Dear Colleagues,
We would like to ask your help in identifying excellent candidates to apply for admission to the Ph.D. program in Management in the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. This recently revised program is highly research-oriented, and offers students immediate involvement with faculty mentors, extensive training in research methodology and statistics, and an open, collegial environment in which to pursue their interests.
The research activities of our faculty include such areas as leadership, creativity and improvisation, management teams, strategic decision making, technology innovation, organizational fairness and trust, business ethics, compensation, selection, training, positive organizational scholarship, occupational stress, workplace diversity, and work-family issues.
Our faculty have published in Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Leadership Quarterly, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Research Methods, Human Relations, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and many others.
Our funding is very competitive, as students receive stipends of approximately $33,000 a year plus tuition waivers for up to five years. Our doctoral students work as graduate assistants, doing joint research with faculty members.
Ranked among the best colleges in America, UH is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university that is home to award-winning faculty and innovative research centers. It is the second most ethnically diverse major research university in the United States, and boasts many alumni who have become international leaders. With over 43,000 students, 2,300 faculty, 120 undergrad majors and minors, 139 master's degrees and 54 doctoral programs, this campus provides students with cutting edge programs in a multitude of fields.
The nation's fourth most populous city, and perhaps the most diverse city in the country, Houston has a broad economic base with strengths in business, international trade, energy, aeronautics and transportation, manufacturing, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, education, medicine, and research. Houston has the second most Fortune 500 company headquarters and the third most consular offices in the country. The city is often considered the energy capital of the world, but is also home of the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest concentration of health care and research institutions, and NASA's Johnson Space Center, where the Mission Control Center is located. The Port of Houston ranks first in the U.S. in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. Houston has many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract millions of visitors a year to the Houston Museum District. With world-class cultural venues, restaurants, professional sports teams, and more, Houston has something for everyone.
The deadline for applications is February 1st, but we will begin the process of reviewing completed applications at the beginning of December. Complete instructions regarding the application process can be found at http://www.bauer.uh.edu/doctoral/admissions/index.php. For additional information please contact the Department of Management Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Professor Richard DeFrank, at rdefrank@uh.edu, or go to our doctoral program website at http://www.bauer.uh.edu/doctoral/management/index.php. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Richard S. DeFrank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Program Coordinator
Department of Management
C.T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston
A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university
(713) 743-4678
rdefrank@uh.edu