天美传媒 PhD Student Profile

天美传媒 PhD students come from diverse academic backgrounds and share a strong commitment to pursuing academic research and academic careers.

Students in the PhD in Management program hold research-oriented master鈥檚 degrees or equivalent training, and many have experience as research assistants or predoctoral fellows. Our doctoral candidates share a curiosity, a passion for research, and an appetite to go beyond the established, and to develop new ideas and paradigms, using rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods.

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average GMAT score

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25

countries represented

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average GMAT score

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students

45%

female students

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placement in academic careers

+38

students

45%

female students

+90%

placement in academic careers

Geographic origin of students

26% - Europe
10% - Latin America
5% - North America
52% - Asia
5% - Africa
90%

International Students

90%

International Students

Academic Background & Meet 天美传媒 PhD Students

Our current cohort reflects a wide range of academic preparation, with students bringing strong analytical and quantitative skills in areas relevant to management research. Many have already engaged in research projects or have served as research assistants prior to joining 天美传媒.

天美传媒鈥檚 PhD students are immersed in our distinctive research culture. Working closely with faculty, they are conducting innovative research and laying the groundwork for lifelong careers in management research and education.

Meet our Students

Research Engagement and Publications

PhD students at 天美传媒 actively collaborate with faculty on research projects that are presented at international academic conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.

Nature

  • Halil Sabanci (天美传媒 PhD-22) with Prof. Marta Elvira (and others): 鈥淚mmigrant鈥搉ative pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs.鈥� Nature (2025).

Journal of Financial Economics

  • Zhiqiang Ye (天美传媒 PhD-24) with Prof. Xavier Vives: 鈥淔intech Entry, Lending Market Competition and Welfare鈥�. Journal of Financial Economics (2025).
  • Zhiqiang Ye (天美传媒 PhD-24) with Prof. Xavier Vives: 鈥淚nformation Technology and Lender Competition鈥�. Journal of Financial Economics (2025).

Strategic Management Journal

  • Giacomo Marchesini (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�23) with Prof. Valentini. 鈥淲hen creation and capture diverge: Why breakthrough inventions do not break through alike鈥� (2026).
  • Liudmila Alekseeva (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�23), Azar, J., Gin茅, M., & Samila, S. (2026). 鈥淎rtificial intelligence adoption and the demand for managerial expertise鈥� (2026).
  • Anastasiia Sergeeva (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�20) with Prof. Christoph Zott: 鈥淗ow founders’ values enable business model innovation in new ventures: The case of Magnum Photos鈥�. Strategic Management Journal (2025).

Journal of Accounting and Economics

  • Jiyuan Dai (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�19) with Prof. Ormaz谩bal, Prof. Pe帽alva and Prof. R. Raney. 鈥淢andatory investor disclosure, sustainability commitments, and portfolio decarbonization鈥� (2026).
  • Donald N’Gatta (天美传媒 PhD ’21) with Prof. Gaizka Ormaz谩bal and Prof. Robert Raney: 鈥淭rading of emission allowances and reporting incentives鈥�. Journal of Accounting and Economics (2025).

Management Science

  • Abhishek Deshmane (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�23) with Prof. Mart铆nez de Alb茅niz, 鈥淧lay it again, Sam? Reference-point formation and product differentiation in the music industry鈥� (2025).
  • Abhishek Deshmane (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�23) with Prof. V铆ctor Mart铆nez-de-Alb茅niz and Aouad, A.: 鈥淒esigning layouts for sequential experiences: Application to cultural institutions鈥�. Management Science. (2025).

Journal of Management

  • Giacomo Marchesini (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�23) with R.Conti and Prof. Valentini. 鈥淢ore light but less sight? The Dual effect of information transparency on firm innovation鈥� (2025).

Journal of Management Studies

  • Clinton Ofoedu (天美传媒 PhD-24) with Prof. Thomas Klueter: 鈥淯nderstanding the link between postacquisition resource reconfiguration and technology out-licensing鈥�. Journal of Management Studies (2024).

