Degree title

Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

Language of the degree

Finnish, English

Scope of the programme

The curriculum of the programme consists of 60 ECTS credits of coursework, including studies that develop students' transferable skills, and independent research leading to a doctoral dissertation.

Expected completion time

4 years of full-time study

8 years of part-time study

Programme Director

Professor Johanna Moisander

The program director is in charge of the planning, execution, assessment, and development of the programme.

The programme offers doctoral training in the following fields of study:

• Accounting
• Business Law
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Information Systems Science
• International Business
• Logistics
• Management Science
• Marketing
• Organization and Management
• Organizational Communication

Students are requested to elect one of these fields of study as their major area of specialization when applying to the programme.

The Doctoral programme in Business, Economics and Finance is designed for highly motivated and ambitious aspiring business, economics and finance scholars who have excellent analytical, critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills and who are willing to serve as the future leaders of the world of higher education and academic research.

The programme provides doctoral students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities that they need to succeed in demanding, high-level positions in universities, research institutions, think tanks, and other research organizations at regional, national, and supra-national levels.

The graduates of the doctoral programme will demonstrate:

• competence to carry out independent and original academic research
• deep and broad discipline-specific knowledge of their field of research
• mastery of the scientific research methods in their respective fields of research
• deep understanding of research ethics
• good project management skills
• enhanced pedagogical and academic leadership skills, and
• strong communication and interpersonal skills.

To achieve these objectives, all doctoral students are requested to make and implement a study plan, research plan, supervision plan, financial plan, and an optional career plan under the guidance of their dissertation supervisors and academic advisors. The supervising professor is also responsible for the supervision arrangements of the doctoral student.

Doctoral thesis 

Doctoral students are recommended to work directly towards the doctorate, DSc (Econ.). The doctorate consists of 60 ECTS credits worth of course work (common core studies and specialization area studies) and the doctoral dissertation.

•  Accounting:                                   ACC.DISS Doctoral Thesis
  • The students are obliged to present their research proposal for doctoral dissertation at the research seminar, and to report regularly on their subsequent progress at the seminar (see disciplinary studies section). 
• Business Law                               YRI.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• Economics                                    ECON.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• Entrepreneursip                            MNG3.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• Finance                                         FIN.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• International Business:                 MNGT2.DISS Doctoral Thesis 
• Information Systems Science       ISM2.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• Logistics                                        ISM3.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• Management Science                   ISM.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• Marketing                                      MARK.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• Organization and Management    MNGT.DISS Doctoral Thesis
• Organizational Communication    MNGT4.DISS Doctoral Thesis

The Licentiate Degree

The Licentiate Degree consists of 60 ECTS credits of studies and licentiate thesis

The Licentiate thesis an important part of Licentiate Degree. In the thesis the student must show expertise in his/her chosen field of science and capability for independent and critical application of scientific methodologies.

Licentiate thesis

It is possible to complete first a Licentiate degree (Lic.Sc,). Its requirements are a licentiate thesis and 60 ECTS credits of course work (common core studies and specialization area studies).

• Accounting                                   ACC.LICT Licentiate Thesis
  • Students are obliged to present their research proposal for the licentiate thesis at the research seminar, and to report regularly on their subsequent progress at the seminar (see disciplinary studies section).
• Business Law                              YRI.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Economics                                   ECON.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Entrepreneursip                           MNG3.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Finance                                        FIN.LICT Licentiate Thesis
  • We do not recommend a licentiate degree. Doctoral students (D.Sc (Econ.) degree) can, however, first produce a licentiate thesis. A Lic.Sc degree consists of the same course work as a doctoral degree.
• International Business                 MNGT2.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Information Systems Science      ISM2.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Logistics                                       ISM3.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Organizational Communication   MNGT4.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Organization and Management   MNGT1.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Management Science                  ISM1.LICT Licentiate Thesis
• Marketing                                     MARK.LICT Licentiate Thesis

Code: 22

Head of Doctoral Studies: Associate Professor Lasse Niemi

The PhD Program in accounting at Aalto BIZ offers interdisciplinary training that develops the student’s skills in conducting both financial accounting and management accounting research. As an academic field, accounting is a multidisciplinary subject that focuses on understanding and studying the role of accounting information in the economy and society. Accounting draws from many fields and disciplines: Financial accounting is aligned with economics and finance more closely than ever before while organizational and sociological theories contribute to management accounting.

