Comparative study of PhD programs of information technology management at the world top rank universities

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Carnegie Mellon University Program, Heinz College Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/school-of-information-systems-and-management /doctoral-program/phd-ism/index.aspx.

Carnegie Mellon University, the Tepper School of Business Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://tepper.cmu.edu/prospective-students/phd/program/ business-technologies.

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Georgia Institute of Technology Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://scheller. gatech.edu/degree-programs/phd/phd-concentrations/phd-itm.html.

Georgia State University Program. (2014).Retrieved from http://cis.robinson. gsu.edu/academic-programs/phd.

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Hong Kong University Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.fbe.hku. hk/academic-programmes/postgraduate/phd-and-mphil/ field-of-study.

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National Taiwan University program. (2014). Retrieved from http://exp. management.ntu.edu.tw/en/IM/%E8%AA%B2%E7%A8%8B%E7%89%B9% E8%89%B2/%E5%8D%9A%E5%A3%AB%E7%8F%AD#1.

National University of Singapore Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://www. comp.nus.edu.sg/is/ug-bcomp-is.html#pagetop.

NYU Stern University Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.stern.nyu. Edu /experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/academic-departments/ ioms-dept/academic-programs-courses/phd-programs/phd-information-systems #IS-Overview.

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Purdue University Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://krannert.purdue.edu /academics/MIS/phd/home.asp.

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Program. (2014).Retrieved from http://www.bm.ust.hk/isom/programs/phd_is/index.htm.

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University of Arizona Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://mis.eller.arizona. edu/doctoral/courses.asp.

University of Georgia Program. (2104). Retrieved from http://www.terry. uga.edu/phd/concentrations/management-information-systems.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Program (2014). Retrieved from https://business.illinois.edu/ba/programs/phd/areas/infosys/.

University of Maryland Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.rhsmith. umd. edu/programs/phd-program/academics/fields-study/information-systems.

University of Minnesota Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://carlsonschool. umn.edu/degrees/phd/areas-concentration/information-and-decision-sciences.

University of Texas at Austin Program. (2014). Retrieved from http://www. mccombs.utexas.edu/Departments/IROM/Degree-Programs/PhD/IS.

University of Toronto Program. (2014).Retrieved fromhttp://www.ischool. utoronto.ca/phd.