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What we are looking for in applicants.

Our doctoral students come from a variety of backgrounds. Some have substantial work and professional experiences, or are recent MBA graduates, and others enter directly from undergraduate programs in the social sciences, business, engineering, and allied fields. Though not required, successful applicants often possess one or several of the following characteristics:

• Experience in the social sciences, e.g. through undergraduate or graduate coursework in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology or related fields
• Research experience, e.g. in the form of an honors or master’s thesis, or research assistant work
• Post baccalaureate work experience
• Evidence of quantitative or statistical skills, e.g., high quantitative test scores or advanced courses in mathematics, statistics, engineering or econometrics
• Relevant master’s degree

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Organizations and Management

Organizations and Management focuses on the study of two things: how individuals and groups interact within organizations, and how firms interact with one another and with consumers, employees, communities, and institutions. To understand these processes, scholars draw both on psychology—particularly the study of intergroup processes, power, stereotyping, and emotion—and on sociology, especially the study of categories, identity, interpersonal and inter-organizational relationships, organizations, and stratification.

Relative to other programs in organizations and management, Yale SOM's uniquely trains students to have a deep understanding of both psychological and sociological perspectives on the various issues studied by organizations scholars. It is also unusual in the depth of training that it provides in empirical research methods.

Specific programs of study are built around the interests of individual students.

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Examples of research topics that would fit within the program include:

• How compensation schemes affect employee performance
• How do people categorize things and how do those categories influence behavior
• How do social networks influence economic development
• How employees and colleagues react to female leaders
• How rules and relationships affect lending practices
• The importance of social influence in the adoption of technologies
• How status hierarchies perpetuate or reduce inequality
• What motivates employees and individuals
• How to design and structure organizations
• How to balance innovation vs. execution in organizations
• How to transform complex organizations / institutions
• How non-market factors affect organizational outcomes

Applicants interested in this program should include at least one writing sample in their application materials.

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Faculty Research and Published Work

The Organization & Management faculty study a wide range of topics, from micro-level individual perceptions and capabilities to more macro-level phenomena such as the strategies and performance of organizations, industries, and institutions. To do so, they utilize a wide array of research techniques, including experiments, longitudinal event history analysis, computer simulations, surveys, and more.

The Organization & Management group seeks to train future scholars who wish to make an impact on research in the science of organizations through an academic appointment. Applicants to our program should articulate their research interests and should specify whether they wish to work primarily with the macro-oriented or micro-oriented research faculty. On the macro side, faculty who are currently active in advising students include Kocak , Longhofer , Negro , and Swaminathan . On the micro side, faculty who are currently active in advising students include Bianchi , Dittmann , Fernandes , Hall , Perry-Smith , and Williams .

The Organization & Management faculty publish in leading journals in management as well as the reference disciplines of sociology, psychology, and economics. Our scholars have a history of visible roles in professional associations and on the editorial boards of leading journals, including: American Journal of Sociology , Academy of Management Journal , Academy of Management Review , American Sociological Review , Administrative Science Quarterly , Journal of Applied Psychology , J ournal of Experimental Social Psychology , Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , Organization Science , Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes , Psychological Science , Social Forces , and Strategic Management Journal .

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Erika V. Hall

Robert Kazanjian

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Wesley Longhofer

Giacomo Negro

Jill Perry-Smith

Peter Roberts

Anand Swaminathan

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The PhD program in Management and Organizations (“MORS”) integrates psychological, sociological, economic, and complex systems perspectives on the study of organizations and their members. Faculty and students pursue research on the behavior of individuals, groups, organizations and groups of organizations, with the goal of advancing theoretical understanding of these phenomena. The MORS program maintains an active training program for researchers with interests in individual decision making, management and organizations, complex systems, and management broadly defined.

The hallmarks of the program are a first year curriculum that provides a broad theoretical background in the disciplines of psychology and sociology that underlies the behavior of individuals, groups, organizations and their environments; students' active involvement in scholarly research from day one; and the breadth of faculty expertise that fosters innovative and high-impact research.

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The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in  The Graduate School Policy Guide .

Requirements can also be found in the Program Guidelines for Management & Organizations PhD students issued by the Kellogg School of Management.

While the goal of our doctoral program is the awarding of a PhD degree, a Master of Science (MS) degree may be awarded to currently enrolled, qualified doctoral students. Students who are continuing for a PhD degree, or students who withdraw from the PhD program, may be considered for a MS degree if they are in good academic standing with a cumulative 3.0 GPA, across the nine course sequence in year one.

Total Units Required: 18

Students are required to take 18 courses or a minimum of 3 courses in fall, winter, and spring quarters during years one and two. Required courses for the degree are listed below:

To fulfill the 18-course requirement for the PhD degree, students must supplement the required coursework with approved electives. Independent Study ( MORS 499-0 ) may also qualify. Students must maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 to be in good academic standing.

Other PhD Degree Requirements

• Examinations:  PhD preliminary (“field”) exam scheduled in July of the first year is based on the MORS courses in year one.
• Research/Projects:  Successful completion of a research ("candidacy") paper by March 15 of the third year, at which time the performance on the prelim exam, coursework and candidacy paper are reviewed and students are passed into candidacy.
• PhD Dissertation:  Original and significant research. Topic and advisor or advisors should be selected by the beginning of the fourth year; presentation of preliminary results (prospectus) to their committee by the end of spring quarter of year four.  
• Final Evaluations:  Oral final examination on dissertation and submission of an approved dissertation. 

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Wharton’s PhD program in Management is flexible and interdisciplinary, applying social science disciplines and research methods to management problems. It offers specializations in strategy, international business, organizational behavior and theory, and human resource management.

The faculty has a broad range of interests ranging from the behavior of individuals and groups to organizational strategy. Major areas of faculty research currently include: human resources and competitiveness; foreign strategic investments and international cooperative relationships; organizational learning and adaptation; technology adoption, diffusion, and transfer within and across organizations; and new venture formation, growth, and corporate entrepreneurship.

Each student draws on the faculty’s diverse expertise and varied interests to develop a program uniquely suited to his or her interests. The program encourages students to gain research experience by working closely with faculty on a variety of projects. Recent placements include the Harvard Business School, INSEAD, New York University, University of Illinois, University of Maryland, University of Michigan and the University of Texas.

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The Ph.D. in Management

Stern’s Ph.D. 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.

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Wharton’s PhD program in Management is flexible and interdisciplinary, applying rigorous social science theory and research methods to management problems. It offers specializations in Entrepreneurship, Human and Social Capital, Multinational Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Theory, and Strategy.

Wharton’s Management program prepares students to apply rigorous social science disciplinary theory and research methods to the demands of current management and leadership challenges in the public and private sectors. Our faculty has a broad range of interests ranging from the behavior of individuals, teams and groups to organizational strategy of multinational firms. Major areas of faculty research currently include:

• new venture formation, growth, and corporate entrepreneurship;
• human resources and competitiveness;
• emotions, identity, creativity and motivation;
• political and social influence strategies;
• technology and practice adoption, diffusion, and transfer within and across organizations;
• organizational learning and adaptation;
• and the strategic management of complementary resources and capabilities within an organization, alliance, network or ecosystems.

Each student draws on the faculty’s diverse expertise and varied interests to develop a program uniquely suited to his or her interests frequently spanning the formal specializations noted above. The program encourages students to gain research experience by working closely with multiple faculty on a variety of projects beginning with a research assistantship assignment in the first year with the hope of entering the job market in year 4 or 5 with multiple research papers in the publication pipeline.

For information on courses and sample plan of study, please visit the University Graduate Catalog .

