Fields of Study
Throughout your time in the Management programs, we encourage you to connect with the faculty members in your field. Our faculty are here to be a resource for you as you complete your coursework and start to think about your Major Research Paper (MRP) or dissertation requirements.
The best place to start is with your field coordinator. Each field of study has a field coordinator who is there to guide you during coursework, as well as act as a resource should you have questions or problems that are field-specific. They also act as a liaison between their academic area and the PhD and Research-based master’s office.
As you start to focus your research interests, you will then want to talk to a wide assortment of faculty in your area about their research. This will not only help you as you search for a supervisor, but will also open up opportunities to work on research projects currently happening at the Lazaridis School.
As a candidate in the PhD in Management: Accounting program, you must decide if you will focus your courses and research in empirical financial accounting or behavioural management accounting. Our faculty are happy to discuss these two directions of accounting research with you.
You are also strongly encouraged to attend the CPA/Laurier Centre Speaker Series throughout the year.
Field Coordinator
All Accounting Faculty
In the Finance field, you undertake research in four key areas of financial management: financial markets, corporate finance and governance, options and futures, and market microstructure.
As you complete your degree, it is expected that you will attend the Financial Services Research Centre Speaker Series. PhD students have the privilege of meeting with each speaker to ask questions and delve further into their area of expertise.
You also have access to excellent research facilities through the Financial Services Research Centre, as well as access to widely used databases, such as WRDS, Bloomberg, Datastream, Markit and Optionmetrics. Our faculty are happy to discuss with you how you can best use these facilities to optimize your own research.
Field Coordinator
All Finance Faculty
Our MSc and PhD programs in the field of Marketing center on theory development, empirical analysis and developing managerially relevant knowledge.
As an MSc student, over the next 12 months you will develop the skills to be a successful researcher in the area of Marketing, through both your coursework and your Major Research Paper (MRP). You will begin working on your MRP in the winter term, but should start speaking with potential faculty supervisors during the fall term in order to finalize your research questions.
As a PhD student, you have the opportunity to acquire a broad range of methodological skills over the next four years, including experimental design, surveys, qualitative research and quantitative modelling.
Both MSc and PhD students are expected to attend the Marketing Research Seminar Series events throughout the year, where you will hear about the latest research in marketing from visiting speakers.
Consumer Research Lab
You have access to our state-of-the-art Consumer Research Lab, which is equipped with 20 computer terminals, a projector and software (Qualtrics, Media lab) for controlled experimental studies and survey-based, online data collection. The lab also includes a small breakout room with a one-way mirror for focus groups, interviews and other tasks relevant to research studies. If you are interested in this type of research, please speak with your field coordinator.
Field Coordinator
PhD: Fang Wang
MSc: Ammara Mahmood
Our faculty can help you focus your marketing research within four areas of study: innovation and marketing strategy, service and relationship marketing, consumer behaviour and brand management, and marketing analytics and data modelling.
All Marketing Faculty
Our MSc and PhD programs in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management (OB/HRM) allow you to combine your coursework with your own independent research under the guidance of a faculty supervisor. Whether you are here for 12 months, or four years, you are working closely with leading scholars in the field of OB/HRM and involved with cutting-edge research.
Students are expected to attend the OB/HRM research seminar series throughout the year, where you will hear about the latest research in our field from visiting speakers.
Our faculty are committed providing you with the personalized guidance and individualized attention to help you succeed in developing your own research and preparing for your career. Our faculty members devote an extensive amount of time and energy into developing our students’ research capabilities and skillsets. You are encouraged to join projects that will build this foundation and provide you with opportunities to start building your resumé with conference presentations and publications. Please speak with your field coordinator about what research you can get involved with this year.
Field Coordinator
Lindie LiangFaculty Expertise
- fairness, aggression, abuse and (un)ethical issues in the workplace
- status and power in organizations
- leadership
- gender and cultural diversity
- emotions and emotion regulation in the workplace
- employee attitudes toward the organization and behaviours, such as organizational commitment and turnover
- process and outcomes of performance evaluations from the perspective of both managers and employees
- personality testing in selection and hiring
- team dynamics
- factors that impact older employees’ retirement decision and retirement adjustment process
All OB/HRM Faculty
As an MSc student in Supply Chain Management (SCM), you are learning both the theory and practice of SCM, with a research-based focus. After your first term of study, you may want to discuss with your field coordinator about whether your research and career goals make you a good fit for our PhD in Management program upon graduation. You will also want to begin the process of narrowing your topic and finding a supervisor for your Major Research Paper (MRP) at the start of the winter term.
As a PhD student in Supply Chain, Operations and Technology Management, you will complete your coursework and then your Comprehensive Exams by the end of your second year in the program, at which point you will focus on proposing and completing your dissertation. In order to develop and refine your research skills, you are expected to engage in research throughout the program. Your field coordinator is a good resource to find out what research is currently being conducted by faculty in your field. You should also take advantage of any opportunities to speak with other faculty members in your area about their research and the potential for getting involved.
Both MSc and PhD students are expected to attend Supply Chain Management Centre’s Distinguished Speaker Series throughout the year. You will have the chance to meet with each speaker as a group to ask questions and delve further into their research.
Field Coordinator
Mojtaba Araghi and Salar Ghamat
All Operations and Decision Sciences (ODS) Faculty