Areas of Specialisation
Our eight choices of specialisation cover the whole breadth of business – and the entire business school curriculum. During the first two years of the programme, there are core courses common to all areas, giving you insights from other disciplines and confidence for your future career. As a PhD student, along with these core courses, you will take a set of advanced course requirements applicable to your chosen field and these must be met in order to qualify and progress in your PhD studies.

Accounting

Decision Sciences

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Organisational Behaviour

Strategy

Technology and Operations Management
Programme Structure
We will not deny that it entails hard work indeed, but the INSEAD PhD in Management could represent five of the most fulfilling years of your life.
Years 1 and 2
Area of Exploration
Becoming an expert
- Coursework
- Research practicum
- Summer paper
- Field comprehensive examination
- Research paper
Years 3,4 and 5
Dissertation and Research
Award of PhD degree
- PhD candidacy
- Research and dissertation proposal
- Job market review and search
- Submission and defence of dissertation
- Graduation
Throughout the Programme
Your Doctoral Journey with the INSEAD PhD.
Essential Academic Skills and Training
- PhD teaching preparation programme
- Teaching practicum
- Soft skills training
- Participation in conferences
- Annual performance review
INSEAD Doctoral Courses
The first two years of the programme teach the fundamentals of business in interdisciplinary classes, with the addition of specialist courses in your chosen area of specialisation. These core and advanced courses form the foundation of your knowledge in your area, along with intensive training in research methodologies, culminating in producing a formal research paper during your dissertation phase.

Core Courses

Advanced Courses
Research
Research is a fundamental component of the PhD Programme at INSEAD. Our doctoral degree is designed to teach you many cutting edge research methodologies to enable you to contribute to a global body of knowledge that informs how business is and should be conducted. Our programme will train you to create and even publish your own original body of research, which will become the foundation for your career as a professor in business.

INSEAD-Sorbonne Behavioural Lab

Doctoral Dissertations

Awards & News

Strategy Foundations Interview Series

PhD Research Series
Campus Exchange
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Our Campuses
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With campuses in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and North America, INSEAD’s business education and research spans around the globe. The PhD Programme, although taught across the Europe and Asia campuses, benefits from this truly global educational experience.
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Campus Exchange
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With campuses in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and North America, INSEAD’s business education and research spans around the globe. The PhD Programme, although taught across the Europe and Asia campuses, benefits from this truly global educational experience.
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The INSEAD - Wharton Alliance
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INSEAD's alliance with The Wharton School is a major strategic partnership between the two schools. Each school offers complimentary centres of expertise and campus locations for a compelling global network that no other school can offer. Exchanges and visits of doctoral students are significant pillars of this long-standing relationship. PhD students primarily benefit from this collaborative relationship between the two schools. Some financial aid may be available through the Alliance Centre for Global Research and Development for exchanges and other research-related activities, all subject to prior approval by both schools.
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Dual-Degree PhD
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As part of our ten-member Sorbonne Université Alliance membership, PhD candidates can benefit from a dual doctorate with Sorbonne Université. INSEAD is proud to be part of the Alliance Sorbonne Université, which provides members with access to numerous shared programmes and projects in a cross-disciplinary and global approach to education and research.