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Ph.D. Program in Organizational Behavior and Theory

Interdisciplinary approach & methodological rigor.

Understanding human behavior in organizations and solving problems requires the integration of a variety of social science and related disciplines. A distinguishing feature of the Tepper School's OBT Ph.D. program is the broad interdisciplinary training it provides across an array of areas (e.g., psychology, sociology, economics, strategy, and computer and data science). Not only do OBT doctoral students interact with other students and faculty within the Tepper School of Business, through cross-registration in courses and participation in colloquia, OBT doctoral students also have opportunities to interact with students and faculty in departments such as Engineering and Public Policy, Human-Computer Interaction, Social and Decision Sciences, Psychology and a variety of departments at the University of Pittsburgh. A cornerstone of the OBT Ph.D. program is its methodological training and rigor. From computer science courses in machine learning and AI to courses in advanced statistical methods, students develop a deep understanding of analytical methods and tools.

Collaborative Culture

A small number of students are accepted into the group each year, with a total of about 10 OBT doctoral students in residence. Student-faculty relationships are close, which permits the tailoring of the program of study to fit the background and career goals of the individual.

Course of Study

Our program emphasizes preparation for careers in scholarly research, and graduates of the program usually pursue careers in academic or research institutions. During their course of study, students have the opportunity to engage with faculty in doctoral seminars and joint research, meet with visiting scholars, and interact with other faculty and students across campus. We prepare our graduates to be competitive on the academic job market by getting them involved in research from Day 1.  Program requirements include the successful completion of two research-based papers in the first and second years of the program, qualifying exams, a “minor” area requirement and a doctoral dissertation.  

Research Specializations

Diversity, inclusion, and human capital.

Diversity is at the core of many important organizational problems and many of our OBT faculty make important contributions to the growing knowledge base on diversity and its impact on individual, group, and organizational outcomes.

FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Rosalind Chow: gender and promotion processes
• Oliver Hahl: gender, race, and cultural capital effects on supply and demand for human capital in markets (i.e., hiring and career outcomes)
• Denise Rousseau: the employment relationship, evidence-based management
• Catherine Shea: gender issues in management, advice seeking, interpersonal dynamics
• Laurie Weingart: gender and non-promotable tasks in the workplace, gender and negotiation, interdisciplinary teams
• Anita Williams Woolley: gender diversity, cognitive diversity and team collective intelligence

Ethics and Justice

Unethical and unjust behaviors are costly to organizations and society. The OBT group in the Tepper School has three members with expertise in the areas of business ethics and social justice (Aven, Chow, and Cohen). The Tepper School is also home to ethics scholar Tae Wan Kim, whose research takes philosophical perspectives on business ethics.

• Brandy Aven: relational attributes of fraud and corruption
• Rosalind Chow: perceptions of and responses to social inequality
• Taya Cohen: interpersonal misconduct, workplace deviance, moral character, guilt, shame, trust and trustworthiness
• Tae Wan Kim: artificial Intelligence ethics, future of work, business ethics

Groups and Teams

The OBT group in the Tepper School houses three scholars who are leaders in the areas of groups and teams (Argote, Weingart, and Woolley) and others whose work is directly relevant (Aven, Chow, Cohen, and Hahl). The Tepper School and Carnegie Mellon more broadly host several other faculty who work in this area (Carley, Kiesler, and Krackhardt). We regularly graduate students who conduct research on groups and teams.

• Linda Argote: learning, transactive memory and knowledge transfer within and between groups
• Brandy Aven: networked teams
• Rosalind Chow: power and status within/between groups, impacts of diversity on group functioning and performance
• Taya Cohen: cooperation and conflict within and between groups, pathways to status and leadership in groups
• Oliver Hahl: perceptions of status, authenticity and identity within/between groups
• Laurie Weingart: conflict in teams, multiparty negotiation, negotiation and group dynamics
• Anita Woolley: collective intelligence, team strategic orientation, team performance

Knowledge Transfer and Learning in a Technologically-Driven World

The OBT group in the Tepper School includes scholars whose work has been foundational to the field of organizational learning (Argote) and includes four other scholars who are substantially engaged in the growing body of work on knowledge transfer and learning (Aven, Hahl, Lee, and Woolley). Reflecting the Tepper School's focus on the intersection of business and technology, faculty research involves responses to rapid change, coordination of work distributed across time and place, organizational learning. Our work also connects to scholars working in related areas in Information Systems (Mukhopadhyay and Singh) and Economics (Epple) at the Tepper School, as well as researchers at Heinz (Krishnan), Engineering (Fuchs), and Computer Science (Carley, Dabbish, and Rose) at Carnegie Mellon, also conduct research relevant to learning.

• Linda Argote: transactive memory systems, knowledge transfer, organizational learning, the effects of technology on learning and knowledge transfer
• Brandy Aven: transactive memory systems, the effects of technology on networked systems for learning and knowledge transfer
• Oliver Hahl: learning and knowledge transfer, effect on firm performance
• Sunkee Lee: organizational learning, effect of the spatial design of workplaces and incentive systems on organizational learning, knowledge transfer, exploration vs. exploitation, learning from own and others’ experiences
• Anita Woolley: learning and collective intelligence in groups and organizations, increasing collective intelligence in human-computer systems

Networks and Organizations

Research on the formation and consequences of social networks in organizations and markets have become central to our understanding of how organizations and markets work. The OBT group in the Tepper School hosts four scholars who work on important areas related to the role of social networks in organizations (Argote, Aven, Hahl, and Shea). Researchers at Heinz (Krackhardt) and Computer Science (Carley) at Carnegie Mellon, also conduct research in areas that inform our knowledge of social networks as well as the methodologies employed to distinguish their antecedents and effects.

• Linda Argote: learning and knowledge transfer through social networks
• Brandy Aven: formation of social networks, persistence (or not) of social networks, learning and deviance within social networks, knowledge sharing in social networks
• Oliver Hahl: identity in social networks, perceptions of brokers in networks, organizational networks and individual performance
• David Krackhardt: social network analysis theories and methods, informal organizations
• Catherine Shea: social network cognition, network formation, experimental methods in social networks

Entrepreneurial and Organizational Strategy

The “Carnegie School” has long influenced research on strategy, particularly by looking at the microfoundations of strategic selection, implementation, and performance. The OBT group in the Tepper School hosts four scholars who work on important areas in firm strategy (Argote, Aven, Hahl, and Lee) that all tie back to the Carnegie School’s foundations in the Behavioral Theory of the Firm . Additionally, scholars in Economics and Marketing (Miller, Epple and Derdenger) at the Tepper School and in the Engineering and Public Policy school at Carnegie Mellon (Fuchs and Armanios) also collaborate in research with Tepper faculty and students research in areas that inform organizational theory, entrepreneurial strategy, firm strategy selection and implementation, and firm performance.

• Linda Argote: organizational learning and capability development, micro foundations of strategy and firm performance, behavioral theories of strategy
• Brandy Aven: entrepreneurial strategies, entrepreneurial teams, behavioral theories of entrepreneurship and strategy
• Oliver Hahl: identity-based strategies, categories, diversification, status and authenticity in markets, human capital management and firm performance, microfoundations of strategy and firm performance, behavioral theories of strategy
• Sunkee Lee: organization design, exploration/exploitation, incentives, spatial design, response to performance feedback, firm acquisition behavior and performance, microfoundations of strategy and firm performance, behavioral theories of strategy

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Management and Organization Studies Doctoral Program

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The PhD in Management and Organization Studies examines the complex relationships among individuals, groups, organizations and market systems that must be managed effectively if organizations are to survive and thrive.