The PhD Programme in accounting at Aalto BIZ provides students with in-depth knowledge of current accounting research and research methodology with the aim of enabling the students to contribute to scientific knowledge in their field of study from an international perspective. In practice this goal translates into students’ ability to publish their research in high-quality academic accounting journals. To help achieve this goal, students work closely with accounting faculty.

Faculty research at Aalto BIZ represents a broad spectrum of interests and research methods in the areas of financial and management accounting. The emphasis of research in financial accounting is on financial reporting and analysis, broadly defined. Recent research addresses various topics in international accounting (IFRS), auditing, and corporate governance. Research in the field of management accounting focuses on cost management, management control systems, performance measurement, and capital investment decision making. Recent research topics include, for example, the use and role of management accounting information in the Finnish healthcare sector.

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS (see above)

Research field studies in Accounting 42 ECTS

Methodological Requirements and Recommendations

Students wishing to pursue doctoral studies in accounting at Aalto BIZ are expected to have taken methodological courses already in their master’s level studies. In addition, depending on their specific research area, students are recommended to take at least one advanced course on quantitative or qualitative research methods in their disciplinary studies (see item 3 above).

Complementary Studies in Accounting

Doctoral students with a non-accounting major for their master’s degree are obliged to complement their studies by taking at least three optional master’s level courses in accounting offered by the Aalto BIZ (18 ECTS credits) and by writing a concise thesis on an accounting topic or writing research papers (12 ECTS credits). These minimum requirements may be augmented on an ad hoc basis depending on each student’s background.

Contact

Accounting programme is organized by Department of Accounting & Business Law. Doctoral studies in Accounting: Professor Lasse Niemi ([email protected]).

Code: 32

Head of Doctoral Studies: Assistant Professor Moritz Scherleitner

The main goal of postgraduate studies in Business Law at Aalto University School of Business is to provide students with in-depth knowledge of current Business Law research and research methodology with the aim of enabling the students to contribute scientific values to their field of study from both domestic and international perspective.

Research activity in Business Law at Aalto University School of Business covers a wide range of topics in the areas of general jurisprudence and comparative law, methodology of legal research and its links to Business Economics and Social Sciences, Contract Law, International Trade Law, Company Law, Market and Competition Law, IPR, E-Commerce Law, Financial Markets Law, Labour Law, and Tax Law.

The main criteria for admission to the doctoral programme with Business Law as a major are based on applicants’ intended research topic areas and preliminary research plans.  For further details, please see the admissions guide.

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS credits

The objective of the common core studies is to develop general competencies for academic work and research. Please choose two courses (6 ECTS cr each) from the Business General Research Studies (see above).

In addition to the courses, there will be an Orientation Seminar, which is mandatory for all doctoral students and aims to help at the beginning of studies and research.

Research area studies 42 ECTS credits

Research field studies can consist of advanced courses in business law (see below), and/or courses from graduate schools and/or Aalto University School of Business’ international networks (e.g. EDAMBA, EIASM, CEMS), and/or book exams, working papers and other publications.

Other studies must be discussed with Assistant Professor Moritz Scherleitner. Preliminary suitability of course(s) to major subject studies need to be discussed with Assistant Professor Moritz Scherleitner before participating the course(s).

AND 5-7 of the following courses (I,IIa, IIb) which consist of reading requirements for the time being. The reading requirements for the exams are specified individually. Examples of relevant readings are listed below.

Contact

Business law programme is organized by Department of Accounting.

Doctoral studies in Business Law: Assistant Professor Moritz Scherleitner ([email protected])

Code: 25
Head of doctoral studies: Associate Professor Ewald Kibler

Entrepreneurship is a multi-faceted and pronouncedly multi-disciplinary field of research for scholars from different backgrounds including but not limited to business studies, economics, finance, education, psychology, sociology, history, and economic geography. 

