The PhD in Organization Studies is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to conduct high quality research and teaching in the field of organization studies. |
Internationally-known faculty members work with a small cohort of PhD candidates each year. Faculty expertise falls into centers of excellence that focus on leadership, career and work-family, social cognition, organizational change, and social networks. The faculty use a diverse set of theoretical lenses that pay attention to the influences of organizational structures and networks; systems of identity, meaning, rhetoric, and symbols; career, labor, and human capital issues; and leadership and ethical values. Research occurs at the individual, group, and organizational levels and uses both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Although students regularly collaborate with faculty in conducting research, students are also encouraged to define their own research programs and interests and pursue them through writing their second-year paper, dissertation, and other presentations and papers.
In addition, students have the opportunity to work with three Boston College centers. The Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics, The Center for Work and Family, and The Center for Corporate Community Citizenship can provide opportunities for student research and connections with managers working in these areas. An array of guest speakers, works-in-progress, and brown bags are regularly held to provide students with contact with top scholars in the field of Organization Studies.
