Bournemouth Academic Dr Dayle Childs , from the Faculty of Media & Communication, has received the runner-up prize for the 2020 Sales SIG Doctoral Dissertation Award, with his dissertation titled ‘A Within-Person Analysis of Sales Self-Efficacy: Antecedents and Consequences of Self-Efficacy Change’, completed whilst at Loughborough University.
Additionally, the project was also presented at the 2020 American Marketing Association Winter Conference in San Diego and won the award for ‘Best paper in track – Sales Management and Personal Selling). The project is now part of a long-term international collaboration with colleagues at Loughborough University, Warwick Business School, and Florida State University.
It is hoped that the early promise this project has shown will result in multiple publications in high-ranking marketing journals – I guess the hard work continues
Bournemouth University student wins ‘Best Undergraduate Research Paper Award’










ESRC Festival of Social Science 2026: Application Deadline Extended to Thursday 25 June 2026
First publication for two CMWH PhD students
Opportunities to support our REF preparations
SPROUT Returns: Designing Sustainability in Research Practice – Wednesday 20 May 12-2pm
Innovative Approaches to Doctoral Supervision: Selected Case Studies
Reminder: Register for the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2026 Information Session
ECR Funding Open Call: Research Culture & Community Grant – Apply now
ECR Funding Open Call: Research Culture & Community Grant – Application Deadline Friday 12 December
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 Call
ERC Advanced Grant 2025 Webinar
Update on UKRO services
European research project exploring use of ‘virtual twins’ to better manage metabolic associated fatty liver disease