Management, PhD

Program Overview

This doctoral program in Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, or Organization Theory prepares graduates for research-focused careers at leading universities. The program emphasizes individual attention, research competence, and teaching as a path to academic professionalism. It is not intended for those seeking industry or consulting careers.

Program Outline

Careers:

Possible career opportunities include:

• Assistant Professor
• Professor
• Researcher

Other:

• The program is relatively small, with an emphasis on high quality, offering a great deal of individual attention and mentoring to students.
• The program is best suited for students interested in specializing in organizational behavior, strategic management, or organization theory.
• The program places primary emphasis on the development of research competence and also emphasizes teaching as a vehicle to academic professionalism.
• The program is not intended for those seeking careers in industry or consulting.
• The program develops scholars who are prepared to assume the diverse responsibilities of faculty positions at leading research universities.
• Students must be enrolled for at least one credit hour during the semester in which they defend the dissertation.
• Doctoral students must complete all program requirements within 10 consecutive years.
• Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
• The program is offered by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
• The program is located in Tempe, Arizona.
• The program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
• The program has a rolling deadline for applications.
• The tuition for the program is $1,227 per credit hour for Arizona residents and $2,670 per credit hour for non-residents.