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University of Houston - PhD Program in Management & Leadership Accepting Applications

  • 1.  University of Houston - PhD Program in Management & Leadership Accepting Applications

    Posted 11-04-2020 17:23

    The Department of Management & Leadership at the C.T. Bauer College of Business, at the University of Houston, is accepting applications to its doctoral program.  We are looking for applicants with exceptional academic credentials and the drive, grit, humility, and resilience to excel at scholarly research in the areas of organizational behavior, leadership, human resources, and strategy.

    The Ph.D. Program in Management & Leadership at the C. T. Bauer College of Business is designed to train the next generation of scholars and researchers. All graduate students, regardless of the specialty they've chosen, take core courses in organizational behavior, human resources, strategic management, and organizational theory, which provides them well-rounded expertise in macro and micro areas of management and leadership. During the program, students are challenged to conduct state-of-the-art research and to develop outstanding teaching skills.

    An electronic copy of our flyer is attached and can also be found at https://www.bauer.uh.edu/doctoral/management/documents/Doctoral-Management-Leadership-at-UH-Bauer-College-of-Business.pdf

    Our program offers students a unique opportunity to work closely with recognized scholars in the field. The program's strengths include:

    • Core competences in the areas of leadership in organizations and leadership of organizations, and in diversity and inclusion;
    • Doctoral faculty with extensive research records including Professors Derek Avery, Leanne Atwater, Chet Miller, Steve Werner, Jim Phillips, Bob Keller, Dusya Vera, Alan Witt, Robert Eisenberger, Juan Madera, JeAnna Abbott, Curtis Wesley, and Sana Chiu, among others.
    • Competitive level of funding through departmental research assistantships. Students are also eligible for fellowships and other awards offered by the University of Houston, as well as support for travel to present at national professional conferences. Teaching stipends are also available when the doctoral candidates start to teach at UH;
    • Close collaborative relationships with other colleges and departments at UH, and in particular with Psychology, Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Public Affairs. Opportunities to take doctoral classes at Rice University are also available.
    • Access to the cosmopolitan environment of Houston, the 4th largest city in the US, the energy capital of the world, the space city, home to the largest medical center in the world, and one of the most diverse cities in the US.

    General information about the doctoral programs at the Bauer College of Business can be found here: http://www.bauer.uh.edu/doctoral/.

    If you are interested in a specific area of research in management and leadership, please read about our faculty and their research here: https://www.bauer.uh.edu/departments/management-leadership/faculty.php.

    If you have any questions regarding the general application procedure and required materials, please contact the UH Bauer Doctoral Admissions Office (bauerphd@uh.edu)

    If you have questions related to the Ph.D. Program in Management & Leadership, please email Professor Dusya Vera, Doctoral Coordinator (dvera@uh.edu).

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    Dusya Vera
    Professor
    C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston
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