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• Innovation and entrepreneurship in large firms
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Women Entrepreneurship
• Art Entrepreneurship
• Sports Entrepreneurship
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• Start-ups and Venturing
• Innovative business models emerging in Small and Medium-size enterprises

In recent times, digital technologies have touched almost all walks of life, personal and professional. As it is said, we are living in a Digital Era now. The Digital Transformation and Business Intelligence Area at SME IIT Jodhpur prepare leaders and experts for critical roles in industry and academia, of which technology forms an integral part. The area strives to accumulate and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, consultancy assignments, and projects in the current and emerging areas of digital technologies like Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, ICT for Development, Digital Business Strategy, Multi-objective Optimization, Social Media Analytics, Digital Marketing Optimization, among others. Along with the focus on IT/ICT and analytics, the area also works with various interdisciplinary engineering, management, healthcare, humanities & social sciences, etc. The research focus of the area includes the following: Healthcare IT, Digital Transformation, IT and Practice Intertwinement, Information Security Management, E/M-Governance, ICT for Development, Cybersecurity, Big Data & Advanced Computational Applications, and Sociological & Economic Analysis of Digital Applications and Implementations, to name a few.

• Development of Economics
• Economics of the Family
• Health, Education, and Welfare
• Demographic Economics
• Urban economics
• Inequalities
• Intergenerational Studies
• Economics of crime
• Economics of corruption
• Energy economics
• Operations Management
• Operations Research
• Statistics for Management
• Advanced-Data Analysis Techniques
• Supply Chain Management
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Game theory Modelling
• Transportation & Logistics
• Project Management
• Production and Inventory Control
• Total Quality Management
• Financial Data Analytics
• Financial Engineering
• Financial Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Market Microstructure
• Entrepreneurial Finance

Marketing is concerned with decisions related to a firm's customers, competitors, and partners' network, including channel members and promotion agencies. It focuses on how firms design products, services and create value for their customers and related partners. Marketing is genuinely interdisciplinary, drawing theories and methods from disciplines such as anthropology, economics, psychology, sociology, and statistics, among others. SME's doctoral program in Marketing prepares students to advance knowledge of the complex interactions between consumers and markets. Students work collaboratively with faculty and industry experts to gain the practical, quantitative, and analytical skills necessary to conduct their research work. The doctoral program in Marketing aims to bring theoretical rigor and business application and offer students an unmatched interdisciplinary environment to generate creative ideas and hypotheses. Research interests of marketing faculty and doctoral students include consumer decision-making, marketing communication, innovation, pricing, marketing strategy, and product development.

People are at the heart of modern economic activity. Their capabilities and attitudes make possible new ideas and innovations that, in turn, fuel economic prosperity. The Human Capital and Organizational Dynamics area at the School of Management and Entrepreneurship, IIT Jodhpur, has been conceptualized to further the people-centric approach to understanding modern socioeconomic settings' structure and functioning. Instrumental to this vision, the area's pedagogy is conceived on two related lines. One line of academic offerings systematically explores how people learn and build their capabilities to suit and push socioeconomic contours. The second line of reasoning attempts at understanding how people put to use their abilities within microcosms of socioeconomic systems, i.e., organizations. The area offers various core and elective courses to train young professionals on these two counts. Besides, the site also nurtures experienced professionals to augment their contributions in their pursuant endeavors through short term and long term training engagements. Through these offerings, the area hopes to enable budding professionals to seamlessly integrate into the socioeconomic settings and find a niche to grow in their careers and make meaningful contributions.

• Strategic Alliance / Mergers and Acquisitions / Public-Private Partnership
• Business Models for Digital Economy / Business Cases of Blockchain Technologies / E-commerce
• Strategic Foresight / Technology Foresight & Strategies
• Strategic Leadership / Strategic Thinking / Technology Leadership
• Strategic Innovation and R&D/ Managing New Ventures / Managing Innovation
• International Business / Global Strategic Management / Emerging Markets
• Public Policy and Strategy / Technology Strategy
• Corporate Governance / Corporate Social Responsibility / Social Entrepreneurship
• Competitive Intelligence / Analytics Consulting / Analytics for Strategy / Strategic Consulting

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DSEU is taking forward its vision of skilling by launching the Doctoral program for guiding Ph.D. scholars. Budding and innovative researchers would be given a platform to enhance their research/analytical perspective and engage in applied research. The Ph.D. program at DSEU would be offered in Computer Science and Engineering/Applications, Mechanical Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. Our goal is to have community-centric, environment-centric, and innovation-driven research content creators.

