PhD Program
The Stephen Stagner Sales Excellence Institute is a global leader in sales research and doctoral education. Through world-class scholarship, innovative research, and exceptional doctoral training, the Institute has helped shape the modern sales discipline and develop many of the field's leading academics. Stagner SEI faculty and doctoral students publish impactful research in areas such as sales leadership, artificial intelligence in selling, sales technology, customer relationships, and sales force effectiveness. With graduates and affiliated scholars contributing to more than 100 sales centers and programs across North America, the Institute continues to set the standard for sales scholarship and academic excellence worldwide.
Recent doctoral graduates and alumni have accepted faculty positions at leading universities, including:
- Clemson University
- Iowa State University
- Kent State University
- McMaster University
- Michigan State University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
- San Diego State University
- TCU
- University of Georgia
- University of Minnesota
- University of Tennessee
- University of Virginia
- UNLV
- Washington State University
