Netherlands: PhD Positions in Strategy & Entrepreneurship

Deadline: 15 March 2013

Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

ERIM is the research institute of management at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and was founded by Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) and Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), both of which excel in their research and teaching programmes. The level and international character of their research and teaching programmes has put both schools at the forefront of academic excellence.

ERIM distinguishes itself by high level and international character of its research and has repeatedly been ranked among top 3 research institutes in Europe. ERIM's key aims are top quality academic research with impact both on academia and managerial practice, and the advancement of international academic careers and high-level support for both research and doctoral education. ERIM is accredited by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). For more information about ERIM please visit www.erim.eur.nl.

About the PhD Positions
Each year ERIM initiates and starts a substantial number of new and internationally oriented PhD research projects. The focus is on pioneering and innovative research in the field of Management and Business Research. ERIM distinguishes five main research programmes: Business Processes, Logistics & Information Systems (LIS), Organisation (ORG), Marketing (MKT), Finance & Accounting (F&A), and Strategy & Entrepreneurship (S&E).

ERIM currently offers following PhD projects within its S&E research programme:

• A Cross-Country Analysis of the Antecedents and Consequences of Involuntary Leadership Changes in Publicly Listed Companies
• Coping with institutional voids: evidence from emerging markets
• Investigating Dynamic Capabilities for Innovation
• No place like home? How firms' home institutional environment affects their foreign investment mode and performance
• Organizing for Ambidexterity and Sustained Performance
• Planning for, adapting to, or shaping the future? Effects of balancing effectual control and causal prediction on firm performance
• Strategic Choices in and around Executive Replacement and Selection Processes
• Strategic renewal in institutional contexts: The paradox of embedded agency
• Top Management Team, Middle Management & Firm Strategic Renewal
• Unpacking the costs and benefits of relational ownership in European publicly listed firms

For a full list and complete description of all current ERIM PhD Positions, please visit our website.

More information about ERIM PhD Programme can be found on www.erim.eur.nl/phd.

Admission Requirements

To be considered for a PhD position in Management at ERIM, candidates are expected to have:

• MSc, MA or MPhil degree in business or economics, or from related fields such as psychology, sociology, engineering, mathematics, etc. (depending on PhD project)
• Excellent results in their first degree/graduate study.
• Explicit interest in and motivation for scientific research.
• A GMAT-test (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE-test (Graduate Record Examinations) is required for all entering students. The test results should not be older than five years and an indication of the required score is 85%.
• Applicants have to provide ERIM with either TOEFL or IELTS test results. ERIM requires a TOEFL score of at least 100 on the internet based test and 600 on the paper based test. For IELTS there is a minimum score of 7.5. The language test results should not be older than two years.
• In addition to these formal requirements, candidates for the Programme are selected on the basis of their CVs, academic references, and interview(s) with the potential supervisor(s)

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