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Student Focus: Ayotunji Ajanaku – Dual PHD/DBA Candidate in Industrial Engineering

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Mr. Ayotunji Ajanaku is a Combined Dual PhD/DBA Candidate in Industrial Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) & Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering with Distinction from the University of Herfordshire, UK. He also holds an Advanced Diploma in System Safety Engineering, an Advanced Diploma in Risk Management and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Quality Control Engineering from the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom at Cranfield University. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Management Institute of the UK and a Certified Lecturer of the International Education Society in London, UK. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Professional Engineers, UK. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the JPTS/South America University for distance learning in Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics/Physics and Management Strategy.

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Research: Anti-Poverty Strategies: An Investigation of Northern Nigeria

Doctoral Research, Research /

Poverty and poverty reduction are prominent topics of discussion at international development meetings. Despite the existence of both private and public initiatives to combat it, over 1 billion people still live in extreme poverty, about half of whom are in sub-Saharan African countries (MDG, 2015). Poverty Global Practice, a poverty policy monitoring and evaluation unit of the World Bank, indicates that, for countries in Africa, poverty continues to rise because anti-poverty policies fail to reduce poverty (PGP, 2016), a view shared by the literature on poverty reduction in Africa (Dagusta, 2007; McCloskey, 2015). It has been suggested that more comprehensive and coordinated methods could help anti-poverty programmes overcome some of the major challenges to alleviating global poverty (Ravallion, 2016). In line with this suggestion, the proposed research examines the potential of sustainable anti-poverty strategies through the triangulation of three research domains: multidimensional poverty, family functioning, and social justice theories.

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Student Focus: Meshack Zwelibanzi Dlamini – PhD/DBA Dual Degree In Business Strategy

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Mr. Meshack Zwelibanzi Dlamini is a Combined PhD/DBA Business Strategy Dual Degree Program Candidate. He holds a Master in Business Leadership and an Honours Bachelor of Administration in Industrial Psychology from the University of South Africa as well as a Bachelor of Administration from the University of the North. He has also completed the Executive Human Resource Programme at the University of Stellenbosch and the Advanced Labour Law programme at UNISA. At present, he holds the position of Executive Director for Human Resources at the University of South Africa. Prior to that, he held the position of Senior Director of Human Resources and Development at Mangosuthu University of Technology.

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Abbas Naser Publishes Article in The Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management

Doctoral Research, Publications, Research, Student Focus /

This study was undertaken with the objective to understand Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) practice in domestic enterprises (DEs) and multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the country context of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

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Dr. Ashley Robinson Graduates With Distinction & Special Honor

Doctoral Research, General News, Research /

It is with great pleasure that Monarch Business School Switzerland announces that Dr. Ashley Robinson has graduated the PhD program with great distinction. The announcement was recently made at the October convocation at the Rapperswil castle on Lake Zurich in Switzerland. Dr. Robinson’s dissertation focused on the relationship between global corporate culture and negotiation practices within the reinsurance industry. As a native Bermudian citizen working in the reinsurance industry the research topic is dear to her heart.

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Research: Foreign Direct Investment Into China: Determinants Of The Strategic Decision-Making Process

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The historically high Foreign Direct Investment inflows into China has been one of the principal drivers of economic growth, developing China into the world?s second largest economy by nominal Gross Domestic Product (Chung & Bruton, 2008; Worldbank, 2017). The Chinese business context, which is considered challenging by investing European companies, is undergoing structural reform, complicating the determination to perform FDI (EKN, 2016; EU CoC, 2016). The contemplated research examines the above through an analysis of the seminal literature from Strategic Decision-Making Theory, Market Entry Theory and Foreign Direct Investment Theory. An attempt to construct a new conceptual model or framework that better integrates theory with praxis is the ultimate goal of the research. In particular, the research will examine the impact of determinants of the strategic decision-making process on market entry by Dutch companies through a triangulation research approach including: a literature review, content analysis of government policy and interviewing of selected individuals from Dutch companies?, (semi-)government, China-based Chambers of Commerce.

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Doctoral Candidate Gerard Bruijl Assumes Lectureship At NMIT In New Zealand

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Monarch Business School Switzerland is happy to announce that 3rd year Doctoral Candidate Gerard Bruijl has assumed a lectureship position at NMIT in New Zealand within their Master of Applied Management program. Within the NMIT program Prof. Bruijl, MBA, B.Comm. will be teaching “Critical Issues in Management “and “International Strategic Management” courses within semesters 1, 3 and 5 of the program. Prof. Bruijl will be building upon his knowledge gained within the Doctor of Applied Management program at Monarch. Prof. Bruijl helps to demonstrate the value of the Monarch doctoral program in preparing professors for eventual teaching positions. The Faculty, Administrators and fellow candidates wish him the very best in his role as academic professor.

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Latest Announcement

Monarch Switzerland Proudly Announces the Doctoral Graduates of 2025

Meet the accomplished professionals who successfully completed their doctoral studies in 2025, bringing deep leadership experience and rigorous scholarship to Monarch Switzerland.

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Latest Announcement

Monarch Switzerland Proudly Announces the Doctoral Graduates of 2025

Meet the accomplished professionals who successfully completed their doctoral studies in 2025, bringing deep leadership experience and rigorous scholarship to Monarch Switzerland.

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