Thesis supervisor: György Iván Neszmélyi
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Budapest Business School Abbreviation of location of studies: BGE
Description of the research topic:
Along with advancing globalization, the role of the international distribution of tasks (including production and sales) as well as foreign direct investments have gone through significant changes in the world economy and in the national economies.
In most cases, in the background of macroeconomic differences and uneven development trajectories there are complex historic, economic, political, regional (geographic-spatial) factors and trends, the examination of which should be the main research task for the student.
The research can be complemented with the comparative analysis of the economic-geographic regions (like advanced, stagnant and lagging ones) of the examined countries.
Besides bibliographic research, time-series data analysis and other secondary methods, the student is supposed to carry out primary research in the chosen country(ies) as well in reflection to the main questions of the research, such as
• Which sectors could be the most promising ones to develop in the countries surveyed?
• What kind of macro-environmental conditions are there in the examined countries for the family-based small and medium-sized entrepreneurships and how could these conditions be developed further?
• To which extent can international organizations and international agreements (e.g. FTAs) contribute to the economic development?
• What kind of global and local problems hamper economic development in the examined countries and what kind of methods are attempted to handle or eliminate these problems? Besides economic growth and employment what kind of other objectives are followed in economic development policies (sustainability, environment protection, etc.)?
On the basis of 5-10-year (or even longer) period time series analyses and by other research methods, the student can draw a solid picture about the trends of the economic and social development of the examined countries from which results and conclusions can be drawn. These conclusions can serve as utilizable theoretic contribution for the economic development strategies being elaborated for the examined countries. In addition to this, the results of the doctoral thesis may generate useful lessons and good practices for Hungary as well.
Research on the macro-environment of ventures has been a widely examined field, however – due to the rapid changes in the global economic environment – these examinations have to be repeated and extended from time to time as most probably new trends and phenomena can be discovered. Therefore, the research can result in new scientific achievements which could be well utilized in practice.
Skills and competences PhD students will gain:
The students will develop their general and special knowledge in the field of macroeconomy, global economy, the role and significance of regional integrations, trade and investment relations in global and regional context. They develop skills in the field of the international social and economic environment and in the related methodological and analytical skills. They will get practiced in mathematical and statistical methods and bibliographic processing and field research. Moreover, working in international environment can improve their communication skills.
Expected outcomes of the research:
As a result of the research, new aspects or even new methodology may be elaborated by which the role and sphere of action of SMEs in macroeconomic (and international) environment can be better understood and forecasted, moreover comparative analyses between two or more countries may reflect new factors that influence competitiveness and successful operation of SMEs in our globalized world.
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