Researchers & Experts

Welcome to the Research Department of IDEA College, a dynamic and innovative hub dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge and its practical applications. At the core of our mission, we are committed to fostering the creation and dissemination of scientific information, underpinning the enhancement of operations and systems with evidence-based strategies.

Our focus is on establishing a robust research infrastructure that emphasises sustainability, embraces emerging technologies, and upholds social inclusion. By adopting cutting-edge technologies and forming strategic alliances, we aim to stay at the forefront of academic and industrial advancements. Collaboration is our cornerstone, enabling us to develop high-performance management tools across various sectors, including health, education, and business.

Our efforts are geared towards bridging the gap between academia and the marketplace, ensuring that our research not only contributes to the academic community but also resonates meaningfully within industry circles. Join us at IDEA College’s Research Department, where innovation meets application, and scientific exploration paves the way for real-world solutions.

College Faculty & Experts

Areas of Knowledge

  • Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Strategy
  • Project management
  • Fintech
  • Strategic Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Change Management

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Strategic management
  • Change Management
  • Organization Design

 

  • Areas of Knowledge
    • Accounting, Analysis and Audit
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Controlling
    • Corporate Management
    • Educational Management
    • Higher Education

     

    Research Topics in Development

    • Economy of Sustainability: Priorities, Approaches and Metrics
    • ESG-reporting as a Value Creation driver in the Sustainability Agenda
    • Multi-paradigmal Approach in Accounting
    • Accounting Theory and Practice Updating in the Modern Economy
    • Controlling in Balanced Sustainable Development of Economic Entities Assurance
    • Standard-Forming Practices in Corporate Financial and Non-Financial Reporting Harmonization
    • Strategizing The Sustainable Development in The Contemporary Challenges Context
    • Impact of the Global Information Space Digital Transformations to the Accounting Objects and Methods
    • Accounting and Reporting of the 21st century in the Face of Risk, Uncertainty and Constraints
    • Costs, Value, and Performance Management in Corporative Governance
    • Funding and Capitalization: New and Traditional Treatments in Financial Management
    • Human Behavior as a Driver of Socio-Economy Changes Examination
    • Analytical, Assurance and Control Practices Development in Information Economy
    • Efficiency Audit in the System of State Financial and Non-Financial Control
    • Risk and Uncertainty Assessment in Turbulence Landscape
    • Education Concepts and Technologies of the Intellectual Capital Creation in the Knowledge Economy
    • Blended Education Models in Digital Environment

     

Areas of Knowledge

  • Education
  • Further and Higher Education
  • Vocational Education
  • Education Policy
  • Curriculum Design
  • Quality Assurance
  • Assessment

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Language and Literacy in Education and Their Impact in the Life of Students, Families and Society in general
  • Impact of Family Literacy, Education and Involvement on the Learning Experiences and Achievement of Students
  • Critical Literacy and Identity Formation
  • The Role of Emotional Literacy in Education
  • Modern Trends of Education Development

Areas of Knowledge

  • Educational Leadership
  • Inclusive Education
  • Research Methods

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Inclusive leadership Development
  • Research Methods

Areas of Knowledge

  • Nursing and nursing management
  • Evidence based studies
  • Patient safety and quality of care assessment
  • Risk management in health services
  • Clinical research and medical writing

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Risk assessment strategy in health services and implementation of patient safety actions
  • Healthcare-associated infection assessed by tracer methodology and modeling complex networks
  • Biopolymers applications in wound healing and skin tissue engineering
  • Measures and strategies for patient safety and quality of care assessment
  • Patient no-show and related factors in outpatient services (from analytical data collection measures to data captured by machine learning)
  • Carbon footprint related to healthcare services

Areas of Knowledge

  • Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Strategy
  • Project management
  • Fintech
  • Enterprise Architecture

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Business Process re-engineering
  • Project Management and agile approaches
  • Strategy development
  • Enterprise Architecture and Design
  • Human Resource Management, skillsets and capabilities
  • Fintech and Blockchain technologies
  • Multi-sided platforms and Innovation
  • Operations and Quality management
  • Supply chain strategy and Finance

  • Areas of Knowledge
    • Architecture
    • Interior design
    • Sustainability
    • Sustainable fashion

     

    Research Topics in Development

  • Interior Design in General And Wellbeing Connected to Our Houses and Buildings
  • Interior Design and Contribution of Natural Elements and of Emotions For Our Wellness
  • Sustainability Concepts Impact for the Architecture and Design

College Experts - ‘Future of Research’

Areas of Knowledge

  • Social Science
  • Youth Work
  • Disability
  • Community
  • Non-Governmental Organisations

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Issues of Disability and Employment Retention

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • Data Science
  • Statistics
  • Artificial Intelligence

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Latent Analysis in n-dimensional vector spaces

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • Health Care Services design and management
  • Operations Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Communication, Nonverbal communication
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Negotiation Techniques

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Relevant Issues of Communication, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation techniques in Management
  • Nonverbal Communication Opportunities
  • The Role of Micro-expressions in Psychology and Management
  • Concepts and Treatments of Crisis Management

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • Sustainability
  • Waste Reduction & Management

Areas of Knowledge

  • Management
  • Human Recourses
  • Hospitality
  • Tourism
  • Marketing
  • Business Development

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Skills, Competencies and HR within the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
  • Skills card and related applications development in the Tourism and Hospitality industry

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • Marketing
  • Management

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Effect of auditory melodies on consumer behaviors

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • Spanish Literature & Latin American Literature (mainly post-colonialism)
  • Spanish Language & History
  • Feminism, Feminist criticism
  • Curriculum Development

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Studying Feminism in 20th Century Literature

