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Programme Title 
Doctoral of Philosophy in Management/ Doctoral of Philosophy in Marketing/ Doctoral of Philosophy in Management Information Systems
Programme Code
23601 - FD / 23061 - FTD
Mode of Attendance
Full-time
Duration

Normal 4 years / 3 years (for students with Master degree with research components)
Maximum 6 years / 5 years  (for students with Master degree with research components)

Credit Requirements for Graduation

A minimum of 18 academic credits, plus 6 - 11 training credits.

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Starting from the 2022/23 intake cohort, all research students are required to complete the e-Learning module on “Understanding China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R.C.” in English before thesis submission as a graduation requirement.

#i. Departments can integrate the two elements as long as the Confirmation of Registration is successfully carried out by the end of the first five semesters/terms as required by the University.
#ii. Students who fail the compulsory PhD Qualification Exam will be required to exit with the MPhil degree (subject to meeting all the relevant MPhil requirements).


A minimum of 18 academic credits, plus 7 - 12 training credits.

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Starting from the 2022/23 intake cohort, all research students are required to complete the e-Learning module on “Understanding China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R.C.” in English before thesis submission as a graduation requirement.

#i. Departments can integrate the two elements as long as the Confirmation of Registration is successfully carried out within the first half of the normal study period as required by the University.
ii. Students who fail the compulsory PhD Qualification Exam will be required to exit with the MPhil degree (subject to meeting all the relevant MPhil requirements).

Supporting Documents

Academic Referee's Report
Compulsory - Two Academic Referee’s Reports are required for the application for Fellowship and Scholarship Schemes.

  • Identify and invite two academics who are familiar with your academic performance and achievements. Proposed supervisor(s) from the PolyU, proposed supervisor(s) from the partner institution (if any), and persons from non-academic backgrounds are not considered appropriate academic referees.
  • Provide complete and accurate information on your referees, including their email addresses under a university or an organisation, in your online application.


Curriculum Vitae
Compulsory

Employer's Recommendation
Optional

Research Proposal
Compulsory

  • A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
    • Please provide prior research work.

    Transcript / Certificate
    Compulsory – Please upload all academic qualifications including Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree (if any) according to the University’s admission requirements, also refer to the ‘Procedures – Guidelines for Submitting Supporting Documents’ to follow the submission requirements.

    Others
    • GMAT Focus Edition score no less than 605/ GMAT score no less than 650/ GRE score equivalent for normal track PhD candidates.
    • GMAT Focus Edition score no less than 525/ GMAT score no less than 550/ GRE score equivalent for Dual PhD Degree Programmes candidates.
    • GMAT Focus Edition/ GMAT/ GRE test scores are considered valid for five years after the date of the test.
    • Only tests taken at a test centre are accepted.

 

 Programme Management    
 Management Prof. Wu LIU  wu.liu@polyu.edu.hk 
 Marketing Prof. Fang Flora GU
Prof. Yuwei JIANG
flora.gu@polyu.edu.hk
yuwei.jiang@polyu.edu.hk
 Management Information Systems      Prof. W.T. Eric NGAI      eric.ngai@polyu.edu.hk

General University Requirements

Compulsory Core Subjects

[6 - 15 Credits]

Specialized Subjects

[3 - 12 Credits]

Research Seminar Subjects

[3/ 4 Credits]

Academic Integrity and Ethics Subject

[1 Credit]

Practicum Subject

[2 Credits]

English Enhancement Subjects

[0 - 5 Credit(s)] 

I.

Compulsory Core Subjects

 

MM6001 Research Methodology

MM6004 Research Methods for Behavioural Research

AF6003 Econometric Methods

AF6005 Microeconomic Foundations of Financial Economics

LGT6006 Statistics and Game Theoretic Methods for Business Analysis and Decisions

LGT6204 Inventory and Supply Chain Management

II.

