Admission Program Features

Admission to the Doctoral Program in is At Purdue University’s Krannert School of limited to students of outstanding promise with the potential to succeed in our program and contribute to Management we are preparing the future generation the field of management. We are in search of students of distinguished scholars who will transform business with a strong quantitative background and exceptional and through rigorous analysis strengths in the various fields that we offer. and innovative insight. Students focus on core Ph.D. in Management

In preparing for the Ph.D. program in management a disciplines in management, developing in-depth student can pursue an undergraduate major in any field. knowledge and pursuing their own research interests. Department of Management A student who has obtained at least his or her Discipline-based research is the benchmark of the Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or Krannert School of Management Ph.D. Program. Krannert School of Management university by August of the year the student will be entering the program can apply for admission. Students collaborate with distinguished faculty on Applicants must have completed two semesters of groundbreaking research in management and we calculus and one semester of linear algebra, as well as believe that the ability to identify and analyze have demonstrated competence in undergraduate studies. The GMAT is required for consideration into problems is the critical research skill; our program the management PhD program focuses on developing this expertise. Many of our

alumni are leading scholars and educators, and our

To learn more concerning our programs, our faculty, faculty serve as mentors to ensure you have the and to apply online, please view our web site: www.krannert.purdue.edu/programs/phd same opportunity to achieve. Our major goal is to prepare Krannert students for exceptional

positions in teaching and research at universities, government service, research institutions, and Financial Assistance other private organizations.

Most Ph.D. students are awarded graduate teaching/ research assistantships or research grants, which last for For further information, please contact us at: the normal length of the program, conditional upon Krannert Doctoral Programs satisfactory academic performance and performance of Krannert Center for Executive Education and Research the duties of assistantships. Students admitted with an 425 West State Street, Suite 104 assistantship receive tuition remission of all fees West Lafayette, IN 47907-2056 dvancing to a (except for a graduate staff fee) and also receive a 765.494.4375 A monthly stipend and are enrolled in a University [email protected] Higher Degree

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Ph.D. Coursework and Research Requirements at Krannert School of Management R T esearch and eaching primarily because of the opportunities The Ph.D. program requires students to complete Graduate assistant appointments, as a research assistant coursework in the following four areas: to work with distinguished faculty with (RA) or a teaching assistant (TA), provide mentoring a vast experience in the field. Krannert  Major Area of Concentration relationships in research and teaching. Each Ph.D. in encourages between departments both Management typically participates as a graduate assistant  Minor Related Area of Concentration during each semester of his/her four years in the program.  Research Methods within Krannert and other Schools which provides a  General Management Skills distinct opportunity for interdisciplinary research that Research Assistant served to strengthen both my knowledge base and Students must complete their research requirements RA-A Research Assistant within the Krannert Ph.D. through the following three areas: experience. I have truly enjoyed my time at Krannert program is an academic appointment to assist in carrying and would recommend it to any student who would out a particular subject research. An RA’s primary  Research Papers  Summer Research Paper like to pursue a career in academia. responsibility to perform independent research under the direction of the assigned faculty member including but not  Dissertation Research limited to assisting with academic research, performing administrative or editorial duties, data analysis, and preparing research papers for literature review. Are you ready to advance to Student Life-KDSA Teaching Assistant a higher degree?

TA-A Teaching Assistant within the Krannert Ph.D. The Krannert Doctoral Student Association (KDSA) program is an academic appointment with the primary The depth, precision, and rigour or academic research at responsibility to assist in an instructional capacity under is an organization with the sole purpose of addressing the keen supervision of a faculty member. Teaching the needs of Ph.D. students in , Krannert impressed me. The strategy faculty are assistants may teach a section of a course, lead discus- Management, and and devoted to the doctoral program, generous mentors, and sions, tutor students, and provide general assistance in Human Resources. They act as a liaison between masterful at motivating PhD students to push the the instructional process with their assigned faculty. Krannert doctoral students, the Krannert Dean’s boundaries of their research skills. The atmosphere of office, the Krannert Computing Center, the curiosity and support was boundary expanding. I got to Management and Economics Library, and the work on research problems that compelled me to wake Office of Doctoral Programs. Over the past few up every single day and try and to answer research reas of oncentration years, they have successfully improved the teaching questions I was genuinely curious and research environment here at Purdue and  will continue to do so. They also aim to provide a about. I feel incredibly lucky to  social atmosphere that allows students across the have been trained by exceptionally  Management Information Systems Department of Economics and successful researchers and to have  the Department of Manage- worked with brilliant and

 Supply Chain and ment to interact and lend sup- motivated doctoral students.  Quantitative Methods port to each other.

Goran Calic KDSA Offers Assistant Professor of Strategic Management 2017-2018 At McMaster University, Ontario, Canada PhD in Strategic Management—Krannert School of Management, 2016