Ph.D.

Your Key to an International Academic Career

 ESSEC Business School belongs to the select group of European institutions delivering a PhD Program that meets the highest international standards. Our Program offers great opportunities for bright and motivated students. ESSEC is deeply committed to research and boasts a top-level and highly international Faculty. As you enter our Program, you join an intellectually vibrant community.
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Marie-Laure Djelic, Associate Dean - PhD Program

One month left before the May 15 deadline for PhD applications to the 2013-2014 academic year.
Do not wait until last minute to validate your on line application.

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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

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News

15/05/2013 Selection for the IM Division Barry M. Richman Best Dissertation Award Competition 2013

Congratulations to Hae-Jung Hong who has been selected by the IM Division research committee as a finalist for the Barry M. Richman Best Dissertation Award.

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15/05/2013 Best Paper Award in Organizational Behavior

Congratulations to Ricardo Azambuja for being granted the Best Paper Award in Organizational Behavior for his paper "Middle Manager as Boundary Subject" presented at the 2nd PhD Camp in HEC Paris on April 25th.

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15/05/2013 Nomination as representative at 2013 AFAANZ Doctoral Symposium, Perth, Australia

Congratulations to Lisa Baudot on being selected by the European Accounting Association (EAA) Doctoral Colloquium as their representative to attend the 2013 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Doctoral Symposium.

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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

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

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