So, if you have the zeal; if you can think out of the box; and if you want to make an impact, DSEU is giving you a one of its kind platforms.

“To Raise New Questions, New Possibilities, To Regard Old Problems from A New Angle, Requires Creative Imagination and Marks Real Advance in One’s Life.”

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The doctoral programme in management at iim ahmedabad (iima), one of the country's first doctoral programmes in management, remains the first choice for students interested in pursuing a career in management in india. iima aspires to be a leading school in management research. to that end, we seek researchers with the potential to become global knowledge creators and research leaders in methodology and practice. the emphasis is on knowledge creation and knowledge expansion. our doctoral students are expected to demonstrate independent research thinking by publishing in prestigious academic journals and giving scholarly presentations on their work. we encourage and support collaborative research with faculty from other universities. we encourage students to join academic, research, and professional networks as early in their careers as possible. the iima doctoral programme offers specializations in economics, finance and accounting, food and agribusiness, human resource management, information systems, innovation and management in education, marketing, organizational behaviour, operations & decision sciences, public systems, and strategy. we strongly encourage multidisciplinary research. we have excellent research facilities, including a library with an impressive collection of management literature, journals, and databases. we provide high-performance computing capability, subject-specific research centres, fellowships, and financial assistance for research and conference attendance. if this excites you, we invite you to apply to the doctoral programme and become a member of the iima community., sandip chakrabarti chairperson, doctoral programme in management, why ph.d. at iima.

Thinking of doing your Ph.D.? If you have outstanding academic credentials, intellectual curiosity, discipline required for deep and meticulous research then the Ph.D. Programme at IIMA is where you should be. You will acquire a solid foundation within your discipline, exposure to new ideas, and mastery of the tools necessary to engage in research as you investigate in-depth today’s most challenging problems.

Thinking of doing your Ph.D.? If you have outstanding academic credentials, intellectual curiosity, discipline required for deep and meticulous research then the Doctoral Programme in Management at IIMA is where you should be. You will acquire a solid foundation within your discipline, exposure to new ideas, and mastery of the tools necessary to engage in research as you investigate in-depth today’s most challenging problems.

Vision of the Programme

The objective of the Doctoral Programme in Management is to equip students with necessary skills to identify and carry out research on complex issues in a specialized field of management. The programme is strongly committed to preparing thought leaders, both for the academic and corporate world. Graduates of the Doctoral Programme in Management are placed in world class organizations in teaching, research and consulting positions. A total of 471 doctoral students have graduated from IIMA so far.

The Doctoral Programme in Management seeks candidates with outstanding academic credentials, intellectual curiosity and discipline needed to make scholarly contributions that advance the frontiers of knowledge. It provides a diverse set of opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and research. The student opts for one of eleven functional/sectoral areas and acquires super specialized theoretical knowledge and mastery of practical aspects of the area.

The small class size allows close interaction with faculty members, who provide the intellectual stimulus and help develop the student's research interests and professional goals. Students generally spend a little over four years to complete their Ph.D. which includes two years of rigorous course work.

Course work in the first year provides a general management overview and develops basic skills for analyzing managerial problems. In the second year, students take advanced Doctoral courses in their areas of high levels of specialization. After completing the course work, students have to pass an area comprehensive examination to demonstrate that they have reached a level of proficiency in the area of high levels of specialization.  The Ph.D. dissertation, for the next couple of years, provides them with an opportunity to make original contribution to an area of management or to one of its source disciplines. Students admitted to the Doctoral Programme in Management receive a comprehensive fellowship that covers all costs and in addition provides a modest living allowance.

