Department of Strategic Management

Ph.D in SGM

Program Overview:

The primary goal of the Ph.D. in Strategic Management is to prepare students for successful research and teaching careers at peer or aspirant universities in the areas of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship.

Our internationally acclaimed faculty members employ diverse methodologies to study organizations and their performance in a variety of environments, and have recently published in the premier journals in our field, including Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, MIS Quarterly and Organization Science. In addition, our faculty members serve as editors and editorial board members of reputable journals.

Under guidance from our committed faculty, SGM PhD students are exploring a wide range of topical issues such as social entrepreneurship, the effect of executive compensation on firm risk and performance, the evolving fit between a firm's R&D strategy and organization, and the implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation for technology intensive-firms. Historically, our alumni have been placed in research institutions such as Indiana University, Rutgers University and University of Miami.

Program Requirements:

Admission and Financial Aid:

The Strategic Management department admits only full-time PhD students and only during the Fall term.

For general admission requirements and financial aid related information, please refer to Fox School's PhD-BA program website at http://www.fox.temple.edu/phd/phd-admin.html.

The most recent version of the PhD Program Handbook can be downloaded from http://www.fox.temple.edu/phd/curriculum.html.

Course Requirements:

SGM PhD students are required to complete 48 credits of coursework (i.e., 16 three-credit courses) before they can sit for the comprehensive examination.

Several new SGM PhD courses are under development and will be integrated into the program during the next two years. Students can consult with the SGM PhD coordinator to customize coursework to suit their specific research interests.

A typical program of study for SGM PhD students follows:

Research Methods courses (3x5 = 15 credits):

BA9002 – Scientific Inquiry in Management Research
STAT8112 – Statistical Methods in Business Research I
STAT8113 – Statistical Methods in Business Research II (multivariate)
BA9105 – Business Econometric Analysis I
BA9106 – Business Econometric Analysis II

Foundation and Elective courses (3x6 = 18 credits):

BA9103 – Economic Theory of Choice
BA9001 – Organization and Management Theory
BA9003– Seminar in Organizational Behavior
IBA9001 – Theories of International Business
Any two non-SGM elective courses, such as:

BA9104 – Game Theory
MIS9004 – Economics of Information, Network and Technology
FIN9001 – Corporate Finance Theory

SGM courses (3x5 = 15 credits):

SGM9090 – SGM Pro-seminar
SGM9001 – Seminar in Strategy Formulation and Environmental Analysis
SGM9003 – Seminar in Management Control
SGM9211 – Theoretical Foundations of Entrepreneurship
SGM9xxx – Management of Technology and Innovation (under development)

In addition to coursework, SGM PhD students are required to attend brown-bag seminars offered by SGM or visiting faculty, and periodic workshops on teaching/presentation skills and the use of specific Statistics packages. After passing the comprehensive examination, students will get the opportunity to teach SGM/IB courses and hone their teaching skills.

Research Paper Requirements:

By the end of their second year, students are expected to co-author a research paper with a SGM faculty member. This paper should be of sufficient quality to be submitted to a major conference and, later, developed into a submission to a top journal. Students also are expected to present this paper at a departmental brown-bag seminar.

Progression through the program:

Although students can take up to seven years to complete the PhD program, a typical student in the SGM department should expect to meet the following milestones:

Identify a SGM faculty mentor by the Fall term of the second year
Co-author (and present) a research paper with a SGM faculty member at the end of the second year.
Complete all coursework by the Fall term of the third year.
Sit for comprehensive examination during the Spring term of the third year.
Complete thesis proposal defense by the Summer term of the fourth year.
Enter the job market during the Fall term of the fifth year.
Complete the final thesis defense by the Summer term of the fifth year.

PhD Faculty

Dr. Raj Chaganti
Dr. Mercedes Delgado-Garcia
Dr. Robert Hamilton III
Dr. Masaaki Kotabe
Dr. Arun Kumaraswamy (PhD Coordinator)
Dr. Ram Mudambi
Dr. Arvind Parkhe (Department Chair)
Dr. MB Sarkar
Dr. Sheryl Winston Smith

Affiliate Faculty:

Dr. J. Jay Choi (Finance)
Dr. Paul Pavlou (MIS)
Dr. Jose Plehn-Dujowich (Accounting)
Dr. David Reeb (Finance)
Dr. Youngjin Yoo (MIS)

PhD Students