PhD Program in Management

Coordinator:  Dr. David Allen (dallen@memphis.edu)

Program Overview
The doctoral program in management is a full-time, four-year, research-oriented program. Intensive research seminars are offered in human resource management, organizational behavior, international management, organization theory, strategic management, research methods, and statistics. The goal of our program is to train students to publish cutting-edge, theory-driven research in premier scholarly journals so that they can obtain research-oriented academic positions at well-regarded universities and colleges. Examples of our student placements include Akron, Illinois State, Marshall, Mississippi State, New Mexico, North Texas, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Rutgers-Camden, UNC-Charlotte, and UT-Arlington.

Application Requirements
For admission into our program, and to be considered for a graduate assistantship, an applicant must provide evidence of a high likelihood of success in the program.  With respect to recent applicants, this typically includes the following:  (1) GMAT score of 650 or higher or equivalent for the verbal and quantitative score on the GRE; (2) GPA of at least 3.25 in undergraduate studies or in the highest degree attained; and (3) three letters of recommendation attesting to the strengths of the student and likelihood of success in a challenging research-intensive doctoral program. To obtain an application and more information about the requirements and process of applying to our program, please browse the following website (application deadline is March 1st for fall admission only; we do not accept part-time students):

http://www.memphis.edu/fcbephd/index.php

Department of Management
For information about our department and faculty research interests, please browse the faculty web pages via the following link:

http://www.memphis.edu/fcbe/departments.php

The Department of Management has close ties to the local business community, which is home to large corporations such as FedEx, AutoZone, and International Paper. Our department houses one of only thirty CIBER centers for international business education and research (other CIBERs are located at universities such as Columbia, Duke, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, and UCLA). Our department also has close ties to the FedEx Institute for Technology located next door to our business college.

The management faculty have research expertise in human resource management (HR), organizational behavior (OB), and strategic management (ST). We publish our research in premier scholarly journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Perspectives, Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Organization, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Research Methods, and others. Please contact the faculty members listed below to find out more information about their specific programs of research.

PhD Program Faculty
• David G. Allen (Professor; PhD 1999, Georgia St; dallen@memphis.edu): (HR); employee recruitment & retention, employee turnover, organizational entry & socialization, technology in HR management

• John M. Amis (Associate Professor; PhD 1998, Alberta; johnamis@memphis.edu): (ST/OT); organizational development, organizational change, institutional theory, strategy-as-practice, qualitative research methods

• Rabi S. Bhagat (Professor; PhD 1977, Illinois; rbhagat@memphis.edu): (OB); job stress, international management, cross-cultural OB

• Frances Fabian (Assistant Professor; PhD 1997, Texas; ffabian@memphis.edu): (ST); strategic management, on-line communities, entrepreneurship

• Ben L. Kedia (Professor; PhD 1976, Case Western Reserve; bkedia@memphis.edu): (ST/IB); international business strategy, cultural & comparative management

• Charles A. Pierce (Professor; PhD 1995, SUNY-Albany; capierce@memphis.edu): (HR); workplace romance, sexual harassment, test bias & discrimination in employee selection, managerial ethics & ethical decision making, organizational research methods

• Robert R. Renn (Associate Professor; PhD 1989, Georgia St; rrenn@memphis.edu): (OB); work motivation & job performance, goal setting, work design, self-management

• Robert R. Wiggins (Associate Professor; PhD 1995, Texas; rwiggins@memphis.edu): (ST); sustained competitive advantage, hypercompetition, information systems

• Peter Wright (Professor; PhD 1975, Louisiana St; pwright@memphis.edu): (ST); corporate governance, agency theory, tournament theory, firm investments

Our faculty serve on editorial boards for leading scholarly journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Review (Dr. Allen, Associate Editor), Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of International Business Studies, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Organizational Research Methods, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Managerial Psychology, and Journal of Sport Management.

Our faculty also invite guest speakers from other universities to give research colloquiums in our department.  Examples of faculty who have visited our department include the following:  Dr. Kim S. Cameron (U of Michigan), Dr. Jeffrey R. Edwards (UNC-Chapel Hill), Dr. Rodger W. Griffeth (Ohio U), Dr. Michael A. Hitt (Texas A&M), Dr. Ruth Kanfer (GA Tech), Dr. David P. Lepak (Rutgers), Dr. Jeffrey Pfeffer (Stanford U), Dr. W. Gerry Sanders (Rice), Dr. Roy Suddaby (U of Alberta), and Dr. Robert J. Vandenberg (U of Georgia).

Selected Faculty-Student Journal Article Publications

Aguinis, H., Dalton, D.R., Bosco, F.A., Pierce, C.A., & Dalton, C.M. (2011). Meta-analytic choices and judgment calls: Implications for theory development and testing, obtained effect sizes, and scholarly impact. Journal of Management, 37,5-38.

Aguinis H., Pierce, C.A., Bosco, F.A., Dalton, D.R., & Dalton, C.M. (2011). Debunking myths and urban legends about meta-analysis. Organizational Research Methods, 14, 306-331.

