Program Overview

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Management and Organizational Behavior (PhD)

The PhD program in management at Stern prepares students to understand how organizations compete in challenging and volatile business environments and how managers must manage in complex and changing workplaces. The training is broad-based and interdisciplinary, drawing on the fields of economics, psychology, and sociology. Areas of focus within the management doctoral program at Stern include strategy, the study of the competitive dynamics of firm performance; organizational behavior, the study of the behavior of individual employees and managers within organizations; and organization theory, the study of organizational structures and processes.

Program Description

Stern’s PhD program in management prepares students to understand how organizations need to compete in challenging and volatile business environments and how managers must manage in complex and changing workplaces. The training is broad-based and interdisciplinary, drawing on the fields of economics, psychology, and sociology. Areas of focus within the management doctoral program at Stern include strategy, the study of the competitive dynamics of firm performance; organizational behavior, the study of the behavior of individual employees and managers within organizations; and organization theory, the study of organizational structures and processes.

Admissions

All applicants to the NYU Stern School of Business PhD Program are required to submit a complete application for admission. A complete application includes the online application, statement of purpose, optional essay, educational history and resume or CV, letters of recommendation, test scores, academic transcripts, and an application fee.

Program Requirements

The program requires the completion of at least 36-54 credits, and students may choose one of three specializations.

• Major Requirements:
  • ECON-GB 3335: Microeconomics: Theory and Applications (3 credits)
  • INTA-GB 4388: Behavioral Research Methods (3 credits)
  • MGMT-GB 3191: Profession Seminar (taken in year one) (1.5 credits)
  • MGMT-GB 3381: Adv Resrch in Orgnz Behav (3 credits)
  • MGMT-GB 3387: Organization Theory (3 credits)
  • MGMT-GB 4301: Strategy (3 credits)
  • MGMT-GB 3191: Profession Seminar (taken in year two) (1.5 credits)
  • MGMT-GB 3193: Research Design and Development (taken in year one) (1.5 credits)
  • MGMT-GB 3193: Research Design and Development (taken in year two) (1.5 credits)
• Required Practica:
  • MGMT-GB 4101: Research Practicum-Mgmt (1 credit)
  • MGMT-GB 4102: Research Practicum-Mgmt 2 (1 credit)
  • MGMT-GB 4103: Research Practicum-Mgmt 3 (1 credit)
  • MGMT-GB 4104: Research Practicum IV (1 credit)
  • MGMT-GB 4105: Research Practicum - Mgmt (1 credit)
  • MGMT-GB 4150: Teaching Practicum-Mgmt (1 credit)
• Specialization Requirements:
  • Select one of the following specializations: (6-8 credits)
    • Organizational Behavior
    • Strategy
    • Organization Theory
• Electives:
  • Other Elective Credits (3-19 credits)
• Total Credits: 36-54

Curriculum Details

Although every doctoral student must satisfy general requirements, each student designs and completes an individual program of study.

• Each new doctoral student begins a program of study, which requires approval from the Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office.
• Any unusual features or revisions of an approved program of study require permission from both the department Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office.
• Unless specifically approved in advance by the Area Coordinator and the Doctoral Office, MBA courses will not be eligible for tuition remission.
• The general PhD degree requirement for students entering the program with a Master’s degree or equivalent is to successfully complete a minimum of 36 credits.
• The requirement for students entering the program with only a Bachelor’s degree is to successfully complete a minimum of 54 credits.
• If the Doctoral Office and the department Area Coordinator approve, a program of study may include previous graduate work at NYU or other universities.
• In all cases, students must complete at least 33 credits of coursework at NYU.