Research in entrepreneurship focuses not only on the emergence and development of new (commercial, social and/or sustainable) business ventures, but also the people behind these ventures, people acting entrepreneurially within existing (private or public) organizations, and the interaction between entrepreneurship, society, and the natural environment. These features make entrepreneurship a particularly fascinating and challenging field of scholarly enquiry, which is open to different theoretical and methodological approaches.

In addition to the doctoral thesis, the doctoral studies in Entrepreneurship include coursework amounting to 60 ECTS. This is divided into two categories: 1) the general studies provide a foundation for conducting research within the field of business, and 2) the research field studies in entrepreneurship provide you with the theoretical, methodological, and practical skills required of a professional entrepreneurship scholar.

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS credits (see above)

Research field studies 42 ECTS credits

The following courses are compulsory but as per agreement with the head of doctoral studies and the respective course coordinator, it is possible to give (partial) credit for these courses based on courses, tutorials, or workshops taken outside of the school of business, in Finland or abroad.

The courses “Getting started”, “Moving forward”, “Entrepreneurship theory” and “Perspectives on organization” reflect the main (first year) introductory courses in our Entrepreneurship Program. The remaining courses “Entrepreneurship as a research field I and II” and “Entrepreneurship research in practice I and II” are organized (on a demand basis) in form of research seminars, tutorials, and paper development workshops.

Entrepreneurship Courses, Workshops, and Tutorials outside the School of Business  

We encourage our students to participate actively in (international) entrepreneurship courses, workshops, and conferences. Some key sources of information are listed below:

• Academy of Management (AoM): http://aom.org/
• European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS): http://www.egosnet.org/ 
• The Finnish Graduate School of Management and Organization (GRAMO):  The Graduate School of Management and Organization (GRAMO) (kataja.eu)
• The Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research at Stanford and Harvard (SCANCOR): https://scancor.org/
• BABSON College Entrepreneurship Research Conference: Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference | Babson College
• The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management: (EIASM): http://www.eiasm.be
• Research in Entrepreneurship (RENT) conference: http://www.rent-research.org/
• The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE): Home Page - ISBE

Contact

Entrepreneurship programme is organized by Department of Management Studies.

Doctoral studies in Entrepreneurship: Associate Professor Ewald Kibler ([email protected])

Code: 37
Head of doctoral studies: Professor Virpi Tuunainen

Research of the ISS group deals with adoption, use and impacts of ICT on consumers, companies, and society at large. We use multi-disciplinary approaches and apply theories from a number of reference disciplines, including management, organization sciences, marketing, and economics. Wide range of both qualitative and quantitative methods are used and often triangulated. 

Our research has a strong focus on empirical studies and active cooperation with companies. Our faculty has an extensive network of international research contacts, offering the possibility to participate in larger research projects and visit an affiliate university.

Post-graduate studies in ISS consist of the research seminar and three courses: the Scientific Reading and Writing in ISS, Critical issues in Information Systems Science or Current Topics in Information Systems Sciences, and Research Methods in ISS. With regard to the optional course requirements, studies can be based on national ISS collaboration that takes place through a number of different seminars and workshops organized  e.g. by INFORTE (www.inforte.fi). Forthcoming events will be informed during research seminars.

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS credits (see above)

Research field studies 42 ECTS credits

Compulsory courses 18 ECTS credits

As some of the courses are not taught every year, the student may substitute any of the above courses with a corresponding course in another university or a similar course at Aalto University School of Business. Please consult Professor Tuunainen before taking a course (at Aalto or elsewhere) to compensate for one of the courses above.

