Doctoral Programs

Concentrations Offered - Organizational Behavior

Organizational Behavior (OB) seminars focus on both micro and macro perspectives on industrial and organizational effectiveness.  Individual, dyadic/interpersonal, group/team, and organizational/systems behavior are examined with a particular emphasis on leadership in and of organizations.  A typical course sequence, some past specializations (or related minors), and the core faculty are listed below.

OB seminars have been taken by students from OB, human resources management, accounting, marketing, systems science, psychology, sociology, and political science.  The core faculty are also research fellows in the Center for Leadership Studies, an interdisciplinary research center.  As such, OB seminars and faculty research often include direct and indirect linkages with leadership studies.  Students are educated about theory, research, practice, and teaching of OB and leadership.

Coordinator for OB/Leadership: Prof. Francis Yammarino at fjyammo@binghamton.edu

Typical Schedule for OB Ph.D. Students

Year 1,
Semester 1:		 Research Methods I, Statistics I, Advanced Organizational Behavior, Pedagogy
Year 1,
Semester 2:		 Research Methods II, Statistics II, Organization Theory
Year 2,
Semester 1:		 Leadership in Organizations, Specialization I, Specialization II
Year 2,
Semester 2:		 Theory Testing in Leadership, Specialization III, Pedagogy Seminar
Year 3: Teaching Experience, Comprehensive Exams, Dissertation Proposal
Year 4: Dissertation Research

Past Specialization Areas for OB Students

  • Group Decision Support Systems
  • Cross-Cultural Studies
  • Team Processes
  • Group Dynamics
  • Training and Development
  • Human Resources Management
  • Virtual Teams
  • Growth and Change

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Core OB Faculty

The OB faculty are active researchers, teachers, and consultants.  They are the authors of numerous books, research monographs, and journal articles that have appeared in key outlets such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Applied Psychology, Leadership Quarterly, Personnel Psychology, and Psychological Bulletin, among others.  Faculty members serve as editors, editorial board members, and reviewers for various journals and are active in several professional associations.  They are consultants to many Fortune 500 companies, domestic and foreign organizations, and national government agencies.

  • Francis Yammarino, Ph.D., SUNY-Buffalo, Distinguished Professor and Director of Doctoral Program;
    Research interests: Multiple-level approaches to leadership, superior-subordinate relationships, self-other agreement processes, and research methodologies.
  • Janaki Gooty, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor;
    Research interests: Leadership, emotions, trust and trustworthiness.
  • Shelley Dionne, Ph.D. , State University of New York at Binghamton, Associate Professor;
    Research interests: Leadership and creativity, multi-level approaches to leadership and team development.
  • Kimberly Jaussi, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Assistant Professor;.
    Research interests:     Creativity and leadership, inconventional behavior, identity issues in teams, organizational commitment.
  • W. Donald Spangler, Ph.D., Michigan, Associate Professor;
    Research interests: Leadership and personality, methods.

    In addition to these core OB faculty listed above, the Center for Leadership Studies has fellows both at Binghamton University and other Universities that can also be important resources for doctoral students.

 

 

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