Academy of International Business
A prominent association of scholars in the field of international business.

Academy of Management (AOM)
AOM’s mission is to enhance the profession of management by advancing the scholarship of management and enriching the professional development of its members. At every AOM meeting, several divisions offer doctoral consortiums for students. Check their conference page for details.

Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program
Created by the CPA profession to help reverse a shortage of PhD accounting faculty in U.S. colleges and universities. The program offers an annual stipend for new doctoral candidates in audit and tax.

American Accounting Association (AAA)
The association provides valuable research and practice for accounting education.

Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS)
BGS is an international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International. Membership in BGS is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in an AACSB-accredited business program. Read the recommendations from the BGS Doctoral Faculty Commission Report.

BestBizSchools.com (AACSB International Student Web Site)
The official student Web site of AACSB International. Search for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business, as well as learn more about business programs, accreditation, rankings, and more.

DocNet
An organization of universities granting doctoral degrees in business administration and economics. Its purpose is to promote doctoral education in business throughout the world.

Educational Testing Service (ETS)
The organization’s GRE exam is is a popular gatekeeper to graduate programs, including business doctoral programs.

European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers(EURODOC)
An international federation representing doctoral candidates and junior researchers at the European level in matters of education, research, and professional development of their careers. EURODOC aims to advance the quality of doctoral programs and the standards of research activity in Europe.

European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA)
An organization dedicated to promoting and facilitating cooperation among European doctoral programs in management and business administration through the facilitation of information exchange and research.

European Doctoral School on Knowledge and Management (EUDOKMA)
Promotes research programs and doctoral training on knowledge and management.

Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)®
The council’s GMAT exam is one of the most common gatekeepers to graduate programs in business, including doctoral programs.

Re-Envisioning the PhD
Originally established to foster local and national/international discussions and initiatives that address the question of how the PhD can be re-envisioned to meet the societal needs of the 21^st century, the project ended in 2003. However, the University of Washington Graduate School continues to maintain the site.

The PhD Project
Works to increase the diversity of business school faculty by providing a resource clearinghouse of doctoral program information and a network of peer support to under-represented populations.

Swedish Association of University Teachers (SULF)
An association for university teachers, researchers, and doctoral candidates. SULF is a member of the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Saco), whose members are professionals with university or college education.