­The Strategic Management Area at Georgia Tech’s College of Management (COM) seeks Qualified Applicants for their Ph.D. program

Why in Strategic Management? As the integrative discipline in business management, strategy is both interesting and fun. The unifying element of strategy research is driven by answering the question of why do some firms outperform their competitors? To answer this critical question, researchers draw on different disciplines, such as economics and sociology, to study the critical roles that managers, technologies, and business relationships play in determining why some companies do better than others. The Strategy Area at GT focuses on strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Why at Georgia Tech? GT’s Ph.D. program is strongly research oriented, and emphasizes the early involvement of students in research projects with world-wide leading faculty. The Ph.D. program places significant weight on learning outside the classroom. Given the small size of the program, the tutorial-mentor model is the primary educational approach employed. Thus, doctoral students experience significant attention and support by a diverse set of world-class faculty.

­At Georgia Tech, the study of strategic management is interdisciplinary and integrative, providing focus in the areas of technology and innovation management, entrepreneurship, and international management. See http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/acad_areas/stg_mgt.html for more information.

­Application deadline is January 15th for admission in the following fall semester (August 15th). All relevant financial information, including the application package is online at http://mgt.gatech.edu/programs/phd.html?link=left_info_for.

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The Institute of International Marketing and Management (IMM) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) is seeking to fill two Research and Teaching Assistant positions, with emphasis on international and cross-cultural management. The successful candidates are supposed to pursue their doctorate as well as support the IMM faculty in research, teaching and administrative work.

Requirements: Candidates must possess a university degree in business administration, psychology or related disciplines; be fluent in English; and have the potential to conduct top quality research. Individuals with an interest in international and cross-cultural management research (cross-border alliances, mergers & acquisitions; leading across cultures; global mindset; etc.) are particularly encouraged to apply. Proficiency in quantitative methods would be a plus.

About the Institute: IMM faculty are accomplished teachers and active researchers. Our colleagues have published in leading academic journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, and Journal of International Business Studies, as well as more practitioner-oriented journals and the international business press (e.g., Financial Times). For details see http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/imm

­Informal inquiries should be directed to Professor Günter K. Stahl, INSEAD/Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Tel. +33-(0)16072 4177, Email: guenter.stahl@insead.edu
Applications should be sent to Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, HR Department, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Ref. 119405

To be considered for the position, the full application (resume, letters of reference and copies of degree certificates) must be received by November 24 2008.

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