Adjunct Lecturer, Singapore Management University, Singapore
LIEW YAH LING
Intake Year: 2018
Research Area: Business Ethics, International Business, Corporate Strategy, and Knowledge and Innovation
Highest Qualification: Master of Business Administration, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Professor Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (Northeastern University)
Assistant Professor, Tongji University, China
YU QIWEN
Intake Year: 2018
Research Area: Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Governance, Strategic Leadership
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in International Business Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Professor Jun Xia (University of Texas at Dallas)
Assistant Professor, University of International Business and Economics, China
LAN YANG
Intake Year: 2017
Research Area: Strategic Management & Organisation
Highest Qualification: Master in Accounting, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Associate Professor Sterling Huang (SMU School of Accountancy)
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
TUNG YI CHEONG, EUGENE
Intake Year: 2017
Research Area: Value-driven Organisations, Meso- and Multi-level Interactions, Knowledge Based View, Evolutionary Approach, Frames and Framing
Highest Qualification: MPhil in Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Professor Daphne Yiu (The University of Oklahoma)
Lecturer, National Technological University, Singapore
KIEU LI HAO, EDSON
Intake Year: 2016
Research Area: Strategic Management, Interorganizational and Intraorganizational Networks
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Hons), 2nd Major in Psychology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member:
- Professor Denis Leung (SMU School of Economics)
Assistant Professor, Peking University, China
TONG LI
Intake Year: 2015
Research Area: Strategic Management & Organisation
Highest Qualification: Master in Accounting, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member:
- Associate Professor Jun Xia (The University of Texas at Dallas)
Assistant Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
ZHENG LEI
Intake Year: 2015
Research Area: Strategic Management & Organisation
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member:
- Associate Professor Kannan Srikanth (Ohio State University)
Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University, China
ZOU TENGJIAN
Intake Year: 2015
Research Area: Innovation
Highest Qualification: Master of Science (Electronics) , Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member:
- Associate Professor Gianluca Carnabuci (ESMT Berlin)
Lecturer, Curtin University, Australia
LI ZHEFEI
Intake Year: 2014
Research Area: Competitive Strategy, Corporate Strategy, International Strategy, Organisational Learning and Behavioural Theory of the Firm
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Sport Management, Texas A&M University, United States
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member:
- Assistant Professor Mario Schijven (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
MA JIAWEN
Intake Year: 2019
Research Area: Social Networks, Status, Organisational Learning
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Business Analytics, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Associate Professor Matthew Mount (University of Adelaide)
ZHOU BOWEN
Intake Year: 2019
Research Area: Innovation, Entrepreneurship
Highest Qualification: Master in Public Policy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor:
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: TBA
HE BEI (DAISY)
Intake Year: 2021
Research Area: Strategic Management & Organisation
Highest Qualification: Master of Arts in Commerce, Waseda University, Japan
Dissertation Committee
TBA
XIE LING LING (EVA)
Intake Year: 2021
Research Area: Strategic Management & Organisation
Highest Qualification: Master in Economics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Dissertation Committee
TBA
ZHANG ZHENGCHU
Intake Year: 2023
Research Area: Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Highest Qualification: Master of Philosophy in Individualized Interdisciplinary Programme (Urban Governance & Design), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Dissertation Committee
TBA
SUN JIAHUA (MIKE)
Intake Year: 2023
Research Area: Innovation, Machine Learning
Highest Qualification: Master in Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Dissertation Committee
TBA
RONY HU (HU JIAN)
Intake Year: 2023
Research Area: Strategic Management, Corporate Governance, CSR
Highest Qualification: Master in Econometrics, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
Dissertation Committee
TBA
Enquiries may be directed to:-
Graduate Research Programmes Office
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
Singapore Management University
50 Stamford Road, #05-01
Singapore 178899
Tel: 65-6828 9585 / 65-6828 0896
Email : msc_phd_lkcsb@smu.edu.sg
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Programme Structure and Curriculum
The programme may only be taken on a full-time basis.
No, there is only one admission each year. It begins in August.
Students are expected to take several foundations and elective courses in their first year of the PhD in Business (Strategic Management and Organisation) programme. Students will proceed to Year 2 subject to fulfilling minimum GPA requirement and satisfactory completion of qualifying examination and oral presentation of thesis proposal. Candidates are to form Thesis Committee by the end of Year 1. Works on the thesis start in Year 2. Prior to the submission of the thesis, the student must complete 4 credit units of Advanced Research Topics (ARTs). Each ART can be a 1/2 or 1 credit unit course.
For more details, please refer to Programme Structure and Curriculum.
The duration of the PhD in Business (Strategic Management and Organisation) programme is usually 4 years.
No. You can explore your specific areas of interest while taking courses and interacting with the faculty after you entered the programme.
Exemptions and waivers are considered on a case-by-case basis.
The programme is not offered by distance learning. The courses are conducted at SMU campus and candidates are expected to attend all the courses physically.
