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Business Administration Minor

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management - Adm
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
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Contact Information
PhD Program in Business Administration, Carlson School of Management, Suite 4-205, 321 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-0875 or 612-624-5065; fax 612-624-8221)
Email: brons003@umn.edu
Website: http://carlsonschool.umn.edu/degrees/phd
  • Program Type: Graduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2016
  • Length of program in credits (doctoral): 16
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
  • None.
The PhD program in business administration offers full-time advanced graduate education for students seeking academic placement at leading universities or research-oriented positions in business or government. The program is for individuals who have the intellectual capacity for advanced study, enjoy independent research and analytical thinking, and who wish to master a discipline within business administration. Non-business administration doctoral students working toward a minor within the business administration program must complete a cohesive program of study in one of seven areas of specialization: accounting; finance; information and decision sciences (including the management information systems and decision science subfields); marketing; supply chain and operations; strategic management and entrepreneurship (covering the subfields of strategy, international management and entrepreneurship), and work and organizations (covering the subfields of industrial-organizational psychology, organizational behavior, personnel and labor economics, and industrial relations).
Accreditation
This program is accredited by AACSB International
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Prerequisites for Admission
University of Minnesota PhD student in a field other than business administration.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
For each of the seven areas of concentration, a minimum of 16 credits is required. Coursework is selected in consultation with the PhD program office or the PhD coordinator of the student's chosen concentration area. Courses should be 8xxx-level, although up to 8 credits of 5xxx- and 7xxx-level coursework can be taken with the approval of the PhD and master's program offices.
Areas of Concentration
Accounting
Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
· ACCT 8800 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
· ACCT 8801 - Topics in Empirical Research I (2.0 cr)
· ACCT 8802 - Topics in Empirical Research II (2.0 cr)
· ACCT 8803 - Topics in Empirical Research III (2.0 cr)
· ACCT 8804 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
· ACCT 8811 - Topics in Information Economics I (2.0 cr)
· ACCT 8812 - Topics in Information Economics II (2.0 cr)
· ACCT 8831 - Topics in Analytical Research I (2.0 cr)
· ACCT 8832 - Analytical Research Topics II (2.0 cr)
-OR-
Finance
Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
· FINA 8802 - Theory of Capital Markets I: Discrete Time (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8803 - Theory of Capital Markets II: Continuous Time (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8804 - Advanced Continuous Time Finance (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8810 - Topics in Asset Pricing (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8812 - Corporate Finance I (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8813 - Corporate Finance II (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8820 - Topics in Corporate Finance (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8822 - Empirical Methods in Finance (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8823 - Empirical Corporate Finance (2.0 cr)
· FINA 8890 - Seminar: Finance Topics (2.0-4.0 cr)
-OR-
Information and Decision Sciences
Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
· IDSC 8511 - Conceptual Topics and Research Methods in Information and Decision Sciences (3.0 cr)
· IDSC 8521 - System Development (3.0 cr)
· IDSC 8531 - Organizational Theory and Research in Information Systems (3.0 cr)
· IDSC 8541 - Introduction to Economics of Information Systems (3.0 cr)
· IDSC 8721 - Behavioral Decision Theory (3.0 cr)
· IDSC 8801 - Research Seminar in Information and Decision Sciences (2.0 cr)
-OR-
Marketing
Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
· MKTG 8809 - Consumer Behavior Research Methods (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8810 - Consumer Behavior Special Topics (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8811 - Consumer Attitudes and Persuasion I (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8812 - Consumer Attitudes and Persuasion II (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8813 - Consumer Judgment and Decision Making I (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8814 - Decisions Making, Emotions and Unconscious Processes (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8831 - Seminar: Inter-Organizational Relations (4.0 cr)
· MKTG 8842 - Quantitative Modeling I (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8843 - Empirical Quantitative Models (4.0 cr)
· MKTG 8851 - Seminar: Marketing Management and Strategy I (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8852 - Marketing Management & Strategy II (2.0 cr)
· MKTG 8890 - Seminar: Marketing Topics (1.0-4.0 cr)
-OR-
Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship
Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
· MGMT 8101 - PhD Seminar: Theory Building (2.0 cr)
· MGMT 8202 - Seminar in International Management (2.0 cr)
· MGMT 8301 {Inactive} (4.0 cr)
· MGMT 8302 - Seminar in Organizational Theory (4.0 cr)
· MGMT 8401 - Strategy I (2.0 cr)
· MGMT 8402 - Seminar in Behavioral Strategy (2.0 cr)
· MGMT 8501 - Seminar in Entrepreneurship (4.0 cr)
-OR-
Supply Chain and Operations
Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
· SCO 8651 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· SCO 8652 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· SCO 8711 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· SCO 8721 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· SCO 8735 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· SCO 8745 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· SCO 8755 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