The objective of the Ph.D. Programme in Management is to equip students with necessary skills to identify and carry out research on complex issues in a specialized field of management. The programme is strongly committed to preparing thought leaders, both for the academic and corporate world. Graduates of the Ph.D. Programme in Management are placed in world class organizations in teaching, research and consulting positions. A total of 422 doctoral students have graduated from IIMA so far. The Ph.D. Programme in Management seeks candidates with outstanding academic credentials, intellectual curiosity and discipline needed to make scholarly contributions that advance the frontiers of knowledge. It provides a diverse set of opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and research. The student opts for one of eleven functional/sectoral areas and acquires super specialized theoretical knowledge and mastery of practical aspects of the area. The small class size allows close interaction with faculty members, who provide the intellectual stimulus and help develop the student's research interests and professional goals. Students generally spend a little over four years to complete their Ph.D. which includes two years of rigorous course work. Course work in the first year provides a general management overview and develops basic skills for analyzing managerial problems. In the second year, students take advanced Ph.D. level courses in their areas of high levels of specialization. After completing the course work, students have to pass an area comprehensive examination to demonstrate that they have reached a level of proficiency in the area of high levels of specialization. The Ph.D. dissertation, for the next couple of years, provides them with an opportunity to make original contribution to an area of management or to one of its source disciplines. Students admitted to the Ph.D. Programme receive a comprehensive fellowship that covers all costs and in addition provides a modest living allowance.

Announcements, ph.d. experiences, my two years journey at iim ahmedabad has been very rewarding. professors, here, are very knowledgeable and supportive. there are abundant research opportunities with hundreds of research seminars occurring every year. campus has excellent infrastructure including classes, sports facilities, hostels and the library is probably the best in india with plethora of resources. ph.d. office, library and administration staff is also very friendly and cooperative. apart from academics, there are plenty of avenues to explore cultural and sports interests..

Atul Karwasara Year of Joining: 2018, Area: Strategy

Ph.D. in innovation and management in education is offered only in IIM A across India, and this unique interdisciplinary course of management and education provides ample opportunity to research in the diverse field within the education sector. The option to choose multiple courses from different management sub-disciplines during coursework in the Ph.D. programme at IIM A has helped me broaden my understanding and knowledge about management education and research. Ph.D. programme at IIM A provides a unique platform in terms of the diverse cohort to hone research skills as the mix of qualitative and quantitative researchers help and support each other in mutual and shared learning.

Nirved Kumar Year of Joining: 2020, Area: RJMCEI

My experience with IIM A, till now, can be summarized in three words - rigour, learning, and development. The coursework is vast and intense. I would admit that the first year of coursework has helped me take a quantum leap into the world of academics. The faculty members are extremely supportive and patient. Additionally, there is ample scope, here, to pursue one’s extra-curricular interests. The community is very tightly knit and my batch profile is so diverse that the past one year was peppered with numerous instances of peer learning - academic as well as non-academic.

Lokesh Malviya Year of Joining: 2020, Area: OB

The Doctoral Programme in Management of the IIMA admits students who have a strong academic background, are highly motivated and who have the intellectual curiosity to undertake original research.

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Shikha Khurana

Ph.D, V Strategy

Rudresh Himanshu Raval

Ph.D, III Information Systems

Rajeswari Banerjee

Ph.D, II Organisational Behaviour

Akshay Jyothiram Iyer

Ph.D, VI Marketing

Doctoral Specializations

Teaching and research that span the worlds of economic theory and practice.

Finance and Accounting

Teaching that is a credit to the institution, research that yields a wealth of knowledge.

Food and Agribusiness

At the IIMA, scholarly investigation of agriculture-related management builds on experience that goes back nearly 60 years and touches all aspects.

Human Resources Management

Teaching and investigating all aspects of human resource development, human resource management, industrial psychology and labour relations.

Information Systems

Exploring the interface between ever-advancing information systems and organisaional operations.

Innovation and Management in Education

Innovating, inspiring and influencing the management of education systems in India through teaching and research.

Teaching the power of persuasion. Researching new theories or real-life problems.

