DeGroote PhD students choose a specialization, allowing them to develop expertise and contribute to advancing knowledge in their field.
The first two years focus on coursework to expand your knowledge, strengthen research methodology, and refine data collection and analysis skills. After completing your comprehensive exam at the end of year two, you will focus on your dissertation with support from your supervisor and committee.
By selecting a focus area, you’ll engage with distinguished faculty, collaborate with fellow researchers, and gain support for innovative research. DeGroote offers a range of doctoral specializations for domestic students, preparing them for impactful contributions in academia and industry.
Designed to prepare students to be excellent accounting researchers and educators. It’s particularly suitable for people who plan to pursue an academic career at a university. Students are exposed to the techniques and issues of various research methods and designs.
Suitable for highly-motivated and academically strong students with a solid Master’s level training in finance, economics, mathematics, physics, engineering, or related subjects. It’s suited for students who wish to pursue academic careers or research-related opportunities in the financial industry or the public sector.
Emphasizing both research and the application of management and evaluation techniques. It’s designed to produce highly motivated and capable researchers and practitioners. It prepares students to undertake and disseminate original research and to make significant advances in the field.
The field is broad and concerns all aspects of employment relationships with a strong research emphasis. Designed to prepare highly motivated individuals for academic careers in organizational behaviour, human resource management, and industrial relations.
PhD candidates study the management, use and impact of information technologies in organizations. It is a multidisciplinary field and draws on theory and research from a wide variety of disciplines
This field helps students develop a solid understanding of theoretical and empirical methods — largely focused on marketing related research at the firm level. It’s designed for people who have an interest in pursuing an academic career.
Concerned with the development and application of quantitative modelling and with systematic approaches to the solution of management problems. These techniques are used in operations management, logistics, and supply chain management applications.
A research-focused program preparing PhD candidates for academic and business strategy research careers. It draws from the disciplines of strategy, economics, psychology, governance, innovation, entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior.
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