The Future of Marketing Scholarship: Recruiting for Marketing Doctoral Programs

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Article

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Published by Sage Publications, Inc. in the Journal of Marketing Education, volume 27 issue 1, 2005. Bryant users may access this article here.

Keywords

doctoral education; student recruiting; marketing doctorates; trends; business education

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Sage Publications

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Journal of Marketing Education

Abstract

As demand for business education is rising, the production of business doctorates continues to fall. Between 1995 and 2001, new business doctorates declined 18%, dropping to the lowest point since 1987. In the same time frame, new marketing doctorates dropped by 32%. This article reports the results of a study designed to (1) assess enrollment trends and recruiting practices for marketing doctoral programs, (2) examine decision-making processes of prospective marketing doctoral students, and (3) develop a set of recommendations for improving recruiting in marketing doctoral programs. Results of surveys of marketing doctoral program coordinators, marketing Ph.D. students, and MBA students are reported.

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