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • Disability
  • Gender Studies
  • Mental Wellbeing
  • Social Policy Equality
  • Inclusion Leadership
  • Digital Marketing

 

Research Topics in Development

  • The Matters of Equality, Disability, Inclusion and Mental Wellbeing in Social
  • Policy Advancement
  • Human behavior as a driver of Social and Economic Development
  • Novel Digital Marketing Principles and Technologies
  • The Portrayal of Women in TV Series

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • Operations Management
  • Project Management
  • Manufacturing (including concepts such as Lean Manufacturing and Lean Six Sigma)

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Development and Implementation of Lean Manufacturing and Lean Six Sigma Concepts

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • Process performance improvement and optimisation,
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Quality Management and Assurance
  • Project Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • GenAI use in education and organisational operations
  • General and Operations Management
  • Management of non-governmental organisation
  • EU projects
  • ESG and Sustainability
  • Business and project incubation and acceleration

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Organisational Decision-Making Behaviour within Maltese Social Service Non-Governmental Organisations
  • The Transformative Effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence on The Assessment Practices and Service Delivery Within Higher Education
  • ESG Principles in Higher Education: Environmental Impact, Social Engagement, and Governance Frameworks as a Focus Area for Higher Education Service Providers

 

Areas of Knowledge

  • European Politics
  • World Politics
  • Governance
  • European History
  • EU Cohesion Policy
  • Geography Theories

 

Research Topics in Development

  • Advanced Project Management Technologies

 

Proud contributions from our research alumni

Name Course Year Topic of Research Co-Author
Etienne MerciecaMSc. in Governance and Management2022The Balance between the Political Interests and Administrative Interests in Malta N/A
Jaclyn MagrinMSc. in Management 2022Work Values of Public and Private Sector Employees on the small-island state of Gozo N/A
Kurt ScerriMSc. Governance and Management 2022The Govenability of the Regionalisation of Waste Management in Malta N/A
Loraine BorgMSc. in Healthcare Management and Leadership2022Guideliness for Effective Discharge Planning: Gozo General Hospital N/A
Philip Agius MSc. in Management 2022Improving Members' Participation in Maltese Agricultural Cooperatives N/A
Chris CamilleriMSc. in Healthcare 2023Exploring the relationship between leadership styles, leadership effectiveness, and emotional intelligence, among charge nurses, in the public general acute hospital in Malta: A Quantitative Study Dr. Emanuel Camilleri
Claire VassalloMSc. in Management 2023The Impact of Remote Working on Motivation: A Study on the Public Service of Malta Mr. Melvin Mizzi
Justine StoraceMSc. in Management 2023Building an Employer Brand: The Value of Social Media for Employee Recruitment and Retention in Five-Star Hotels in Malta.N/A
Marylyn MizziM.Sc in Healthcare Management and Leadership2023The Effect of Dominant Antecedents, Leadership Types, and Motivation on Nurse Retention at a Major Public HospitalDr. Emanuel Camilleri
Elaine DimechMSc. in Healthcare Management and Leadership2023Evaluating the degree of psychological safety among radiographer teamsMr. Jonathan Portelli
Roger GattMSc. in Management 2023Perceptions on the marketing of international education: Understanding the efforts of English Language Schools and Higher Education Institutions in MaltaAnon
Claudine BalzanBSc. (Top-up Degree)2022Nurses' Behaviours Towards the Implementation of Information Technology Systems: A Pilot Study in a Qualitative Inquiry
Nadine DelicataReading for a Doctorate in Business Administration 2023Barriers to Critical Thinking in Healthcare: An Assessment from the Perspective of Hospital Leadership

Course

MSc. in Governance and Management

Year

2022

Topic of Research

The Balance between the Political Interests and Administrative Interests in Malta

Course

MSc. in Management

Year

2022

Topic of Research

Work Values of Public and Private Sector Employees on the small-island state of Gozo

Course

MSc. Governance and Management

Year

2022

Topic of Research

The Govenability of the Regionalisation of Waste Management in Malta

Course

MSc. in Healthcare Management and Leadership

Year

2022

Topic of Research

Guidelines for Effective Discharge Planning: Gozo General Hospital

Course

MSc. in Management

Year

2022

Topic of Research

Improving Members’ Participation in Maltese Agricultural Cooperatives

Course

MSc. in Healthcare

Year

2023

Topic of Research

Exploring the relationship between leadership styles, leadership effectiveness, and emotional intelligence, among charge nurses, in the public general acute hospital in Malta: A Quantitative Study

Course

MSc. in Management

Year

2023

Topic of Research

The Impact of Remote Working on Motivation: A Study on the Public Service of Malta

Course

MSc. in Management

Year

2023

Topic of Research

Building an Employer Brand: The Value of Social Media for Employee Recruitment and Retention in Five-Star Hotels in Malta.

Course

M.Sc in Healthcare Management and Leadership

Year

2023

Topic of Research

The Effect of Dominant Antecedents, Leadership Types, and Motivation on Nurse Retention at a Major Public Hospital

Course

MSc. in Healthcare Management and Leadership

Year

2023

Topic of Research

Evaluating the degree of psychological safety among radiographer teams

Course

MSc. in Management

Year

2023

Topic of Research

Perceptions on the marketing of international education: Understanding the efforts of English Language Schools and Higher Education Institutions in Malta

Course

BSc. (Top-up Degree)

Year

2022

Topic of Research

Nurses’ Behaviours Towards the Implementation of Information Technology Systems: A Pilot Study in a Qualitative Inquiry

Course

Reading for a Doctorate in Business Administration

Year

2023

Topic of Research

Barriers to Critical Thinking in Healthcare: An Assessment from the Perspective of Hospital Leadership

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