Business PhD Journey: From Application to Placement (Academia or Industry)

Business PhD Playbook: From Application to Academic or Industry Career

Jun 07, 2025

1. PhD Application

Program Rankings by Field
- Business School Research Ranking : UTD Business School Research Ranking
- Accounting Research Ranking: BYU Main Accounting Rankings for PhD Programs
- Marketing Research Ranking: Marketing Big 15
- Information System Research Ranking: AIS research school ranking
- Management Research Ranking: TAMUGA Ranking
General Info:
- Admission Programs and Interview Timeline: Graduate School Admissions 2025-2026 (ALL MAJOR)
- Business PhD Wiki
- A Guide to Business PhD Applications by Abhishek Nagaraj
Before PhD:
Spring 2026: Research Assistant (RA) Jobs in Hong Kong
Dr. Frances Wang
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Mar 30
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https://francesxwang.substack.com/p/spring-2026-roundup-phd-and-ra-jobs

2. PhD Journey

PhD Journey Big Picture

Ep1: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My PhD at Cornell (Year 1 Lessons)

Dr. Frances Wang

June 7, 2025

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Business PhD Journey Slides by Anatoli Colicev

Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper

Tips for Ph.D. Students from Dr. Jia-Bin Huang

Research Skills

Tips for Economists by Masayuki

Causal Inference: Notes from a Cornell PhD-Level Econometrics Course (2)

Dr. Frances Wang

Feb 16

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[Field Conferences & Journal]

Marketing

[Top-Tier Journals by Department] : by NYU

3. Academic Job Market

4. Industry Job Market

My Journey from Econ PhD to Tech by Scarlet Chen

Best Industry Positions for PhDs

PhD Job Search Timeline and Tips from MIT

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Spring 2026: Research Assistant (RA) Jobs in Hong Kong

Ep1: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My PhD at Cornell (Year 1 Lessons)

Causal Inference: Notes from a Cornell PhD-Level Econometrics Course (2)

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Business PhD Journey: From Application to Placement (Academia or Industry)

Business PhD Playbook: From Application to Academic or Industry Career

1. PhD Application

Spring 2026: Research Assistant (RA) Jobs in Hong Kong

2. PhD Journey

Ep1: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My PhD at Cornell (Year 1 Lessons)

Causal Inference: Notes from a Cornell PhD-Level Econometrics Course (2)

[Field Conferences & Journal]

3. Academic Job Market

[Job Posting Websites and Discussions]

[Management]

[Marketing]

[Operations / Decision Sciences/ Info Sys]

[Accounting]

[Finance]

[Economics]

[Law]

4. Industry Job Market

Discussion about this post

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