List of doctoral dissertation topics

List of potential supervisors and their research areas. The list contains the names of professors who have proposed specific reseach topics. There are more academically qualified professors at the UL SEB that may act as potential advisers. Topics not on the list may also be mentored. Before you contact the professor, you are kindly invited to inquire at Doctoral programme unit.

For information on specific topics of each supervisor click on the supervisor's name. Password is »feluphd«.

Professor Research Area
Darija Aleksić, Ph.D., Associate Professor Organizational behavior; business ethics
Mateja Bodlaj, Ph.D., Associate Professor Marketing
Marketing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Jaka Cepec, Ph.D., Associate Professor Bankruptcy law, Law and Economics
Andreja Cirman, Ph.D., Full Professor Economics (housing / real estate / personal finance)
Simon Colnar, Ph. D., Assistant Professor Knowledge management, Age management
Simon Čadež, Ph.D., Full Professor Sustainability, Research governance, Management accounting
Barbara Čater, Ph.D., Full Professor Marketing / Business
Tomaž Čater, Ph.D., Full Professor Strategic Management (Environmental Strategies, Strategy Development, Strategy Implementation, Change Management), Management (Annual Business Planning, Sports Management)
Matej Černe, Ph.D., Associate Professor Innovation Policies, Innovation Management
Management, Innovation Management
Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship
Organizational Behavior, Creativity Management
Management, Organizational Behavior, Knowledge Management
Management, Organizational Behavior, Leadership
Ana Čertanec, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Human rights Law, Consumer Law, Contract law
Jože Damijan, Ph.D., Full Professor International trade / Economics
Vlado Dimovski, Ph.D., Full Professor Management and Organization
Tanja Dmitrović, Ph.D., Full Professor Marketing
Petra Došenović Bonča, Ph.D., Associate Professor Health economics
Health economics and policy
Mateja Drnovšek, Ph.D., Full Professor Entrepreneurship, Academic entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship
Jure Erjavec, Ph.D., Associate Professor Supply chain management and business logistics
Business informatics
Daša Farčnik, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Economics, Tourism
Liljana Ferbar Tratar, Ph.D., Full Professor Operations Research / Mathematics / Economics
Mirko Gradišar, Ph.D., Full Professor Operations research / Information Systems
Barbara Grah, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Managament and organization
Nevenka Hrovatin, Ph.D., Full Professor Economics
Energy economics
Mojca Indihar Štemberger, Ph.D., Full Professor Digital transformation
Information management
Tanja Istenič, Ph. D., Assistant Professor Economcis
Igor Ivašković, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Strategic management in sport organizations, non-profit organizations
Human resource management in sport organizations
Jurij Jaklič, Ph.D., Full Professor Information Systems Management, Business Intelligence Systems
Marko Jaklič, Ph.D., Full Professor Innovation, Research and Innovation Policy
Marko Jakšič, Ph.D., Associate Professor Supply Chain Management
Operations & Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
Robert Kaše, Ph.D., Full Professor Management, Human Resource Management, Talent Management, Careers, Teams and Teamwork, Social networks
Aleksandar Kešeljević, Ph.D., Associate Professor Economics / Institutional analysis / Comparative analysis of economic systems
Živa Kolbl, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor Marketing, International Marketing, Social Psychology
Ljubica Knežević Cvelbar, Ph.D., Full Professor and Albert Assaf, Ph.D., Professor Tourism / Tourism Marketing
Tourism / Tourism Management
Tomaž Kolar, Ph.D., Full Professor Consumer behavior; Tourism
Consumer behavior; Social marketing strategy
Consumer behavior; Behavioral economics
Strategic marketing
Marketing; Services marketing; Consumer behavior;
Matjaž Koman, Ph.D., Associate Professor Economics
