PhD in Management

About the programme

This programme seeks to bring academic research in management closer to management practice in business, non-profit, and public organisations, thereby focusing research on topics that will generate new knowledge for real world problems.

Solving real world problems

Research can be related to planning, acquiring, developing, organising, leading, and controlling the human, financial, material, intellectual, or intangible resources to achieve organisational objectives efficiently and effectively. These research areas are of high strategic importance as organizations strive to meet evolving challenges and opportunities in an ever increasing global, advanced, and fragmented world.

Academic content

The PhD programme will be based on a broad definition of management as a core and overarching field of research in business schools. The focus will be on management as the process in business, non-profit, and public organisations related to planning, acquiring, developing, organising, leading, and controlling the human, financial, material, intellectual, or intangible resources to achieve organisational objectives efficiently and effectively. 

Management is a broad, yet well-defined field of research within the social sciences that has membership organizations including academics and practitioners, dedicated scientific journals, and academic programmes offered at all levels. Management is a core academic field within any business school and an important element in all study programmes.

The PhD in Management will focus on balancing rigor and relevance. By training students in rigorous execution of research, sustainable business strategy development, and fundamental substantive theories in management-relevant research fields, the programme will provide students with the knowledge and ability to engage in critical thinking with regard to promoting sustainable social development. 

The overall aim of the programme is to produce candidates of the highest international standards who can carry out high-level research suitable for publication in leading academic journals and other outlets and who are capable of addressing research issues important to academia, business practice, and society.