Operations and Decision Sciences

Teaching and research about how to get the facts, understand them and make optimum use of them.

Organisational Behaviour

Teaching and researching ways to increase the value of the human capital in an organisation.

Public Systems

Teaching and researching concepts and skills for effective management of public systems and democratic policy making.

Focusing on organizational strategy and the functions of the chief executive.

What is Doctoral Programme in Management?

Doctoral Programme in Management at IIMA consists of 11 different specializations of management. It prepares students to pursue a career, which requires high scholastic aptitude and academic research. The programme is primarily designed to help students seek research careers in academia or elsewhere.

Where can I get more information about the Doctoral Programme in Management?

Doctoral Programme in Management Office,  Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015, Tel +91-79-7152 4640/41

What is the average completing time for the Doctoral Programme in Management?

The average completion time is between four to five years.

Is it possible to complete the Doctoral Programme in Management on a part-time basis?

No. However, a student may seek employment at the end of four and a half years with the concurrence of his / her thesis advisory committee and Doctoral Programme in Management Chair.

Who should apply? What are the typical backgrounds of doctoral students?

Doctoral Programme in Management looks for highly motivated students interested in pursuing research careers in high levels of specialization requiring high scholastic aptitude. Typical students have varied backgrounds. Please follow the link to know about backgrounds of current students.

What are the qualities which IIMA is looking for in applicants to the program?

The Programme looks for highly motivated and disciplined candidates with strong academic preparation who exhibit curiosity, desire to learn, and have an inclination towards high levels of specialized research.

How will I sustain myself for 4-5 years, if I have a family?

IIMA provides sufficient fellowship (including fees, boarding, lodging and stipend) for five years to doctoral students. Please refer later section for details.

Does it help to have an MBA degree before entering the Doctoral Programme in Management?

Not really. From the first year itself the student takes doctoral level courses alongwith some PGP courses as recommended by his/her Academic Adviser. Hence, a student coming from non-management background is equally placed with those having a management background. Please check the area pages in the Doctoral Programme in Management Brochure for specific requirements. For example, O&DS area encourages students who have a quantitative training from various disciplines to apply for their programme. Similarly, students with a background in Psychology may find the work done in the Organizational Behaviour useful.

How do I apply? What is the process of admission to the programme? Where can I get the forms? Can I apply online?

Please refer to the Admission Page.

What is the purpose of the interview? What is expected at the interview for IIMA? Does it help if I come prepared with a research proposal?

The purpose of the interview is to gauge the academic preparation of the candidate for her/his chosen high level of specialized area in the programme. It also gives the candidate an opportunity to find out if the programme meets the requirements of the student. The student is not expected to have prepared any research proposal. In addition to interview, some of the Areas may conduct written test.

Does the programme accept international students?

Yes, the programme accepts international students. The eligibility requirements are the same as for domestic students. Please write to us specifically for details on the admission process and fees.

How selective is IIMA? What are my chances of getting admitted? How many students are admitted each year?

The selection process is very rigorous and involves four levels of screening and interviews. The number of seats are not fixed for the programme and depend upon the calibre of the applicant who goes through a fair and rigorous selection process.

What are the important stages in the Doctoral Programme in Management?

The key stages are

1. First two year of coursework

2. Area comprehensive examination,

3. Thesis Proposal defense,

5. Thesis seminar,

6. Thesis defense

How much flexibility exists in the Doctoral Programme in Management? Can I change my area of research during my stay at IIMA?

IIMA Doctoral Programme in Management offers a mix of flexibility and rigidity to the students. Students are allowed to change their chosen area of specialized work during the first year at IIMA, if they fulfil specified criteria. Specific deadlines for doing so are provided in the Doctoral Programme in Management Manual. IIMA offers high degree of flexibility in choosing areas of research. However a student is required to complete his/her area comprehensive exam by beginning of third year and thesis proposal defense within 9 months of the completion of area comprehensive examination. Details are available in the Doctoral Programme in Management manual.

How do I choose my research topic?

A research topic requires interest and motivation of student and availability of a suitable guide interested in the area of high level of specialization. Each doctoral student forms a Thesis Advisory Committee with whom the student has to work towards her/his thesis.

