PhD
Marketing
MIT Sloan’s Marketing group equips students with a deep understanding of behavioral and management science theories and methods, drawing from disciplines such as behavioral science, economics, operations research, and statistics. The group benefits from the pioneering work of faculty members like Duncan Simester, who explores consumer behavior and pricing strategies; Juanjuan Zhang, known for her research on social interactions and marketing; and Catherine Tucker, who investigates digital marketing and privacy issues. This collaborative environment fosters innovative research that addresses key challenges in marketing, including customer satisfaction and the psychological aspects of consumer behavior.
Research from Marketing Faculty
MBAn teams win honors for projects with Conagra Brands and The Typhoon Project from10th Annual Capstone Showcase
Two MIT Sloan student groups have won the prestigious Master of Business Analytics Capstone of the Year award, honoring students whose visionary contributions optimize business operations for leading companies.
New research finds a “Bamboo Ceiling” for ethnic Chinese men in the UK
An analysis of executives at FTSE-listed companies and more than 322,000 UK Biobank participants finds lower leadership attainment among ethnic Chinese men.
These new MIT Sloan courses track emerging technologies and business trends
MIT Sloan School of Management course offerings like AI-Augmented Work, Defense and Dual-Use Ventures, and Leading Agentic AI Transformation in Organizations anticipate businesses’ future needs.
How the MIT Executive MBA Helps Transform Technical Expertise into Enterprise Leadership
Devang Shah, EMBA ’19, reflects on how the MIT Executive MBA helped a biomedical engineer become a more effective enterprise leader. From strengthening his business and financial acumen to applying systems thinking while scaling BVI Medical globally, Shah shares how the program expanded his approach...
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Full-Time Faculty
Sinan Aral
David Austin Professor of Management
Sinan Aral is a global authority on business analytics; award-winning researcher; entrepreneur, and venture capitalist who is ranked among the top 50 management scholars in the world and was rated the World’s “Top Digital Thinker” in 2021. He is the…
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Sharmila C. Chatterjee
Senior Lecturer, Marketing
Sharmila C. Chatterjee is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing and is the Academic Head for the MBA Track in Enterprise Management (EM) launched at MIT Sloan in Fall 2012. Chatterjee teaches the graduate course in B2B Marketing and is deeply engaged in…
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Example PhD Thesis Topics
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Xi Chen
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Jennifer Allen (2024)
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Matthew Cashman (2024)
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Keyan Li (2024)
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Marat Ibragimov (2023)