SU Alliance - PhD in Management

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• PhD Core Courses (as last taught)
  • PhD 501 Microeconomic Theory (A) and  (B) + Applied Microeconomics (C)
  • PhD 503 Probability and Statistics I (A) + (B)
  • PhD 504 Research Methodology
  • PhD 520 Social Theory
  • PhD 521 Introduction to Social Psychology
  • PhD 544 Mathematical Foundations
• PhD Advanced Courses (Management Track – EFE/OBH/STR)
  • OBH 601 Introduction to Organisational Theory
  • STR 605 Foundations of Strategy and Organisation

The "Open Courses" are part of an INSEAD Community initiative to create a forum for knowledge exchange—where anyone (staff, students, alumni, partners, professors) in the INSEAD Knowledge Community can teach and anyone can learn. 

Open Courses 2016/2017:

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View the full list of video links for 2016/2017 here.

Session #1 - What it means to be part of an academic community

Timothy Van Zandt, Dean of Faculty and Research, INSEAD Professor of Economics, Schroders Chaired Professor of European Competitiveness and Reform

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Session #2 - The Psychodynamics of Leadership & Beyond...

Manfred Kets de Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change, the Raoul de Vitry d’Avaucourt Chaired Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, and the Founder of INSEAD’s Global Leadership Centre

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Session #3 - The Future of Work: Adapting to the Technological Revolution

Eduardo Rodriguez-Montemayor, Senior Research Fellow

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Session #4 - M&Ms, FIAT 500, L’Oreal beauty products, Samsung TVs, Chupa Chups, Legos, Pumas, Heineken Beers, IKEA chairs – what do they all have in common? And what do they have to do with FAMILY BUSINESS?

INSEAD Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise

• Lise Møller, Executive Director
• Nathalie Poyen, Family Business Relationship Manager
• Nathalie Gerard, Administrative Assistant

Session Summary:

Family businesses are the hidden champions that not many people know about. You might have heard about them, or have an idea what they are about. Obama recently said to Trump “the United States should not be run like a family business” – why is that? Family businesses are the solid cornerstones of most economies yet not very well known …. In this session we will take an interactive look at the concept of family business, what makes them different and why & how they are important to us all.

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Session #5 - Attachment Theory

Sheila Loxham, Cartier Women’s Initiatives Awards & PA to Professor Manfred Kets de Vries

Session Summary:

Relationships. Why do we react so differently to interpersonal exchanges? Attachment theory is one of the fundamental elements of the psychology of relationships. It is a well-established theory, which helps explain what causes us to react as we do. “Know thyself” is the hardest advice of all to follow, but if we can understand our own unconscious motives then we have a greater chance of understanding our behavior, and therefore its impact on our relationships.

If you’d like to learn more about attachment theory do come along with your lunch, and I’ll give you my take on this fascinating area of human psychology. I will introduce you to the principal psychologists who developed the theory, and show you a short film about it. I hope you will leave more aware of what makes us react to social situations as we do, than when you arrived.

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Session #6: Executive Education and the Role of Consultants and Coaches

Kevin Kaiser, Professor of Management Practice, Faculty of Finance, Director, Transition to General Management programme, Director, ABN AMRO Managing for Value Research Fund

Session Summary:

This session will attempt to explain the importance of consulting and coaching, as well as the role of executive education, in the modern world. The essence is that each executive incorporates subjectivity in her/his decision-making process which compromises both the outcome of the decision, and the impact on the people involved in the decision. There are many framework’s and concepts employed to mitigate this problem in modern business. In this session, we discuss the role of executive education (e.g., at INSEAD) and the role of consulting and coaching to enhance the objectivity, and thus perceived fairness, of such decision-making processes.

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View the full playlist here or download the PDF containing all the links for Open Courses 2016-2017 here.

Archive of Past Sessions:

Happiness in a consumerist world: What psychology, sociology, and economics can teach us

Quentin ANDRE, PhD Student in Marketing - view video

Communication For Leadership Theory

Sarah WITTMAN , PhD Student in Organizational Behavior - view video

Introduction to the Art of In-trepreneurship 

Bill MAGILL, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship - view video

This page serves as a resource centre for students to access online lectures in statistics, psychology, sociology, and research methods that can be useful to refresh or educate students further and beyond the INSEAD class room. Should you have any other courses to add to this list, please feel free to contact the PhD Office.

INSEAD-JPAL Training Workshop on Randomized Field Experiments (Fall of 2017)

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INSEAD MOOC

• Crowdsourcing
• Replication Revolution
• Open Data Movement

*note that this is the first time we are recording a MOOC, given our limited resources at the PhD Programme. We have noted feedback and will come up with better versions of it (shorter multiple videos). Wait for further announcements on this. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

External Open Online Courses (various providers)

We have put together external open online courses offered by various providers. While most are free, there are some that have very min fees if you wish to take. If you find any broken links or new courses to add, please email the programme office. 

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PhD Research Series

The dissertation is the culmination of a PhD student's doctoral studies. It is intended to represent independent and original research work of a publishable standard. In this PhD Research Series, students talk about their research or dissertation in a nutshell, and a way of showcasing their ability to articulate their research to the viewing public.

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Strategy Foundations Interview Series

INSEAD doctoral students are bringing the academic community closer to esteemed scholars who have contributed significant foundational body of work at the intersection of strategy, knowledge and innovation through an interview series that usually take place in conjunction with the Annual Strategy Management Society (or SMS) Conferences. This is part of their requirement in Professor Gabriel Szulanski and Guilo Chen’s class “Foundations in Strategy and Organisation”. PhD students now continue this tradition of bringing these key scholars and their noteworthy work accessible to the academic community and have meaningful insights on knowledge foundations.

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