Management

Topic title	Possible scientific supervisors	Source of funding
Modularity in service: concept, activities and methods of client integration	prof. dr. Liudmila BAGDONIENĖ	state non-funded	Research Topic Summary. Industry 4.0 uses digital technologies to react more quickly to market changes, offer more personalized products and increase operational efficiency. This paradigm shift in Industry 4.0 is based on the following principles: interoperability, decentralization, real-time analytics, virtualization, service ability and modularity and scalability. Two latter principles are closely related with dissertation topic. Service orientation means the ability to transfer the new value generated to the customer in the form of new services or improved services with the exploitation of new disruptive business models. Modularity and Scalability implies the flexibility and elasticity to adapt to the needs of industry and business at all times, with the ability to scale the technical capacity of the system in accordance with the technical requirements required by the evolution of business demand in each case. For further information please contact the supervisor of the topic.
The Internal Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation: An Industry 4.0 Perspective	prof. dr. Eglė Staniškienė	state non-funded
Human resource management role in developing sustainable organization in the context of Industry 4.0	doc. dr. Živilė STANKEVIČIŪTĖ	state non-funded	Research Topic Summary. Increasing interest in business sustainability in modern society is related to the growing pressure faced by organizations from customers, communities, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to become more responsible and to be more actively involved in the solution of social and environmental concerns (Podgorodnichenko et al., 2019). According to Elkington (1998), sustainable business organization is based on three principles: environmental integrity, social equity and economic prosperity, referred to as the Triple Bottom Line. Hereby, financial aspect is insufficient when it comes to explaining the long-term success of organizations (Dyllick and Hockerts, 2002). Recently, the number of organizations committed to sustainability has been growing (Podgorodnichenko et al., 2019). However, on the road to sustainability organizations face with some challenges, namely how sustainability might be integrated into the strategic management processes of organizations (Chams and Garcia-Blandon, 2019). Particularly, this concern becomes more relevant tackling the context of Industry 4.0 when work design and employment are changing (Moniz and Krings, 2016; Schweer and Sahl, 2017; Dengler and Matthes, 2018). For detailed information please contact the supervisor of the topic.
The Facilitation of interactions between innovative firms and R&D insitutions within open innovation ecosystems : towards the transformation of Eastern European business towards industry 4.0	prof. dr. Monika PETRAITĖ	state non-funded

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Persons with a Master’s Degree or equivalent degree of higher education may participate in an open competition for admission to doctoral studies.

Applicants to the doctoral program in the field of science are accepted by competition according to the competition score. Minimum Competition Score 8

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Application and the following documents are submitted online at apply.ktu.edu

Official legalised Bachelor’s and Master’s diplomas or a higher education degree equivalents and academic transcripts (translated into English or Lithuanian and notary verified)
Curriculum Vitae
Recommendations by two researchers of the relevant science field
A list of the research works (this list is submitted with full bibliographic description) along with copies of the research works (or a research paper on the topic (-s) consistent with the dissertation topic (-s) indicated in the candidate’s application, if a candidate does not have any research works)
A copy of the passport personal data page, or a copy of the ID card
A copy of the receipt of the application fee payment (40 EUR for EU citizens, and 100 EUR for non-EU citizens)
A certificate issued by IELTS, TOEFL, CERF or any other competent institution within the last 2 years certifying the level of the English language if the candidate is not a graduate of the first or second cycle studies conducted in the English language

Participation in motivational interview (Kaunas University of Technology, K. Donelaičio g. 73, Kaunas, Lithuania or online)

Signing a study agreement (if invited to study)

Selection criteria and their weighted coefficients

Research experience Research experience in ten-point grading system (The evaluation of the research experience includes the candidate’s scientific publications or the research paper, other research experience, scientific qualifications, the compliance of the scientific publications and research experience with the topic of doctoral studies)	0,3
Weighted grade point average of the diploma supplement	0,4
Motivational interview, including evaluation of the knowledge of a foreign language	0,25
Recommendations by scientists	0,05

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Code	S003
Cycle	Third cycle
Language	Lithuanian, English
Duration	4 y.
Degree awarded	Doctor of Science

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