Hi, all! This is my first post after devouring all the great info on here. I have learned a LOT from the boards the last few weeks and am hoping to garner some wisdom. Here's my situation - I have a BA and MBA from reputable B&M schools in the US. I have a PgCert in Research Methods from a good B&M school in the UK. I started a PhD at a less-than-stellar UK school but supervisor retired, no one else suitable was around, etc, etc, so I ended up quitting that program almost 2/3rds of the way through. I am now a faculty member at a university in another European country and really need the ol' PhD to advance career-wise. My area of research is global HRM. I have actually already completed fieldwork for my original PhD project but just got bogged down in the writing up and analysis with no mentor/school support (although I have written some papers and done conference presentations based on the project). I have no desire to return to the other school as they are just not set up for students that are not on-campus - you just get lost in the cracks too easily and there is no concept of support remotely (not their fault - I lived in the UK when I started the program). Also, my academic career is likely to always be in Europe, so I am not hung up on the idea of an RA program, but it does need to be reputable. Can anyone provide any guidance in terms of a good DL PhD in HRM? Cost is a factor as is residency requirements as it is hard for me to get away from my own classes during term. Also, since I already have an MBA and the research methods training, I am not keen to spend a ton of time retaking similiar classes. I have looked a little at NCU but something hasn't clicked for me there yet - not sure why. Are there any other recommendations? Also, is it necessarily a problem if I am using fieldwork conducted prior to actually starting a program since I never was granted a degree based on that work? Thanks in advance for any wisdom - feeling a bit lost now and I need some clarity!
Baker College www.baker.edu DBA in Human Resource Management Capella University www.capella.edu PhD in Organization & Management/Human Resource Management Cape Peninsula University of Technology www.cput.ac.za DTech in Human Resource Management Indiana State University www.indstate.edu PhD in Technology Management/Human Resource Management University of Leicester www.le.ac.uk DocSocSci in Human Resource Development Northcentral University www.ncu.edu PhD in Business Administration/Human Resource Management and DBA in Human Resource Management Nova Southeastern University www.nova.edu DBA in Human Resource Management
Good list, Ted. Note the different website for North American inquiries to the University of Leicester HRM programs: www.clms.edu. Note that the program has a heavy emphasis on research methods, and you'll need it. (NB: I am their North American representative.)
Would the D.Prof.at Middlesex University fit your needs? http://www.mdx.ac.uk/wbl/research/projects/mprof.asp or the UK Open University Ph.D. program in Human Resources? http://www.open.ac.uk/oubs/programmes/research-qualifications.php
Bellevue University www.bellevue.edu was planning on a PhD in Human Capital Management. From the looks of tmartca's sig line (hope I got the screen name right), it might be up and running now.
thanks! thanks so much for the replies! this gives me a lot of food for thought - i've got some research to do now! cheers again -
Hi jot - You might want to consider UNISA. It has a decent international reputation, it's relatively inexpensive, it's 100% non-residential and because it's a dissertation-only PhD system it's possible that your prior research efforts could carry over. Check it out. http://www.unisa.ac.za/_cmsys/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=18870
tmartca confirms in another thread that Bellevue University's PhD in Human Capital Management is indeed now up and running.