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Why Pursue a Doctorate in Management and Organization Studies

The study of organizations and management provides opportunity for scholars to make a significant impact in how teams, businesses, communities, and governments organize and function. Students work closely with faculty members in small classes and research projects aimed toward developing the analytical skills to conduct quality and high-impact research. This area lies at the confluence of many social science disciplines, enabling scholars to collaborate on research with others from diverse backgrounds and impact a number of fields. Students will develop a solid conceptual foundation one or more of the following areas: organizational behavior, human resources, strategic management, or organization theory.

Research Opportunities

The professors at the Alvarez College of Business are conducting cutting-edge research in their fields. Our faculty publish in top journals in the field including Administrative Science Quarterly , Academy of Management Journal , Academy of Management Review , Journal of Applied Psychology , Strategic Management Journal , Organization Science , Journal of International Business Studies , Decision Sciences , Journal of Management , Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes , Journal of Management Studies , Personnel Psychology and Organizational Research Methods .

Careers in Higher Education and Research

The primary focus of a doctoral program is to prepare qualified candidates for academic careers in higher education, teaching, and research. Data predicts a strong demand for business school faculty for the next 15 years. Becoming a university faculty member is a gratifying experience that offers collaboration with students and other faculty, as well as fair compensation.

When you earn your degree, you will be prepared to start your professional career as an assistant professor at an academic institution. Faculty mentors at UTSA can assist you with finding the perfect job upon graduation. Program graduates are also qualified to hold research positions in government and industry.

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Funding opportunities, career options, admission & application requirements.

Applications are submitted through the UTSA Graduate Application . Please upload all required documents (listed below) on your UTSA Graduate Application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure completion and submission of the application, a nonrefundable application fee, and all required supporting documents are on file with UTSA by the appropriate application deadline.

Applicants are encouraged to have their admission file completed as early as possible. All applications, required documents and letters of recommendation, if applicable, must be submitted by 5:00 PM U.S. Central Time on the day of the deadline. Deadlines are subject to change.

PhD’s are generally funded with our financial package which consists of an assistantship in the form of a research or teaching assistantship with paid tuition and fees for up to four (4) years.

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Earning a Master's Degree

While in a doctoral program, a student may earn a master’s degree provided the following conditions are satisfied:

• A student must be admitted to candidacy.
• A student is eligible to receive a master’s degree upon completion of University-wide requirements and any additional degree requirements specific to the program.
• The Doctoral Studies Committee, Department Chair, and the Graduate Associate Dean of the College must recommend students for the degree.
• The student must apply for graduation by the published deadline the semester prior to awarding the doctoral degree.
• All required coursework in the doctoral program at the time of admission to candidacy must have been taken within the previous six years.
• If the master’s degree requires a thesis, the degree cannot be awarded on the basis of the doctoral qualifying examination.
• Students will not be approved for an additional master’s degree in the same field in which an individual has previously received a master’s degree.

Course Offerings & Schedule

This is a full-time program and most courses are offered during the day. Students must enroll for nine hours in the fall semester, nine hours in the spring semester and three hours in the summer semester.

This program is does not offer a hybrid or fully online modality. All PhD programs in the college are in-residence and admitted students are expected to complete the program in-person.

PhD students normally serve as either a teaching assistant or research assistant throughout the program. These experiences are an important part of the training and overall doctoral experience. It would be difficult for someone to manage both a full-time job and the doctoral program’s requirements; therefore, it is not recommended.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Admission process, what are the key factors on which admissions are based, and who decides.

Admission is based on

• Undergraduate transcripts (and graduate, if applicable)
• Standardized test scores
• Recommendations from former professors or employers who can speak to your ability to do doctoral-level work at UTSA

The admission committee is looking for evidence that you understand the specific nature of the program that you are applying for, that you can articulate your scholarly intentions that fit with the research interests of current faculty and that you are academically prepared to succeed in the program.

The most important part of your application is your statement of purpose. Although outstanding grades and test scores are important, you should construct a clear, persuasive, well-written statement of purpose in order to be competitive.

I am completing an undergraduate degree. Am I eligible to apply?

Yes; however, you must take additional leveling courses and complete any graduate coursework where your academic background is insufficient. The catalog states that the PhD requirement is “66 hours beyond the master’s degree.” Therefore, the time required to complete a PhD will most likely be much longer for a candidate without a master’s degree than for a candidate with a master’s degree.

When are admission decisions made?

Admission decisions are typically made in March; however, exceptionally qualified candidates are considered earlier.

Can I submit GMAT/GRE test scores after the application deadline?

No. All application documents must be received by the application deadline and incomplete applications will not be considered. You will be required to upload unofficial copies within the Graduate Admissions Application.

Can I wait to submit the foreign credential evaluation (ECE transcript) until after I am accepted to UTSA?

No. Foreign credential evaluations must be received by the application deadline for your application to be processed. Processing time may take up to three weeks, and students should plan accordingly with the admission deadlines of the programs for which they are applying.

Do you accept WES transcript evaluations?

All NACES accredited evaluators are accepted.

Program Expectations

What should i expect as a doctoral student.

Your role and the expectations will change as you progress in the program. Initially, your role will be as a student with the expectation that you attend and participate in doctoral seminars with other students. Expect to read a great deal and write papers.

To prepare to become a university professor, you will work closely with faculty members to learn how to teach. You will start as a teaching assistant and work toward teaching classes independently.

Conducting research is another area of focus where you will work closely with faculty on research projects. Under the direction of a faculty committee, you will conduct original research that will be the basis for your dissertation.

How long does this program take to complete?

Most students will need four years. Plan for at least two years to complete the coursework. Add another year to pass the comprehensive exams, develop a dissertation topic and defend your dissertation proposal. Dedicate your final year(s) to dissertation research.

Are PhD students required to teach?

Teaching is crucial to your academic career and job prospects. Every PhD student should gain teaching experience before graduating. Initially, students may work as research assistants for faculty members and may also assist in teaching various courses. For students who receive stipends, they will most likely teach an undergraduate course at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business during their program.

What are the research requirements of the PhD program?

The PhD program requires students to research while they complete formal coursework and during the summers. As research assistants, students work with faculty members in joint research activities and pursue their research objectives under the supervision of faculty members. The goal is to create papers to present at academic meetings and submit to research publications by the time the student is ready to begin their dissertation research. To be competitive in the academic job market, students should prioritize producing papers and publications while in the program.

As a PhD student, who will advise me?

Your program admission will identify an initial PhD advisor. However, as your interests and research agenda develop toward preparing a dissertation proposal, a different faculty member may emerge as the appropriate advisor for your dissertation research. Your initial advisor will help you assemble a program committee of faculty, who will advise you regarding your dissertation.

Can you waive my application fee?

You may request an application waiver if

• You are a McNair Scholar
• Active-duty military or a veteran of the US Armed Forces
• If you are an applicant who has attended a PhD Project Conference

Please complete the  Request to Waive Doctoral Application Fee  if you meet one or more of the above criteria.

Approved applicants will receive a single-use coupon code to enter into the payment field of the online application.

Can you waive the GMAT/GRE test score requirement?

We do not offer waivers for standardized test scores.

Is there a waiver for the TOEFL/IELTS exam requirement?

TOEFL scores may be waived for international students from countries where English is the official language or for non-citizens of the United States who have earned a regionally accredited bachelor’s degree or higher in the United States (or other countries where English is the official language) as indicated in the Graduate Catalog ( https://catalog.utsa.edu/policies/admission/graduate/internationalgraduatestudents/ ).

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Management of Organizations

Students in the Management of Organizations (MORS) PhD program are trained in one of two tracks: a macro track and a micro track.