Research Topic Studies 24 ECTS

In addition, the disciplinary studies consist of 12 ECTS credits worth of research topic studies, which can consist of any advanced, optional ISS courses, national or international ISS seminars, book exams, working papers and other publications. Students require confirmation on the study content from their supervising ISS professor. See more details from MyCourses at https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/view.php?id=3795 

Contact

Information systems science programme is organized by Department Information and Service Management

Doctoral studies in Information systems science: Professor Virpi Tuunainen ([email protected])

Code: 26

Head of doctoral studies: Assistant professor Iiris Saittakari

The doctoral program in International Business at Aalto BIZ focuses on content relating to the theory, research, and practice of management with a cross-border or cross-cultural dimension or developing an understanding the unique aspects of how management in different areas of the world works.  Our doctoral program warmly embraces quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research, but it requires and facilitates doctoral students developing strong methodological skills in their chosen approach as well as some diverse method skills to be able to understand published research well.  While we encourage methodologic rigor, doing research which is interesting and makes an impactful contribution is of great importance to our unit.  The doctoral program focuses on helping doctoral students gain the skills needed to publish articles in top academic journals, however, we also encourage doctoral students to consider how their research can influence management practice.  We warmly welcome cross-disciplinary research. To help develop the above-mentioned skills and facilitate publishing in top journals, doctoral students work closely with faculty in the unit. 

The International Business Unit at Aalto is one of the leading and largest international business units globally. Currently about 15 doctoral students are enrolled in the program and the program has had over 60 graduates.  While the IB unit has high goals and standards, it is also a unit that values interaction, a nice atmosphere, and having fun and believes that such an environment helps to foster good research. 

We welcome doctoral students interested in any topic inside of international business to apply to our doctoral program.  However, we have particular competence in the following areas: management of companies operating internationally; international people management across various markets; sustainability, including social and cultural, in cross-border business and partnerships; qualitative research methods; and effective management practices in large transforming economies like Russia and China .

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS (see above)

Research field studies 42 ECTS

The objective of the Research field studies is to develop specific competences related to discipline and field of research. The core of the International Business PhD Program is taking part in the NORD-IB Doctoral Program which is a set of six short doctoral courses totaling 30 ECTS run collectively by leading schools in the Nordic region.  Taking part in NORD-IB facilitates both learning important IB knowledge and networking with scholars from around the Nordic region and beyond. For more information see: http://nord-ib.fek.uu.se/ 

IB doctoral students are also required to take 12 credits of research methods/ statistics courses either as part of their General Research Studies or their Research Field Studies.  These courses could be courses like: Qualitative research: Principles and practices (90L54609), Quantitative Empirical Research(30E00500), the EIASM EDEN Seminar on Case Studies in Business and Management Research, a course on structural equation modelling, a course on multi-level modelling, Advanced Statistical Research Methods (TU-L0040), or courses from the Global School in Empirical Research Methods (GSERM) held in St. Gallen, Switzerland or Oslo, Norway (note: that many courses at GSERM are fewer than 6 credits so you may have to take two courses).  .  The course Statistical Research Methods (TU-L0022) can be taken instead of Quantitative Empirical Research (30E00500).

Research field studies in IB must include the following:

*In exceptional cases, the NORD-IB Program can be substituted with an individually agreed corresponding combination of doctoral courses organized by Aalto BIZ, other universities or graduate schools/networks. In this case, 26L30111 Theories and Research in International Business (or if this is not available, an individually agreed similar IB-focused core course from Aalto or elsewhere) has to be included.

International Business courses and tutorials outside the School of Business

We encourage our students to participate actively in international courses, workshops and conferences. Furthermore, we welcome students to consider doing a part of their studies or research at a foreign business school or university. Some key sources of information are listed below.

• The Academy of International Business: http://aib.msu.edu
• Academy of Management: http://aom.org/
• The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management: (EIASM): http://www.eiasm.be
• The European International Business Academy (EIBA): http://www.eiba-online.org
• The Finnish Graduate School of International Business (FIGSIB): http://www.kataja.eu/graduate-schools/the-finnish-graduate-school-of-international-business-figsib
• The Finnish Doctoral Program in Business Studies (KATAJA): www.kataja.eu
• The Nordic Research School of International Business (NORD-IB): http://nord-ib.fek.uu.se
• UKI Chapter of the Academy of International Business (AIB): http://www.aib-uki.org
• Vaasa Conference on International Business: http://www.uva.fi/en/sites/ibconference/
• The Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research at Stanford and Harvard https://scancor.org/

Contact

International Business programme is organized by Department of Management Studies.

Doctoral studies in International Business: Assistant Professor Iiris Saittakari ([email protected])

Code: 35

Head of doctoral studies: Markku Kuula

Logistics in Aalto University School of Business focuses on operations management and supply chain management including both theoretical and application oriented research from perspectives of both services and products.

