Doctoral Program

Strategic Management and Public Policy (SMPP) is an integration of three fields, strategic management, ethics, business and public policy. All fields involve the linkage between organizations and their external environments, with strategic management focusing more on the internal organizations, and business and public policy focusing more on the external environments. Topics studied within the department which integrate these three fields include organizational missions and visions, macro-environmental scanning, corporate social responsibility, ethics, and governance, and environmental and social sustainability.

The GW School of Business administers the doctoral program with doctoral students selecting a field of study within it. The field of strategic management and public policy is composed of the subfields of strategic management, business and public policy, business ethics, social issues in management, and environmental management and policy. Students electing this field are expected to demonstrate expertise and use appropriate methods in the analysis and assessment of various facets of these subfields. Both quantitative and qualitative research skills are emphasized for a comprehensive understanding of key theoretical and empirical questions in the field.

Faculty

	Professor	Email Address	Office	Phone #
Lead Professor	*Dr. Fort	timfort@gwu.edu	Funger 655	994-7872
	Dr. Kim	eunheek@gwu.edu	Funger 615D	994-1889
	Dr. Rivera	jrivera@gwu.edu	Funger 608	994-0163
	Dr. Englander	ejeeje@gwu.edu	Funger 615E	994-8203
	Dr. Griffin	jgriffin@gwu.edu	Funger 609	994-2536
	Dr. Walter	jorgew@gwu.edu	Funger 606	994-7908
Chairman	Dr. Griffin	jgriffin@gwu.edu	Funger 609	994-2536

* Member of the Committee on Doctoral Studies
** Funger Hall Location: 2201 G. Street., NW

Courses

The doctoral area of Strategic Management and Public Policy typically requires three doctoral courses as part of the student's plan of study. In addition to the appropriate master's breadth and foundation courses and the appropriate methodology courses. In particular cases, some of the three doctoral area courses may be selected from allied fields such as International Business, Management, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Economics, among a number of others.

The Strategic Management and Public Policy Department offers following doctoral courses and seminars:

8321	Seminar in Strategic Management (3)	Jorge Walter
	Develops understanding of the major research streams in strategic management; exposure to theoretical research frameworks and methodological issues and approaches.
8331	Seminar in Business and Public Policy (3)	Staff
	Develops understanding of the major research streams in business and public policy; exposure to theoretical research frameworks and methodological issues and approaches.
8391	Stakeholder Theory and CSR	Jennifer Griffin
	Examines organizational theory and management roots of stakeholder theory and corporate social responsibility (CSR) with a thorough understanding of the empirical and conceptual evolution of stakeholder/CSR research
8391	Sustainability Management and Policy	Eun-Hee Kim, Jorge Rivera
	Drawing upon theoretical perspectives from organization theory, sociology and economics, this doctoral seminar aims to introduce sustainability research to doctoral students in a wide range of business and other related fields.
8998	Advanced Reading and Research (arr.)	Staff
	Limited to doctoral candidates preparing for the general examination. May be repeated for credit.
8999	Dissertation Research (arr.)	Staff
	Limited to doctoral candidates. May be repeated for credit.

For Further Information about Doctoral Program like Program Requirements and Application Process please visit the Doctoral Programs Website.