Macro students are trained to become academics active in areas including social networks, innovation, economic sociology, organizational culture, and entrepreneurship. Research by faculty and students in the macro track has a strong quantitative focus and uses computational social science to make inferences based on large-scale data.

Macro Curriculum Current Macro students Selected Dissertations & Placements Faculty

Micro students are trained to become academics active in areas including judgment and decision-making, status and power, organizational culture, gender, ethics, diversity, negotiations, and nonverbal interaction. Research by faculty and students in the micro track is primarily empirical, often using field and laboratory studies and experiments to collect and analyze data.

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Students in our PhD programs are encouraged from day one to think of this experience as their first job in business academia—a training ground for a challenging and rewarding career generating rigorous, relevant research that influences practice.

Our doctoral students work with faculty and access resources throughout HBS and Harvard University. The PhD program curriculum requires coursework at HBS and other Harvard discipline departments, and with HBS and Harvard faculty on advisory committees. Faculty throughout Harvard guide the programs through their participation on advisory committees.

How do I know which program is right for me?

There are many paths, but we are one HBS. Our PhD students draw on diverse personal and professional backgrounds to pursue an ever-expanding range of research topics. Explore more here about each program’s requirements & curriculum, read student profiles for each discipline as well as student research , and placement information.

The PhD in Business Administration grounds students in the disciplinary theories and research methods that form the foundation of an academic career. Jointly administered by HBS and GSAS, the program has five areas of study: Accounting and Management , Management , Marketing , Strategy , and Technology and Operations Management . All areas of study involve roughly two years of coursework culminating in a field exam. The remaining years of the program are spent conducting independent research, working on co-authored publications, and writing the dissertation. Students join these programs from a wide range of backgrounds, from consulting to engineering. Many applicants possess liberal arts degrees, as there is not a requirement to possess a business degree before joining the program

The PhD in Business Economics provides students the opportunity to study in both Harvard’s world-class Economics Department and Harvard Business School. Throughout the program, coursework includes exploration of microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, probability and statistics, and econometrics. While some students join the Business Economics program directly from undergraduate or masters programs, others have worked in economic consulting firms or as research assistants at universities or intergovernmental organizations.

The PhD program in Health Policy (Management) is rooted in data-driven research on the managerial, operational, and strategic issues facing a wide range of organizations. Coursework includes the study of microeconomic theory, management, research methods, and statistics. The backgrounds of students in this program are quite varied, with some coming from public health or the healthcare industry, while others arrive at the program with a background in disciplinary research

The PhD program in Organizational Behavior offers two tracks: either a micro or macro approach. In the micro track, students focus on the study of interpersonal relationships within organizations and the effects that groups have on individuals. Students in the macro track use sociological methods to examine organizations, groups, and markets as a whole, including topics such as the influence of individuals on organizational change, or the relationship between social missions and financial objectives. Jointly administered by HBS and GSAS, the program includes core disciplinary training in sociology or psychology, as well as additional coursework in organizational behavior.

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Doctor of philosophy in organization & management (ph.d.), program learning outcomes.

The student will be able to:

• Evaluate current theoretical research in the field of Organization and Management.
• Recommend qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to perform effective research in the field of Organization and Management.
• Add to the body of knowledge in the field of Organization and Management based upon research, knowledge of the literature, and best practices.
• Integrate a Christian Worldview into the field of Organization and Management.

Program Specific Admission Requirements

In addition to the general admission requirements, specific requirements for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Organization and Management (Ph.D.) are as follows:

• Applicants must submit an official transcript indicating successful completion of a master’s degree program from any discipline from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., SACSCOC, TRACS, ABHE, etc.).
• A cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above (on a 4.00 scale) on the applicant's graduate degree is required for entrance into the program.
• TOEFL Scores for students who speak English as a second language (score of 600 paper-based test; 250 computer-based test, 80 internet-based test)

Transfer of Credits

Applicants may transfer up to 30 hours of coursework. For a transferred course to replace a Liberty University course, the following requirements must be met:

The school at which the course was taken must be appropriately accredited.

The course credit must be at least three semester hours of five quarter hours.

The student must have earned a grade of B- or better in the course.

The course must overlap one of Liberty's courses by at least 80%. The course(s) to be transferred must have been completed within seven (7) years of the start date of the student's program at Liberty University.

Credits from a prior degree on the same academic level earned through Liberty University are considered transfer credits.

Transfer credit will not be given for the following course: BUSI 702 PhD Program Orientation (3 c.h.) , BUSI 815 Qualitative Research Methods (3 c.h.) , BUSI 816 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods (3 c.h.) , BUSI 820 Quantitative Research Methods (3 c.h.) , BUSI 821 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (3 c.h.) , BUSI 886 PhD Research Concept (3 c.h.) , BUSI 987 Dissertation I (5 c.h.) , BUSI 988 Dissertation II (5 c.h.) , BUSI 989 Dissertation III (5 c.h.) , and BUSI 990 Dissertation IV (0 c.h.) .

Administrative Dismissal Policy

Ph.D. Courses : Students are allowed to repeat two Ph.D. from Organizational and Management Core, Cognate Courses, and Research Courses (not including BUSI 886 PhD Research Concept (3 c.h.) ) for a total of 6 hours if they fail to pass or withdraw.

Ph.D. Concept Paper Course ( BUSI 886 PhD Research Concept (3 c.h.) ): Students are allowed to repeat BUSI 886 PhD Research Concept (3 c.h.) one time if they fail to pass or withdraw.

Dissertation Courses: Students are allowed to repeat each Dissertation course ( BUSI 987 Dissertation I (5 c.h.) , BUSI 988 Dissertation II (5 c.h.) , BUSI 989 Dissertation III (5 c.h.) , & BUSI 990 Dissertation IV (0 c.h.) ) one time for a total of four courses if they fail to pass or withdraw.

One any of the above limits have been reached, the student will be evaluated for administrative dismissal form the program by DBA Administration.

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Management and Organizations

The Management and Organizations (M&O) PhD program at Johnson offers a broad-based program of study for students interested in research careers. Faculty research interests are wide and varied and include topics such as diversity in organizations, creativity in teams, organizational leadership, status and power in teams and organizations, individual and collective decision making, negotiation and conflict management, industry evolution, organizational culture, entrepreneurship, sustainable development, and corporate environmental policy. Doctoral training involves close collaboration with faculty members on shared research interests, coursework in Johnson and across Cornell’s campus, and independent research activities.

Johnson is part of a thriving community of world-class management scholars at Cornell University. Faculty and students work closely with colleagues in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration , the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as well as faculty in the departments of sociology and psychology in the College of Arts and Science. More than twenty Cornell faculty members are affiliated with the management field.

Johnson supports scholarly activity of M&O faculty and students. For instance, faculty and students have access to the  Johnson Business Simulation Laboratory  to conduct experiments, as well as a participant pool for experimental research. Funding is available to support student research projects and travel to national and international conferences. Johnson also is the home to the internationally-recognized academic journal, Administrative Science Quarterly .

Our goal is to train students to become highly skilled and innovative researchers, preparing them for careers at leading educational institutions and for careers where advanced research and analytical capabilities are required. Recent alumni have been placed in top-tier academic institutions for post-doctoral positions and tenure-track faculty positions, including the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, the University of Texas, the University of California, McGill University, KAIST (Korea), SKK (Korea), and Carnegie Mellon University.

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PhD in Management

The Department of Management seeks doctoral candidates with a passion for understanding how individual, group, organizational and inter-organizational phenomena affect the management of complex organizations. Our doctoral students develop a strong knowledge base in a variety of topics in management, including organizational behavior, human resources and strategic management, with the overarching goal of preparing for successful scholarly careers in academia.

