The aim of the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) program is to provide research training in a manner that fosters the development of independent research skills in candidates. On completion of the period of research, the student should possess the ability to formulate a significant problem, mastery of appropriate conceptual and methodological frameworks, and the capacity for articulate and critical analysis. The MPhil thesis provides evidence of significant research as the culmination of 1.5-2 years full-time equivalent study and research training. Our researchers are tackling a wide range of topics facing businesses in Australia and globally, with expertise spanning start-up and entrepreneurial firms, the challenges facing larger organisations around their strategy, efforts at building high performance work cultures, staying innovative, and competing successfully as international businesses. Firm Internationalization ​This area involves several projects: Capability Formation in the New Firm Inertia in the Internationalization Process The Impact of Cluster Location on Internationalization and Innovation Bringing Time Back into Process Research International Business This involves several projects: National Culture Models N-Cultural Inpatriation Survival of Foreign R&D Units Psychic Distance and Internal Trade Organization of the Modern MNE Studies of the Evolution of the International Business Field Innovation and Firm Growth This research area focuses on the level of the project and related outcomes. It examines the value-adding nature of collaboration among individuals, units, and subunits within the same firm as well as collaboration efforts among individuals and units between partnering firms. Sustainability Strategy The pressure for companies to adapt to altered conditions in terms of resource constraints, emission pricing and social demands are a defining feature of many sectors within the economy offering businesses unique opportunities for competitive advantage where they are advantageously managed. Adaptation, Resilience and Change Organizations and the Natural Environment Sustainable Urban Development and Management Institutional Theory and Change This area focuses on the creation, maintenance and adaptation of institutions in society, including the areas of institutional logics, institutional entrepreneurship and institutional work. Organization Resilience