PhD in Management

The University of Guelph is a comprehensive public research university located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It is recognized for its strong programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine, life sciences, environmental sciences, business, and the arts. The university is committed to providing a transformative learning experience and fostering a supportive community for its students. With a focus on research, innovation, and community engagement, the University of Guelph prepares students to address global challenges and contribute to society.

The MSc in Management program provides an awareness of theories of management, research methods, data analysis and other core management topics. It also requires completion of a thesis (for students in the Management Research field) or Major Research Project (MRP) (for students in the Accounting and Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship field) under the guidance and supervision of a member of the graduate faculty. The MSc in Management offers opportunities for study in the fields of: Management Research: with emphasis on evidence-based decision-making, is designed to equip students with the necessary skills create knowledge and to support managerial decisions, with evidence-based reasoning. Courses are designed in a hybrid format with a mix of face-to-face meetings, seminars and lectures as well as online learning. Students in the Management Research field complete a research thesis. Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship: equips students with the necessary skills to support managerial decision making and evidence-based reasoning with an emphasis on innovation management and commercialization of technology or business models. This field provides an enriching, professionally relevant and flexible academic experience by including students as part of a collaborative research culture that emphasizes evidence-based management. Students in the Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship field complete a major research project. Accounting: combines the conceptual and quantitative elements of accounting, while promoting the integration of theory and practice. It provides graduates with a systemic understanding of knowledge of financial accounting and managerial accounting while fulfilling the requirements of the professional accounting standards defined by CPA Canada Competency Map for the first four modules of the Professional Education Program. Students will develop the technical, analytical, evaluative, leadership and, communication skills needed for a successful career in accounting and related management areas in the field/profession. Students in the Accounting field complete a major research project. The objective of the PhD in Management is to prepare individuals who already have a strong background in a management area such as marketing, organizational behaviour, leadership, hospitality / tourism, quality management, economics, finance, or human resources to be academic scholars. This program prepares individuals with solid, formal foundations in theory and practice. The PhD in Management is a thesis-based program that is offered through the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. The participating academic units are the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies (MCS), the Department of Management (DoM) and the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management (HFTM). The PhD in Management has three fields: Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Organizational Leadership Services Management which are offered jointly by the three academic units.