Areas of Study

The PhD Program is organized into three areas, each containing several research concentrations. There are a total of ten primary research concentrations to select from when applying. Within the Behavioral & Policy Sciences group (BPS), five secondary research concentrations are offered for applicants whose interests cut across more than one BPS concentration.

Management Science
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

Professor Wanda Orlikowski studies the ongoing relationship between information technologies and organizing structures, work practices, communication, culture, and control mechanisms.