Statement of Ph D Research Interest Department of Finance BI UNIVERSITY I am applying for admission to the PhD program in Finance because I want a career in the research and teaching of Finance My research interests are in Corporate finance and Financial Analysis In particular I am interested in factors that affect the Company s internal investments organization s structure long term business strategy manufacturing supply chains distribution network information needs and standard systems My dissertation focuses on analyses of financial statements of companies Ratio Analysis Short term Analysis Horizontal Analysis Vertical Analysis Multi companies Analysis and Industry comparison In order to gain an appreciation of these and related issues it is essential for me to have a strong grounding in Economics Accounting and issues connected with Financial Analysis as well as gain a General knowledge for Finance perspective I believe that the Ph D program in Finance would be invaluable in helping me achieve my goals It would enable me to channel my quantitative and conceptual skills in analyzing business issues and would open up new avenues in research Subsequent to earning a Ph D I would like to apply for a faculty position at a leading university and investigate issues concerned with Finance as it affects organization strategy structure and systems I believe that my background in accounting and finance has prepared me for such a career I have found research fascinating during Bachelor degree where I received the highest marks in the Department for my final year undergraduate dissertation and was judged to have presented one of the value at the faculty
