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Dear Prospective Student,
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| Kathleen Sutcliffe,
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development |
Welcome to the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
As a top-ranked business school operating within one of the world’s largest
research universities, Ross offers you an unparalleled opportunity for multidisciplinary
study and research. You will work side by side with faculty who are shaping
their fields and the global business community with path-breaking research.
At the Ross School, no one paradigm dominates the research enterprise.
Economic and behavioral models are equally valued, as are methodologies
blending the two or incorporating innovations from other fields. This
freedom enables faculty and doctoral candidates alike to take advantage
of the rich breadth and depth of intellectual inquiry found throughout
the University.
The Ph.D. Program prides itself on its diversity of scholars. We are
a general management institution; consequently our eight areas are equally
strong. We have doctoral students working in all disciplines. These individuals
come from across the United States and around the world. The international
composition of students and range of scholarship mimics the global business
community of the 21st century and fosters highly creative problem solving.
It also is important to note that the Ross School has a full complement
of computing and database resources. Four research institutes, dedicated
to entrepreneurial studies, emerging and transition economies, global
sustainability enterprise and operations management, provide further support
and infrastructure, as do a number of other centers such as the center
for international business education and the center for positive organizational
scholarship.
Just as the multidisciplinary nature of the Ross School and the University
of Michigan are defining characteristics of this institution, so too is
the degree to which faculty and doctoral students collaborate. Our faculty
regard Ph.D. students as colleagues. Our community is rewarding, intellectually,
professionally and personally.
I invite you to apply to our Ph.D. Program and hope to welcome you as
a colleague in the near future.
Best wishes,
Kathleen M. Sutcliffe
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
Director, Doctoral Studies Program
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