Ph.D. program - ESSEC Business School

Ph.D.

Your first step towards an international academic career

Our Business School belongs to the select group of European Institutions offering a Ph.D. program entirely in English that meets the highest international standards.
It trains future professors and researchers at top international level.
It is your first step towards an international academic career with a European perspective.

Raymond-Alain Thiétart, Dean of the Ph.D. program

Contents

Accounting & Auditing

Operations Management and Decision Sciences

Admission

Contacts

ESSEC Info

For specific information:
Contact our Ph.D Program
Tel: +33 (0)1 34 43 30 85
Tel: +33 (0)1 34 43 32 50
Fax: +33 (0)1 34 43 36 90

Mailing address:
GROUPE ESSEC
Ph.D. Program
Avenue Bernard Hirsch BP 50105,
95021 Cergy Pontoise Cedex, France

Brochure

Snapshot

Degrees

Ph.D. in Business Administration
Doctorat ESSEC Business School
M.S. in Business Administration Research

Duration

2 years of courses and seminars, and 2 years of dissertation work

News

FIRST PhD CAMP, February 28,2012

The 2011 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards

Diane-Laure Arjalies (ESSEC PhD 2010) thesis “Institutional Change in the Making - The Case of Socially Responsible Investment” has been chosen, by the editor(s) of Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, as a Highly Commended Award winner of the 2011 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards in the Interdisciplinary Accounting Research category.
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Who are we looking for?

Candidates need to possess the ability to engage in high-quality research and show a real vocation for teaching. They must also demonstrate a solid educational background.
Applicants should have an outstanding (four-year) Bachelor’s degree (BA, BSc or equivalent) or higher qualification (a Master’s degree would be an asset).
French students can apply with four or more years of post-secondary studies (“Bac+4”).
European students with a Master’s in Research (MRes) are also welcome to apply – successful applicants would gain exemption from certain courses/seminars and depending on their background, would follow a shorter sequence of courses.
The program is open to top students from Business and Economics schools, but also from fields such as Engineering, Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, etc.

Our students

Ph.D. students CVs

Publications

Conference presentations by Ph.D. students

PhD. Defenses since 2010

Testimonial

"The Ph.D. program at ESSEC trains prospective scholars to become
highly skilled and successful researchers and teachers. Students are
free to express their interests, propose and conduct pieces of
original research. Faculty members drive, encourage and collaborate
with Ph.D. students to publish in leading academic journals and
present in international conferences and workshops. The Ph.D. program
organizes numerous academic seminars, providing a helpful open forum
to attend the presentations of both faculty members and visiting
faculty from other institutions. Doing my Ph.D. at ESSEC opened all
doors for my career."

Pietro De Giovanni
Assistant Professor at VU Amsterdam University
Ph.D. in OMD - 2006-2010