Doctoral students in our program have many opportunities to collaborate with multiple faculty on research projects. Our management faculty are known for their work on topics such as:

• Corporate governance
• Decision-making
• Employee mobility
• Hiring and turnover
• Identity and identification
• Justice and fairness
• Self-awareness
• Stakeholder strategy
• Strategic human capital
• Team composition and processes
• Top management teams
• Work-life balance

We consistently publish in the top journals in our field, including Academy of Management Journal , Academy of Management Review , Journal of Applied Psychology , Journal of Management , Personnel Psychology , Organizational Behavio r and Human Decision Processes , and Strategic Management Journal , among others. In addition, faculty members sit on the editorial boards of prominent journals and are actively engaged in collaborations with organizations in the region.

We welcome applications from students who hold bachelor's or master's degrees from approved colleges and who show the ability to carry on rigorous graduate study. Previous education in management is not required for admission. Admission is based on applicant's undergraduate and graduate records, letters of recommendation, Graduate Record Examination or Graduate Management Admission test scores, and other material that indicates strong aptitude for graduate study in management. 

Recent graduates of Lindner's PhD Management program have accepted positions at:

• California State University Bakersfield
• Northeastern University
• Northern Kentucky University
• Sam Houston State University
• University of Hartford
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of South Florida
• Western Kentucky University
• Xavier University

Names of Carl H. Lindner College of Business faculty appear in bold . Names of Lindner PhD candidates are underlined .

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PhD in Organizational Leadership

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Elevate your expertise and redefine your professional trajectory. In this unique doctoral program, you will benefit from the collaboration of two esteemed colleges: the California School of Management and Leadership (CSML) and the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP). Our PhD in Organizational Leadership program is designed to see you graduate with a doctoral degree in as little as three years and gain the skills and experience to be an organizational leader in the current and future AI-leveraged era.

AI is rapidly evolving and our program trains you to be ahead of the curve by meeting the unique and evolving demands of a post-COVID, AI-driven world. Students are trained in the intricacies of AI-driven decision-making, predictive analysis, and data interpretation to ensure leadership in technologically advanced settings. The program emphasizes the understanding and application of AI, its integration with leadership roles, and how it can drive organizational success.

The doctoral program is offered online and at our San Diego campus, allowing you to choose the option that best fits your lifestyle. Both platforms include on-ground fieldwork each term. Doctoral candidates also benefit from our robust professional alumni network and cutting-edge, career-expanding programs. Each program is designed to help you stand out with unique, valuable resume-building experience for success in the corporate world and academia.

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Throughout the program, you will gain practical experience in your specific area of organizational leadership through our ConsultEX, Career Architect, and ConsultEX.EDU career programs. You’ll apply that knowledge to projects within your own organization, for work on consulting projects, or to solve real issues for partner organizations.

Cohort Model

A collaborative environment that provides you with ample opportunities to network within your cohort to develop meaningful relationships. You’ll share valuable insights and experiences and sharpen your abilities for an organizational leadership role alongside individuals who share similar interests and goals.

AI Integration

Regular AI-intensive sessions and discussions on AI tools and techniques. We partner with AI-focused companies to provide guest lectures, internships, or research opportunities that deliver a deeper understanding of AI's impact on leadership.

Accelerated Timeline

An accelerated timeline allows you to complete the higher leadership program in three to four years. You'll begin with two years of leadership studies and coursework, then move on to your dissertation research, which typically takes one to two years to complete. Since classes are in the evenings and on weekends, you can work while you learn.

Practical Training (CPT)

CPT is required and intended to develop professional and applied practice-related skills and expertise in the student’s program through a variety of work and learning experiences which could involve supervised practical training and/or applied client projects. Learn More

Accreditation

The graduate studies program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), a well-respected accrediting body recognized across the country for its leading authority in business education. 

Faculty members are some of the most highly qualified and experienced individuals in their respective fields. They bring a unique combination of global leadership and practical knowledge to the classroom, preparing doctoral students to be adept in organization development relevant in various industries and sectors. 

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Curricular practical training (cpt).

Students in the PhD program are required to participate in curricular practical training as part of their experiential learning throughout the program. Practical training is intended to develop professional and applied practice-related skills and expertise in the student’s program through a variety of work and learning experiences which could involve supervised practical training and/or applied client projects. This is required throughout the academic program from day one to program completion.

Domestic students can contact the CSML Professional Development (CPD) Coordinator for guidance. International students must apply for authorization for Curricular Practical Training from the Designated School Official (DSO) and schedule an appointment at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the Curricular Practical Training. Please email [email protected] to schedule an appointment.

Note that international students may begin curricular practical training ONLY after receiving their Form I-20 with the DSO endorsement. To be considered for Curricular Practical Training, the work must be related to your major field of study.

CSML CPT Application Process for International Students

• To be on company letterhead  
• Start and end date. (For example: CPT start date is 10/17/22, End date is 08/20/2023) 
• Include specific duties to perform, office location, direct supervisor name and contact number. 
• State that it is a part-time position 
• Include the following statement: “employer agrees to cooperate with the school in achieving the curricular purposes of the employment/training” 
• Complete the Application for CPT and the Advisor Verification Form for CPT. These forms are located on the student portal:  https://alliantintluni.sharepoint.com/sites/IntlStudent/SitePages/International-Forms.aspx  
• Email your offer letter and the 2 forms to your Program Director/Faculty Advisor at Alliant. 
• Once they have signed the forms, please follow up and email [email protected] . The DSO is the one who will give you the authorization to start working. 
• Also, if it is your first time in the USA, you will need to go to the Social Security Administration office to obtain a social security number, this process can take 2 or more weeks. Your employer will need your social security number for you to work. So please start the process as soon as possible. For the address of local Social Security Administration offices, see: www.ssa.gov  

California School of Management and Leadership (CSML) has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for its organizational leadership PhD program, doctorate in business administration (DBA) , MBA , and MS in data analytics programs.

As a leading specialized accreditation body for business education across the country, ACBSP accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes offered within CSML programs meet the rigorous educational standards established by said accrediting body. ACBSP’s mission is to promote continuous improvement and recognize teaching excellence through its recognition of business education programs throughout the world. Learn more here .

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Frequently Asked Questions

What should i expect the dissertation process to be like.

The dissertation process for the doctorate in leadership program will occupy the final year-and-a-half of your curriculum. Starting in your 11th term, you will first begin your dissertation work while completing your leadership internship. Then from your 12th term, through your final 18th term, you will focus solely on the research, development, and completion of your dissertation before its ultimate presentation before an academic review board. The doctoral dissertation process accounts for 12 of the 60 credits in this program and is done at the rate of a single dissertation class per term, starting at Term 11.

What scholarship and financial aid options are available to me?

Private and public scholarships can help you meet the cost of your education, and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide .

When does the PhD in organizational leadership degree program start?

The organizational leadership program is offered as an eight-week term program and is open for enrollment during each of those respective enrollment periods. You can find a copy of our eight-week term academic calendar here.

What is the modality of this program?

Students do not have to be on any Alliant campus. The program is offered both online and at our San Diego campus, allowing you to choose the option that best fits your lifestyle. The program instruction combines distance asynchronous learning content with synchronous, one-hour live, weekly Zoom sessions in lecture-cum-office hour-Q/A style. The weekly Zoom sessions are not mandatory but are recorded and shared with the class. Field practical experience can be completed through applied learning in remote projects with clients or within their own workplaces. The field experience component makes it applicable for veterans.

How long does it take to complete the degree program?

