Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)
Grenoble Ecole de Management
Key Information
Select location
Campus location
Grenoble, France
Languages
English
Study format
Blended, Distance Learning
Duration
3 years
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
EUR 50,000 / per course *
Application deadline
27 Aug 2024
Earliest start date
Nov 2024
* 3-year tuition fee for France; $60,000 for DBA USA
Introduction
Overview
- Strategic locations: California - France - Online
- Engaging hybrid format - complete while working full time
- 3-years, part-time, live online with (4) in-person seminars
- 550+ alumni / 70 nationalities / cohort: small, personalized, international
- Entry Requirements: Master's degree + a minimum of five years of professional experience
- Language: English
- Recognition: Triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS). This program is one of a dozen DBA programs in the world to be accredited by AMBA.
Scholarships available for early applications. Start date: November, 2023
Program Highlights
30 years doctoral experience / 1st DBA program in Europe / triple-accredited program renown for excellence
A Reputation for Research Excellence
The DBA from Grenoble Ecole de Management has a strong reputation for academic excellence. Designed for those seeking to excel in applied research, this program offers participants the support necessary to publish scholarship that impacts business and society. With more than 1,500 intellectual contributions to business practices, our DBA alumni have created a significant impact in numerous fields.
A Program Designed for Experienced Managers
The DBA program is designed to help students balance their academic, professional, and personal responsibilities with coursework and content delivered according to a part-time schedule in a flexible, hybrid format.
Faculty Expertise / Supervision from Day 1
Our international faculty is comprised of industry experts and is strongly engaged in producing world-class research - One of the few DBA programs to offer the support of a highly qualified, research-active supervisor from Day 1.
Flexible, Hybrid Format
The DBA is delivered in an engaging synchronous online format with three in-person Research Seminars: (2) in Grenoble and (1) in Paris. The program also includes regular live online courses, frequent contact with Supervisor, qualifying deliverables and milestones, and final dissertation.
Strategic Locations
The DBA France program from Grenoble is comprised of an international cohort from all over the world and is designed for those seeking to expand their global network. Participants are invited to join our DBA USA cohort for two of the on-campus seminars in Grenoble & Paris, France.
A Global Community of Scholars
With DBA locations in France and the USA, Grenoble Ecole de Management continues to build an active international network that includes more than 550+ DBA alumni. The program is designed to facilitate networking and collaboration with fellow students, alumni and faculty through conferences, workshops, and publishing opportunities.
Dissertation Tailored to Career Goals / Dedicated Services
The program is centered around an impact-oriented dissertation tailored to your career goals and supported by an industry-expert supervisor. Additionally, students receive access and training in statistical and specialized software, extensive e-library services, business and social sciences databases, online scholarly and professional journals, and more.
Admissions
Curriculum
During the course of the program and with training, DBA candidates will demonstrate their ability to conduct original investigations, including the capacity to test, apply, and examine their ideas and those of others, and to describe and understand the relationships existing between their specific areas of expertise/research topic and other bodies of knowledge. Candidates will be required to identify current organizational or societal issues and propose relevant solutions that combine management theory with practice in the field.
Phase I
Philosophy, Methods, and Tools (~16 months, part-time study)
DBA students start by learning methods and techniques for research design, data collection, and data analysis in order to conduct, analyze, author, and publish research that meets doctoral standards. Students complete a series of research training seminars and workshops that are held Online, in France, or in the United States.
Each seminar is followed by the delivery of a written document showing student progress: a Research Proposal (Seminar1), a Literature Review (Seminar 2), a Dissertation Proposal (Seminar 3)
Between seminars, and under the direction of doctoral supervisors, students periodically submit written reports stating their progress, highlighting work on the literature review, research design, and/or research fieldwork. In order to proceed to Phase II, students are required to produce three pieces of written work:
- A Research Proposal (±2,000words)
- A Literature Review (± 10,000 words); and
- A Pre-Dissertation Proposal (±15,000 words).
The Pre-Dissertation Proposal is subject to an oral defense before a panel. A successful oral defense results in the awarding of the Certificate in Research in Management Sciences and authorizes entry into Phase II.
Phase II
Dissertation (~20 months, part-time study)
The DBA research and thesis portion of the program consists primarily of individual research under the supervision of a qualified professor with expertise in the relevant discipline of management scholarship.
