Our program is an ideal destination for anyone interested in a Management PhD, for four reasons:
Organizational Behavior students work with:
Strategy & Entrepreneurship students work with:
PhD students work with faculty on all phases of the research process—from idea generation and study design to data analysis and writing. The culture is collegial and informal, with students viewed as colleagues and coauthors. Moreover, students are encouraged to work with multiple faculty, not just their chosen advisor or dissertation chair.
Current Organizational Behavior students:
Current Strategy & Entrepreneurship students:
PhD Coordinator (for Organizational Behavior)
Jessica Rodell
PhD Coordinator (for Strategy & Entrepreneurship)
Scott Graffin
Management PhDs choose one of the following concentrations:
Organizational Behavior research focuses on understanding employee attitudes, emotions, and behaviors, in an effort to improve the work experience. This research draws largely from industrial, organizational, and social psychology. Strategy & Entrepreneurship research explores sources of competitive advantage and firm success - both for large publicly traded companies and newly formed ventures. This research builds on work in sociology, social psychology, and economics.
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Despite a challenging job market influenced by the fallout from COVID-19, each of our 2021 graduates has secured a tenure track position at a top research-focused insitution.
Placement of 2021 PhD graduates:
Our program has a consistent history of placing students at top universities:
Our students received offers and/or campus visits from a number of schools, including
University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), University of
Virginia (Darden & McIntire), University of Washington, Pennsylvania State University,
Boston College, Indiana University, University of Oregon, University of Arizona, Washington
University in St. Louis, London Business School, and Imperial College London.