The Ph.D. program in business administration in the Department of Management prepares students for careers as faculty members of universities that emphasize teaching and research. The research interests of the faculty are quite broad. For example, work is being done on defining the domain of performance in organizations, employee selection, performance appraisal, goal setting and incentives, aging, dispositions and job satisfaction, corporate governance, health care, organizational control and executive compensation practices, agency theory, and organizational processes.
Faculty often work on interdisciplinary projects with other departments.
In addition, the student has exposure to scholars and faculty members from other universities, and from other departments in the University, who are invited to give workshops in the Department. All students pursuing the Ph.D. are expected to be well versed in the structure and functioning of business organizations and the environment within which they operate. This requirement may be met through undergraduate or master's level work in business administration. The student who does not meet the breadth requirement before entering the Ph.D. program must take at least three graduate courses in different functional areas in the Warrington College of Business Administration but outside the Department of Management. These courses should complement the major area of study selected by the student.