Students interested in postgraduate studies in Logistics are encouraged to acquire strong methodological skills already during their undergraduate studies. In addition to the methodological studies, special courses in logistics are recommended.

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS credits (see above)

Research field studies 42 ECTS credits

KATAJA’s Graduate School of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (L&SCM) provides a national cross-discipline graduate school in Finland (http://www.kataja.eu/english/home). The graduate school was founded in 2010. L&SCM graduate school aims at international top-level doctoral education by offering a systematic and effective way for a doctoral degree in logistics and supply chain management. Courses provided by L&SCM graduate school are suitable for major subject studies or research-related studies in logistics. For transferring courses to Aalto’s study register a student needs to fill in the standard form “Application for course transfer” from doctoral students’ Into website https://into.aalto.fi/display/endoctoralbiz/Homepage.

All students must take at least two graduate-level courses in logistics. 

Other disciplinary studies can consist of advanced courses in logistics, and/or courses from graduate schools and/or Aalto University School of Business’ international networks (e.g. EDAMBA, EIASM, CEMS), and/or book exams, working papers and other publications.

Other studies must be discussed with Professor Markku Kuula. Preliminary suitability of course(s) to major subject studies need to be discussed with Professor Kuula before participating the course(s) (exception are courses provided by KATAJA’s L&SCM graduate school).

Contact

Logistics programme is organized by the Department of Information and Service Management.

Doctoral studies in Logistics: Professor Markku Kuula ([email protected])

Code: 27

Head of doctoral studies: Associate Professor Pekka Malo

Management Science applies mathematical models, statistical techniques, and computing technology, together with observational, experimental or simulated data, to help management make decisions in complex real-world settings. Management Science is an interdisciplinary field with strong links to economics, finance, marketing, operations research, systems analysis, and engineering. Management Science is concerned with developing and applying concepts, models and methods that may prove useful in helping to understand management issues and solve managerial problems, as well as designing and developing new and better models of organization. In short, Management Science helps businesses to achieve their goals using scientific methods. Today, more efficient use of ubiquitous digital information stored in massive databases – the “Big Data” – forms both an important challenge and opportunity for Management Science.

Students interested in doctoral studies in Management Science are encouraged to acquire strong methodological skills already during their undergraduate studies. In addition to the obligatory methodological studies, specialized courses in mathematics and statistics are recommended.

Note: Doctoral program in Quantitative Methods of Economics and Management Science has merged with Management Science. Students admitted to the doctoral program in Quantitative Methods have the right to keep Quantitative Methods as their major subject or change their major to Management Science. 

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS credits (see above)

Research field studies 42 ECTS credits

Disciplinary studies are chosen from graduate level courses (E, L codes), in agreement with the supervising professor, to support the student’s research work. 

A list of graduate level courses suitable for doctoral students in Management Science is provided below. Please note that disciplinary studies must be chosen in agreement with the supervising professor: consult your supervisor before taking the course.

In addition to above courses in Management Science, courses offered by other schools of Aalto University and the various graduate school networks that are relevant for the student’s research can be included in disciplinary studies, subject to approval by the supervisor. In particular, doctoral students in Management Science are encouraged to participate in courses and seminars organized by the Doctoral Network in Systems Analysis, Decision Making and Risk Management (see: http://sal.aalto.fi/en/gradschool/).

The Finnish Doctoral Programme in Economics (FDPE) offers courses and workshops in microeconomics, econometrics and other specialization areas in economics, which can be relevant for doctoral students in Management Science. Doctoral students at Aalto University School of Business need to register with FDPE prior to taking the courses in FDPE. More information about the FDPE program, see https://www.fdpe.fi/. In addition, it is possible to take courses in other universities in Finland or abroad, and book exams can be arranged if no suitable courses are available.

Contact

Management Science programme is organized by Department of Information and Service Management.

