Fields of Study

The Accounting field of study is designed to prepare students who are planning to assume an academic career in a university setting to become excellent accounting researchers and educators.  The program of study provides students an exposure to issues and techniques of various research methods and designs in the context of accounting research.  Typically, successful applicants will have a master's degree in accounting, economics, finance, computer science, engineering, engineering and management or mathematics.

Potential Faculty Supervisors: Lilian Chan, Kiridaran (Giri) Kanagaretnam, Susan McCracken, Emad Mohammad, Khalid Nainar, Mohamed Shehata .

The finance field is designed to prepare and graduate students with theoretical and empirical training that is required to conduct significant academic research in finance. The topics of study include, but are not limited to, the pricing of securities, investment and risk management, corporate finance, and other financial decisions of individuals and firms. This field of study is intended for individuals who are interested in the field of Finance and in a career in university teaching and research, as well as research-based careers in the financial services sector. These may include fund management and investment banking. Typically, successful applicants will have a master’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, mathematics or a related field.

Potential Faculty Supervisors: Trevor Chamberlain, Narat Charupat, Anna Danielova, Richard Deaves, Rosemary Luo, Peter Miu, Jiaping Qiu, Sudipto Sarkar .

The IS field of study concerns the management, use and impact of information technologies in organizations. It is a multidisciplinary field by nature and draws upon theory and research from a wide variety of disciplines such as organizational behaviour, strategy, marketing, psychology, computer science, and information studies. Recognizing the breadth of the field, students are free to adopt either qualitative or quantitative approaches to their research, as appropriate. The program is intended for students with a strong background and interest in information technology and an avid interest in managerial and behavioural aspects as opposed to technical orientations. It is intended for students with a master’s degree in business administration, computer science, and/or information systems.

Potential Faculty Supervisors: Norm Archer, Brian Detlor, Khaled Hassanein, Milena Head, Ali Montazemi, Joseph Tan, Yufei Yuan .

The MOBHR field is broad in scope and is concerned with all aspects of the employment relationship. The field has a strong research emphasis and is designed to prepare highly motivated individuals for academic careers as scholars in Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Industrial Relations. A major strength of the field is that students can draw upon diverse faculty interests to develop a research program that suits their own objectives. It is intended for students with a master’s degree in business administration or in disciplines such as psychology, economics, or sociology.

Potential Faculty Supervisors: Vishwanath Baba, Catherine Connelly, Rick Hackett,Ying Hong, Benson Honig, John Medof, Joe Rose, Aaron Schat, Willi Wiesner, Isik Zeytinoglu.

The MS field is concerned with the development and application of quantitative modeling and systematic approaches to the solution of management problems. Areas of application for these techniques include operations management, logistics, and supply chain management. The field has a strong research emphasis and is designed to prepare highly motivated and capable individuals for making significant advances in management science knowledge. It is intended for students with master's degrees in business administration or in disciplines such as mathematics, engineering, science, and computer science.

Potential Faculty Supervisors: Prakash Abad, Elkafi Hassini, Kai Huang, Mahmut Parlar, George Steiner .

The marketing field of study is designed to prepare and graduate students with a solid foundation in theoretical and empirical methodologies focusing largely on firm level research in the discipline of marketing. Doctoral student will work closely with the supervisor to conduct leading edge research in the discipline of marketing which explores the processes and mechanisms by which value is created and delivered to the customer. The current interests of the faculty span innovation, new product development, distribution channels, pricing and services. The expectation is that this research will be published in top journals prior to graduation. The program is designed for students who have an interest in pursuing an academic career. Typically, successful applicants will have a master’s degree in business administration, economics, psychology, sociology, mathematics, statistics or engineering. Applicants from other disciplines with demonstrated competence in business management, marketing or a related field may also be considered.

Potential Faculty Supervisors: Ken Deal, Maureen Hupfer, Devashish Pujari, Sourav Ray.
* Please note only Devashish Pujari and Sourav Ray will be supervising PhD students in the 2011/12 academic year.