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PhD opportunities: Accounting

Compare 3 doctoral research opportunities connected with Accounting, including project summaries, funding and application deadlines.

Accounting

FDI in Africa and the role of Formal and Informal Institutions

Nottingham Trent University

About the Project In recognition of the benefits of foreign direct investment (FDI) – an important channel through which resources, human capital and technological progress are transferred between countries – understanding the determining factors of FDI is an important issue from a developing country perspective.

Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline: 1 October 2026
Funding: Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Accounting

Beyond compliance: Risk culture and decision making in the boardroom

Nyenrode Business University

About the Project All our projects, as well as the PhD itself at Nyenrode, are self-funded. Organizations invest heavily in governance frameworks and risk dashboards, yet major failures often stem from human behavior rather than missing procedures. This practice‑oriented project examines how boards and audit committees interpret risk information and how cultural dynamics influence their decisions. Why do “green” dashboards sometimes hide red flags?

Location: Utrecht, Netherlands, Netherlands
Deadline: Year-round applications
Funding: Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Accounting

Regime-Dependent Volatility and Return Dynamics: A Comparative RS-DCC-GARCH Analysis of Large- and Small-Cap Stocks

University of Aberdeen

About the Project The long-standing notion that small-cap stocks exhibit a “high-risk, high-return” pattern has been a cornerstone of asset pricing theory since Fama and French (1993) introduced their influential three-factor model. Numerous studies, including Switzer (2010), Blitz (2016), and Blitz, Van Vliet, and Baltussen (2019), provide empirical evidence supporting this relationship.

Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline: Year-round applications
Funding: Self-Funded PhD Students Only