Insead PHD Brochure

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INSEAD PhD in Management 45
PhD in Management 2015 - 2017
A life of intellectual leadership

and influential scholarship.
David F. Drake (USA), Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, USA
PhD in Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD (2011)
Background: BS Psychology and Human & Organizational Development, and MBA, Vanderbilt University, USA
Your passport
to a prestigious
academic career
Imagine a highly respected, international career a life of intellectual stimulation,
creativity and freedom. It involves working with the leading business thinkers, the best
practitioners and the brightest high-potentials. Combining academic research and
teaching with real-world business impact, it truly is a dream job that represents the best
of both worlds.
Next, imagine that the doctoral degree you need to launch this career is available in
a unique two-continent format. Take a group of incredibly intelligent and motivated
students from all over the world, bring them to Europe and Asia then, get the leading
experts in their fields to mentor them. Add a full scholarship for tuition fees, a generous
living allowance, a formidable placement record and it really does sound too good to
be true.
Now, stop imagining. The INSEAD PhD in Management is a reality. It is proven to be one of
the most effective ways to launch a career as a management professor.
Contents
Overview
04 Message from the Dean
07 Message from the Dean of Faculty & Research
08 Message from the Academic Director
11 A career in business academia
12 The INSEAD PhD advantage
15 INSEAD The Business School for the World
16 Structured for success
19 Who should apply?
Practical Information
20 Alumni network
25 Diversity and excellence
26 Areas of specialisation
32 Programme structure
36 Campus exchanges
38 Research support
39 Admissions
42 Financial information
42 Donors and corporate sponsors

Creating knowledge
for a better world
Academic excellence is at the heart of what makes INSEAD great. For more than 50 years,
knowledge creation and dissemination have remained integral to our mission as a premier
global management school.
Even more important, our faculty and graduates have put these ideas into action. INSEAD
scholarship is alive out in the world, making a difference every day for countless people,
organisations, and communities.
Across all business disciplines, INSEAD is dramatically shaping both theoretical discourse
and practical application in ways that generate innovation and solve important challenges
to make life better. With campuses in Fontainebleau, Singapore and Abu Dhabi, as well
as strategic alliances in the USA and China, INSEAD offers a unique, truly global
management education to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Our faculty
and students are exceptionally diverse. Our commitment to transcultural insights,
entrepreneurship, and creative problem solving differentiates INSEAD in the marketplace.
Indeed, these strengths enable our extraordinary global community to manage complexity,
reduce uncertainty, and lead innovation anywhere in the world.
In our doctoral programme, we are preparing the next generation of exemplary educators
people who will transform the possibilities of what management can and should be in
a world with fewer borders but greater challenges. At INSEAD, you will learn alongside
the worlds best business minds. Even more, you will gain a profound appreciation for how
to put that knowledge to work in ways that matter most.Each year, over 1,300+ degree
candidates (MBA, EMBA, MFin, EMCC, TIEMBA and PhD) and 12,000+ executives from top
companies trust INSEAD to provide them with the education to thrive in todays challenging
global environment.
We invite you to join them and over 48,000 alumni distributed across 171 countries with 157
nationalities, to see for yourself why INSEAD is truly The Business School for the World.
Ilian Mihov
Dean
Professor of Economics
Novartis Chaired Professor of
Management and Environment
Thought leadership
Influential scholarship
INSEADs unusual 50-year history is The life of a professor is remarkably social
distinguished by its entrepreneurial nature as well. As a PhD student, you will spend
and its international diversity. It was founded some solitary time struggling (or making
by faculty from different parts of the world brilliant progress) in your office or at your
who wanted to do something different - they kitchen table alone, as in the stereotype of
took a US style academic model and infused it the doctoral student. However, few papers are
with international faculty and students, giving written without co-authors and the sharing of
all programmes a uniquely global focus not ideaswhether in joint projects, in seminars
connected to one particular nationality or at universities, in the exchanges that arise in
perspective. An innovative institution that teaching, in conferences at far-flung places,
began as a European business school has now or in lunch and corridor conversations with
become The Business School for the World, colleaguesthese are a critical and day-to-day
largely due to its entrepreneurial DNA. There is part of the process for creating knowledge.
no other business school quite like it.
At INSEAD, you benefit from our
So today INSEAD trains many of tomorrows entrepreneurial intellectualism and from
leading entrepreneurs, and this includes our the interaction with a culturally diverse and
PhD candidates who go on to academic careers. academically distinguished set of faculty, who
They are the brightest and most creative minds do not merely come from different countries but
who aspire to become innovative researchers who have chosen to live their lives as citizens
through INSEAD. For over 25 years, we have of the world. The students and professors at
been remarkably successful and remain INSEAD that you meet and learn from and share
committed in launching their academic ideas with will form the core of the intellectual
careers in top business schools worldwide. network you will develop, and that will develop
you in your professional life.
Why become an academic? Being a professor
in a research institution is an exceptionally I hope to welcome you to INSEAD and to our
entrepreneurial activity. You get an office premier doctoral degree, as the start of a
and other resources and are told to create lifetime academic career.
knowledge that will be interesting and have
impactwhatever you like. Every now and
then, your colleagues and other peers check
in to ask: So, what interesting and innovative
things have you done? The answer to this Timothy Van Zandt
will determine your success (or failure!) Dean of Faculty & Research
in the profession. Professor of Economics
Shell Fellow of Economic Transformation
A life of intellectual stimulation,