Admissions and Eligibility
The minimum requirements for admission to the programme are:
- Undergraduate Bachelor's degree
- Satisfactory GRE or GMAT results
Applicants must show proficiency in the English language. Applicants, whose undergraduate medium of instruction was not in English, are to sit for either TOEFL or IELTS.
Work experience is not a compulsory requirement.
More information can be obtained from the GMAT website and GRE website. The websites provide information about preparing and registering for the GMAT and GRE tests.
SMU's GMAT institution code is as follows:
- PhD in Business (Finance): F8D-7V-78
- PhD in Business (OBHR): F8D-7V-29
- PhD in Business (Marketing): F8D-7V-60
- PhD in Business (Strategic Management & Organisation): F8D-7V-28
- PhD in Business (Operations Management): F8D-7V-22
SMU's GRE institution code is 2861.
We do not have a minimum GMAT/GRE score as each applicant is evaluated on all the credentials.
You can send the rest of the application to us, even if you have not taken the GMAT/GRE. However we will not process your application without your GMAT/GRE score. You should fax us your unofficial scores as soon as you receive them and arrange with the test centre for the official score report to be sent to SMU.
No, GMAT/GRE is a compulsory requirement for every applicant regardless of the academic background and qualifications.
Applicants must show proficiency in the English language. Applicants, whose Undergraduate medium of instruction was not in English, are to sit for either TOEFL or IELTS. More information can be obtained from the TOEFL website and IELTS website. SMU's institution code for TOEFL is 9014.
We do not have a minimum TOEFL/IELTS score as each applicant is evaluated on all the credentials.
You can send the rest of the application to us, even if you have not taken the TOEFL/IELTS. However we will not process your application without your TOEFL/IELTS score. You should fax us your unofficial scores as soon as you receive them and arrange with the test centre for the official score report to be sent to SMU.
Applications
To apply for the PhD in Business (Strategic Management & Organisation), please submit an online application via our website at /phd-business-strategic-management-organisation-research/admissions-fees-scholarships
Yes, there is a non-refundable application fee of S$15.
Scholarships will be available to outstanding candidates for the full-time programme by research.
Scholarship
Monthly Living Stipend
| Citizenship | PhD | |
| Before Qualifying Exam | After Qualifying Exam | |
| Singapore Citizen | S$2,700 | S$3,200 |
| Singapore PR | S$2,200 | S$2,700 |
| Foreign Students | S$2,000 | S$2,500 |
From August 2015, Singapore Citizens will be provided with 17% CPF contribution
Scholarship recipients are expected to be teaching/research assistants during the term of the scholarship. There will not be additional pay for the teaching/research assistantships.
The award of scholarship is at the discretion of the Admissions Committee.
Teaching
The programmes are taught by a team of dedicated SMU faculty who have extensive research experience in their respective area of specialty
Insurance
Please refer to Postgraduate Insurance website here.
For enquiries on Insurance Coverage, Claims Status and Procedures, please contact
Ms Loh May Yee of MYCG & Partners Pte Ltd
Representing NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited
Mobile: +65 9762 2062
Office: +65 8118 6924
Email : smu@mycg.com.sg
Please visit this page again for updates on information session dates.
The following faculty are involved in the programme:
Ilya CUYPERS
Ph.D. (Management), Tilburg University
Gokhan ERTUG
Ph.D. (Management), INSEAD
Terence FAN
Ph.D. (Engineering Systems), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Xuesong GENG
Ph.D (Strategy), University of Toronto
Gerry GEORGE
Ph.D (Management), Virginia Commonwealth University
Reddi KOTHA
Ph.D. (Entrepreneurship), London Business School, University of London
Gilbert TAN
Ph.D. (Organizational Behavior & Strategic Human Resource Management), University of Pittsburgh
Wee Liang TAN
Ph.D. Eindhoven University of Technology
Adam TATARYNOWICZ
Ph.D. (Management), University of St. Gallen
Ted TSCHANG
Ph.D. (Public Policy and Management), Carnegie Mellon University
Heli WANG
Ph.D. (Strategic Management), Ohio State University
Toru YOSHIKAWA
Ph.D. (Business Policy), York University
Cyndi Man ZHANG
Ph.D. (Management), INSEAD
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
Professor Geng Xuesong
Admission Requirements
- Undergraduate Bachelor's degree
- GRE or GMAT
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Purpose
- 2 referee reports (A link will be sent to your referees' email directly; Please ensure that you have entered the official organisational email address of your referees accurately.)
TOEFL/ IELTS
Applicants must show proficiency in the English language. Applicants, whose medium of instruction at the Bachelor's/Master's level was not in English, are to sit for either TOEFL or IELTS.
PhD Programme Fees
Please refer to SMU PhD Programme Fees page for detailed and latest breakdown of fees.
Subsidised Tuition Rates
The scholarship provides fully subsidised tuition for all students admitted into the programme from August 2016 intake.
SMU Scholarship
The University awards scholarship and research/teaching assistantships to full-time PhD students on a competitive basis.
