The Management and Organizations (M&O) PhD program at Johnson offers a broad-based program of study for students interested in research careers. Faculty research interests are wide and varied and include topics such as diversity in organizations, creativity in teams, organizational leadership, status and power in teams and organizations, individual and collective decision making, negotiation and conflict management, industry evolution, organizational culture, entrepreneurship, sustainable development, and corporate environmental policy. Doctoral training involves close collaboration with faculty members on shared research interests, coursework in Johnson and across Cornell's campus, and independent research activities.<br>Cornell's PhD in Management program will prepare you for an exceptional career in research and teaching at top-tier institutions. From your first semester, you'll work with faculty mentors across the management field in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and the university as you investigate business challenges that interest you. Our students have the entrepreneurial ability-and tenacity-to study complex issues that managers and policymakers face. In your early years in the program, you will complete foundational coursework in management and other fields-many of these courses will focus on the research process and prepare you for your dissertation. You'll work with classmates to examine existing literature and theories for class deliverables, which will often include doing your own original research. As you progress in the PhD in Management program, you can take advanced courses that match your research area of interest. Your faculty committee will help make sure you're on the right track. You can start research with faculty mentors as early as your first year.