​PhD in Organizational Behavior

Olin’s PhD in Organizational Behavior program examines how individuals and groups affect and are affected by organizations and the people in them. Students pursuing a PhD in Organizational Behavior study organizations from multiple viewpoints, methods, and levels of analysis, delving deep into management, leadership, negotiation, team development, and conflict management, among other areas.

The organizational behavior PhD program follows an apprentice model with an emphasis on one-on-one interaction. You work directly with faculty and your thesis adviser, observing how our research-driven faculty approaches a subject.

Learn more about our Organizational Behavior PhD curriculum | Collaborative Research—Organizational Behavior Faculty and Ph.D. Students

Organizational Behavior Faculty and Research

Olin has a diverse and highly productive faculty in Organizational Behavior, and their work – drawing on cutting-edge theory and methods from economics, psychology, and sociology – is published in a wide range of leading organization and strategy journals, including:

• Academy of Management Journal
• Academy of Management Review
• Journal of Applied Psychology
• Organization Behavior and Human Decision Processes
• Psychological Science

Recent research projects have examined performance benefits of team production; how leaders gain the trust of their subordinates, and how they can rebuild it once it has been lost; how to enhance the creativity of workgroups; changing nature of the employment contract; and methods of negotiation and conflict resolution.

Full-Time Organizational Behavior Faculty Members

Giselle Antoine | Markus Baer | Hannah Birnbaum | Jon Bogard | William Bottom | Peter Boumgarden | Stuart Bunderson | Erik Dane | Adrienne Davis | Kurt Dirks | Hillary Anger Elfenbein | Ashley Hardin | Andrew Knight | Xingye (Alyssa) Liang | Gisele Marcus | Judi McLean Parks