PhD in Management
Bolzano, Italy
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 180 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The PhD program in Management established and provided by the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Trento is inspired by the principles of responsible management education and research.
Our program aims at the development of theoretical and applied research in business and management sciences through the acquisition of specialized competencies. The main research themes focus on behaviors and decision-making in organizations, entrepreneurship, family business and innovation, organization design and human resource management, strategy and knowledge management, accounting, and accountability. The program proposes and stimulates the adoption and application of advanced theoretical and methodological approaches.
This 4-year full-time Ph.D. program combines methodical and theoretical lectures with additional individualized training with a supervisor depending on the specific research interests and objectives of the Ph.D. student. Topic-specific individual tutoring and mentoring, as well as funding for research, and stays abroad are features that set our program apart from similar ones.
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Curriculum
The first year of the program is devoted to imparting basic knowledge of methods and theories in the field of management to develop a common skillset among our Ph.D. students regardless of their background. Students are encouraged to explore different research approaches and questions before specializing.
By the end of the second year, the program provides students with the necessary skills, competencies, and tools to successfully conduct theory-based empirical research in different fields and with opportunities to build their own scientific network through attending international conferences and summer schools and visiting other universities.
Although we encourage Ph.D. students to start writing scientific papers from the beginning, the second half of the program is primarily dedicated to completing a dissertation through writing high-quality research papers targeted for publication in renowned peer-reviewed journals.
The dissertation is expected to be of a cumulative nature, i.e., a collection of scientific papers with a comprehensive introduction and conclusion that highlight the research objectives and the findings. Monographs are not accepted.