University of Liverpool Management School
Dr Michael Cole Senior Lecturer in Organisation and Management
T Teaching & supervision

Teaching

I joined the University of Liverpool Management School in May 2007, initially to teach on the Masters in Public Administration (MPA). I now teach across a range of business-related degrees, with a focus on the relationship between government, institutions and business.

Modules

2025–26
  • ULMS205 Government and Business Module Co-ordinator Undergraduate
  • ULMS530 Government and Business Module Co-ordinator Postgraduate
  • POLI557 The Formal and Informal Institutions of Public Administration and Governance Module Co-ordinator Postgraduate

Module levels are indicated by the University of Liverpool code convention (2-series undergraduate, 5-series postgraduate).

Doctoral supervision

I currently supervise three doctoral projects, and have supervised a range of completed and in-progress theses spanning peace and business, public auditing, Chinese fiscal policy and regional integration.

Current projects

  • First supervisor Political and economic integration in China
  • First supervisor The experience of public auditors
  • Second supervisor Business and peace

Supervised theses

  1. 01 Big Business and Grand Challenges: How Multinationals Can Contribute to Peace
  2. 02 Supreme Audit Institution and Anti-Corruption: The Dilemmatic Circumstances of Auditors in Indonesia
  3. 03 The Effect of China's Post-1994 Fiscal Structure on Social Welfare
  4. 04 The Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area: The Challenge of Economic and Political Integration