Maja Konečnik Ruzzier, Ph.D., Full Professor Marketing and Web 3.0, branding, destination marketing/branding, branding in startups, digital aspects in branding, sustainability branding
Mateja Kos Koklič, Ph.D., Associate Professor Marketing (Consumer behavior)
Črt Kostevc, Ph.D., Full Professor International Trade / Innovation and growth / Econometrics
Patricia Kotnik, Ph.D., Associate Professor Entrepreneurship
Mitja Kovač, Ph.D., Full Professor Law and economics
Kir Kuščer, Ph.D., Associate Professor Mountain tourism
Transport
Matej Lahovnik, Ph.D., Full Professor Management / Strategic Management
Strategic Management / Mergers and Acquisitions
Strategic Management / Corporate Governance
Jaka Lindič, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Entrepreneurship
Igor Lončarski, Ph.D., Associate Professor Financial economics
Anton Manfreda, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Digital transformation, Technology adoption, Smart cities
Mojca Marc, Ph.D., Associate Professor Management/Management accounting/Management control
Matej Marinč, Ph.D., Full Professor Finance / Banking
Igor Masten, Ph.D., Full Professor Time series econometrics
Economics
Tanja Mihalič, Ph.D., Full Professor Tourism Economics/Sustainability
Barbara Mörec, Ph.D., Associate Professor Accounting / Finance
Accounting
Mojmir Mrak, Ph.D., Full Professor Finance
Irena Ograjenšek, Ph.D., Full Professor Economics
Marketing Research / Statistics Education
Tamara Pavasović Trošt, Ph.D., Associate Professor Tourism, Sociology of Tourism
International Business, Sociology of International Business
Darja Peljhan, Ph.D., Full Professor Management / Management accounting
Judita Peterlin, Ph.D., Associate Professor Management; Sustainable Management; Leadership
Gregor Pfajfar, Ph.D., Associate Professor International business / International marketing
Sašo Polanec, Ph.D., Full Professor Economics
Nina Ponikvar, Ph.D., Associate Professor Economics and Business economics (pricing and investment decisions, consumption function, industry and firm dynamics)
Method of economic evaluation (cost benefit analysis, social rate of return on investment)
Specific resources/capabilities and firm performance
Melita Balant Rant, Ph.D., Assistant professor Organizational behavior
Vasja Rant, Ph.D., Associate Professor International finance
International banking
European economic integration
Borut Rusjan, Ph.D., Full Professor Operations / Quality
Jože Sambt, Ph.D., Full Professor Economics
Aleša Saša Sitar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Management and organization
Organizational learning and knowledge management
Mojca Svetek, Ph. D., Assistant Professor Psychology of entrepreneurship, Venture capital,
Female entrepreneurship, Necessity entrepreneurship
Aleša Saša Sitar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Management and organization
Organizational learning and knowledge management
Anja Svetina Nabergoj, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Marko Pahor, Ph.D., Full Professor Work-life-balance, Family friendly corporate practices
Matej Švigelj, Ph.D., Associate Professor Economics, Economics of telecommunications, Energy economics
Peter Trkman, Ph.D., Full Professor Information management, Logistics
Anastas Vangeli, Ph.D., Assistant Professor International Business Environment/ Geopolitical Risk/ Nonmarket Strategy
Transnational Management/ Corporate Social Responsibility/ Social Justice
Miroslav Verbič, Ph.D., Full Professor Econometrics / Economics
Economics / Statistics / Econometrics
Business / Statistics / Econometrics
Irena Vida, Ph.D., Full Professor Marketing / International Business
Alenka Vrbinc, Ph.D., Full Professor Marketing communications
Katja Zajc Kejžar, Ph.D., Full Professor International economics
Jelena Zorić, Ph.D., Full Professor Economics (Efficiency analysis)
Economics (Energy Economics/Energy efficiency)
Blaž Zupan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Entrepreneurship
Innovation, Design Thinking
Vesna Žabkar, Ph.D., Full Professor Marketing
Jana Žnidaršič, Ph.D., Associate Professor Management, HRM management, age management
Business Communication, Entrepreneurship, Non-profit management
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