-OR-
Work and Organizations
Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
· HRIR 8801 - Core Seminar: Fundamentals of Economic Analysis for Work and Organizations (4.0 cr)
· HRIR 8802 - Core Seminar: Organizational Behavior (4.0 cr)
· HRIR 8803 - Core Seminar: Fundamentals of HR Research (4.0 cr)
· HRIR 8812 - Core Seminar: Research Methods in Work and Organizations (4.0 cr)
· HRIR 8820 - Seminar: Special Topics in Work and Organizations Research (2.0 cr)
· HRIR 8825 - Research Practicum/Workshop (1.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
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ACCT 8801 - Topics in Empirical Research I
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Capital-markets stream of empirical research in accounting. Accounting earnings and stock prices, earnings-based security valuation (theoretical and empirical), estimation of earnings-based risk measures, market anomalies, and related topics from corporate finance. Econometric techniques in market-based empirical research/application to data analysis. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
ACCT 8802 - Topics in Empirical Research II
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Empirical capital markets research topics course. The course is designed to include current research topics in capital markets that are cutting-edge and topics in the instructor's area of expertise. Topics will vary with each offering.
ACCT 8803 - Topics in Empirical Research III
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
The course is designed to include current research topics in Empirical Research that are cutting-edge and topics in the instructor's area of expertise. Topics will vary with each offering.
ACCT 8811 - Topics in Information Economics I
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Asymmetric information, incentives, and contracts. Moral hazard, adverse selection, reputation, and signaling phenomena. Applications to accounting such as transfer pricing, budgeting, cost allocations, performance measurement, audit pricing. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
ACCT 8812 - Topics in Information Economics II
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Information in capital markets; asset pricing with asymmetric information; economics of disclosure and information acquisition. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
ACCT 8831 - Topics in Analytical Research I
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
The course is designed to include current analytical research topics that are cutting-edge and topics in the instructor's area of expertise. Topics will vary with each offering.
ACCT 8832 - Analytical Research Topics II
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
The course is designed to include current analytical research topics that are cutting-edge and topics in the instructor's area of expertise. Topics will vary with each offering.
FINA 8802 - Theory of Capital Markets I: Discrete Time
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Modern asset pricing theory. Static/discrete time frameworks. Fundamental asset pricing equation. Classical finance models: CAPM, consumption-based CAPM, Complete markets, representative agent, Pareto prereq: [Econ 8101, Econ 8102, business admin PhD student] or instr consent
FINA 8803 - Theory of Capital Markets II: Continuous Time
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Continuous-time financial economics. Emphasizes mathematical/statistical tools. Ito processes, Girsanov?s theorem, risk-neutral pricing. How to formulate/analyze continuous-time models. prereq: [Econ 8101, Econ 8102, Bbsiness admin PhD student] or instr consent
FINA 8804 - Advanced Continuous Time Finance
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Pricing of fixed income securities, optimal capital structure, general equilibrium. Classic/current papers in continuous-time literature. prereq: 8802, 8803
FINA 8810 - Topics in Asset Pricing
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
Current topics in asset pricing literature. Students read papers on these topics, rederive the main results, identify the main assumptions and thus identify ideas on how to improve upon the current literature. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
FINA 8812 - Corporate Finance I
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Corporate control, managerial incentives, corporate governance, capital structure. What assets are collected within firm. What determines boundaries of firm. Empirical evidence in support of theoretical models. Modern theories of firm, based on incomplete contracts. How corporate finance decisions expand/limit scope of firm. prereq: [Econ 8103, Econ 8104, business admin PhD student] or instr consent
FINA 8813 - Corporate Finance II
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Theoretical corporate finance. Initial public offering, dividend policy. Financial distress and its resolution. Financial intermediation, applications of auctions in finance. prereq: [8812, business admin PhD student] or instr consent
FINA 8820 - Topics in Corporate Finance
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Current topics in corporate finance literature. Students read current papers, rederive the main results, identify the main assumptions and thus identify ideas on how to improve on the current literature. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
FINA 8822 - Empirical Methods in Finance
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Empirical techniques in analysis of financial markets, how they are applied to actual market data. Statistical properties of asset returns, efficient markets hypothesis. Empirical tests of asset pricing models (CAPM, APT, Intertemporal CAPM, Consumption CAPM). Tests of conditional asset pricing models. prereq: 8802, 8803
FINA 8823 - Empirical Corporate Finance
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Current empirical research on corporate finance. Mergers/acquisitions, equity offerings, event studies, tests of market efficiency, impact of corporate governance, compensation policies, initial public offerings. prereq: 8802, 8803
FINA 8890 - Seminar: Finance Topics
Credits: 2.0 -4.0 [max 16.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Current topics/problems of interest considered in depth. Topics vary. prereq: [[8802, 8812, 8822, 8823] or equiv], business admin student] or instr consent. No first year students to enroll.