Doctoral studies in Management Science: Associate Professor Pekka Malo ([email protected])

Code: 23

Head of doctoral studies: Associate Professor Henri Weijo

The Department of Marketing is comprised of a thriving and dynamic community of international scholars offering doctoral training in five primary research domains: Consumer Behavior, Strategic Marketing, Services Marketing, and Sales, Retail and Business Marketing. One of the central goals of our research community is to provide the latest tools, techniques and leading-edge thinking for researching this continuously changing landscape. The other central goal of the department is to develop and extend foundational theory in the increasingly complex intersections of consumption, community and culture. 

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS credits (see above)

Research field studies 42 ECTS

Research Field Studies in Marketing are organized around two broad areas of interest: Consumer Culture Theory and Marketing Management and Strategy.

Research Field Studies in Marketing offered at School of Business

*Course can only be included in general research studies OR research field studies

Marketing courses and seminars taken outside the School of Business

Our students actively participate in national KATAJA courses, international courses, workshops and conferences. Furthermore, we strongly recommend students take part of their studies or research at a foreign university.

Contact

Marketing programme is organized by Department of Marketing.

Doctoral studies in  Marketing: Associate Professor Henri Weijo ([email protected])

Code: 21

Head of doctoral studies: Assistant Professor Samuli Patala

The doctoral studies in organization and management equips students with an understanding of the key management theories and in-depth knowledge in their own area of expertise, excellent research skills, and a supportive, collegial research environment. Our professors, among the leading experts in their fields, guide the academic development.

The program welcomes postgraduate students with curious minds, who are enthusiastic about research and open to new ideas and research methods. The program offers opportunities to engage with a wide variety of topics. Among others, our students tackle wicked problems and grand challenges, explore the emergence and development of technologies and industries, and address the novel challenges for leadership, strategy, and work.

While the focus of the program is to prepare the graduates for a career in academia, the studies also support research and development careers in industry, the public sector, and NGOs.

We advise potential applicants to discuss their research plans with the professors of the research field before completing the application.

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS credits (see above)

Research field studies 42 ECTS credits

Research field studies are composed of activities equivalent to 5-7 courses. Some events are mandatory (18 ECTS credits) and others elective (15-24 ECTS credits). The elective studies can contain courses or reading circles organized by the Organization and Management unit, courses taken elsewhere, or equivalent learning events agreed with the student’s main dissertation advisor (e.g. study circles, papers, book/readings exams, essays).

Mandatory disciplinary studies 18 ECTS

The “Getting Started” and “Moving Forward” -seminars introduce the new doctoral students to the program and to the practicalities of conducting doctoral studies more generally. The two tutorials (A and B) support and mark the progress in thesis research. The tutorials are mandatory for those who have started their doctoral studies in 2015 or later. Together, these three seminars structure the progress of the studies.

Those who have started their studies earlier than 2015 can take the tutorials as electives, and for them the mandatory studies include Research paper (21L25100, 3 ECTS cr) and altogether 12 ECTS credits. These students can choose whether they want to proceed according to the older requirements (with the mandatory Research paper) or move to the new requirements (with the two mandatory tutorials).

It is recommended that the new students take the course Perspectives on Organization during the first year of studies. Participation in the Research seminar continues throughout the studies. See below for courses and other learning activities organized by the discipline.

Elective Courses organized by the Organization and Management Unit:

Courses organized by other academic units:

Research Methods in Industrial Engineering and Management (TU-L0000), 5 ECTS. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Science. Organized by Professor Henri Schildt.

Doctoral Course in Strategy and Venturing (TU-L1002). Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Science. Organized by Professor Markku Maula.

Courses offered by various institutes, academic organizations and networks:

• KATAJA - The Finnish Doctoral Program in Business Studies: http://www.kataja.eu/index.php Courses in Qualitative methodology, Courses in the fields of Management and Organization, Special courses in different research fields.
• EIASM - European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management http://www.eiasm.net Organizes summer schools, workshops and tutorials for doctoral students.
• SCANCOR - The Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research, Stanford University. https://scancor.org/ Organizes PhD workshops, and research stays in Stanford University.
• EDAMBA - European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration http://www.edamba.eu/ Organizes an annual summer school and courses in different fields of research.
• PRME Nordic: The UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Nordic Chapter organizes a doctoral course on sustainable and responsible management once in every two years.
• ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT (USA) http://aom.org/ Organizes PhD tutorials, workshops and an annual conference in the field of management studies.
• EGOS - European Group for Organizational Studies http://www.egosnet.org/ Organizes tutorials for doctoral students in the connection of the yearly colloquium.
• NORDIC ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT (Nordiska Företagsekonomiska Föreningen, NFF) http://www.nordicacademy.org/ Organizes tutorials every second year together with a conference.
• EURAM - European Academy of Management http://www.euram-online.org/

Contact

Organization and Management programme is organized by Department of Management Studies.