creativity and freedom
A life of creating new knowledge
with high impact
Research driven business schools are some of the best places in the world to do high
impact social science because of generous resources and easy access to the laboratory
of real world decision-making. Beyond these strengths, INSEADs PhD Programme
uniquely offers a degree of flexibility that is unparalleled.
INSEADs deep culture of inter-departmental collaboration, multiple campus locations

(France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi) and alliance partners (Wharton, Sorbonne and
Tsinghua) mean that as a PhD student you are in an extraordinarily diverse environment
in terms of the domains from which you can draw on research ideas and advisers, and
even the choice of which continent you need to be on for your research. Our stipend
is generous, automatically covers 5 years, and we provide health insurance coverage
for you and your family. While we do everything we can to make sure students enter
productive research collaborations with faculty as early in their careers as possible, we
want them to do so as equal contributors - your fellowships are exactly that and do not
require you to work as we do not impose research assistance requirements to support
your doctoral studies.
INSEADs PhD Programme has a simple strategy:

Recruit the brightest, most creative minds from around the world. Train them to be
innovative researchers. Place them at the best business schools in the world.
We have been remarkably successful, given our strong placement record and our
graduates research achievements for over 25 years, and we aspire to do even better.
I invite you to join us in this enterprise.
Phanish Puranam
Academic Director, PhD Programme
Professor of Strategy
The Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Strategy
and Organisation Design
A career in
business academia
The best job in the world.

This is how faculty members at
INSEAD and other business schools
describe their work.
The academic life faculty are often able to participate directly in

business, too, as consultants, board members or
Our professors talk above all about the variety
even entrepreneurs.
of their work: the fascination of research; the
thrill of orchestrating bright minds in the
Yet, over the years, it has become apparent that
classroom; the creative stimulation of top
there is a long-term shortage of true talent of
international conferences and visits to other
men and women capable of applying academic
institutionsthe challenge of juggling the
rigour to real-world management issues.
complementary, but very different activities of
research and teaching.
What is more, the continued globalisation
of business, coupled with the search for
They also talk about the freedom and flexibility.
alternatives to the traditional American model
Of course, there is hard work and high
of management, has created an even greater
pressure, too. But when you are pursuing your
demand for newly trained business academics
own interests and passion, it is even more
with an international mindset.
worthwhile. Salaries are also highly competitive
with top industry professions.
In other words, if you have a strong
undergraduate record in virtually any
So far, so typical of an academic career at a
discipline, an enquiring and creative mind, and
world-class institution, perhaps. But specialising
a fascination with business, all you need is the
in a business discipline brings added benefits.
right training to start your international career
in business academia. We firmly believe that
All the benefits of business the best training of all is the INSEAD PhD in
Business school research and teaching are Management.
rooted in the real world, so their impact is
significant. As well as developing bright
young minds, management professors attract
top executives into the classroom to expand
the frontiers of business practice. Business
The INSEAD
PhD advantage
the most culturally diverse in the