The doctoral degree is a 60-credit program, term-based program (two months each term), and typically takes three years to complete, across 18 terms.

Whether you choose our in-person or online PhD program, you'll study applicable core courses through a challenging curriculum that is taught by our top faculty members. Some leadership studies covered in our core courses touch on organizational leadership, education leadership, cross-cultural and international management, and ethics in organizations. At Alliant, we will provide you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence you’ll need when taking on organizational leadership roles.

Studying at Alliant connects you to a supportive research/scholar community that values diversity and inclusion.

Why Alliant

At Alliant, our mission is to prepare students for professional careers of service and leadership and to promote the discovery and application of knowledge to improve lives. We offer an education that is accredited, focused on practical knowledge and skills, connected with diverse faculty and alumni, and aimed at the student experience.

CSML is a business management school that trains you to have a competitive edge in the technology and quantitative fields. CSML offers management and leadership degrees where you can learn to guide and mentor the next generation of professionals and make your mark as an innovator in the modern business world.

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SHU Offers Ph.D. in Organization Development & Change

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Students with varying backgrounds may enroll in 70-credit, three-year, hybrid program

The Sacred Heart University College of Arts & Sciences now offers a doctoral degree (Doctor of Philosophy) in organization development & change (ODC).

ODC is a field of practice grounded in the behavioral, social and basic sciences that strategically engages human systems to transform organizations, revitalize communities, develop human potential, and increase system-wide capacity, effectiveness and well-being.

The 70-credit, hybrid Ph.D. program is designed for working professionals dedicated to humanistic values and social responsibility who are looking to advance their careers. It focuses on developing research skills, facilitation skills and both practical and theoretical knowledge so graduates are prepared to effectively influence and lead change in organizations across sectors and industry. The program is particularly valuable for those aiming to pursue careers in organizational leadership and management, academia or consultancy.

Students are expected to complete the program in about three years—two for coursework and one for a dissertation. While the program is primarily online, students will have to attend in-person intensives (periodically) at SHU as they work toward their degrees.

Todd L. Matthews , associate professor in the sociology, criminology & criminal justice department and an instructor in the new Ph.D. program, said the coursework is unique because it brings together people from various backgrounds. It prepares mid- and senior-level executives, as well as others experienced in their fields, to make significant contributions in their workplaces and communities. Students will learn organization development, organization design, change management and leadership while exploring related social and behavioral sciences with a focus on ethical behavior and justice.

“The diversity of people in the program will really create a distinctive learning experience,” said Matthews. Plus, he said the program aligns with SHU’s mission , which incorporates social justice and calls for educating students in mind, body and spirit to prepare them personally and professionally to make a difference in the global community.

Students will graduate with knowledge and skills that qualify them for a variety of jobs, including senior consultant in change management, faculty members in schools of business or management, directors of organization development or human resources, researchers and a range of other positions.

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Corporate recruiters are taking notice of Master of Management graduates. According to the 2023 GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey, more than half of corporate recruiters in the U.S. plan to hire Master of Management graduates.

A Master of Management can also help you start your business career on solid financial footing. The estimated 2023 median starting salary in the U.S. for Master of Management graduates is $10,000 higher than that of individuals with a bachelor’s degree in business.

Modeled after UC Davis’ highly regarded MBA program, the STEM-designated Master of Management curriculum equips you with a strong foundation in the functional areas of business, such as accounting, economics, finance, marketing and strategy. 

The Master of Management program from the University of California, Davis, is designed for recent undergraduates and early-career professionals. In nine months, you can graduate with fundamental leadership skills, a custom-tailored career roadmap and access to corporate connections across Northern California and beyond.

Our accelerated 9-month Master of Management program is offered in-person in Davis, CA—a quintessential college town. Our Davis campus is in close proximity to Northern California's thriving business regions and research communities—connecting you to extraordinary opportunities and valuable networks.

Take advantage of all the opportunities that UC Davis’ globally ranked research university community has to offer, from the arts and theater to sports and campus traditions—and a lot of experiences that will surprise you.

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The STEM-designated Online Master of Management from the University of California, Davis, is the first of its kind at a University of California management school.

The centerpiece of our 15-month part-time online Master of Management program experience is the online classes led by world-class faculty who bring their trailblazing research to the curriculum. You’ll also benefit from live online office hours to ask questions and dig deeper into the course topics.  

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Since the Industrial Revolution, many of the biggest advances in how people work — from the org chart to the assembly line to the two-week development sprint — have emphasized getting the most from human capabilities.

Artificial intelligence has a different impact on the workplace, according to Ethan Mollick , SM ’04, PhD ’10. This presents a new challenge to leaders.

“When there’s only human intellect in the room, we need to have human monitoring, human coaching, and human performance,” said Mollick, an associate professor of management at the Wharton School and author of a new book, “ Co-Intelligence: Living and Working With AI .” “Now we have access to a different form of intelligence. How do we build a system of control around it that takes advantage of what it does well but avoids the disasters that might result if it does it badly?”

Speaking at the recent Work/24 event hosted by MIT Sloan Management Review , Mollick discussed what organizations should expect from their AI models, how companies can effectively and practically experiment with AI, and which concerns about AI warrant the most attention.

Account for AI errors

Using AI wisely requires an understanding of how it differs from other software processes. AI models receive inputs and generate outputs like most software applications, but they work more like humans because they’re trained on human writing, Mollick said.

This means organizations need to reset their expectations about reliability. AI models will make errors. The question is whether they’re better or worse than human errors, Mollick said.

“We obviously shouldn’t be using it to run a nuclear arsenal at this point, and I would not be taking it as your only source of medical advice,” he said. However, research has shown that GPT-4 can help diagnose complex medical cases , so it may offer a valuable second opinion. “How we work all those things together is an open question,” Mollick said.

He suggested using the Best Available Human standard: Is the AI more reliable than the most reliable human available at that moment? If so, then the AI model is worth using — but its output should still be checked, especially given the importance of the decisions that many workers make.

“As soon as the AI model is good enough, everyone tends to fall asleep at the wheel. They stop paying attention to what the AI can do and can’t do, and they don’t check the results,” Mollick said. “Just like we build processes around human issues, errors, and results, we’re going to have to do the same thing with AI.”

Demonstrate successful, low-risk use

As organizations build processes for working with AI, leaders need to set careful parameters for how it will be used, Mollick said. There should be a clear distinction between using AI for financial, legal, or health care tasks that must meet compliance requirements and for less-risky applications, such as using AI for creative inspiration .

“What I’m seeing from a lot of organizations is very vague guidelines that absolutely discourage anyone from using AI,” Mollick said. “You want to model successful use, rather than shutting things down. People think of it in terms of policymaking but not in terms of culture or change.”

Experienced IT leaders know that all-out bans only lead to shadow IT, he said. It happened with smartphones and tablets, and now it’s happening with AI. Mollick recalled an ironic conversation with an organization that had a policy banning the use of ChatGPT. The policy was written using ChatGPT.

One recommendation for getting over the hump is to think about AI use in terms of accountability. Workers are held responsible for errors but not necessarily for bad ideas. If the risk associated with AI use is minimal, then it shouldn’t be discouraged.

Another tip: Ask executives to use AI so they understand what it’s good and bad at, learn how to write effective prompts, and can model responsible behavior from the top down. “Just have people use these systems themselves. This is the ultimate user innovation ,” Mollick said.

Worry about the right things

Amid AI’s potential, leaders likely wonder what AI will mean for the future of their organizations and the workers they manage. Mollick said some common concerns are overblown, while others are worthy of more attention.