Psychological Science

  • Shiyao Bao (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�24) with S., Bajet, A., Mart铆nez, and Prof. M眉ller-Trede, J., Engeler, I., & Prof. Hafenbr盲dl, S. (2026). 鈥淐ommentary: On the Equal-Opportunity Jerk 鈥淒efense: Rudeness Complicates Sexism Attributions but Comes at a Cost鈥� (2026).

Journal of Organizational Behavior

  • Gouri Mohan (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�20) Dorothy R Carter, Cynthia K Maupin, Prof. Yih鈥怲een Lee, Nathan T Carter, 鈥淩apid Rise Versus Slow Recognition: Motivation to Lead and the Emergence of Informal Leaders in Self鈥怣anaging Teams Over Time鈥� (2026).

Business and Professional Ethics Journal

  • Diego Arias (天美传媒 PhD 鈥�22) with Prof. Fontrodona, 鈥淓xploring the Interplay Between Gift and Exchange in Corporate Giving鈥� (2026).

Academic Placements

天美传媒 PhD graduates pursue academic careers at universities and research institutions worldwide. Recent placements reflect the international scope of the program.
  • Ann-Sophie Kowalewski 鈥� Assistant Professor at IE University, Spain
  • Roc铆o Mart铆nez – Assistant Professor at IE University, Spain
  • Guillermo Ram铆rez – Assistant Professor at Universidad de Piura, Per煤
  • Ludovica Castiglia 鈥�聽Assistant Professor at Emory University, USA
  • William Fawson 鈥�聽Postdoctoral Researcher at LBS, London
  • Ewa Kochanowska 鈥� Postdoctoral Researcher at The New School for Social Research, New York, USA
  • Zhiqiang Ye 鈥� Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University, Zijin鈥檊ang Campus, China
  • Clinton Ofoedu 鈥� Assistant Professor, Lagos Business School, Lagos, Nigeria / Neoma Business School, Rouen, France
  • Mert 脟etin 鈥� Assistant Professor, Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands
  • Winslow Robertson 鈥� Postdoctoral Fellow at EMLyon Business School鈥檚 STORM Research Center, France
  • Giacomo Marchesini 鈥� Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
  • Abhishek Deshmane 鈥� Assistant Professor, Georgia TECH, Atlanta, USA
  • Liudmila Alekseeva 鈥� Assistant Professor, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Shagun Tripathi 鈥� Assistant Professor at IE, Madrid, Spain
  • Juan Pablo Gorostiaga 鈥� Assistant Professor at Universidad Cat贸lica de Chile, Chile
  • Eriselda Danaj 鈥� Postdoctoral Researcher at Macquarie University, Sidney, Australia
  • Dandan Xia 鈥� Assistant Professor, Utrecht University; School of Economics Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Diego Arias – University of Detroit Mercy, USA
  • Andrea Cavicchini – Cat贸lica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Portugal
  • Nana Yaa Antwi-Gyamfi – China Europe International Business School Africa, Ghana
  • Maria Giulia Trupia – UCLA Anderson School of Management, USA
  • Halil Sabanci – Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany
  • Alice Mascena – EADA Business School, Spain
  • Luca Xianran Lin – HEC Montreal, Canada
  • Donald N鈥橤atta – MDE聽Business School, Ivory Coast
  • Xabier Barriola – INSEAD, France
  • A-Sung Hong – Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Teng Huang – LUISS, Guido Carli University, Italy
  • Ganqi Tang – University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Susanna Kislenko – Sa茂d Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Van Nguyen – UEB, Vietnam National University, Vietnam
  • Gouri Mohan – I脡SEG School of Management, France
  • Pedro Silva Belis谩rio – ISE Business School, Brazil
  • Caleb Bernacchio – California State University, USA
  • Anastasia Sergeeva – Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands
  • Marie No毛lle N鈥橤uessan – MDE Business School, Ivory Coast
  • Fang Li – Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom
  • Ruo Mo – Montpellier Business School, France
  • Ali Samei – University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • Xavier Sobrepere – Tilburg Uiversity, Netherlands
