The MOR Ph.D. program is based on the belief that preparing for a career in academia involves considerable participation, interaction and responsibility. You will:

• Interact with faculty frequently and intensely, developing your knowledge and research skills and eventually getting published in top academic journals.
• Hone your teaching skills through faculty instruction and as a teaching assistant (possibly teaching your own course). Be actively involved in our distinguished speaker series, brown-bag sessions and special-topic groups.

Our faculty members and doctoral students publish in the most selective and prestigious top-tier journals, including:

• Academy of Management Journal
• Academy of Management Review
• Administrative Science Quarterly
• American Journal of Sociology
• American Sociological Review
• Harvard Business Review
• Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
• Management Science
• Organization Science
• Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
• Sloan Management Review
• Strategic management Journal

In addition, the Center for Effective Organizations, headed by Professor Ed Lawler, is one of the world’s leading institutes for applied management research.

The culture of the program is research focused, collegial, supportive, and highly interactive. PhD students are “junior colleagues” encouraged to participate in academic research with faculty from the very beginning. The low PhD student/faculty ratio coupled with the faculty’s “open door” policy promotes frequent and meaningful interactions between faculty and students about research, careers and teaching. Students also serve as colleagues and mentors to each other and often develop papers together.

Students are matched with a primary advisor based on their interests and those of their advisors. Students may change primary advisors at any point during the program. We encourage students to work with at least two faculty members aside from their primary advisor.

Research Environment
Faculty and students attend weekly scholarly presentations from invited faculty from around the world. In addition internal brown bag seminars and reading groups allow students and faculty to exchange ideas and receive feedback on research topics.

Student Background
Our students come from all of over the world. They have strong academic backgrounds and bring with them a variety of experiences prior to joining the program.

Awards
Ph.D. students in the Management and Organization department have contributed to the field by publishing in leading journals. They have also won numerous awards.