Are doctoral students required to teach?

What support is available for presenting research papers in indian and international conferences, how do i find a job, after completing my doctoral studies.

Jobs depend on a student's competence and high level of specialization achieved during the programme. There are recruiters coming to the campus, faculty advisors provide references, and also through other informal/formal channels.

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BITS Pilani launches PhD Program to create Deep Tech Ventures

BITS Pilani has announced the launch of an innovative PhD Program that would result in creation of a startup based on research done during the PhD. The program will focus on creation of deep tech and deep science startup ventures, that will solve some of the most critical societal and business challenges. This is keeping in line with BITS Pilani’s history of introducing innovations in the higher education space over the past 60 Years, be it the Practice School concept, the first ever dual-degree programs or newer pedagogical practices.

The new program, to be called as PhD-DRIVE, short for Deep-tech Research, Innovation, Value generation & Entrepreneurship, will admit students with expertise in technology and science, and a clear intent to set up a startup. The program will include courses in entrepreneurship, incubation program, funding for building a solution or product, and most of all, access to BITS alumni network for further investments.

Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Vice-Chancellor, BITS Pilani said, “The world requires our best researchers and academics to put their innovative research to use in solving the biggest challenges facing humanity. As a country, we haven’t done enough in the area of Deep Technology and Deep Science ventures, where a startup takes a long time to become viable. With this new program, we want PhD scholars to become an entrepreneur along with becoming an innovator, and not just look at an academic career post their PhDs”. Goal will be to incubate 100 startups through this program by 2030, said Prof. Rao. BITS Pilani alumni have created over 7400 startups of value all over the world so far including 13 unicorns and a decacorn.

He further added, “Our current focus areas include solutions to address issues related to homeland and cyber security, healthcare, environment, agriculture, space and energy. Many sub-domains in these areas related to climate change, industry 4.0, food-technology etc will be of interest. The idea is to make advanced technologies such as quantum science and nanotechnology work for people at the grassroots. The PhD students under this startup track shall join a centre of excellence or a specialized lab at BITS Pilani working in these areas.”

BITS Pilani and its technology business incubators such as DST supported PIEDS, BIRAC supported BGIIES, and the DST NM-ICPS supported BioCyTIH will work with various partners including investment partners, government labs, industry experts, corporates, and BITS alumni to keep the PhD scholars on a path of forming a startup, and also create opportunities for them to seek further investments. Speciale Invest, a leading venture capital firm with a focus to invest in deep tech startups has already expressed their early support to the program. Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Partner, Speciale Invest, said, “Academia is a breeding ground for deeptech innovations and as a leading deeptech investor in India, we are excited to partner with BITS Pilani in an innovative programme to foster the next generation of deep science and deeptech entrepreneurs.”

Rajaram further adds, “shaping holistic founders who understand technology and business will be a critical link for the current decade of India Deep Tech to be successful. Having invested in multiple deeptech startups at the early stage including those in spacetech, electric mobility, batteries, robotics, semiconductors amongst others, we look forward to playing an active role in helping PhD students ideate, build, iterate and commercialize innovations that have a large-scale impact on India and the world.”

The scholars will be working in various Centre of Excellences that BITS has already set up in the areas of Semiconductors, Bio-Cyber Physical Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Medical Diagnostics and Infectious Diseases, amongst others. The scholars would be supported through a much higher stipend, and would be provided a prototyping grant during the program.

Suresh Kabra, alumnus of 82-87 batch has decided to fund 3 women PhD Scholars with innovative ideas in the Biological Sciences area, along with the seed funds. Kabra said, “BITS Pilani has a strong entrepreneurial culture amongst the undergraduate levels and in the alumni. With Ph.D and post-doc scholars being encouraged to set up a venture, it will augur well for the deep science innovation ecosystem of India”.

The admission for this program will be round the year and notifications for the program shall be posted on BITS website and its social media channels. BITS Pilani is leveraging its strong alumni network and corporate partners for funding and mentorship support.