“It’s a little weird to me that people are so worried about privacy,” he said. This worry is particularly misplaced given how many enterprises use cloud-based email and file storage services. Organizations should be fine if their employees know to avoid free chatbots that use data inputs to train models, he said.

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The need for proprietary models is also overrated. “Bigger models are generally better,” Mollick said, because they’ve been trained on larger data sets. Mollick noted that Bloomberg’s $10 million custom stock-trading large language model was outperformed by GPT-4 , which had no additional customization.

On the other hand, Mollick noted that two areas of concern require significant discussion. One is how AI models can replicate human biases — for example, when the technology is used to make personnel decisions such as highlighting key qualities in letters of recommendation or making a job offer. Here, organizations will need to keep a human in the loop. (This also falls into the category of tasks that must meet legal requirements.)

The other is AI’s impact on entry-level work. Mollick said he worries that automation will “break” the apprenticeship model as AI continues to boost productivity and outperform humans on the low-level tasks that workers complete for hands-on training experience.

“In most cases, I would argue that AI is already better than most of your interns,” he said. “Are you still going to train people in the same way when the deal is broken? The deal is, I help train you, you do work. If I get the work done another way, am I still training people?”

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Develop Management and Leadership Skills with a BBA in Management

Are you fascinated by the business world and eager to drive change as a leader? Higher education can help you develop the skills needed for business success, but first, you need to choose the right degree program.

While graduate offerings such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA) tend to attract the most attention, there are plenty of opportunities to develop business-oriented skills at the undergraduate level. The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management is a great option, offering a purpose-driven curriculum that emphasizes practical skill development.

If you are a passionate and proactive student who aspires to climb the corporate ladder or pursue entrepreneurial goals, you could be an excellent candidate for the BBA in Management. First, however, you need to understand what, exactly, the bachelor’s in management involves and which learning outcomes it promises.

Keep reading for insight into critical leadership and management skills, and how these can be developed while pursuing a bachelor’s in business management.

What Is a BBA in Management?

A BBA in Management is an undergraduate business degree designed to prepare students for careers in management. This program offers a comprehensive education in business fundamentals while also developing both technical and soft skills.

Students in a BBA in Management program take foundational courses similar to those in other business programs, such as accounting, economics, and business law. In addition to these core courses, the program typically includes specialized management courses. These may cover topics like project management, risk management, and change management. This combination of coursework ensures that graduates are well-equipped to handle various management roles in diverse business settings.

5 Ways a Management Degree Prepares You for Leadership Roles

There are many ways to ascend into leadership roles, and no path is relevant or ideal in every situation. That said, some students realize early on that they are meant to lead. This is when the bachelor’s in business management is at its best, providing a purpose-driven path through college so that future leaders are ready to seek out the most compelling management roles.

The degree itself can certainly stand out on a resume, but that alone is not what truly sets BBA in Management graduates apart. These accomplished individuals possess a wide range of competencies, developed via targeted management coursework. Below, we will describe key management and leadership skills, and the professional advantages they can unleash:

1. Teaches Comprehensive Business Knowledge

The BBA in Management touches on several fundamental business concepts, which contribute to students’ overall understanding of organizational behavior and the modern business environment. While numerous other programs touch on these topics, they are the central focus of the bachelor’s in management.

From finance to information systems and even business analytics, foundational concepts should be addressed early on to limit the potential for steep learning curves upon entering the business sector. Equipped with a comprehensive understanding of essential business practices, graduates will feel confident as they enter the workforce.

2. Provides Team Management and Collaboration

Targeted courses on organizational behavior and applied leadership can reveal which strategies promote collaborative and productive work environments. These theories are best understood when explored via practical experience.

This is readily available with bachelor’s in management coursework, which draws heavily on class discussions, group projects, and other collaborative efforts. Students discover the true power of collaboration and get the chance to put team-based skills into practice.

3. Promotes Innovation and Strategic Thinking

Innovation is not strictly intrinsic. It takes practice to get into an innovative mindset while also integrating concerns such as resource allocation, budgeting, or regulatory compliance. Management courses reveal how to balance these essentials without shortchanging creativity.

By actively pursuing leadership skills in management, BBA students get in the habit of critical thinking. Management courses introduce several powerful problem-solving frameworks that can be used to tackle challenges across many sectors and management roles.

4. Enhances Networking and Relationship Building Opportunities

Networking is vital to success in the business world, where the right connections can unleash powerful opportunities. With a bachelor’s degree in management, every class provides a wealth of networking opportunities, including chances to build strong relationships with faculty members and with students who share similar interests and passions.

5. Supplies Practical Experience and Internships

Practical experience provides an essential bridge between theoretical concepts and real-world application. This practical approach to learning is built into every bachelor’s in management course, with case studies and group projects encouraging students to apply newly developed business competencies.

Internships are also valuable, as they expressly link real-world experiences with classroom concepts. This can also be a powerful networking opportunity, providing the unique chance to work closely with top professionals. Some internships even lead directly to full-time employment.

While there are many ways to score in-demand internships, bachelor’s in business management programs provide access to unique opportunities, along with helpful guidance.

Baker Management Courses That Foster Leadership Skills

Every aspect of the bachelor’s in business management curriculum has been carefully designed with the goal of empowering students through the progressive development of leadership skills. These are emphasized not only in management major courses and foundational business classes, but also, through general education. Several impactful management and leadership skills examples can be uncovered in these key courses:

Composition and Critical Thinking

Critical thinking is an essential skill in today’s dynamic business environment. This two-part course bridges critical thinking and strategic communication, emphasizing the use of analysis in professional and academic communication. This provides a solid foundation for further management degree courses, and composition skills will continue to prove valuable throughout the entire course of students’ business careers.

Advanced Business Communications

While a number of college courses promise to improve writing skills, this class promotes these skills through the lens of business correspondence, encouraging students to tailor their tone for various workplace environments and situations. Students emerge capable of not only writing clear, concise, and informative reports, but also performing the in-depth research and analysis needed to grant business communication maximum meaning.

Self and Society

Managing people calls for a strong grasp of human dynamics and the recognition of how these play into relationships. This course introduces future leaders to such dynamics, revealing how people interact while also exploring the role of environmental influences.

The power of self cannot be overlooked, and in this course, self-awareness and reflection are paramount. Other highlights include an overview of ethics and social responsibility as they relate to our self-conception and our role within the larger society.

Personal Civic and Global Perspectives

Cultural competence is crucial in today’s global business environment, so this course improves awareness through exposure to the most fascinating and influential perspectives. Also covered are ethical, economic, and political science theories as they relate to civic engagement. In addition to in-depth theoretical coverage, this course involves a service-learning experience that encourages real-world application and personal reflection.

Fundamentals of Project Management

In the modern project economy, management professionals increasingly need to approach critical endeavors from a project mindset, encompassing strategic goal setting and a clearly defined scope, timeline, and budget.

This course covers the complex language and processes of project management while encouraging students to draw on key project management concepts to improve productivity and innovation in their own day-to-day pursuits.

Human Resources Management

This course provides a strong overview of key HR functions, including everything from staffing to compensation and the influence of unions. Additionally, workplace regulations and regulatory compliance are discussed in-depth. By the time they complete this course, students should recognize how HR shapes critical management practices.

Change Management

Change management brings a systematic approach to organizational transitions. Drawing on lean manufacturing principles, this course reveals how future leaders can not only navigate change, but also, leverage it to achieve impressive business outcomes. In addition to covering concepts such as organizational stability and change resistance, this course emphasizes experiential learning by incorporating a change management project.

Applied Leadership

Different settings or situations may call for different leadership styles. Future managers should be prepared to research and master these styles and implement them seamlessly when needed. This course introduces the most impactful leadership styles and the situations in which they may prove relevant or advisable.

