The PhD program in Management at the University of Missouri seeks to develop professors who are competent academic researchers and teachers. A primary objective of the program is to train PhD candidates to become proficient researchers. Therefore, course work involves research activities such as literature review and critique, theoretical modeling, research design, computer-assisted empirical analysis, and preparation of proposals and research papers. Another objective is to train students to become high-quality teachers. PhD candidates have the opportunity to teach undergraduate courses in their specialty area. Students normally specialize in one of these four areas of our faculty expertise: Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior or Strategic Management. In addition, students are expected to participate in national and regional academic conferences and are encouraged to work with faculty in developing individual research and teaching skills. The program requires 72 credit hours of graduate work beyond the baccalaureate degree. The typical time to complete the degree is four to five years.