PhD Organizational Systems

Earn a PhD in Organizational Systems and become a thought leader in the development of new strategies to address global business challenges and systemic social problems.

This program combines a program of rigorous academic study with:

• Practical application of innovative new ideas and approaches 
• Facilitation of change and transformation of organizational systems
• Exploration of new approaches to management and leadership

Students in our PhD program are currently conducting research in the following areas:

• Emerging Chinese and Western management practices in support of employee engagement
• Identifying culture and climate factors that contribute to academic achievement in a high performing urban charter school
• Helping leaders design organizational cultures that foster creativity
• Changing governance processes as a way to increase board effectiveness in an American synagogue
• Developing sustainable inter-institutional collaborations
• A multi-case study of the individual, organizational, and system obstacles to patient-centric emergency medical services system design
• The relationships between leadership approach, emotional intelligence, and training needs for occupational therapist managers working in the United States
• How women transform workplace difficulties through synergic and hermeneutic inquiry

Blended Learning model

As a part of Saybrook University’s Graduate College of Psychology and Humanistic Studies, the organizational systems program combines the best of both online learning and in-person classes and seminars. You are able to take the program remotely, through interactive online classes and study sessions, without relocating or disrupting your schedule. 

Twice a year, you’ll come to San Francisco to participate in a week long Residential Conference, working with instructors and fellow students face to face. It’s a highly successful learning model that is specifically suited to people like you who don’t want to disrupt their careers while getting an education.

Apply now!

Or, to  find out more about the PhD in Organizational Systems program is right for you, please email admissions@saybrook.edu or call 800-825-4480.