Embark on a Ph.D. journey like no other! The Michael F. Price College of Business offers a Ph.D. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship, focusing on cutting-edge research from day one. Our graduates secure positions at leading research universities worldwide, such as Indiana University, Texas Christian University, Virginia Tech, and Old Dominion.
You will start working closely with faculty from day one with the aim of publishing in top entrepreneurship journals. Our students have been published in journals like Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Family Business Review, and Leadership Quarterly.
Unlike many programs, our Ph.D. is designed to be completed in four years, fostering a close mentorship-driven environment for scholarship development. You will receive rigorous training in both basic and advanced statistics and research methodologies. Additionally, you will develop teaching skills with mentorship from faculty renowned for their teaching expertise and authorship of key management and entrepreneurial textbooks.
Most candidates receive a research assistantship, promoting faculty interaction and providing summer research opportunities. Enjoy benefits like tuition waivers and a competitive annual stipend.
Join us at Price College to become a future leader in entrepreneurship research and education.
The requirements for the Ph.D. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship involves doctoral coursework, a research requirement to demonstrate the ability to lead a research project, a General Examination that tests student mastery of key concepts, and the successful completion of a dissertation. Most adequately-prepared doctoral candidates should be able to complete these requirements in a four-year time period, especially if they have already earned an MBA degree. Students without an MBA degree can satisfy foundational knowledge in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Economics in several ways.
The doctoral coursework involves 47 hours of required courses:
Each doctoral student is expected to become involved with research starting with the early days in the program. Our process differs from other approaches in that we facilitate an apprenticeship model where faculty and students work closely together from day one. Several of these papers have gone on to be published at top entrepreneurship journals.
As students advance in their knowledge and skills, each student will also engage in an independent research project during the second summer of the student's program of study. The second-year paper should make a theory-based empirical contribution to the literature in the student's field. An additional objective of this project is for students to publish their paper in a top-tier journal, although the paper does not have to be published for the student to receive a satisfactory evaluation on this requirement. A faculty member will supervise the research; however, the execution of all aspects of the project is the responsibility of the student.
After completing coursework and the research readiness requirement but prior to beginning the dissertation, each Entrepreneurship doctoral student must successfully pass a written exam covering their (1) major, concentration and elective coursework, (2) understanding of the Entrepreneurship and related Management research literature as represented in the doctoral course work and as approved by the Management and Entrepreneurship Division's Standing Divisional Doctoral Advisory Committee, and (3) capability to create and justify a research design given an assigned phenomenon to be investigated.
Upon successful completion of the General Examination, a Doctoral Advisory Committee is constituted to oversee the formulation, completion and evaluation of each Management and Entrepreneurship doctoral candidate's dissertation. The goal of the dissertation is to further develop independent scholarship that ultimately results in a publication at a leading research journal in the field of entrepreneurship.
In general, students should have a GMAT (or GRE equivalent) above 600 and a to successfully be admitted to the program. Interested students can request more information by contacting the doctoral student advisor, Professor Matthew Wood at ms_wood@ou.edu
Before applying, students should read and familiarize themselves with research by OU entrepreneurship faculty to gain an understanding of the types of research commonly pursued by scholars at OU. Students are encouraged to reach out to research faculty (Keith Brigham, Russ Browder, and Matthew Wood) informally before making a formal application.
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Director
Tom Love Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Email: kbrigham@ou.edu
Office: Price Hall Room 3050L
Phone: (405) 325-0716
Asst. Director of Graduate Advising – Norman
Graduate Programs
E-mail: brandy.n.gunter@ou.edu
Office: Adams Hall Room 4L
Phone: (405) 325-4865
Professor of Entrepreneurship
Tom Love Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Email: ms_wood@ou.edu
Office: Price Hall Room 3050B
Phone: (405) 325-1638
