Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, PHD

About the Program

The Mitch Daniels School of Business PhD program in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (OBHR) will provide students the personalized mentorship and rigorous educational platform from which to launch a successful academic career at a research-oriented university. 

By exposing students to classic and cutting-edge theories, literature streams, research methods, and analytical techniques, the program enables students to conduct exciting and impactful research and to effectively share discovered knowledge with fellow scholars, managers, and students in the U.S. and abroad. The Department of Management believes it is critical to build students’ research skills from the outset of their time in our program such that their research record stands out in a highly competitive academic job market.

To that end, the program provides one-on-one work with students on research projects related to topics such as leadership and teams; work, family, diversity, and personal life; workplace fairness and justice; employee selection; international human resources; stress and burnout; employer branding and recruitment; counterproductive work behaviors; and workplace interventions, training, and employee engagement.

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Program Requirements

46 Credits Required

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