Business PhD Program
Original Research, Teaching & Publication
The PhD Program at the University of babyÖ±²¥app’s Leeds School of Business prepares students for research and teaching careers at leading universities. Our program focuses on developing the necessary skills for the design and execution of original, innovative research, and for the dissemination of knowledge through teaching and writing. Throughout the program, PhD students attain a deep understanding of the most influential research in all academic business disciplines, as well as the tools needed to contribute state-of-the-art research to advance specific business disciples in the key program areas that include Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, and Operations.
As a PhD student at the Leeds School of Business, you will be inspired and challenged to investigate complex questions and innovative ideas, as well as work closely with prominent babyÖ±²¥app and leading scholars in generating groundbreaking research in your field of study. Leeds PhD students have access to six research centers and initiatives, including the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility.
The Leeds School of Business offers a dynamic professional atmosphere comprised of quality diverse babyÖ±²¥app and doctoral students, all framed by a thriving business community and a beautiful environment.
The accounting doctoral program provides students with a deep understanding of the most influential, modern accounting research, and with the tools needed to contribute state-of-the-art research that advances the discipline.
Finance babyÖ±²¥app and PhD students study empirical and theoretical issues in corporate finance, structure of securities markets, valuation and asset pricing, derivatives, corporate governance, and information babyÖ±²¥apps.
The Information Systems (IS) doctoral program provides students an opportunity to work closely with world-renowned scholars to build skills that will prepare them for research careers as professors in information systems at business schools. The program places a heavy emphasis on training students through active engagement in the research process with information systems babyÖ±²¥app.
The marketing doctoral program prepares students to contribute to knowledge on the drivers of consumer behavior, the mechanisms of consumer decision-making, and the indicators of firms' strategic success. The program places a strong emphasis on developing experimental, quantitative, and analytical research skills in preparation for productive careers at top research universities.
The Operations Management PhD program prepares you to pursue an academic career as a researcher and educator. Faculty research interests range from quantitative modeling to empirical studies using tools from operations research, mathematical programming, artificial intelligence, econometrics and babyÖ±²¥apps.
The Organizational Behavior (OB) doctoral program provides students an opportunity to work closely with world-renowned scholars to build skills that will prepare them for research careers as professors in leadership, management, and organizational behavior at business schools. The program places a heavy emphasis on training students through active engagement in the research process with leadership, management, and organizational behavior babyÖ±²¥app.
The Strategy and Entrepreneurship PhD program provides students an opportunity to work with renowned scholars in state-of-the-art research on firm strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
PhD Graduates' Publications
Management Information Systems Quarterly(WITS 2016 Best Prototype Award)
Unlocking Knowledge Inheritance of Behavioral Research: A Design Framework and an Instantiation (Conditional acceptance)
Jingjing Li—University of Virginia (PhD 2013)
Kai Larsen –University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder
Ahmed Abbasi –University of Virginia
Strategic Management Journal
Yuchen Zhang –Tulane University (PhD 2016)
Jingjing Li—University of Virginia (PhD 2013)
Tony Tong –University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder
Information Systems Research
(2019)
Ahmed Abbasi –University of Virginia
Jingjing Li—University of Virginia (PhD 2013)
Donald Adjeroh –West Virginia University
Marie Abate—West Virginia University
Wanhong Zheng –West Virginia University
Academy of Management
Jessica Jones - University of babyÖ±²¥app (anticipated PhD 2020)
Jeffrey York - University of babyÖ±²¥app
Siddharth Vedula - Babson College (PhD 2015)
Michael Conger - Miami University (PhD 2014)
Michael Lenox - University of Virginia
Journal of Accounting Research
Yonca Ertimur - University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder
Caleb Rawson - University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder (PhD 2018)
Jonathan L Rogers - University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder
Sarah L.C. Zechman - University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder
Journal of Consumer Research
Stefan J Hock - George Mason University
Rajesh Bagchi - Virginia Tech (PhD 2008)
Journal of International Business Studies
Susan L Young - Kennesaw State University
Christopher Welter - Xavier University of Cincinnati
Michael Conger - Miami University of Ohio (PhD 2014)
Organization Science
Richard A Hunt - Virginia Tech (PhD 2013)
Mathew L Hayward - Monash University
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Kenneth A. Younge -College of Management of Technology, Switzerland (PhD 2012)
Tony Tong – University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
Zi-Lin He -Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Tony Tong – University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder
Yuchen Zhang – Tulane University (PhD 2016)
Wenlong He - University of International Business & Economics, Beijing
Nature Scientific Data
Zi-Lin He -Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Tony Tong – University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder
Yuchen Zhang – Tulane University (PhD 2016)
Wenlong He - University of International Business & Economics, Beijing
Research Policy
Tony Tong – University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder
Zhang, Kun – University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder
Zi-Lin He -Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Yuchen Zhang – Tulane University (PhD 2016)
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
Kenneth A. Younge -École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (PhD 2012)
Matt Marx – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory
Jamie Diaz - The College of William & Mary
Gregory W. Martin - The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (PhD 2009)
Wayne B. Thomas - The University of Oklahoma