As globalisation accelerates and old world
paradigms fall, business looks to great Sometimes it feels more like studying on five
minds with the courage, detachment and continents, as the student body is the most
rigour, yet close understanding of the international in the world. A typical intake has
issues to think differently. as many nationalities as it has participants, each
bringing a different perspective to the debating
And nothing encourages difference table. The faculty is also one of the most
like diversity. Hence, the philosophy of international at a top business school.
excellence through diversity on which
the INSEAD PhD in Management is and yet the most intimate.
founded.
INSEAD may be one of the largest and most
prestigious postgraduate business schools in
the world, but the PhD Programme remains
The only two-continent programme small and intimate. With a maximum of eighteen
The INSEAD PhD in Management is the only or so places a year, shared across our two
such programme to run across two equal- campuses, the student body is close and
status campuses on two continents in France supportive.
and Singapore, and the schools exchange
programme with The Wharton School in Everyone knows everyone else, regardless
America adds the option of a third. of their specialist subject. With partners and
children encouraged on campus, there is a
definite family feel.
Business needs
leadership.
This much is
well known.
But it also
needs thought
leadership...
Close relationships with world All this and full financial support
experts As well as moral and intellectual support,
Perhaps most important of all, the relationships INSEAD offers generous funding. Almost all
with our faculty are close too. INSEAD PhD students benefit from our scholarships and
professors are the world experts in their fields, living allowances, which come with very few
yet their strong ethos of support, collaboration strings attached except our high expectations
and mentorship is distinctive. of our students.
Whether in the first two years of classes, or

the following period of independent research,
the insights and guidance of the worlds best followed by outstanding career
teachers and researchers are always available potential.
to our PhD students.
Given all these INSEAD differences, it is hardly
...in a stimulating interdisciplinary surprising that our graduates go on to obtain
academic positions at the best business schools
environment. and universities worldwide. Our placement
INSEAD is also unusual in taking an record is truly excellent.
interdisciplinary approach. Professors and
PhD students do not simply work across two
continents. They also collaborate across
academic areas, offering an even greater
breadth of research opportunities and different
perspectives.
Simone Marinesi (Italy), Assistant Professor of Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, USA
PhD in Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD (2014)
Background: BS and MS Industrial Engineering, Universit di Bologna, Italy
INSEAD The Business

School for the World
When you join the INSEAD PhD in Management, you become part of an extraordinary worldwide
community. As one of the worlds leading and largest graduate business schools, INSEAD
brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world to change lives and transform
organisations. INSEADs diversity is unparalleled, as demonstrated in its campus locations, faculty,
participants, and strategic alliances with top programmes and business schools. As PhD students,
you will significantly benefit from this.
Participants and locations Faculty

The unique global perspective and As a PhD student, you will come into daily
multicultural diversity of INSEAD are contact with participants who come from all
reflected in all aspects of its research and continents to study alongside you at INSEAD.
teaching. The PhD Programme is located But most important of all, you will form close
in two comprehensive and fully integrated relationships with outstanding faculty. As
campuses in Asia (Singapore) and in Europe PhD graduates from the worlds top business
(Fontainebleau). Together with the Abu Dhabi schools, they are not only one of the most
campus, all three are attended by 1,300+ diverse business-school faculty in the world
degree participants and 12,000+ Executive they are also among the very best in their
Education participants annually comprised of respective fields.
business leaders worldwide.
A broad-based alliance with The Wharton