Specialization Requirements

Organizational Behavior

• Recommended Courses:
  • PSYCH-GA 2228: Interm Stat Methods (3 credits)
  • PSYCH-GA 2229: Regression (3 credits)

Strategy

• Recommended Courses:
  • ECON-GB 3351: Econometrics I (3 credits)
  • INTA-GB 9912: Panel Data Analysis (Econometrics II) (3 credits)

Organization Theory

• Recommended Courses:
  • SOC-GA 2332: Intro to Statistics (4 credits)
  • SOC-GA 2312: Advanced Multivariate Statistics (4 credits)
  • or SOC-GA 2314: Longitudinal Statistics

Additional Program Requirements

Program of Study

Successfully complete a program of study, including completion of prerequisite coursework, basic research skills methodology courses, and major field of study and elective courses.

Comprehensive Examination

Successfully pass the comprehensive examination(s) required in the student’s area of study.

Teaching Workshop

Attend the Teaching Workshop and receive certification to teach an undergraduate course.

Teaching Preparations

Successful completion of the teaching practica as described in the PhD Handbook.

Teach an Undergraduate Course

Teach one undergraduate course or the equivalent during the 4th year of study.

Dissertation Proposal

Initiate a major piece of original research and present it for faculty approval.

Dissertation Defense

Complete a satisfactory dissertation and defend it successfully at the defense presentation. The research is the extension and completion of the research presented at the dissertation proposal.

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid 1st Semester/Term | Credits

• INTA-GB 4388: Behavioral Research Methods (3 credits)
• ECON-GB 3335: Microeconomics: Theory and Applications (3 credits)
• MGMT-GB 3381: Adv Resrch in Orgnz Behav (3 credits)
• MGMT-GB 3191: Profession Seminar (1.5 credits)
• MGMT-GB 4101: Research Practicum-Mgmt (1 credit)
• Methods Course (3 credits) | Credits | 14.5 2nd Semester/Term
• MGMT-GB 3387: Organization Theory (3 credits)
• MGMT-GB 4301: Strategy (3 credits)
• MGMT-GB 3191: Profession Seminar (1.5 credits)
• MGMT-GB 4101: Research Practicum-Mgmt (continued from Fall) (1 credit)
• Methods Course (3 credits)
• Elective/Methods Course (3 credits) | Credits | 13.5 3rd Semester/Term
• MGMT-GB 3193: Research Design and Development (1.5 credits)
• MGMT-GB 3191: Profession Seminar (1.5 credits)
• MGMT-GB 4102: Research Practicum-Mgmt 2 (1 credit)
• MGMT-GB 4103: Research Practicum-Mgmt 3 (1 credit)
• Elective/Methods Course (2 credits)
• Elective/Methods Course (3 credits) | Credits | 10 4th Semester/Term
• MGMT-GB 3193: Research Design and Development (1.5 credits)
• MGMT-GB 3191: Profession Seminar (1.5 credits)
• MGMT-GB 4102: Research Practicum-Mgmt 2 (continued from Fall) (1 credit)
• MGMT-GB 4103: Research Practicum-Mgmt 3 (continued from Fall) (1 credit)
• Elective/Methods Course (3 credits)
• Elective/Methods Course (3 credits) | Credits | 9 5th Semester/Term
• MGMT-GB 3193: Research Design and Development (1.5 credits)
• MGMT-GB 4104: Research Practicum IV (1 credit)
• MGMT-GB 4105: Research Practicum - Mgmt (1 credit)
• MGMT-GB 4150: Teaching Practicum-Mgmt (1 credit) | Credits | 4.5 6th Semester/Term
• MGMT-GB 3193: Research Design and Development (1.5 credits)
• MGMT-GB 4104: Research Practicum IV (continued from Fall) (1 credit)
• MGMT-GB 4105: Research Practicum - Mgmt (continued from Fall) (1 credit) | Credits | 1.5 7th Semester/Term
• MGMT-GB 4105: Research Practicum - Mgmt (1 credit) | Credits | 1 | Total Credits | 54

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:

1. Acquire a broad working knowledge of their field of study.
2. Acquire advanced knowledge in a specific field of research.
3. Conduct independent research.
4. Be skilled presenters of academic research.
5. Be skilled teachers.

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