Prospective Students

AREA DESCRIPTIONS

Finance

The finance faculty undertakes research in global capital markets, with an emphasis on Asian and Pacific capital markets. The Pacific-Basin Capital Markets Research Center creates and distributes capital markets databases for Asian and Pacific countries. An advanced trading room featuring a Thomson One Database is a major asset of the Finance Area. With access to the best databases available, PhD students have an advantage in carrying out research on Asian and Pacific capital markets.

You may wish to see detailed programs of study in finance, descriptions of finance research seminars, and the Survival Manual.

For more information about the area contact:

Professor Tong Yu
401-874-7415
tongyu@uri.edu

Management

In the management concentration, students apply organizational theory and research methods to management-related problems in the workplace. The program helps students structure organizational issues in ways conducive to the application of research and problem-solving methods. Specializations include technological impacts on management, environmental issues, leadership, negotiations and conflict resolution, strategic compensation, entrepreneurship, arbitration and gender issues in management.

Please note that the area of Management is not accepting doctoral students for the 2008-2009 academic year.

You may wish to see detailed programs of study in management and the Survival Manual.

For more information about the area contact:

Professor Silvia Dorado
401-874-5747
sdorado@mail.uri.edu

Managerial Statistics

The managerial statistics area encompasses the use of computer-associated technologies for managerial decision making as well as the modeling and resolving of business choice under conditions of risk and uncertainty.

Please note that the area of Managerial Statistics is not accepting doctoral students for the 2008-2009 academic year.

You may wish to see detailed programs of study in managerial statistics, and the Survival Manual.

For more information about the area contact:

Professor and Associate Dean Shaw Chen
401-874-4339
chenshaw@uri.edu

Marketing

The marketing faculty at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration conducts research in the areas of telecommunications and information technology marketing, services marketing, and macro-marketing. This program has been created to strengthen understanding in marketing foundations. To develop future scholars, pedagogical and research skills are incorporated into the curriculum. Each candidate is expected to develop a customized area of specialization.

You may wish to see detailed programs of study in marketing, descriptions of marketing research seminars,and the Survival Manual.

For more information about the area contact:

Professor Albert Della Bitta
401-874-4232
dbitta@uri.edu

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The faculty in operations and supply chain management conducts empirical research in such areas as: operations strategy, planning and control, process analysis and control, quality management, reverse logistics, logistics, purchasing, service and manufacturing operations, supplier relationship management, demand management, and order fulfillment. Although every student completes four research seminars, individual programs of study are designed by the student and their major professor to accommodate the student's research interests.

Please note that the area of Operations and Supply Chain Management is not accepting doctoral students for the 2008-2009 academic year.

You may wish to see detailed programs of study in OSCM and the Survival Manual.

For more information about the area contact:

Professor Paul Mangiameli
401-874-4217
mangia@uri.edu