Ph.D. in Management

One of the only distance-learning doctoral programs in this field, our Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences allows you to design a program of study that incorporates your unique expertise and interests. By focusing on scholarly research you can apply immediately, you'll gain the knowledge and credentials to have a greater impact in your profession.

The program includes: faculty-guided research based on your professional interests and background, online courses focused on building your scholarly skills, and prepare you for each phase of your program. Specializations are available in Accounting, Engineering Management, Finance, Leadership and Organizational Change, Operations Research, Self-Designed, Information Systems Management, Knowledge Management and Learning Management.

PhD program curriculum at Einstein International University is organized into three broad areas, each of which contains several research concentrations:

• Management Science
  • Information Technologies
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • System Dynamics
• Behavioral & Policy Sciences
  • Primary and/or secondary concentrations:
  • Economic Sociology
  • Institute for Work & Employment Research
  • Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Strategic Management
  • Organization Studies
  • secondary concentration only:
  • Global Economics & Management
• Economics, Finance & Accounting
  • Finance
  • Accounting & Control

Dissertation

After students complete the Online Examinations, the stage is set for them to begin work on a dissertation or thesis, the most unstructured and difficult part of doctoral studies. Students must choose a topic, define it to the satisfaction of a faculty committee, investigate it thoroughly (including gathering data at field sites), and write the dissertation.

Dissertations typically take two forms: book-style chapters or three separate essays. They are usually completed within one to two years of passing the Online Examinations.