Virtual Open House
Nov. 10 at 8:00 AM, Pacific Time
Seeking Exceptional Scholars in Technology Management
Are you curious about the intersection of organization science, technology, and innovation studies? The University of California Santa Barbara's (UCSB) Department of Technology Management (TM) invites you to explore our rigorous and interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. Our goal is to train exceptional scholars who will research and teach at the world's top universities.
We welcome applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, including the social sciences, physical sciences, management, and engineering.
Virtual Open House Details
Join us for a virtual information session to learn more about the Technology Management Ph.D. program, curriculum, faculty research, and the application process:
Hosted by the PhD Director of Graduate Studies
The webinar will be hosted by our PhD Graduate Director and faculty member, Professor Christine Beckman
What Distinguishes Our PhD Program?
Our doctoral program integrates research in organization science with technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation studies:
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Interdisciplinary Research Environment
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We leverage existing strengths in engineering, technology innovation, and social sciences at UCSB.
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Faculty and students are encouraged to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries such as Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Political Science, Computer Science, Management, and Communication.
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Core Curriculum and Methodological Training
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Coursework areas include technology management strategy, entrepreneurship, team processes, organizational theory, and technology and organizational change.
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Students gain training in a wide range of methodological approaches, from ethnographic and interview-based studies to econometric and quantitative methods.
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Focus on Cutting-Edge Topics
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Students develop a deep knowledge of technology's effects on organizations and work, technological change, technology entrepreneurship, and technology-enabled innovation.
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View the research topics of our current doctoral students here.
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World-Class Faculty and Mentoring
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Faculty have international reputations for scholarship on technology, entrepreneurship, management, and innovation.
Technology Management Faculty Profiles
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Matt Beane, Associate Professor (Ph.D., MIT) - technology and work, deviance, AI and robotics, learning
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Christine Beckman, Professor (Ph.D., Stanford) - social innovation, entrepreneurship, organizational learning, interorganizational networks, and technology and work
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Sukhun Kang, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., London Business School) - innovation, organizational design, and entrepreneurship
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Paul Leonardi, Duca Family Professor of Technology Management (Ph.D., Stanford) - organizational, innovation, technology management, distributed collaboration
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Nelson Phillips, Christian A. Felipe Distinguished Professor of Technology Management (Ph.D., University of Alberta) - entrepreneurship, innovation, and digital transformation
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Renee Rottner, Associate Teaching Professor (Ph.D., UC Irvine) - entrepreneurship, innovation, negotiation, technology
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Jessica Santana, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Stanford) - technology and inequality, social evaluation, and organizational change
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Mary Tripsas, Professor (Ph.D., MIT) - innovation, technological change, and new venture creation
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Ting Xiao, Assistant Teaching Professor (Ph.D. Ohio State) - innovation strategy, knowledge, AI
Learn More and Register
To register for the virtual open house and receive the meeting link, please register here or email phdadmissions@tmp.ucsb.edu.
For more details about our Ph.D. program, faculty, research and news, please visit our website: https://tmp.ucsb.edu/academics/phd-technology-management.
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Christine Beckman
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara CA
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