I am a doctoral researcher at the Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Lancaster University Management School. 

My research is trying to unpack the "black box" between top management teams' characteristics and organizational performance through stratgic decision-making processes in the context of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) decision making. 

Strategic decision-making process

Managerial cognition

Team cognition

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Top management teams

Collective intuition

My doctoral project is supervised by Professor Duncan Angwin and Professor Florian Bauer  

My doctoral research is funded by: LUMS Management School Studentship.

GTA for ENSI 101 (Entrepreneurship: Key Debates and Concepts); MNGT 110 (Introduction to Management and Leadership); ENSI 210 (Entrepreneurial Mindset); MNGT 220 (Fundamentals of Strategic Management); MNGT 301 (Principles of Strategic Management); MNGT 302 (Management Simulation); MNGT 322 (Business Model Innovation)

Department: Entrepreneurship And Strategy, Management School Office

Office: C 90, Management School

b.lou1@lancaster.ac.uk