Business and economics are basically concerned with the management of scarce resources. The field deals with the conceptual ideas that are built from thorough research and is mainly concerned with translating those concepts into pragmatic business and professional contexts. Economical theories and empirical techniques fundamentally revolve around human decision making, hence have many direct applications in business, finance, along with non-monetary fields. As such, business programmes benefit from economical theories and deals with the ways to manage people so to organize and maintain collective productivity toward accomplishing particular goals (usually to generate revenue).
Programmes in business and economics provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of various business, economics, finance, management, accounting and marketing subjects. In addition, awareness of the moral and ethical responsibilities of management is covered during studies as an increasingly important issue. Many programmes adopt a holistic approach to business challenges and issues, along with conventional discipline-based academic subjects. Studying business and economics allows students to develop individual leadership and personal capabilities. Students are provided an intellectual environment where they can improve their critical and innovative thinking capabilities.
Course-based This option is a structured program of study comprised of online courses. As a student, you will follow a specific plan for completion and may be eligible to graduate in three years.* You’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with peers and faculty through online discussions and residencies
The European University Institute offers one of the world’s largest and most distinguished doctoral programmes in the social sciences. The Institute is unique in its European, comparative and interdisciplinary focus, and offers up to four years scholarship to research students, leading to a doctorate in Economics.
This is a 4-year program designed for highly qualified and motivated students who wish to acquire the research and analytical skills of the international scientific community in business and managerial disciplines. It is designed for students seeking jobs in academia as well as those who wish to acquire the skills of professional academic research to work in knowledge-intensive firms, multinational companies, government agencies, financial institutions, consulting firms, international agencies.
Our PhD Program is conducted as an MSM–University joint Doctoral Program. Among our collaborating partners are Dutch universities such as the University of Maastricht, the Open University of the Netherlands, the Universities of Twente, Wageningen, Eindhoven and Tilburg. The PhD Degree is conferred by the collaborating university.
The Saïd Business School’s Doctoral Programme offers students the opportunity to work closely with internationally renowned faculty as well as providing access to specialist research centres and state-of-the art facilities. The structure and content of the programme will depend on the subject you choose to specialise in: 1. Financial economics 2. Management research
Innovative doctoral program, built on IEDC's history of excellence in executive education, and focused on the issues of strategy, leadership, and general management.
The Programme aims to train experts in the various fields of economic, law, political, historical, linguistic, philological-literary and artistic subjects, whose skills will be further enhanced by the direct analysis of sources in the following languages: Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Georgian, Japanese, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Turkish, Urdu and Yiddish.
The Institute of Development Research and Development Policy at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany offers an international and interdisciplinary three-year PhD program in International Development Studies. The program is entirely taught in English. The PhD in International Development Studies is embedded within the framework of the RUB Research School, a winner of the German Excellence Initiative.
THE KLU is seeking highly talented candidates who want to pursue an academic career and are interested in doing research. THE KLU will screen every applicant to identify suitable candidates’ unique talents.
Our unique PhD in Development Economics programme provides state-of-the-art training for outstanding economists who wish to focus on developing countries. Two compulsory doctoral seminars, one in micro-development, the other in macro-development, ensure that students are both rigorously trained and well-rounded.
Walden’s Doctor of Business Administration program is designed for experienced business professionals who want to translate their industry expertise into leadership positions as consultants or as executives within their organizations.
The interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in International Business Taxation combines economics, law and management.