Keith Donne

Background

About Keith Donne

Current Position: Postgraduate research degrees supervision, examination and Viva chairing. Doctoral Completions Supervised: 1. An evaluation of the relationship between human resources practices and service quality: an empirical investigation in the Canadian Hotels industry - PhD 2. Why do people own horses? The experiences of “highly involved” dressage horse owners in the United Kingdom = PhD 3. An investigation into the role of generational differences in the career types, progression and success of British managers - PhD 4. Joy or Pain - a visit into scholarship: German managers' lived experiences as part-time doctoral researchers - PhD 5. Effective cultural due diligence and post-merger activity in successful mergers and acquisitions: an autoethnographic study - PhD 6. Evaluating work-related drivers of Generation Y: a case of a multinational financial organisation - PhD Doctoral Examiner: 1. An exploration of international acquisition and joint venture collaboration as means for closing strategic deficiencies of automotive suppliers - PhD 2 Non-Compliant Purchasing Behaviour - exploring issues of organisational maturity, alignment and information asymmetry - PhD 3. An Investigation to Inform and Create a Service Quality Model for the Fitness Industry in the Northwest of England - PhD 4. Is it just the music? Towards an understanding of festival-goers and the quality of their experience - PhD 5. The knowledge, skills and attitude requirements for Peacekeepers: A case study of the UN Observer Group in Lebanon - DBA 6. New propulsion technologies in Germany: a business model for the automotive first-tier supplier industry- DBA Previous Positions- Head of Doctoral Programmes and Postgraduate Research: assuring the academic health and currency of research programmes and developing new international partnerships; postgraduate research degrees supervision, examination and Viva chairing; Master's teaching: Strategy and Research Methods- Director of the University of Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College and Gloucestershire College Strategic Alliance for HE- Director of Studies/DHoS for Events, Hospitality, Leisure, Music & Media, Sports and Tourism Management degrees- External examiner on UG and PG programmes at at eight UK Universities and the University of Minnesota's London UK campus.