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The Katz Doctoral Program provides an elite doctoral degree in business that is defined by passionate faculty mentoring, an interdisciplinary research focus, a flexibly designed program of study, a research publication mentality, and connections to the corporate community.
Our mission is to produce internationally renowned experts in the business disciplines and place our graduates at leading research universities across the globe.
The Katz faculty is internationally recognized as experts in their fields and have published in prestigious academic journals such as Accounting Review and the Review of Financial Economics. In addition, a number of our faculty members serve on the editorial boards of the top academic journals. Many also serve or have served as the editors of these journals.
Academic Assessment Services (AAS) recognized Katz management sciences faculty as the nation’s best in terms of research productivity. AAS also ranked the Katz faculty in the following disciplines among the nation’s top 30 in terms of research productivity: information systems (7th), organizational behavior (20th), and strategy (29th).
CARMA Consortium Advanced Training in Research Methods
The CARMA Consortium Webcast Program is established to provide university faculty, graduate students, and other researchers with advanced training in research methods and data analysis. To participate in this training, a university becomes a member of the CARMA Consortium Webcast Program. For a university that is a member of the 2008-2009 CARMA Consortium Webcast Program, all faculty and students are eligible to view a series of ten lectures per program year by nationally recognized methodologists, with each lecture delivered live (with video and audio) over the internet. These lectures are targeted for an advanced doctoral student level and will typically include an introduction to the topic as well as a consideration of current technical issues. Emphasis is placed on the application of the research method technique. Prior to each lecture, background readings references and PowerPoint slides for the presentation will be available on the CARMA website.
Tom Saaty
Tom Saaty, University Chaired Professor, is the architect of the decision theory, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and its generalization to decisions with dependence and feedback, the analytic network process (ANP). Read more about Tom Saaty.
Research Pioneers
The Katz Doctoral Program is proud to be a part of the University of Pittsburgh, a world-renowned research pioneer, and to contribute to Pitt’s achievements in multidisciplinary research. From its position of strength in traditional disciplines, the University of Pittsburgh extends the frontiers of knowledge and creative endeavor. Read more about research at the University of Pittsburgh.