BITS Pilani is an institution of eminence that offers programs in science, technology, and management from its 5 campuses – Pilani, Dubai, Goa, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. In 2021, it launched BITS School of Management (BITSoM), a new-age global business school, and in 2023, it began offering programs in Law through the BITS Law School (BITSLaw). It also offers program to working professionals in more than 300 companies through its Work Integrated Learning Programs.

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India began the process of market liberalization that opened it to significant interactions with the world economy in 1991. In this essay, we provide an overarching view of the country's journey toward integration with the global innovation and entrepreneurship network. Major nodes in this global network have two major components that may be metaphorically referred to as ‘pillars and ivy’. Globally connected multinational enterprises (MNEs) form the pillars. Agile startups are the ivy, and their success (metaphorically, the height to which they can climb) depends on their symbiotic connections with the pillar MNEs. Both components are essential and reinforce each other. Without MNEs, the scaling of startups is hampered. Without a vibrant population of startups, MNEs’ interest in a location remains driven by cost, rather than capability and creativity. MNEs (mainly foreign) provided the initial sparks for the formation of the Indian innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. We chart the subsequent growth of India's startups. They began in the information technology (IT) sector but now cover a much wider range of industries. Today, India's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem is one of the largest in the world, with global integration in terms of technology, financing, human capital, and administration.

印度于1991年开始了市场自由化进程，从此开启了印度与世界经济互动的大门。在本研究中，我们对印度融入全球创新和创业网络历程提出了一个总体观点。在全球网络中主要节点包含两个重要组成成分，可以将其比喻为“支柱和常春藤”。全球跨国企业构成了支柱，初创企业是常春藤，它们的成功(打个比方，如它们能爬多高)取决于它们与跨国公司的共生关系。这两个组成部分是必不可少且相互促进的。没有跨国公司，初创企业的规模会受到限制；而没有一个充满活力的初创企业群，跨国公司对一个地区的兴趣只会受成本驱动，而不是该地区能力和创造力。跨国公司 (主要是外国公司)引发了印度创新和创业生态系统的形成。在本研究中，我们描绘了印度初创企业后续发展蓝图。这些初创企业始于信息技术(IT)领域，但现在涵盖了更多行业。如今，印度的创新和创业生态系统已成为世界上最大的生态系统之一，而且在技术、金融、人力资本和管理方面实现了全球一体化。

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In this paper, we use the term jugaad to describe the frugal, flexible, and inclusive approach to innovation and entrepreneurship emerging from India. We articulate why this method is appropriate within the Indian context and highlight similarities between jugaad and related types of innovation originating from other emerging (and developed) economies. Next, we identify different types of organizations that engage in jugaad and elucidate their abilities, or lack thereof, to undertake such innovation. Finally, we incorporate the notion of jugaad within current theorizing on innovation and entrepreneurship and outline an agenda for future research on this topic. Overall, we provide insights on a mode of innovating that is increasingly prevalent in India as well as certain economies around the world and take steps towards integrating this concept into the mainstream theory, practice, and policy discourses around innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Stanford GSB offers more than 50 different courses in entrepreneurship and innovation, taught by academic faculty, frequently in partnership with accomplished entrepreneurs and seasoned investors. Students also have access to dozens of entrepreneurial courses at other Stanford schools, enabling them to create a personalized curriculum to meet their learning goals.

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Where student teams design and test new business concepts that address real-world needs Students at Stanford GSB have the unique opportunity to custom-tailor their curriculum, with over 60 courses in entrepreneurship and innovation to choose from.

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Stanford GSB offers students who want to undertake an entrepreneurial career by pursuing opportunities leading to ownership of a business. The course deals with case situations from the point of view of the entrepreneur rather than the passive investor. Many cases involve visitors, since the premise is that opportunity and action have large idiosyncratic components.

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Explore challenges faced by entrepreneurs as they rapidly scale a company. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on the application of analytical tools to administrative practice.

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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Two weeks later, the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative administered a survey to 224 mostly scaled ($1 million+ revenue) Latino-owned businesses in the United…

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Alumni have found the entrepreneurial curriculum, programs, and community at Stanford GSB essential in developing their leadership skills. We invite you to hear the stories of some of those alumni.

