<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv639825283"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; "><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_49"><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_62"><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_89">The Ph.D. in Management Program offered through the College of Business</span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_109"> </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_103"><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48882" style="font-size: 16px;
font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">and Behavioral Science at <span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" id="yiv639825283lw_1355856715_1">Clemson University</span> in </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">South
Carolina</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_112"> is</span> </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_115">currently accepting applications from prospective students for admission</span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_121"> </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_119">to the Fall of 2013 term. The Ph.D. in Management program prepares</span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_126"> </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span"
style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_124">students interested in the Information Systems (IS) field for </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_91">research focused academic careers. The program offers full tuition in </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_135">conjunction with an assistantship to cover living expenses. Admitted </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_138">students have been successful in receiving additional money through </span><span
class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_142">competitive university-wide
fellowships. The program offers world class </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_146">faculty, a strong research orientation, a flexible curriculum, numerous </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_152">field-based doctoral seminars, strong methodological training, </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_155">personalized attention, and outstanding facilities in a beautiful </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_159">college-town</span><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48895" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> setting with nearby mountains and lakes.</span></span><br><font class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, sans-serif" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_169"><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_164"><br></span></font><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_174">The IS faculty within the Department of Management at Clemson University</span> <span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_177">are known for conducting leading research in numerous areas in the field, </span><span
class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_180">including: business process change, e-business initiatives,
strategic </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_183">information systems, human computer interactions, inter-organizational </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_186">information systems, IT adoption/use/impacts, IT-driven changes in </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_189">organizations, project management, and supply chain systems, among others. </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_192">The IS faculty also hold numerous editorial positions, including senior </span><span
class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_195">editorship positions in top journals like MIS Quarterly and the Journal of </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_24_1355604057261_62"><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48905" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">the Association for Information Systems. A 2008</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_202"> analysis of 610 </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_205">different institutions covering 48 countries, 3404 authors, and 5515 </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span"
style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_208">author appearances, finds </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Clemson</span><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48910" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> University's IS program ranked number 1 </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_214">among institutions' whose doctoral student publish in the 6 leading IS </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_217">journals, in line with or ahead of universities like the University of </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span
style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_220">British Columbia, </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_231">University of Minnesota</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">, </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48916" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">University of Arizona</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_224">, and </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_227">Indiana University</span><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48918" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> among others. This
analysis covers the 5 year period </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_234">from 2003 to 2007. Clemson University ranks among the top 10 universities </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_239">in the world, based on the top 6 IS journals, with the William Lee </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_242">Distinguished Chair, ranked 4th in the world among 3404 researchers.</span><br><font class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><br></span></font><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:
16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_245">Clemson University is ranked 25th among public universities in the US </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_248">New and World Report for 2013. It is a highly selective, public, land-grant</span> <span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_251">university in a college-town setting along a dynamic Southeastern </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_254">corridor, and against a beautiful backdrop of lakes and mountains. While </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "
id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_257">enjoying the benefits of a small </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">college town</span><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48936" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">, many faculty enjoy</span> <span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_263">opportunities afforded by a 30 minute commute from </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48938" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Greenville, South </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_271">Carolina</span><span
id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48940" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> (a thriving mid-sized city with a strong industrial base, home to </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48942" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">BMW and Michelin) and a 1 hour and 45 minute commute from </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_280">Atlanta, </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_283">Georgia</span><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48944" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">. Clemson is committed to world-class teaching, research, and </span></span><span
class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_289">public service, and continues to attract some of the country's best </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_292">students. The 17,000 students represent a diverse and capable student body </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_295">that can select from over 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_298">programs offered by Clemson's 5 colleges. Clemson's business program has</span> <span
class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_301">reached top-20 status, according to Business Week magazine's ranking </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_306">(Spring 2007) of "The Best Undergraduate Business Schools." Clemson's </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_309">undergraduate business program is 19th among the public, doctoral-granting s</span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_312">chools on the list, and 45th on the magazine's comprehensive list
of </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_319">public and private institutions.</span><br><font class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><br></span></font><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_322">For admissions, priority will be given to applications completed </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_325">by the </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">January 15th</span><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_48952" style="font-family: Verdana,
sans-serif; "> deadline, with applications considered on a </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_331">limited basis after this date. Additional information about the Department </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_334">of Management's doctoral program and the IS track can be found at: </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_341"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://media.clemson.edu/cbbs/management/Clemson-PhD-Management.pdf" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(40, 98, 197);outline-width:0px;outline-color:initial;"><font class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span"><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts"
id="yiv639825283lw_1355856715_2">http://media.clemson.edu/cbbs/management/Clemson-PhD-Management.pdf</span></font></a>. </span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_344">The online </span><span class="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_27_1355837771912_182" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_348">application to the Graduate School at Clemson University is available </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_351">at: </span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.grad.clemson.edu/Admission.php" style="text-decoration: underline; color: purple; outline-width: 0px; outline-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span
class="yiv639825283yshortcuts">http://www.grad.clemson.edu/Admission.php</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_355">. For additional information </span></span><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_359">please contact Dr. Richard Klein at </span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:rklein@CLEMSON.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:rklein@CLEMSON.edu" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355604057261_17973" style="text-decoration: underline; color: purple; outline-width: 0px; outline-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355604057261_17972">rklein@CLEMSON.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> or </span><span class="yiv639825283yshortcuts"
id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355604057261_17974" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">864-656-2011</span><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_24_1355604057261_65" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">.</span></span><br><blockquote type="cite" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_47629" style="color:rgb(69, 69, 69);font-size:15px;display:block;"><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_47628"><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_47627" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv639825283"><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_47626"><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_47625"><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_1_1355837771912_47624" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_24_1355604057261_51" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;
"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></span></div><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_49" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_62"><span class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;" id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_101"><span id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_24_1355604057261_65" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br></span></span></span></div><div id="yiv639825283yui_3_7_2_32_1355837771912_55" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; "><font class="yiv639825283Apple-style-span" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dr Richard Klein, PhD</span><br>Associate Professor<br>Graduate Programs Coordinator<br>Department of Management<br>Clemson
University</font><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>