SMU's Research Rankings
SMU PhD Programmes Research Areas of Concentration
Auditing • Capital Markets • Corporate Governance • Disclosure • Financial Reporting • Taxation
PhD in Business
Asset Pricing • Corporate Finance & Governance • Financial Technology • Hedge Funds • Household Finance • Institutional Investors • Market Microstructure • Private Equity • Real Estate Finance • Sustainable Finance
Digital & Mobile Marketing • Offline & Online Retailing • Financial Impact of Marketing Actions • Role of Feelings & Emotions on Consumer Decision Making
Business Analytics • E-Commerce & Marketplace Analytics • Healthcare Operations Management • Inventory, Logistics & Transportation Management • Operations Planning, Scheduling & Control • Operations Strategy • Product, Process & Service Design and Improvement • Project Management • Purchasing & Sourcing Management • Supply Chain Management • Sustainable Operations including Agri-business
Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources (OBHR)
Culture & Cross-cultural Management • Ethics • Fairness • Human Capital Strategy & Management • Judgement & Decision Making • Leadership • Negotiation • Organisational Creativity & Innovation • Organisational Justice • Performance Measurement • Positive Organisation (Mindfulness, Humility, Proactivity) • Trust • Well-being & Stress
Entrepreneurship • Innovation • International Business • Organisation Theory • Strategic Management
Econometrics • Game Theory, Social Choice & Mechanism Design • Macroeconomics • Health Economics • Industrial Organisation • International Trade • Labour, Human Capital & Education • Real Estate & Urban Economics
Cognitive • Cultural • Evolutionary • Industrial & Organisational • Social-Personality
Cybersecurity • Data Science & Engineering • Information Systems & Management • Intelligent Systems & Optimisation • Software & Cyber-Physical Systems
PhD in Law, Commerce and Technology
Law in a Commercial Context • Law & Technology • Applied Econometrics for Social Science • Corporate Finance • Business Management • Interdisciplinary Research
PhD in Asian Urbanisms
Environmental Sustainability • Urban Studies • Science, Technology and Society • Economics, Governance and Society • Media, Culture and Society
The SMU Research Environment
SMU research has been thriving. Our PhD students are able to pursue the following:
High quality disciplinary research that is internationally benchmarked in Accounting and Business (Management); Economics, Psychology, Computer Science/Information Systems (Technology), Law, Commerce & Technology, and Asian Urbanisms. Through multidisciplinary research within each School and across Schools Create significant impact by tackling societal challengesSMU's advantage is achieving stronger connections and deeper integration across Management, Social Science and Computing.
Overview of School’s Research Environment
School of Accountancy (PhD in Accounting) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (PhD in Business) School of Economics (PhD in Economics) School of Social Sciences (PhD in Psychology) School of Computer Science and Information Systems (PhD in Computer Science & PhD in Information Systems) Yong Pung How School of Law (PhD in Law, Commerce and Technology) College of Integrative Studies (PhD in Asian Urbanisms)SMU Research Tackling Strategic Priorities
From Singapore, the strategic hub of Asia, SMU applies its knowledge and global perspective in an Asian context to bridge concepts and provide critical insights. SMU research aims to create significant impact by addressing societal challenges within three key Research Focus Areas, including Digital Transformation, Sustainable Living and Growth in Asia.
SMU Research-intensive Institutes, Centres & Labs (ICLs)
SMU’s ICLs conduct world-class research and influence industry practice across a wide range of topics. Our PhD students have access to the following research-intensive ICLs.
Management-oriented Research ICLs
Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Singapore Green Finance Centre Retail Centre of ExcellenceSMU Faculty Members' Research Interests
SMU faculty members are internationally-known in their specialised fields. Find out more about their research interests.
Our PhD students work closely with our faculty members and often publish and present in top-tier journals and conferences. You can also refer to all SMU faculty publications.
SMU Research Stories
Read more about our faculty members’ research in SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer’s repository of research stories.
SMU External Research Grant Awards
SMU faculty members receive external research grant awards.
Find out more about the latest awarded research projects.