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After meeting in school, Cervantes and Livas teamed up to build a successful bakery chain around the idea that good food brings people together.

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Rigorous, discipline-based research is the hallmark of the MIT Sloan PhD Program. The program is committed to educating scholars who will lead in their fields of research—those with outstanding intellectual skills who will carry forward productive research on the complex organizational, financial, and technological issues that characterize an increasingly competitive and challenging business world.

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PhD studies at MIT Sloan are intense and individual in nature, demanding a great deal of time, initiative, and discipline from every candidate. But the rewards of such rigor are tremendous:  MIT Sloan PhD graduates go on to teach and conduct research at the world's most prestigious universities.

PhD Program curriculum at MIT Sloan is organized under the following three academic areas: Behavior & Policy Sciences; Economics, Finance & Accounting; and Management Science. Our nine research groups correspond with one of the academic areas, as noted below.

MIT Sloan PhD Research Groups

Behavioral & policy sciences.

Economic Sociology

Institute for Work & Employment Research

Organization Studies

Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Strategic Management

Economics, Finance & Accounting

Accounting  

Management Science

Information Technology

System Dynamics  

Those interested in a PhD in Operations Research should visit the Operations Research Center .  

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Additional information including coursework and thesis requirements.

MIT Sloan Predoctoral Opportunities

MIT Sloan is eager to provide a diverse group of talented students with early-career exposure to research techniques as well as support in considering research career paths.

Rising Scholars Conference

The fourth annual Rising Scholars Conference on October 25 and 26 gathers diverse PhD students from across the country to present their research.

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The goal of the MIT Sloan PhD Program's admissions process is to select a small number of people who are most likely to successfully complete our rigorous and demanding program and then thrive in academic research careers. The admission selection process is highly competitive; we aim for a class size of nineteen students, admitted from a pool of hundreds of applicants.

What We Seek

• Outstanding intellectual ability
• Excellent academic records
• Previous work in disciplines related to the intended area of concentration
• Strong commitment to a career in research

MIT Sloan PhD Program Admissions Requirements Common Questions

Dates and Deadlines

Admissions for 2024 is closed. The next opportunity to apply will be for 2025 admission. The 2025 application will open in September 2024. 

More information on program requirements and application components

Students in good academic standing in our program receive a funding package that includes tuition, medical insurance, and a fellowship stipend and/or TA/RA salary. We also provide a new laptop computer and a conference travel/research budget.

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Throughout the year, we organize events that give you a chance to learn more about the program and determine if a PhD in Management is right for you.

PhD Program Events

Docnet recruiting forum at university of minnesota.

We will be joining the DocNet consortium for an overview of business academia and a recruitment fair at University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management.

September 25 PhD Program Overview

During this webinar, you will hear from the PhD Program team and have the chance to ask questions about the application and admissions process.

DocNet Recruiting Forum - David Eccles School of Business

MIT Sloan PhD Program will be joining the DocNet consortium for an overview of business academia and a recruitment fair at Utah, David Eccles School of Business.

October PhD Program Overview

Complete PhD Admissions Event Calendar

Unlike formulaic approaches to training scholars, the PhD Program at MIT Sloan allows students to choose their own adventure and develop a unique scholarly identity. This can be daunting, but students are given a wide range of support along the way - most notably having access to world class faculty and coursework both at MIT and in the broader academic community around Boston.

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Profiles of our current students

MIT Sloan produces top-notch PhDs in management. Immersed in MIT Sloan's distinctive culture, upcoming graduates are poised to innovate in management research and education.

Academic Job Market

Doctoral candidates on the current academic market

Academic Placements

Graduates of the MIT Sloan PhD Program are researching and teaching at top schools around the world.

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MIT Sloan Experience

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The PhD Program is integral to the research of MIT Sloan's world-class faculty. With a reputation as risk-takers who are unafraid to embrace the unconventional, they are engaged in exciting disciplinary and interdisciplinary research that often includes PhD students as key team members.

