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  1. Thanks all - this has been quite helpful. As I my background is in economics not psych, I would generally prefer to do management over OB. It sounds like my interests don't preclude that as a possibility and that management departments are generally flexible to allow me to take any OB classes I am interested in. I'll look to make sure with each department, but I feel like I'm on track now. Thanks!
  2. Hi Guys, I’m looking at applying for a PhD this fall, and I’m looking to see whether I fit in better in “management” or “organizational behavior” programs. I’m interested in studying economic sociology from a business perspective, specifically looking at organizational theory. Not to put too fine a point on it, but I want to look at questions about how organizational structure affects organizational decision making. As a result, I seem to fall into that “macro OB” category which seems to be a bit of a grey area in business schools. Many departments have a “management and organizations” department, which is perfect, but for those that just have “management” and “OB” I could really use any thoughts you have. I’ll of course look at things on a school-by-school basis, but I wondered if you guys knew of any differences in background requirements, admissions selectivity, career paths, etc? Any insights you have would be great.
  3. Thanks guys, that's really helpful. And don't panic! I meant that I will be applying later this year to begin in 2015. I am not that far behind! That said, department size (in terms of student to faculty ratio) isn't something I've looked into yet. I'll look to begin doing my "legwork" as well.
  4. Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum, though I have been "lurking" for a bit. I'm looking to apply for a PhD in business in 2014 to study org theory under management/org behavior, depending on the department. My question though relates broadly to all business PhDs. I've found these forums really helpful, but I wanted to ask further about "applying broadly". It doesn't seem as simple as applying to schools in buckets of 1-25, 26-50, 51-75, etc as some have suggested. Using the UTD rankings, for example, often less well-known schools are quite well-ranked, while the Ivies are much lower. It seems like in this scenario, neither is really a "safe" alternative to the other. For example, using the UTD rankings sorted by management journals for North American schools, Cornell is ranked 46, suggesting it would be much less selective than say the University of Minnesota Twin Cities at number 7. While I will obviously need to apply to a large mix of schools, I want to develop an intelligent mix. I appreciate that the UTD rankings are not gospel, and that there is a fair bit of randomness involved in the admission process. That said, to the extent possible, I want to follow the advice given on so many threads to apply broadly. I am concerned in this case, applying to number 7 and number 46 would not be very broad at all, and both would be quite selective. What are your thoughts?
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