IDSC 8511 - Conceptual Topics and Research Methods in Information and Decision Sciences
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Relationships to underlying disciplines; major research streams; seminal articles, survey literature, and major researchers. Provides framework for organizing knowledge about information and decision sciences. prereq: instr consent
IDSC 8521 - System Development
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Prerequisites: Business admin PhD student or #
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Why it is hard to develop efficient/effective information systems, what can be done to improve situation. Defining efficiency/effectiveness in development process and in systems. Producing/evaluating artifacts (constructs, models, methods, tools) that enable more efficient/effective information systems to be developed. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
IDSC 8531 - Organizational Theory and Research in Information Systems
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Prerequisites: PhD student in Business Administration
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Introduction, adoption, use/exploitation of information systems in organizations. Critically examine empirical work. Formulate research questions. Conduct research. prereq: PhD student in Business Administration
IDSC 8541 - Introduction to Economics of Information Systems
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Prerequisites: PhD student in Business Administration or #
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Classical research questions. Methods/findings that form backbone of economics of IS. Online auctions, electronic markets, offshoring, human capital issues. prereq: PhD student in Business Administration or instr consent
IDSC 8721 - Behavioral Decision Theory
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Prerequisites: Business admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Traditional/current research. Major models/methodologies. Issues of preference, judgment, and choice under conditions of certainty/uncertainty. Seminar format. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent; offered alt yrs
IDSC 8801 - Research Seminar in Information and Decision Sciences
Credits: 2.0 [max 20.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
New areas of research, research methods, issues. prereq: Business Admin PhD student or instr consent
MKTG 8809 - Consumer Behavior Research Methods
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Seminar. Topics related to conceptual theories/arguments about experimental design and statistical analysis of experiments. How to design experimental research for testing hypotheses and drawing conclusions. prereq: Doctoral student or [masters programs student, instr consent]
MKTG 8810 - Consumer Behavior Special Topics
Credits: 2.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Topics related to the fundamentals of consumer behavior such as attitudes, behavioral research methods, branding, consumer well-being, decision making, information processing, and perceptions. See "Class Notes" for details. prereq: Doctoral student or [master's program student, instr consent]
MKTG 8811 - Consumer Attitudes and Persuasion I
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd, Spring Even Year
Reading, discussing, and evaluating theories of consumer attitudes and persuasion. Theoretical analysis, rather than practitioner focus. prereq: [[MBA 6210 or equiv], business admin PhD student] or instr consent
MKTG 8812 - Consumer Attitudes and Persuasion II
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Odd, Spring Even Year
Science of persuasion. Principles of stickiness--universal principles that lead messages to succeed rather than fail. Principles of influence--universal psychological principles that motivate a person to say "yes." prereq: Doctoral student or instr consent
MKTG 8813 - Consumer Judgment and Decision Making I
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Different theoretical approaches taken in judgment and decision-making research. Heuristics/biases, affect in decision making, judgments/decisions over time. prereq: Doctoral student or [master's program student, instr consent]
MKTG 8814 - Decisions Making, Emotions and Unconscious Processes
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Decision biases, emotion theories and how they relate to decision making, unconscious processes, and measurements of these processes. prereq: Doctoral student or [master's program student, instr consent]
MKTG 8831 - Seminar: Inter-Organizational Relations
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
From an efficiency perspective, inter-organizational networks involved in task of moving goods and services from point of production to point of consumption. Literature covering the functional, institutional, analytical, and methodological traditions, as well as the behavioral school of thought and transaction cost and relational contracting. prereq: business admin PhD student or instr consent
MKTG 8842 - Quantitative Modeling I