Research centers across MIT Sloan and MIT provide a rich setting for collaboration and exploration. In addition to exposure to the faculty, PhD students also learn from one another in a creative, supportive research community.

Throughout MIT Sloan's history, our professors have devised theories and fields of study that have had a profound impact on management theory and practice.

From Douglas McGregor's Theory X/Theory Y distinction to Nobel-recognized breakthroughs in finance by Franco Modigliani and in option pricing by Robert Merton and Myron Scholes, MIT Sloan's faculty have been unmatched innovators.

This legacy of innovative thinking and dedication to research impacts every faculty member and filters down to the students who work beside them.

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• Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management (TIES) Faculty

Student Research

“MIT Sloan PhD training is a transformative experience. The heart of the process is the student’s transition from being a consumer of knowledge to being a producer of knowledge. This involves learning to ask precise, tractable questions and addressing them with creativity and rigor. Hard work is required, but the reward is the incomparable exhilaration one feels from having solved a puzzle that had bedeviled the sharpest minds in the world!” -Ezra Zuckerman Sivan Alvin J. Siteman (1948) Professor of Entrepreneurship

Sample Dissertation Abstracts - These sample Dissertation Abstracts provide examples of the work that our students have chosen to study while in the MIT Sloan PhD Program.

We believe that our doctoral program is the heart of MIT Sloan's research community and that it develops some of the best management researchers in the world. At our annual Doctoral Research Forum, we celebrate the great research that our doctoral students do, and the research community that supports that development process.

The videos of their presentations below showcase the work of our students and will give you insight into the topics they choose to research in the program.

Attention To Retention: The Informativeness of Insiders’ Decision to Retain Shares

2024 PhD Doctoral Research Forum Winner - Gabriel Voelcker

Watch more MIT Sloan PhD Program  Doctoral Forum Videos

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12 September 2024

Darden’s Ph.D. Program Now Accepting Applications

Seats Open in Areas of Strategy, Ethics and Entrepreneurship and Data Analytics and Decision Sciences

J oin a community of distinguished scholars at the forefront of business innovation with Darden’s Ph.D. program, located on the esteemed Darden Grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia. This program offers unparalleled access to the best faculty in graduate business education and an unparalleled education experience, equipping you to become a leading researcher poised for tenure-track positions at top universities worldwide. Also, benefit from Darden’s strategic location in Washington, D.C., at UVA Darden DC Metro, enhancing your academic and professional network.

Our Ph.D. program is intentionally selective, welcoming only a small cohort of high-achieving students with strong quantitative skills. This “smaller by design” approach ensures personalized mentorship and collaboration with faculty on groundbreaking research in business and management, fostering lifelong academic relationships and significant contributions to the field.

Strategy, Ethics and Entrepreneurship

Our approach to research in this area of business is anything but usual. Darden has a storied history in all of the subject areas, and was the first MBA program to incorporate Ethics into its core, required curriculum. The School has gained a well-deserved reputation as the global leader in developing  stakeholder theory ,  and was  ranked  No. 1 in the world for corporate social responsibility by the  Financial Times .

Join our program to be part of this uniquely Darden opportunities that focuses a perspective on creating and sustaining value – not only for the firm, but for stakeholders associated with the firm and for the society within which the firm operates.

Data Analytics and Decision Sciences

The exciting world into research on Data Analytics and Decision Sciences is focused on mathematical methodology with business applications. Several of these include dynamic programming, game theory, machine learning, wisdom of crowds, forecasting, behavioral models of human decision making and more. In this program, Darden students will be required to take a few core courses but also have the freedom to choose from the many Ph.D. courses that the UVA campus offers, and are encouraged to follow their interests and expand their knowledge.

Powered by Centers of Excellence

In addition to close collaboration with faculty, the Darden Ph.D. community is  supported  by Darden’s Office of Research Services and five Centers of Excellence, including the  Batten Institute ,  The Institute for Business in Society , the  Olsson Center for Applied Ethics , the  Collaboratory for Applied Data Science  and the  Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management . The Ph.D. program will also benefit from leveraging the newly founded  Sands Institute for Lifelong Learning .

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