School in America and a dual-degree Executive
MBA with Tsinghua University in China expand
1,300+ 12,000+
INSEADs horizons, yet further. But in reality, Degree Executive Education
Participants Participants
the INSEAD community extends to the entire
world, with 48,000+ distributed across 171
countries, many of them with active national 48,000+ 170+
alumni associations. Alumni Countries
Structured for success

The INSEAD PhD in Management has
been carefully designed to nurture high
achievement.
Once you make it through the rigorous

selection process, there are exciting
challenges ahead. After only four to five
years at INSEAD, you can look forward to
launching an exciting career in academia.
First two years to lay the foundation Next, two (or three) years to become
As a successful applicant, you are not only one of the leading experts in your field
offered a broad choice of specialist areas Upon admission to candidacy, you now work
in the four to five years full-time programme with your faculty advisor to define your
(Accounting, Decision Sciences, dissertation topic and pursue truly independent
Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, research. By the end of your third year at
Organisational Behaviour, Strategy, and INSEAD, you should have your proposal
Technology and Operations Management). approved and be well on course to complete
You can also choose whether to begin the your dissertation in the next year or two,
programme in France or in Singapore. Both if needed.
campuses offer almost identical opportunities.
These are the first of many choices to come. Added inspiration comes from regular seminars
led by resident and visiting faculty and
The first two years teach the fundamentals of attended exclusively by professors, research
business in interdisciplinary classes, with the staff and PhD students. There is a strong
addition of specialist courses in your subject interdisciplinary tradition at INSEAD, which
and further specialisation, again according to stimulates an extra level of research creativity.
choice. You will also receive intensive training
in research methodologies, culminating in the By the time you attend the graduation ceremony
production of a formal research paper. in June, you should already have made your
final INSEAD choice, that is, which other
During the early years, you are encouraged leading institution anywhere in the world is
to spend one eight-week period on the other going to be best for the next phase of your
INSEAD campus. You can also decide to switch academic career.
campuses permanently. If you decide to stay
put, you will certainly attend some video-
conferenced classes, held simultaneously and
seamlessly on two continents.
Our research should

result in a better
understanding of
how to do business.
Moqi Xu (Germany)
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Finance
London School of Economics, UK
Background: Diploma in Finance,
Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany;
MBA in Finance, Tulane University, USA;
Two years in Strategy Consulting;
PhD in Finance, INSEAD (2011)
Academia versus the real world? There is an enormous amount of time and effort in my
no versus. Our research should result in a academic development, much more than my
better understanding of how to do business. I previous mentors could afford. Nevertheless,
am looking forward to achieving this through I was the one responsible for my progress
teaching and research. There is no greater there is no direct, day-to-day supervisor, as
satisfaction than seeing students successfully you would find in a more conventional
apply the ideas that you taught them, though I business career.
am also hoping that my research on investment
behaviour in CEO election cycles will result in At INSEAD, we are well connected to the
better governance. In this way, my current work finance community. Paris, Singapore, London,
is not much different from my previous job as a Frankfurt and Zurich host a vast pool of
strategy consultant only that my results apply financial professionals to discuss ideas and
in general rather than to the particular firm that recent deals. The INSEAD PhD in Management
hired me. provides financial support for conferences and
other educational pursuits. Many of us visit
Of course, my methods of working changed other universities I spent a summer at the
along with my career. My research projects are University of Chicago with some challenges to
much more detailed and take years rather than my own view of market efficiency.
weeks. My advisor, Theo Vermaelen, invested
I have over 70 smart