Aguinis, H., Pierce, C.A., Bosco, F.A., & Muslin, I.S. (2009). First decade of Organizational Research Methods: Trends in design, measurement, and data-analysis topics. Organizational Research Methods, 12, 69-112.

Allen, D.G., Mahto, R., & Otondo, R.F. (2007). Web-based recruitment: Effects of information, organizational brand, and attitudes toward a web site on applicant attraction. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 1696-1708.

Allen, D.G., Weeks, K.P., & Moffitt, K.R. (2005). Turnover intentions and voluntary turnover: The moderating roles of self-monitoring, locus of control, proactive personality, and risk aversion. Journal of Applied Psychology, 90, 980-990.

Bhagat, R.S., Kedia, B.L., Harveston, P.D., & Triandis, H.C. (2002). Cultural variations in the cross-border transfer of organizational knowledge: An integrative framework. Academy of Management Review, 27, 204-221.

Bhagat, R.S., Steverson, P.K., & Segovis, J.C. (2007). International and cultural variations in employee assistance programs: Implications for managerial health and effectiveness. Journal of Management Studies, 44, 222-242.

Dalton, D.R., Aguinis, H., Dalton, C.M., Bosco, F.A., & Pierce, C.A. (in press). Revisiting the file drawer problem in meta-analysis: An assessment of published and non-published correlation matrices. Personnel Psychology.

Fenner, G.H., & Renn, R.W. (2004). Technology-assisted supplemental work: Construct definition and a research framework. Human Resource Management, 43, 179-200.

Hancock, J.I., Allen, D.G., Bosco, F.A., McDaniel, K.M., & Pierce, C.A. (in press). Meta-analytic review of employee turnover as a predictor of firm performance. Journal of Management.

Kedia, B.L., & Mukherjee, D. (2009). Understanding offshoring: A research framework based on disintegration, location and externalization advantages. Journal of World Business, 44, 250-261.

Lado, A., Boyd, N., Wright, P., & Kroll, M. (2006). Paradox and theorizing within the resource-based view. Academy of Management Review, 31, 115-131.

Ma, R., Huang, Y., & Shenkar, O. (2011). Social networks and opportunity recognition: A cultural comparison between Taiwan and the United States. Strategic Management Journal.

Perez-Nordtvedt, L., Payne, G.T., Short, J.C., & Kedia, B.L. (2008). An entrainment-based model of temporal organizational fit, misfit, and performance. Organization Science, 19, 785-801.

Pierce, C.A., Muslin, I.S., Dudley, C.M., & Aguinis, H. (2008). From charm to harm: A content-analytic review of sexual harassment court cases involving workplace romance. Management Research, 6, 27-45.

Renn, R.W., Allen, D.G., & Huning, T.M. (2011). Empirical examination of the individual-level personality-based theory of self-management failure. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 32, 25-43.

Wright, P., Kroll, M., Lado, A., & Van Ness, B. (2002). The structure of ownership and corporate acquisition strategies. Strategic Management Journal, 22, 41-53.

Selected Student Best Research Paper Awards

1. Best Journal Article (Phil Bryant & James Vardaman, Academy of Management Perspectives, 2010)

2. Best Conference Paper (Jack Clampit & Nolan Gaffney, 2011 Eastern Academy of Management & Academy of International Business Southeast; Robert Steinbauer & James Vardaman, 2011 Southern Management Association; Phil Bryant & James Vardaman, 2011 Academy of Management; Kenny Holt, 2010 Midwest Academy of Management)

Required Coursework
A minimum of 60 credit hours of courses beyond a Masters degree must be completed for the PhD in management:

Research Methods Core Courses (12 credits)
  ISDS 8530   Statistical Techniques in Business Research
  ISDS 8540   Multivariate Analysis in Business Research
  MKTG 8217 Theory Construction and Evaluation
  MGMT 8921 Seminar in Management Research Methods

Management Research Seminars (18 credits)
  MGMT 8220  Seminar in Human Resource Management
  MGMT 8421  Seminar in Organizational Behavior
  MGMT 8422  Seminar in Organization Theory
  MGMT 8423  Seminar in Organizational Behavior & International Management
  MGMT 8500  Seminar in Strategic Management
  MGMT 8510  Seminar in Strategy and Planning Research

Elective Courses (12 credits; doctoral courses in economics, management, management information systems, marketing, psychology, sociology, and statistics per advisor approval)
Recommended Research Methods Courses:
  MKTG 8216  Structural Equations Modeling
  PSY 8304     Measurement Theory and Psychometrics
  PSY 8305     Quantitative Methods for Reviewing Research (meta-analysis)
  PSY 8306     Linear Structural Modeling
  PSY 8310     Mixed-model Regression Analysis
  PSY 8312     Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology

Recommended Courses for HR/OB Students:
  PSY 8213  Personnel Psychology
  PSY 8215  Organizational Psychology

Independent Study for HR/OB and Strategy Students:
  MGMT 8910  Problems in Management

Dissertation (18 credits minimum)
   BA 9000  Dissertation

Notes: (1) Students must register for at least 12 credits each semester. (2) Some students take BA 8800 (Reading for Comps) while studying for the comprehensive exam. (3) Students must take BA 8900 (Research Practicum) during their coursework.