Ph.D. in Business
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Thank you for your interest in the Ph.D. Program in Business at the University of Connecticut. Our mission is to prepare students to conduct high quality, state-of-the-art research and to assume faculty positions at leading universities. This is a full-time program and is designed for superior students who are highly committed to scholarly research and teaching. The Ph.D. Program in Business Administration requires all applicants to specify an area of concentration from Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, or Operations and Information Management. Location The University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut, USA, which is between Boston, Massachussetts and New York City, New York on the east coast of the United States of America.
Accounting Accounting provides a broad understanding of scholarly research in accounting. The program emphasizes archival-based research using economic theories to solve accounting problems which prepare students to conduct original research; i.e., to explain phenomena previously not well understood and then to test proposed explanations empirically. Research topics. Accounting standards-setting; analyst forecasts; auditing; corporate financial reporting issues; initial public offerings; internal control; mergers and acquisitions; securities regulation in international capital markets; taxes and business decisions; tax policy. Placement. UConn Accounting PhD graduates have accepted faculty positions at CUNY-Baruch, Florida Atlantic University, Fordham, George Mason, Louisiana State-Baton Rouge, Northeastern, Tennessee, Villanova, and the Universities of Cincinnati, Georgia, Nebraska-Lincoln, NevadaReno, North Carolina-Greensboro, SUNY-Albany, Rhode Island, Rutgers, and Wisconsin.
Finance The Department of Finance teaches doctoral students the skills they need to do cutting-edge finance research in corporate finance, asset pricing, investments, banking, insurance, real estate, and health systems. Students start by learning mainstream finance theory and the empirical methods geared to test those theories. Then, working closely with their dissertation advisors, they develop original research ideas and write innovative finance papers. Research topics. Asset pricing models, corporate management behavior, risk management, corporate governance, financial distress and default, credit risk, international finance, macro finance, real options, institutional investors, mutual funds, hedge funds, market efficiency, cost of capital, bank competition, culture and finance, environmental impacts on real estate value, capital structure, dividend policy, insurance markets, healthcare finance. Placement. Graduates have accepted faculty positions at institutions such as Boise State University, Bowling Green State University, Bangkok University, Concordia, Michigan State University, Pace University, Texas Christian University, and the Universities of Amsterdam, Georgia, Kentucky, New Hampshire, North Carolina-Charlotte, Illinois-Chicago, MassachusettsBoston, Massachusetts-Lowell, New Mexico, North Texas, Toledo, Utah, DePaul, Fairfield, and Hofstra.
Management The UConn Management PhD Program has two broad areas of emphasis, organizational behavior and strategic management. Research on organizational behavior examines individuals and teams in complex social systems (organizations). Research topics explored include individual differences, motivation, leadership, team dynamics, attitudes, decision making, creativity, performance, and the management of people through staffing, socialization, performance management, and employee relations. Research on strategic management examines issues pertaining to the roles and challenges of top management teams along with strategy formulation and implementation that is compatible with its external environment. Our doctoral program trains students to become leading scholars at the world’s top research universities. Research topics. Teams in organizations; empowerment and empowering leadership; social networks; multi-level theory; strategic entrepreneurship; corporate alliance and networks; learning process; mergers and acquisitions; creativity and innovation; strategic human resource management; international expansion; long-term decisionmaking. Placement. Our department produces high quality scholars who have had very successful academic careers in tenure-track positions at top universities. UConn Management PhD graduates have accepted faculty positions at American University, Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Drexel, Fordham, Northeastern University, Ohio UniversityAthens, Oregon State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rutgers, and University of Texas-Dallas.
Marketing The UConn Marketing PhD Program has two broad areas of focus: consumer behavior and marketing science. Consumer behavior students learn fundamentals of cognitive and social psychology and multiple research methods to examine the effects of social, cognitive, contextual, individual, and cultural factors on consumer behavior. Marketing science students learn fundamentals of microeconomics, industrial organization, and econometrics to address topics using mathematical and statistical modeling of consumer and firm behavior. Our doctoral program trains students to become leading scholars at the world’s top research universities. Research topics. Big data analytics, branding in developed and emerging markets, cross-cultural research, cognitive computing applications, consumer search and decision making, consumer social networks and social media, creativity, identity, and emotions, digital marketing and analytics, digital strategies for customer relationship management, e-commerce and online retailing, global citizenship and consumer behavior, international marketing, interpersonal social networks and social capital, marketing-finance interface, mobile and digital marketing, sales management and innovation, product design, social interaction and peer effects, quality and innovation. Placement. Our department produces high quality scholars who have had successful academic careers in tenure-track positions at top universities. UConn Marketing PhD graduates have accepted faculty positions at Baylor, Drexel, Georgia State, Kent State, Mississippi State, Michigan State, Texas Tech, UMass-Dartmouth, UNC-Chapel Hill, South Carolina, Washington State University, and Wright State University.
Operations & Information Management The Operations and Information Management (OPIM) PhD Program at UConn provides its students with the training necessary to conduct cutting-edge research in the broad areas of Management Information Systems (MIS) and Operations Management (OM). Students are guided through a curriculum that combines the research methods of Economics, Computer Science, Operations Management, Operations Research, and Statistics, with an emphasis on the scientific management of real businesses. Research topics. Auction theory and applications, database design and security, database management, distributed computing and client/ server technology, electronic commerce, economics of information and information systems, healthcare information systems, management of technology, manufacturing systems, planning, and strategy, supply chain management, telecommunication and network modeling and analysis, applications of operations research and other optimization techniques to areas such as product design, production scheduling, and facility location. Placement. PhD graduates have accepted faculty positions at Arizona State University, Florida Atlantic University, Penn State, SUNY-Albany, SUNY-Buffalo, Northeastern University, Texas State University, Texas Tech University, and the Universities of Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts-Lowell, New Orleans, Texas-Dallas, Utah, and Washington-Seattle.
Admissions We seek to recruit and admit students who have the ability and motivations to conduct scholarly research. We look for evidence that you are intellectually curious, have the ability to use abstract concepts, and have excellent verbal and quantitative skills. For preferred consideration applications must be received by: December 15 Accounting January 15 Management and Marketing January 31 Finance and OPIM Apply at grad.business.uconn.edu/apply PhD Program-wide Information (Fall 2019) Program Entry
Fall
Length of Program
4-5 years
Number of Alumni
217
Competitive Graduate Assistantships
Yes, includes Tuition waiver, Stipend, Subsidized Health Insurance
Conference Travel Support
Yes
Summer Fellowships
Yes
Number of Students
54
Average Age
30
Percentage Women
48%
Admitted Student Profile (Fall 2019) Total Applications
275
Received offer
9%
GMAT Average
662
GRE Q Average
161
Undergrad GPA Average
3.64
Graduate GPA Average
3.67
TOEFL Speak
26.4