The scholarship provide waiver of the registration fee, as well as subsidised tuition. Subject to satisfactory progress1 scholars also receive a monthly living stipend. The maximum scholarship duration is 4 years for PhD programmes. Beyond the scholarship duration, students may receive continued support through research assistantship (RA) or teaching assistantship (TA).
1At the end of each year, the School will assess the student's academic performance and recommend whether to renew the scholarship.
Monthly Living Stipend
| Citizenship | PhD | |
| Before Qualifying Exam *wef 1 Jan 2024 | After Qualifying Exam *wef 1 Jan 2024 | |
| Singapore Citizen | S$3,200 | S$3,700 |
| Singapore Pemanent Resident | S$2,800 | S$3,300 |
| Foreign Student | S$2,500 | S$3,000 |
From August 2015, Singapore Citizens will be provided with 17% CPF contribution
SMU PGR Scholars are not allowed to take up any other gainful employment during the period of their scholarship without prior approval from the University.
As part of their Post-Graduate by Research training, SMU PGR Scholars are expected to work, without extra remuneration, as part-time Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant for up to seven hours per week.
Conference Funding
Students are encouraged to attend academic conferences, and to present research papers at conferences. PhD students with papers accepted for presentation at reputable conferences may apply for funding up to a maximum of S$3,500.
Presidential Doctoral Fellowship
Presidential Doctoral Fellowships are awarded to outstanding PhD students. Students awarded the fellowship receive a higher monthly stipend for one year, and additional conference support of up to S$3,500 during the award period.
Postgraduate Insurance
For more information on Postgraduate Insurance, please click here.
Application
Applicants should indicate in their applications which programme they are applying for. Admission will be subject to the consideration by the Admission Committee.
How to Apply
Please click here on General Instructions for completing your Application.
For Applicant's Self Service Guide, click here .
For Applicant's Guide to Admissions, click here .
Online Application:
Online Application opens from 1 Aug 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 for AY2024 Aug Intake.
*If your application is received early, we may be able to interview you earlier and make you an early offer.
For New User
You need to first register for an account with SMU before you can submit an online application form. Click on Create New Account below to proceed.
For Existing
If you have already created an account with SMU, please go directly to the Login page to continue with your application.
Kindly note that applications without supporting documents will not be reviewed.
Students are encouraged to complete the programme in 4 years.
The minimum duration of the programme is three years. Most students, however, are expected to take about four years to complete the programme. The maximum registration duration of the programme is five years, unless special approval for a longer duration is given by SMU.
The curriculum consists of
- 6 Foundation courses (6 course units)
- 2 Electives (2 course units)
- 4 Advanced Research Topics (ART) courses (4 course units)
The programme also requires the preparation and completion of a PhD Dissertation (28 course units).
Programme Schedule (Sample)
| Year | Term 1 (Aug - Nov) | Term 2 (Jan - Apr) | Term 3 (May - Aug) |
| 1 | Foundation courses Elective courses | Foundation courses Elective courses | Research |
| 2 | ART courses Research Prepare Dissertation Proposal | ART courses Research Pass PhD Qualifying Exam Form Dissertation Committee | Research |
| 3 | Submit Written Dissertation Proposal Oral Defence of Dissertation Proposal Dissertation Research | Dissertation Research | Dissertation Research |
| 4 | Dissertation Research | Dissertation Research (i) Submit written report of completed Dissertation Research (ii) Oral defence of completed Dissertation | (i) Revise and/or re-submit Dissertation Report (ii) Submit Approved Dissertation Report to LKCSB PGR Office (iii) Dissertation Report from LKCSB PGR Office to GSO for approval |
Year 1 & 2
Foundations:
Introduction to Business Research
Strategic Management
Organisation Theory
Applied Econometrics
Statistics for Business Research
Applied Quantitative and Statistical Methods
Electives:
Elective 1: selected from Foundation courses in LKCSB or core courses from other schools subject to approval.
Elective 2: selected from Foundation courses in LKCSB or core courses from other schools subject to approval.
ART:
Research in Innovation and Technology Management
Research in Entrepreneurship
Research in Networks
Research in International Business
Independent Study
Each course meets for three hours per week during the Term.
Years 3-4 (+ Year 5 if warranted)
Completion of PhD Dissertation
Students are expected to form the PhD Committee in Year 2, including selection of a PhD Supervisor. Then, under the supervision of the PhD Supervisor, students will prepare and defend their dissertation proposal, conduct dissertation research, and conduct a final defence of the dissertation.
Years 3 and 4
Completion of PhD Dissertation:
Students are expected to form a PhD Committee in Year 2, including the selection of a PhD Supervisor. Then, under the supervision of the PhD Supervisor, students will prepare and defend their dissertation proposal, conduct their dissertation research, and conduct a final defence of the dissertation.
Graduation Requirements
- Research Foundation Courses (6 course units)
- Electives (2 course units)
- Advanced Research Topics (ART) courses (4 course units)
- PhD Qualifying Examination
- Oral Defence of Dissertation Proposal
- PhD Dissertation (28 course units)
- Oral Defence of completed Dissertation
