Management Department Ph.D. Program Coordinator
alexandra.rheinhardt@uconn.edu
The Ph.D. Program in Management in the School of Business at the University of Connecticut prepares students to conduct high quality, state-of-the-art research and to assume faculty positions at leading universities. It is a full-time program and is designed for superior students who are highly committed to scholarly research and teaching. The program emphasizes student/faculty interaction, flexibility in designing a program to meet individual needs, and timely completion of the degree. Graduates have accepted faculty positions at institutions such as Arizona State University, University of Iowa, University of Kentucky, Oklahoma State University, Louisiana State University, University of Rhode Island, and University of Melbourne.
Description
The Management Ph.D. Program has two broad areas of focus, organizational behavior and strategic management. Research on organizational behavior examines issues pertaining to the individual, interpersonal, group, and organizational levels, with recent faculty projects related to topics such as teams and multi-team systems, leadership and interpersonal dynamics, social networks, innovation and creativity, voice, emotions and stress, identity, career transitions, and employee activism. Research on strategic management examines issues pertaining to the establishment and implementation of a strategic direction for the organization, with recent faculty projects related to corporate strategy, including entry, exit, and diversification, technological entrepreneurship, CEOs and top management, and management in transition economies. Please note: the management department is not accepting strategy and entrepreneurship applications for Fall 2027 admission.
The Management Ph.D. Program exposes students to broad areas, but also provides ample course work to concentrate on one area. The curriculum is intended to prepare students to conduct original research; i.e., to explain phenomena previously not well understood and then to test proposed explanations empirically. Its mission is to prepare students to be the best in the field and place them in top research universities.
UConn Management Ph.D. Program graduates are outstanding researchers, teachers and university leaders
Margaret Luciano – Google Scholar
Mikhail Wolfson – Google Scholar
Semin Park – Google Scholar
Rebecca Ranucci – Google Scholar
Brian Fox – Google Scholar
Lauren D’Innocenzo – Google Scholar
Sergio Grove – Google Scholar
M. Travis Maynard – Google Scholar
Zeki Simsek – Google Scholar
Rowena Ortiz-Walters – Dean, Greehey School of Business