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