Professor Michael J Baker Doctoral Thesis Awards

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Professor Michael J. Baker Doctoral Thesis Awards

Michael J Baker in his office at University of Strathclyde

These awards reward and acknowledge excellence in Marketing doctoral theses. Jointly sponsored by the Academy of Marketing and the Department of Marketing at the University of Strathclyde, these awards honour the memory and achievements of the Academy’s first President and the Department of Marketing’s inaugural Head of Department, Professor Michael J. Baker.

2024 Award Winners


Awards were presented by Professor Iain Davies (University of Strathclyde), Chair of the AM Research Committee, at the AM2024 Conference Gala Dinner in Cardiff.

2024 Professor Michael J Baker Doctoral Thesis Award - First

First Prize:

Sven Baehre
adidas AG / University of Limerick
Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a Predictor of Future Sales Growth – Empirical Insights to Improve Managerial Practice

2024 Professor Michael J Baker Doctoral Thesis Award - First

First Prize:

Marie Kerekes
ESSEC Business School / Université Paris Dauphine – PSL
Individuals’ connection with social robots and its role in the appropriation process

2024 Professor Michael J Baker Doctoral Thesis Award - Third

Third Prize:

Matthias Glaser
University of Salzburg / University of Vienna
Persuasion Effects of Message Factors in Narrative Advertisements: Product-Story Link, Actor Types, and Persuasive Subtext


2023 Award Winners

Awards were presented by Professor Iain Davies (University of Strathclyde) from the AM Research Committee, and Professor Anne Marie Doherty (University of Strathclyde), Chair of the Academy of Marketing, at the AM2023 Conference Gala Dinner in Birmingham

2023 Professor Michael J Baker Doctoral Thesis Award - First

First Prize:

Asheeabee R. Shaheen Hosany
Children’s Influence, Sustainability, Resource Scarcity and Family Consumption

2023 Professor Michael J Baker Doctoral Thesis Award - Second

Second Prize:

Rohan Venkatraman
Exploring the Construction, Embodiment and Management of Disruptive Consumer Performances Using Practice Theory

2023 Professor Michael J Baker Doctoral Thesis Award - Third

Third Prize:

Songyi Yan
Interlinking the Three Pillars of Sustainability in the Context of the Fashion Industry and Microfibre Pollution

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