Overview

Students in the MORS PhD program are trained in one of two tracks: a micro track and a macro track.

• Training in the micro track focuses on psychological processes within organizations and students are trained to do research in areas including judgement and decision making, status and power processes, diversity, organizational culture, negotiations and conflict resolution, non-verbal interaction, and group and team processes. Research by micro faculty and students is renowned for its multi-method empirical approach, including experimentation, interventions, longitudinal and correlational research, and field work in organizations. Students with creative research ideas and those who relish experimental design and theoretical development are encouraged to apply.
• Training in the macro track focuses on the sociology of organizations and markets and students are trained to do research in areas including organizational culture, innovation, social networks, and entrepreneurship. Research by faculty and students in the macro track has a strong quantitative focus and uses computational social science to answer questions regarding organizational theory, innovation, social networks, culture, entrepreneurship, economic sociology, or the sociology of markets. Students with experience in statistical methods and/or computational data analyses are especially encouraged to apply.