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Advanced readings seminar. Quantitative research in marketing. Topics from theoretical/empirical research in marketing, econometrics, and industrial organization. Classic/contemporary articles. prereq: Doctoral student or [master's program student, instr consent]
MKTG 8843 - Empirical Quantitative Models
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Advanced readings seminar. Quantitative research in marketing. Topics from theoretical/empirical research streams in marketing, econometrics, and industrial organization. Classic/contemporary articles. prereq: Doctoral student or [master's program student, instr consent]
MKTG 8851 - Seminar: Marketing Management and Strategy I
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Topics in marketing management and formulation and implementation of marketing strategies. Diversity of thought, within marketing and strategic management literature. prereq: [[MBA 6210 or equiv], business admin PhD student] or instr consent
MKTG 8852 - Marketing Management & Strategy II
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
PhD seminar. Role of branding within the organization, its business strategy, and its success. Brand management. Critically evaluate fundamental ideas and more recent developments. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
MKTG 8890 - Seminar: Marketing Topics
Credits: 1.0 -4.0 [max 8.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Current topics and problems of interest considered in depth. Topics vary with each offering. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
MGMT 8101 - PhD Seminar: Theory Building
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Spring
Problem formulation, conceptual modeling, and theory building, in the social and behavioral sciences. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
MGMT 8202 - Seminar in International Management
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Overview of the field of international management research. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
MGMT 8302 - Seminar in Organizational Theory
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.02]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Major theories and current research on organizational and interorganizational topics from a macro perspective. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
MGMT 8401 - Strategy I
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Review of research in strategy. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
MGMT 8402 - Seminar in Behavioral Strategy
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
Designed to help doctoral students interpret and conduct research on strategic management. Will focus on research that reflects a behavioral approach to strategy. prereq: Business admin PhD student or instr consent
MGMT 8501 - Seminar in Entrepreneurship
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
This seminar provides a broad introduction to the field of entrepreneurship. It helps students develop the skills and knowledge needed to conduct their own research within this domain. It introduces them to the theoretical and empirical foundations of the field of entrepreneurship as a scholarly discipline. It will familiarize students with key debates in the field. It will also sharpen students' conceptual and analytical skills, and help them develop their research agenda.
HRIR 8801 - Core Seminar: Fundamentals of Economic Analysis for Work and Organizations
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Theoretical/empirical approaches in labor/organizational economics. Labor supply/demand. Monopoly/institutional features of labor markets. Compensation, incentives sorting, training. Approaching topics/questions in work/organizations from economic perspective. prereq: [Business Admin PhD student or dept consent], grad majors must enroll A-F
HRIR 8802 - Core Seminar: Organizational Behavior
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Major theories/current research on individuals in organizations. Job attitudes/motivation. Personality/individual differences. Team effectiveness. Antisocial/pro-social behavior. Emotions. Justice.
HRIR 8803 - Core Seminar: Fundamentals of HR Research
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Major theories/current research on human resources/industrial relations practices/institutions. Recruitment, selection, job performance. Training/development. Compensation. Other practices/institutions. prereq: [Business Admin PhD student or dept consent], grad majors must enroll A-F
HRIR 8812 - Core Seminar: Research Methods in Work and Organizations
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Application in research projects. prereq: [Business Admin PhD student or dept consent], grad majors must enroll A-F
HRIR 8820 - Seminar: Special Topics in Work and Organizations Research
Credits: 2.0 [max 12.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Contemporary theories/research on specific topics in work/ organizations. Topics vary. prereq: [Business Admin student or dept consent], grad majors must enroll A-F
HRIR 8825 - Research Practicum/Workshop
Credits: 1.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: S-N only
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Experience in conducting research/other doctoral student activities.