  • Susanne Koster – Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands
  • Alberto Ibarra – IPADE Business School, M茅xico
  • Yan Bai – EADA Business School, Spain
  • Jiyuan Dai – Universidad de Navarra, Spain
  • Eren Akkan – KEDGE Business School, France
  • Farah Shakir – Equity & Inclusion Office, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Pablo Escribano – Universidad Adolfo Ib谩帽ez, Chile
  • Daniela Iubatti – SKEMA Business School, France
  • Mahsa Memarian – INCAE Business School, Costa Rica
  • Felipe Guzm谩n – I脡SEG School of Management, France
  • T. Ching Liao – Neoma Business School, France
  • Jos茅 Abel DeFina – IDE Business School, Ecuador
  • Anil Kumar – Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Horacio Rousseau – Florida State University, USA
  • Stephen Smulowitz – Wake Forest University School of Business, USA
  • Nuno Lopes – EADA Business School, Spain
  • Diogo Prado Zanata – ISE Business School, Brasil
  • Tony Silard – LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy
  • Shipeng Yan – City University of Hong Kong, China
  • Anna Bayona – ESADE – Ramon Llull University, Spain
  • Federica Foce Massa Saluzzo – EADA Business School, Spain
  • Bilgehan Uzunca – ESADE – Ramon Llull University, Spain
  • Daniel Ferr茅s – Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Carlos Folle –聽天美传媒, Spain
  • Iv谩n Guitart – EMLYON Business School, France
  • Ignacio Osuna – INALDE Business School, Colombia
  • Yuliya Snihur – 天美传媒, Spain
  • Bur莽in G眉莽l眉 – ICN Business School Berlin, Germany
  • In茅s Alegre – 天美传媒, Spain
  • Patricio Rojas – ESE Business School 鈥� Universidad de Los Andes, Chile
  • Alejandro Moreno – 天美传媒, Spain
  • Minna Paunova – Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
  • Fernando Ruiz – PAD-Universidad de Piura, Peru
  • Ciro G贸mez – INALDE Business School, Colombia
  • Marlene Castro – Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
  • Lorenzo Massa – Aalborg University Business School, Denmark
  • Uchenna Uzo – Lagos Business School, Nigeria
  • M陋 Jos茅 Bosch – ESE Business School, Chile
  • Aadhaar Chaturvedi – University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Matteo Prato – ESADE 鈥� Ramon Llull University, Spain
  • Tomislav Rimac – Libera Universit脿 Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Italy
  • Roberto Martin Galang – John Gokongwei School of Management, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
  • Wei He – Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
  • Kerem Gurses – Libera Universit脿 Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, Italy
  • Kandarph Mehta – 天美传媒 Business Schook, Spain
  • Jordi Ross Comas – Bucknell University – Pennsylvania, USA
  • Dror Etzion – Desautels Faculty of Management – Mcgill University, Canada
  • Elena Golovko – Tilburg School of Economics and Management, Netherlands
  • Ignacio Mart铆 – ESADE 鈥� Ramon Llull University, Spain
  • Caterina Moschieri – IE Business School, Spain
  • David Pastoriza – HEC Montr茅al, Canada
  • Niccol貌 Pisani – IMD Business School, Switzerland
  • Erica Salvaj – School of Business and Economics, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.
  • Jasmijn Bol – A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, USA
  • J. Ignacio Canales – University of Aberdeen – School of Business, United Kingdom.
  • Wim Vanhaverbeke – Hasselt University, Belgium and TU Eindhoven, Netherlands. Visiting Professor, ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain.
  • John Slof – Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain. /

What Are We Looking For?

Passion

Passion

Solid understanding

Solid understanding

Collaboration and independence

Collaboration and independence

Great communication skills

Great communication skills

Credentials and potential

Credentials and potential

International outlook

International outlook

Research Highlights

Research Highlights

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