Temple Strategy phd Interview

shiweiseabird · 发表于 2010-2-2 12:32:36

had an interview last week..an indian professor. quite nice.. gave me several suggestions how i should do similar interviews in the future. Temple will send out decisions in the middle of Feb.

dong80 · 发表于 2010-2-2 15:01:12

i also will apply Phd in strategy in the future(for 2012). what's lz's background? what other universities you have considered?

dong80 · 发表于 2010-2-2 15:13:51

I've checked the faculty in strategy in Temple university. Not as strong as the faculty of strategy in Boston University. Why not try BU as well?

shiweiseabird · 发表于 2010-2-3 00:18:41

i have applied around 10 schools.. among all the schools, temple ranks worst.
gmat 740
2nd year mba in the US
MBA gpa: 3.86
Temple does a lot of research at the juncture of IB and strategy

dong80 · 发表于 2010-2-3 19:40:41

hi, shiweiseabird. I guess we follow a similar path. Here is my background.
GMAT 750, TOEFL: 105 (will retake); computer science master degree with 4y oversea sales/marketing experience in Telecom industry.
I'm applying a MBA in Japan since i consider to include Japan in my future Phd study. I'm interested in research of strategy and entrepreneurship(venture capital). I sent a sms to you for my email address. I'm glad to know you.

boum · 发表于 2010-2-3 20:12:02

hi, shiweiseabird. I guess we follow a similar path. Here is my background.
GMAT 750, TOEFL: 105 (will retake); computer science master degree with 4y oversea sales/marketing experience in Telecom industry.
I'm applying a MBA in Japan since i consider to include Japan in my future Phd study. I'm interested in research of strategy and entrepreneurship(venture capital). I sent a sms to you for my email address. I'm glad to know you.

-- by 会员 dong80 (2010/2/3 19:40:41)

Although I am not a strategy applicant, I want to say something. Together with other CDers, I think your background is a little far from a researcher's. Maybe strategy phd students should have industrial experiences. I just dunno. I　think your G/T is quite high and you have abundant work experiences. What I concern is your research background. Can you deal with conceptual models? As far as I know, one stream of entrepreneurial research focuses on organizational studies. I am really confused. If I was you, I would like to go through targeted professors' research papers and try my best to understand the research methodologies and paper writing processes. Sorry, I just give a recommendation based on my personal experiences in applying for phd programs in MIS.

dong80 · 发表于 2010-2-3 21:32:13

boum,thanks for your suggestion. There's something i didn't mention previously. Actually I've good academic record and consolidated research experience. I've pubished papers in chinese domestic journal and International Journal(and conference) with quite heavy data analysis in my post-graduate.
Regarding to Phd in strategy, I did some research and found that universities prefer strategy Phd students who have industrial experiences. Industrial experiences can help to understand company's strategy better or i should say it helps to build some feelings about strategy. Besides, standard master degree in business rarely includes the course of strategy and entrepreneurship, by contraries, which are core/popular courses in MBA. While MBA usually prefers candidates with work experiences. To sum up, it's just a matter how to leverage your previous experience and win the tought game of Phd application. I don't see my advantage agaist flesh graduates from top universities for the application of Finance/marketing/MIS. In addition, i really like the topics of strategy and entrepreneurship.
I will read related professors' papers but i still have full-time job and am preparing for the MBA interview. So first thing first. But anyway, good to know some different ideas.

boum · 发表于 2010-2-3 21:37:49

boum,thanks for your suggestion. There's something i didn't mention previously. Actually I've good academic record and consolidated research experience. I've pubished papers in chinese domestic journal and International Journal(and conference) with quite heavy data analysis in my post-graduate.
Regarding to Phd in strategy, I did some research and found that universities prefer strategy Phd students who have industrial experiences. Industrial experiences can help to understand company's strategy better or i should say it helps to build some feelings about strategy. Besides, standard master degree in business rarely includes the course of strategy and entrepreneurship, by contraries, which are core/popular courses in MBA. While MBA usually prefers candidates with work experiences. To sum up, it's just a matter how to leverage your previous experience and win the tought game of Phd application. I don't see my advantage agaist flesh graduates from top universities for the application of Finance/marketing/MIS. In addition, i really like the topics of strategy and entrepreneurship.
I will read related professors' papers but i still have full-time job and am preparing for the MBA interview. So first thing first. But anyway, good to know some different ideas.

-- by 会员 dong80 (2010/2/3 21:32:13)

It seems that your background is good.

shiweiseabird · 发表于 2010-2-4 06:37:16

First offer.. Glad..No need for looking for jobs...

shiweiseabird · 发表于 2010-2-4 09:00:35

hi, shiweiseabird. I guess we follow a similar path. Here is my background.
GMAT 750, TOEFL: 105 (will retake); computer science master degree with 4y oversea sales/marketing experience in Telecom industry.
I'm applying a MBA in Japan since i consider to include Japan in my future Phd study. I'm interested in research of strategy and entrepreneurship(venture capital). I sent a sms to you for my email address. I'm glad to know you.

-- by 会员 dong80 (2010/2/3 19:40:41)

Glad to know you too. I have added you to my MSN list.. Let me know if you have further questions.

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