people from all over
the world and all
backgrounds to talk to
about my research, my
thoughts, and my life. I
could not ask for a better
support network.
Elena Belavina (Russia)
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA
Background: BSc and MSc in Applied Mathematics and Physics,
specialising in Systems Programming and IT Management,
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia;
PhD in Technology and Operations Management,
INSEAD (2012)
During my masters, I realised how attractive I admit it was a challenge to change direction.
the academic lifestyle was. It was not just That first year was crazy! I learnt a huge
the freedom to organise my own time that amount, but sometimes it is an advantage to be
appealed, but also the freedom to think. It is so new to a field and to have no preconceptions.
much more rewarding to research ideas that It also helped to have the mentorship of senior
you have developed yourself. students who had already been through it all.
Although I loved maths, I was also fascinated There is a real interdisciplinary PhD community
by people. Technology and Operations at INSEAD. I could have over 70 smart people
Management seemed the perfect way of from all over the world and all backgrounds to
combining both interests and INSEAD clearly talk to about my research, my thoughts and my
had one of the best departments in the world. life. I could not ask for a better support network.
It turned out to be even better than I would
imagined once I got here.
Who should apply?
Research potential.
Intellectual capacity.
Commitment to academia.
Creativity. Motivation. Drive.
Our standards are high, but extremely broad. What does that mean in practice? You might
Diversity is what INSEAD is about, after all. But be a fresh graduate in a business-related
there is one thing that all successful applicants discipline, or you might have developed an
have in common - and that is the desire to interest in business research through a masters
pursue a successful career in academia. or a few years of work experience. However,
some of our best students have come straight
Apart from that essential requirement, we from degrees in mathematics, IT, science or
are, first of all, seeking people with a proven even the arts, but with a strong interest in
academic record, whatever their subject business as a future field of academic study.
background. Second, we are looking for the
creativity and independent thought necessary If this sounds like a good fit for you, read on
to become a great researcher. Third, the ability to get more details about the choices on offer,
to work in the English language is a necessity. to find out how to apply for them and, most
Fourth, we require evidence of motivation and importantly, to hear from the people who have
drive, which are prerequisites for successful already benefited from this unique INSEAD PhD
independent research. in Management.
If it helps to know what we are not looking

for - we do not ask for a degree in business, a
masters, an MBA or work experience (although,
many successful applicants come with an MBA,
an MSc or a successful business career behind
them), nor do we have a preference for any
particular undergraduate area of study.
Alumni network
An outstanding placement record. Americas
Unparalleled career trajectory. Wharton, Harvard, Stanford, Kellogg, MIT
From its very beginning, the INSEAD PhD in Sloan, Chicago Booth, U. of California Berkeley,
Management has achieved a very impressive Michigan Ross, NYU Stern, U. of Illinois at
placement record. Today, its graduates can Urbana-Champaign, Carnegie Mellon, Yale,
be found throughout the world, teaching and Boston U., UCLA, Georgia Tech, Emory, McGill
researching at the best business schools and U., U. of Western Ontario, etc.
universities worldwide, and have tremendous
success advancing their academic career.
Over the years, PhD graduates have been
ambassadors for INSEAD and have positively
played a key role in ensuring its reputation
as one of the worlds best graduate business
schools.
160+
PhD alumni
Find out more about our impressive placement record at
http://phd.insead.edu/alumni_and_placements/
Europe Asia
London Business School, London School of HKUST, CEIBS, CKGSB, National University of
Economics, Oxford University, Imperial College Singapore, Nanyang Technological University,
of London, HEC, ESSEC (France), IE Madrid, Singapore Management University, IIMB
IESE, ESMT Berlin, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, (Bangalore), Seoul National U., Keio U., Kobe U.,
Rotterdam U., Tilburg U., Ko niversitesi, U. of Technology Sydney, U. of New South Wales,
etc. Sydney, Yonsei U., etc.
Tang Wenjie (China)

Decision Sciences
Bart Bronnenberg (The Netherlands) Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods
Marketing IE Business School, Spain
Professor of Marketing
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Donal Crilly (United Kingdom)

