The Ph.D. Program admits students every other year. The next cohort begins in Fall 2025 with an application deadline of March 1, 2025.
If you would like to be added to the email distribution list for the Manning School of Business doctoral program, or have questions about the Leadership/Organization Studies program, please email Tamara Montag-Smit at tamara_montagsmit@uml.edu.
Concentration Overview
The leadership/organization studies concentration crafts scholars in organizational phenomena. In addition to rigorous training in research methodology and statistics, the concentration entails courses in the science of organizational behavior, organization theory, and leadership. Students build on this core grounding with tailored coursework that fits their research interests and chosen level of analysis. Accomplished faculty members mentor student research throughout the program and foster their engagement in the profession.
Course Work
Five Required Foundation Courses (common to all doctoral concentrations)
- MGMT.7300 Research Design Methods I
- ECON.7310 Statistics
- ECON.7330 Econometrics I*
- ECON.7300 Microeconomic Theory
- MGMT.7970 Managerial Research Seminar
Two Required Advanced Research Design/Methods Courses
- MGMT.7330 Research Design Methods II
- ECON.7340 Econometrics II or Qualitative Research Methods or MIST.7370 Multivariate Statistical Methods
Six Concentration Courses
- MGMT.7450 Seminar in Organization Theory
- MGMT.7460 Seminar in Organizational Behavior
- MGMT.7470 Leadership Theory and Concepts
- Doctoral level method elective
- Two approved doctoral level electives
For more information on the Ph.D. program, please visit the Ph.D. in Business Administration page.
Concentration Coordinator
Tamara Montag-Smit, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Management
Email: tamara_montagsmit@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-2856