Specialized Subjects

 

MM613 Research in Organisational Behaviour

MM633 Research in Strategic Management

MM674 Research Seminar in Marketing

MM6121 Meso Organizational Behaviour

MM6441 Advanced Topics in Information Systems Research

MM6741 Advanced Topics in Consumer Behavior

MM6761 Machine Learning Empowered Business Intelligence

MM6891 Guided Study in Management and Marketing I

MM6892 Guided Study in Management and Marketing II

MM6893 Guided Study in Management and Marketing III

III.

Research Seminar Subjects

 

MM6201 Research Seminars I

MM6202 Research Seminars II

MM6203 Research Seminars III

MM6204 Research Seminars IV

IV.

Academic Integrity and Ethics Subject

 

MM5R01 Academic Integrity and Ethics in Business

V.

Practicum Subject

 

MM6200 University Teaching/ Research Practicum

VI.

English Enhancement Subjects

* You may have more information on this page.

 

Management

Supervisor

Telephone

Email

Prof. Wu LIU

3400 3954

wu.liu@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. Chi Nien CHUNG 3400 3646

chinien.chung@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. Krishna SAVANI 2766 7129

krishna.savani@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. Shuping LI 2766 7135

shu-ping.li@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. Jia Katrina LIN 3400 3923

katrina.lin@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. Amy Y OU 2766 4057 amy-yi.ou@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Xueyong ZHAN 3400 3468 xueyong.zhan@polyu.edu.hk

 

  • Business Ethics
  • Corporate Governance and Family Business
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Cross-Cultural Management
  • Culture
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Diversity and Inequality
  • Emerging Market Strategies
  • Employee Attitudes and Behaviors
  • Innovation Management
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Leadership
  • Organisational Justice
  • Philanthropy
  • Proactive Behaviours
  • Public Sector Management
  • Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
  • Social Networks
  • Strategic HRM
  • Stress and Health
  • Voice and Citizenship Behaviours
  • Work Teams
  • Work-Family Conflict

Marketing

Supervisor

Telephone

Email

Prof. Yuwei JIANG

3400 3948

yuwei.jiang@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. Fang Flora GU 2766 4017 flora.gu@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Feifei HUANG 3400 3642 feifei.huang@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Yanping TU 3400 7359 yanping.tu@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Fine Fanni LEUNG 3400 3952 fine.leung@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Dai YAO 2766 7143 dai-yoda.yao@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Bicheng YANG 3400 2120 bicheng.yang@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Xubing ZHANG 2766 4060 zhang.xubing@polyu.edu.hk

 

  • Consumer Information Processing
  • Consumer Judgment and Decision Making
  • Consumer Psychology
  • Digital Marketing
  • Influencer Marketing
  • International Marketing
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Omni-Channel Management
  • Pricing and Competitive Strategies
  • Pro-Social Consumer Behaviour
  • Quantitative Marketing Modelling
  • Relationship Marketing
  • Sensory Marketing
  • Social Influence on Consumer Behaviour
  • Theoretical Marketing Modelling
  • Visual Marketing

Management Information Systems

Supervisor

Telephone

Email

Prof. Kai H. LIM 2766 7383

kai.lim@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. Wai Ting Eric NGAI

2766 7296

eric.ngai@polyu.edu.hk

Prof. Xin XU 2766 7065 xin.xu@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Chee-wee TAN 3400 3376 chee-wee.tan@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Yue Katherine FENG 2766 7127 katherine.feng@polyu.edu.hk
Prof. Xiaowei Michael MEI 2766 7133 michael.mei@polyu.edu.hk

 

  • BlockChain Applications and Digital Assets
  • Digital Transformation
  • Disinformation and Promotional Information on the Internet
  • E-Commerce
  • E-Health
  • Human-AI Interaction
  • Internet of Things & Smart Service
  • IoT and AI Methods and Applications
  • IT Governance
  • Knowledge Management & Innovation
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • M-Commerce
  • Platformization
  • Social Commerce
  • Social Media Analytics & Social Media Marketing

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