Strategy
Konstantin Korotov (Russia) Assistant Professor of Strategy and
Organisational Behaviour Entrepreneurship
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour London Business School, United Kingdom
Director of the Centre for Leadership
Development Research (CLDR), ESMT, Germany
Yang Haiyang (Japan)
Marketing
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Johns Hopkins University, USA
Heejung Jung (Republic of Korea)

Organisational Behaviour
Oleg Chuprinin (Ukraine) Assistant Professor of Innovation &
Finance Entrepreneurship
Associate Professor of Finance Imperial College of London, United Kingdom
University of New South Wales, Australia
Christian Terwiesch (Germany)

Production and Operations Management
Andrew M. Heller Professor,
Merih Sevilir (Turkey) Professor of Operations
Finance and Information Management
Associate Professor of Finance The Wharton School,
Kelley School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Indiana University, USA
I heard about how Asia

was the worlds rising
economic power, but I
saw it for myself at the
HarbourFront area in
Singapore.
Hakan Ener (Turkey)
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain
Background: BA in Economics and MBA,
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey;
Worked as a Research Associate;
PhD in Strategy, INSEAD (2009)
I had never really been anywhere east of my made it possible to do part of my doctoral
home country, Turkey, so the time I spent in research there. As I graduate from the PhD
Singapore as part of my INSEAD PhD was an Programme and move on to work as an
eye-opening experience. I heard about how Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, I know
Asia was the worlds rising economic power, I have received the best doctoral education for
but I saw it for myself at the HarbourFront area developing a global vision as a scholar.
in Singapore, which is a key cargo transit point
for trade between the whole continent and the I would encourage all PhD applicants to
rest of the world. The volume of cargo waiting to consider stepping outside their comfort zone
be shipped to Europe, America and Africa was and to do part of their doctoral work in a
simply mind-boggling. different country: it is very stimulating for the
mind. And, of course, if you choose to study at
Half of our world lives in Asia, and I became INSEAD it is also very easy to achieve!
familiar with this continent only after INSEAD
I am a big believer that

the most innovative
people are those who
have been embedded
in different cultures.
Julie Battilana (France)
Associate Professor of Business Administration,
Marvin Bower Fellow
Harvard Business School, USA
Background: BA in Sociology and Economics,
MA in Political Sociology, and
MSc in Organisational Sociology and Public Policy,
Ecole Normale Suprieure de Cachan, France;
MSc in Management and Economics, HEC Paris, France;
Joint PhD in Organisational Behaviour from INSEAD (2006)
and in Management and Economics from Ecole Normale
Suprieure de Cachan (2006)
Before INSEAD, my trajectory was very French. big believer that the most innovative people are
I was destined to spend my career in the French those who have been embedded in different
university system, but INSEAD opened the door cultures. That is why I am here in the U.S. today.
to a new world for me. It felt like a wonderful You have to practise some of the theories you
international bubble but in my own country teach!
and my dissertation was on the British National
Health Service. Quite simply, there is no other There is no doubt that INSEAD has an amazing
school that is as diverse. track record in placing its PhD graduates, and
I am collaborating on research with several of
Why is that so important? Well, it is a source them. If there is one thing that I have recently
of richness, particularly in the classroom. You come to appreciate about INSEAD, it is the
get exposed to so many different approaches, strong intellectual and social network that the
ideas and perspectives from professors and school has given me.
colleagues alike. It helps in research, too. I am a
Diversity & excellence

The moment you step on the campus of your Entrepreneurship
choice, as a student, you are integrated in a Decision Finance
Sciences
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Accounting
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Techology &
The close-knit but growing PhD community Operations
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at INSEAD currently numbers more than 85
members, plus, in many cases, their families.
Although it is INSEADs smallest and most
selective programme, it is still exceptionally
Strategy Organisational
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Our students come from all academic