Doctoral studies in Organization and Management: Assistant Professor Samuli Patala ([email protected])

Code: 75

Head of doctoral studies: Assistant Professor Paula Koskinen Sandberg

The unit of Organizational Communication offers a dynamic and intellectually inspiring environment for pursuing a doctoral degree in the broad field of organizational communication. The unit welcomes internationally oriented doctoral students who are highly motivated, ambitious, and committed to working full-time on their doctoral research projects

Degree requirements

General research studies 18 ECTS credits (see above)

Research field studies 42 ECTS credits

Research Field Studies in Organizational Communication consist of 30 ETCS credits of compulsory studies and 12 ETCS credits of elective studies.

Compulsory Studies in Organizational Communication, 30 ECTS

The curriculum of Compulsory Studies in Organizational Communication consists of course and project work that familiarizes the student with the practicalities of dissertation work and helps the student map out and elaborate on different theoretical and methodological streams of literature in the broader field of organizational communication and management studies. 

Students may substitute some of these studies with PhD courses offered by various international higher education institutions and academic associations. However, students must consult their thesis advisors for instructions and approval when considering this option

Research-Related Studies 12 ECTS

Research-Related Studies consist of various courses, seminars, workshops and specifically tailored independent learning assignments that support the PhD student's own research. PhD students decide on the content of this module together with their thesis advisors.

Contact

Organizational Communication programme is organized by Department of Management Studies.

Doctoral studies in Organizational Communication: Assistant Professor Paula Koskinen Sandberg ([email protected])

Students have different options:  

• GSE special courses (1-6 ECTS credits each)
• Second year research paper seminar (6 ECTS credits)
• Working papers (this requires approval from the supervisor, 6 ECTS credits)
• Book exam (3-9 ECTS credits). The exam consists of three books or articles about the subject of the research work. The material is chosen by the main supervisor.
• Reading group (3-6 ECTS). The requirements will be set by the reading group organizer and approved by the professor in charge of the doctoral studies.
• Research seminar participation (3-6 ECTS). The student will follow a Helsinki GSE research seminar series and undertake writing assignments as instructed by the professor in charge of the doctoral studies.
• E-level courses given at the School of Business by the Departments of Economics, Finance, and Management Science. The courses must be approved by the professor in charge of doctoral studies.
• Doctoral courses at other universities. These courses must be approved by the professor in charge of doctoral studies.
• The entirety of the research field studies must be approved by the major’s professor in charge of doctoral studies.

Contact

Economics programme is organized by Department of Economics

Doctoral studies in Economics: Professor Pauli Murto ([email protected])

Students acquire knowledge and develop expertise in the area of their own research area/interests

The Graduate School of Finance (GSF)
http://gsf.aalto.fi/

Organizes PhD courses, seminars and workshops in Finance in Finland.

Nordic Finance Network in Finance(NFN)
http://nfn.aalto.fi/

Organizes intensive PhD courses and workshops for PhD students in Finance in the Nordic countries.

Helsinki Graduate School of Finance / Finnish Doctoral Programme in Economics
https://www.helsinkigse.fi/ and http://www.fdpe.fi/

Organizes PhD courses, seminars and workshops in Economics in Finland. Follow the websites for any changes.

Provides support for PhD students at the Aalto University School of Business. 

Finnish Doctoral Program in Business Studies
http://www.kataja.eu/

Coordinates Finnish graduate schools of business administration.

Contact

Finance programme is organized by the Department of Finance.

Doctoral studies in Finance: Associate Professor Elias Rantapuska ([email protected])