Research supervision and examining experience

Programme External Examiner Appointments

  • MSC in Quality Management - Napier University
  • BA Management - Insititute de Commerce de Rennes
  • MSC in Quality Management - University of Mauritius

Membership of External Validation/Accreditation Panels

  • MSc in Competitiveness - De Montford University
  • MSc in Management (Retail Marketing) University of Abertay

 

 

 

Research Supervision 

MPhil

 

James Gulliford: 1999: Bristol Business School, University of the West of England

 

PhD

 

Sally Berrisford: 2003 : provisional title "Women in Scottish Politics: a study of women MSPs and their political and public representation, portrayed through communication with mainstream and political journalism and media broadcasting", Robert Gordon Institute University, Aberdeen

 

Declan Bannon: 2003 : topic "Political Marketing", University of Paisley

 

Delia Marie Matrecano: 2004 : topic "Quality management strategies", University of Paisley

 

 

Research Examination


 

MPhil 

Warren SEWELL-STAPLES: 2004: "A study of access to services in the Call Centre industry for the hearing impaired", RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, (Decision: Pass)

 

PhD

 

Nathaniel Omorodion OGHABON: 2001: "Empirical analysis of service quality as a key factor influencing performance in service organisations in conditions of institutional change: the case of Nitel benchmarked to BT", University of Paisley (Decision: Fail)

 

Wendy Anne GNICH: 2001: "Financial Well-being and quality of life in later years", University of Paisley (Decision: Pass)

 

Rodney MCADAM: 2002: "Tracing the Loci of Total Quality Management", University of Ulster (Decision: Pass)

 

Louise May HASSAN: 2004:  "Hierarchical stepwise Structural Equation Modelling: a methodological contribution for combining theories", Glasgow Caledonian University, (Decision: Pass following minor revision and resubmission without further oral examination)

 

Shirley-Ann HAZLETT: 2005: 'The complexities of large scale organisational change: a comparative study of the public sectors of Northern Ireland and Ireland', Queen's University, Belfast, (Decision: Pass following minor revision and resubmission without further oral examination)

 

Juan Bautista CALDERA-NORIEGA: 2005: "A purchaser's perspective of environmental uncertainty in the international manufacturing products supply chain", RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. (Decision: Pass following minor revision and resubmission without further oral examination

 

Cheryl WHITE: 2006: "The effect of the inclusion of sucrose in an energy restricted diet on body weight status and long term weight maintenance", (acted as Convenor) Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK (Decision: Pass following minor revision and resubmission without further oral examination)

 

Mohammed Sadique KHAN:  2008: "Studies on some aspects of service quality evaluation with specific relevance to Indian service industries", National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India (Decision: Pass following minor revision and resubmission without oral examination)

Baris YILMAZSOY: 2008:"NetQ: a scale for measuring user perceptions of free, virtual-only service experience", University of the West of England (Decision: )

Judy Van ROOYEN: 2009: "Physical and Psychosocial work environment attributes as antecendents of safety climate perceptions: a study in the Australian retail sector", La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia (Decision: Pass following minor revisions)

Fang WANG: 2009: "The local assessment of need for consumer information and advice services in Great Britain", (acted as Convenor) Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK (Decision: Pass following major revisions without viva re-examination)