During Phase II, DBA candidates are required to collect and analyze data following a rigorous academic protocol. Data collection and analysis will lead to the presentation and write-up of results, and the production of a final dissertation document in preparation for the final Phase II oral defense. The DBA dissertation should provide substantial evidence of original scholarship that meets requisite doctoral and publication-quality standards, with relevant contributions proposed for society and business.
Specializations
Students will have the opportunity to choose one of three specialization tracks, in Phase 2 of their studies:
- Sustainability
- Managing Technology and Innovation
- Managing and Leading People
The specialization tracks will give the students the opportunity to learn from our expert faculty members about cutting-edge research in the specific specialization, and its impact and applications in today's organizations and society.
The specializations are not required to be aligned with the student's own research topic; rather they are an opportunity to enrich the student's knowledge and expertise in important organizational and managerial issues.
The specialization will consist of a series of webinars (8 in total) during year 3 of the program, at the end of which students will work in small groups on a conference paper where they will have the opportunity to share their knowledge and own reflection on the topic with either an academic or a practitioner community.
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Program Outcome
DBA Impact
The DBA program enables students to:
- Understand state-of-the-art research in their fields of study
- Acquire the necessary understanding and expertise in methods and techniques for research design, data collection, and data analysis
- Conduct, write, and disseminate high-quality, doctoral-level research
- Achieve a greater level of effectiveness as a professional practitioner in managing technology, innovation, and change;
- Gain legitimacy as researchers and faculty members in both academic and non-academic environments
Scholarships and Funding
Financing your DBA
The DBA is a self-financed program. The tuition fees are divided into yearly payments for your convenience. We are a part-time, executive-level program and do not offer full-ride scholarships. We do, however, offer modest scholarships to early applicants based on their overall application and motivational essay.
Talking to Your Employer about Sponsorship
For many students, obtaining sponsorship from their organization is an option. Discuss with your employer how your enhanced skills and project goals could align with your company’s objectives.
Scholarships
Scholarships may be awarded to outstanding, self-funded applicants. The scholarships are in the amount of 5k euros (DBA France) or 6k USD (DBA USA), divided over the 3-year program.
To apply for the scholarship, please submit a one-page essay explaining why you would benefit from the scholarship and how the subject will contribute to your field and/or society. The scholarship request must be submitted along with your application documents for our Admissions board to review. Scholarships may be offered to early applicants only and not past June 19.
Program Tuition Fee
Ideal Students
The DBA Profile
DBA program candidates are recruited from all over the world and come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Generally, they are high-level professionals, such as managers or executives with advanced degrees in business disciplines.
We request a Master's degree or equivalent, fluency in English and at least 5 years of managerial experience. For the application, we ask our candidates to write a preliminary research proposal.
Career Opportunities
The DBA program at GEM offers senior managers, independent consultants, and senior academics the opportunity to leverage their careers and/or to make a transition into the highest levels of academia. The DBA is a degree for those seeking to link corporate experience to rigorous and relevant research.
The DBA acts as a lever for rewarding careers. For students and graduates, there is an opportunity to launch or reinforce careers. Our DBA graduates hold full-time and part-time faculty positions in accredited schools and share their experiences through pedagogy and research.
Those working in commercial or public organizations benefit from new legitimacy as recognized experts in their fields.
Our DBA Graduates teach in universities such as:
- Yale University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Temple University Fox School of Business
- Menlo College
- California State University, Fresno
- Brooklyn College
- Central Michigan University
- Bridgewater College, Virginia
- University of North Georgia
- Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University
- Lebanese American University
- Kaiser University
- University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
- CalPoly Pomona School of Hospitality Management
- California State University Channel Islands
- UNC Kenan-Flager Business School
Facilities
Accreditations
Why study at Grenoble Ecole de Management
Excellence in Research
In addition to our triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS), this top, accredited doctoral degree is an AACSB-recognized terminal degree for future faculty. With more than 1,400 intellectual contributions to business practices, our DBA alumni have created a significant impact in numerous fields.
A Global Community of Scholars
With DBA locations in France and the USA and 30 years of DBA experience, Grenoble Ecole de Management continues to build an active international network that includes more than 600 DBA alumni and students.
A Program Made for Experienced Managers
The DBA program is organized into seminars, workshops, and research activities taking place on campus and online. Coursework and content are delivered according to a part-time schedule that meets the needs and constraints of working professionals.
Program delivery
- Format: 3 years, part-time (with both online and on-site seminars, workshops, qualifying deliverables, and a final dissertation)
- Grenoble or Paris or Los Angeles or Online/hybrid
- Duration: 3 years (5 years maximum)