International Business

In an increasingly global business environment, it is important for aspiring leaders to develop cultural awareness and a thorough understanding of international law. These and other concepts are covered in detail in a dedicated International Business course, which also reveals the benefits of cultural diversity in the workplace. This course can provide strong preparation for cross-cultural interactions and initiatives.

Organizational Behavior and Management

Offering a deep dive into the fascinating, interdisciplinary practice of organizational behavior, this course explores the psychology that underscores how individuals and teams function within organizations. Students will gain a deeper understanding of organizational culture and, upon completing this course, will feel better prepared to use different communication styles and handle various conflicts that arise in the workplace.

Earn Your BBA in Management at Baker

Ready to pursue your future as an inspiring and impactful leader? Baker College’s  Bachelor of Business Administration in Management  can provide a significant edge as you plan for your ascent up the corporate career ladder.Accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), this program can help open doors to exciting management opportunities. Reach out to learn more about the  BBA in Management program and to get started on your path to becoming an inspiring and effective leader.

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The Law School recently welcomed two new members to its academic faculty, Vincent Buccola, ’08, and Darrell A.H. Miller, whose appointments were effective July 1. In addition, William A. Birdthistle joined the faculty last April as a Professor from Practice. The three new faculty members bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in areas that include corporate law, constitutional law, civil rights law, business restructuring, and financial regulation.

Buccola, who most recently was Associate Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is a graduate of the Law School and a former Bigelow Fellow.

Miller joins the Law School from Duke Law, where taught for 11 years. Birdthistle recently served at the Securities and Exchange Commission and previously a faculty member of Chicago-Kent.

“These are three outstanding additions to our faculty,” said Thomas J. Miles, Dean, Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics. “They expand the scholarly insight and professional perspective in important fields of law in our intellectual life, and our students will benefit from these new colleagues’ splendid teaching.”

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Vincent buccola, ’ 08 .

Buccola’s scholarship focuses on corporate financial and managerial law, especially as it pertains to reorganization, distress, bankruptcy, and leveraged finance. After clerking for Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and serving as a trial lawyer at Bartlit Beck, Buccola served for two years as a Bigelow Fellow to explore the possibility of an academic career.

“My time as a Bigelow was very formative and a great way to start, although it was quite startling at first to start calling all my former professors by their first names,” he said.

After the Fellowship, Buccola taught at The Wharton School, where he received several teaching and scholarship awards. In the fall of 2023, he taught business organizations at the Law School as a visiting professor.

“What I love about teaching is that the students provide an endless supply of enthusiasm for new discovery, something that’s harder to find as you get older,” Buccola said. “Witnessing students have those moments is gratifying but also inspiring to me as a researcher, who is always looking for those moments.”

Buccola has a keen interest in the relationship between the financing and management of organizations, and how each one informs the other. “There is an inevitable tension between people who put up money for some kind of project or enterprise—and people who manage that capital to run the project or enterprise,” he said. “How investors and managers of capital negotiate those two ideas is at the core of a lot of the work that I do.”

One of Buccola’s current research projects explores the terms that go into loan contracts and how those terms are selected. His goal is to understand how lenders and borrowers create terms that show up in real contracts.

Another working paper, which he is coauthoring with Greg Nini of Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, concerns how loan contract terms changed after surprising and aggressive forms of restructuring transactions had taken place.

In their paper, Buccola and his coauthor found that the terms in contracts actually changed quite rapidly, at least in one of the instances, contrary to what many people in industry were saying. “I think we were able to prove that the loan market is much more capable of adjusting, more so than what the skeptics had realized,” he said. That paper, “The Loan Market Response to Dropdown and Uptier Transactions,” is forthcoming in the Law School’s Journal of Legal Studies .

Darrell A. H. Miller

Miller served as the Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law at Duke Law from 2013 to 2024. He is a distinguished scholar of civil rights, constitutional law, civil procedure, state and local government law, and legal history.

Miller's work on the Second and Thirteenth Amendments has been published in leading law reviews, including the Yale Law Journal , the University of Chicago Law Review , and the Columbia Law Review . His Second Amendment scholarship has garnered significant recognition, being cited by the US Supreme Court, US Courts of Appeals, US District Courts, as well as in congressional testimony and legal briefs. He is the coauthor of The Positive Second Amendment: Rights, Regulation, and the Future of Heller (Cambridge University Press, 2018), the first Second Amendment theory book to be written in the wake of the Supreme Court’s watershed decision in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and he is currently coauthoring a textbook on the Second Amendment to be published by Foundation Press. 

"What keeps me writing on the Second Amendment is that it’s one of the few areas of constitutional law that’s really brand new, where every Supreme Court decision is potentially ground-breaking,” Miller said. “Second Amendment doctrine is being constructed from the ground up, in real time, in our generation."

Miller also cofounded Duke’s Center for Firearms Law, an academic center dedicated to producing reliable and non-partisan information about the Second Amendment and firearms law for various audiences, and to establishing firearms law as an intellectually rigorous and respected area of scholarly research. 

Discussing his other scholarly work, Miller observed, “My Thirteenth Amendment scholarship has been about unpacking what the word ‘slavery’ means in the Constitution. The Thirteenth Amendment is remarkable because it’s the first—and the only time—the word slavery appears in the United States Constitution. And it appears there only to say that it shall not exist. … My future work on the Thirteenth Amendment is about using the tools of institutional analysis to understand better what antebellum Americans themselves described as the ‘peculiar institution.’”

Miller's academic career began at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he was honored twice with the Goldman Award for Excellence in Teaching. Before entering academia, he practiced complex and appellate litigation in Columbus, Ohio, and clerked for the Honorable R. Guy Cole, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review , Miller also holds degrees from Oxford University, where he studied as a Marshall Scholar, and from Anderson University.

Professor from Practice

William birdthistle.

Birdthistle is an expert in investment funds, financial regulation, and corporate governance, with a special interest in securities law. He recently served as Director of the Division of Investment Management at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he worked from 2021 to 2024.

That role, Birdthistle says, was “the best job he ever had” because of how closely it aligned with the kind of scholarship he’d been doing as a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law for the 15 years prior. It was a role that also made him much more interested in government lawyering.

“I think a revolving door between academia and the government is probably a healthy thing,” he said. “A lot of my colleagues here do or have done similar things: Jennifer Nou in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and Eric Posner with the Department of Justice , for example. Now that I’m back here, I find it invigorating to be around extremely smart people who have served the country and are dedicated to thinking deeply and richly about problems.”

The SEC’s Division of Investment Management regulates around $130 trillion dollars and administers two securities acts that oversee funds and advisors. “We adopted approximately a dozen rules and proposed about fifteen, which is ambitious in just two and a half years,” said Birdthistle.

Birdthistle pours his governmental work experience into the classroom, incorporating real issues that regulators are grappling with right now into his investment funds course, issues such as artificial intelligence and cyber breaches and the rulemaking that’s happening in those areas.

“Understanding how money works is understanding how society works,” said Birdthistle. “By the time you’re done with a class on securities regulation or investment funds or business organizations, you’ll probably have a greater appreciation for how these institutions deal with things that you care about.”

Birdthistle himself is a student at the University. He is candidate for a Ph.D. in history with a focus on economic history and financial regulation in the late 20 th century.

Birdthistle received his MA in history from UChicago and his JD from Harvard Law School, where he served as managing editor of the  Harvard Law Review . Before his SEC work and his tenure at Chicago-Kent, he clerked for the Honorable Diarmuid O'Scannlain on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and practiced law at Ropes & Gray in Boston for five years as an attorney in the firm’s investment management practice.

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