Welcome Message
Welcome to the website for the SMU Ph.D. Programme in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources. Our OBHR faculty consists of professors who are dedicated to understanding and rigorously investigating some of the most fundamental, challenging, interesting, and important questions that exist surrounding the human experience in the workplace. Among us, you will find scholars who study creativity, decision-making, deviant behaviours, emotions, intercultural management, leadership, mindfulness, negotiation and conflict management, organizational justice, performance appraisal, personnel selection, work-life (im)balance, and other fascinating topics.
Several factors combine to make us an attractive place for Ph.D. training. First, we are among the most productive OBHR groups around the world, publishing regularly in top-tier journals. This means that from day one in the programme, our Ph.D. students will be co-authoring and learning firsthand how to conduct research. Please visit the pages of our faculty to find out more about our research and publications: Faculty
Second, we are a very collegial group of scholars. We believe deeply that “the people make the place.” We consciously work to maintain a positive and supportive culture, and we consider Ph.D. students an integral part of that culture. Third, because we are a relatively young faculty, we still vividly remember the experiences of earning a Ph.D. We know what worked and what didn’t work in our own Ph.D. programmes, and we recognise the huge investment it takes to train and mentor Ph.D. students. Having benefited from mentors in our own graduate studies, we now look forward to investing in the next generation of scholars.
Fourth, we recognise that quality in is important for quality out. We will admit only those students whom we believe have the potential to develop into scholars who can advance and disseminate knowledge to world-class standards. And fifth, our location in Singapore, a vibrant city-state at the crossroads of the many cultures and economies of Asia, provides scholars with an opportunity to identify and focus on very interesting, challenging, and globally relevant, managerial issues.
Please enjoy reading more about our programme and our research, and please don’t hesitate to contact any of us if you have any further questions.
We look forward to receiving your application to our Ph.D. programme.