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from young graduates fresh out of university Entrepreneurship 7%
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experience behind them. Marketing 12%
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Average GMAT Score
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Areas of specialisation
1 Accounting 5 Marketing
2 Decision Sciences 6 Organisational Behaviour
3 Entrepreneurship 7 Strategy
4 Finance 8 Technology & Operations Management
1 Accounting two financial accounting Like all other areas, the AC

and managerial accounting. area aims to produce highly
The Accounting (AC) The area equips students with trained individuals who will
area at INSEAD is highly innovative tools to identify and conduct first-class research
distinguished for its understand the market and at top-tiered business
excellence in research and institutional forces that affect schools. Ideal candidates
is one of the few groups the production and use of have strong academic
outside North America to information by organisations. backgrounds in economics,
consistently produce articles mathematics, statistics, or
in top accounting, finance, and As the programme is related fields. Prior work
management journals, such interdisciplinary, AC students experience in accounting,
as The Accounting Review, will receive intensive consulting, banking, or
The Journal of Accounting training in economics and related areas is helpful but not
and Economics, Journal of behavioral science to acquire required. Although a good
Accounting Research, Journal fundamental tools necessary understanding of accounting
of Finance, The Journal of to conduct intensive research rules is expected by the end
Financial Economics, and in accounting, and will work of the programme, prior
Management Science, among alongside faculty who are at exposure is not required for a
others. Faculty have strong the forefront of research in successful application.
connections with the academic a variety of areas, including
accounting community, economics, finance, etc.
serving as associate
editors and editorial board
members of major journals,
and routinely present their
research in workshops and
conferences held by leading
academic institutions and
premier academic journals.
The PhD in AC aims to provide

cutting-edge comprehensive
training in accounting
research, with research topics
typically categorised into
2 Decision Sciences in mathematics, statistics, strategy and social science

economics and psychology. disciplines such as sociology,
Decision Sciences (DS) is
Research interests and economics and psychology. It
an interdisciplinary field
expertise include risk addresses the challenges and
that draws on economics,
management, decision- opportunities of building and
forecasting, statistical
making under uncertainty, developing new business as a
decision theory and
statistics and forecasting, mechanism for value creation.
cognitive psychology. Broadly
operations research, revenue The faculty in the area
speaking, DS addresses three
management, negotiation of Entrepreneurship and
fundamental and inter-related
and auction analysis, and Family Enterprise are
questions:
behavioural decision theory. widely recognised for their
excellence in research, as
First, how should a rational
reflected by their prolific
person make decisions? This
publications in top academic
normative question is at
journals and their leadership
the heart of economics, and
positions in the academic
often serves as a baseline for
community. Our world-
evaluating human decision-
renowned faculty serve as
making.
senior, associate, and guest
editors of top journals in
Second, how do people really
the management fields such
make decisions? Recent
as Administrative Science
research has explored
Quarterly, Organization Science,
the ways in which people
The faculty regularly Academy of Management
are boundedly rational,
publishes in top academic Journal, and Strategic
and utilise rules of thumb
journals in various fields. Management Journal. Some of
and shortcuts to formulate
PhD graduates from the DS the expertise and research
judgments and to choose
area have been placed in top interests of our faculty include:
among alternatives.
programmes such as Carnegie nascent, serial, and social
Mellon, Kellogg Graduate entrepreneurship; innovation
Finally, given what the faculty
School of Management, IESE and entrepreneurship in
know about rational decision
Business School, IE in Madrid, large firms; business model
making and actual behaviour,
HKUST, etc. innovation; private equity,
how can we help people,
venture capital, and corporate
especially managers, improve
venture capital; and family
their decision-making? 3 Entrepreneurship business, among others.
Researchers employ a variety
Entrepreneurship (EFE)
of techniques to improve
research at INSEAD seeks
decision-making, ranging from
to understand creation and
sharpening statistical intuition
growth of new organisations
to quantitative decision
and markets, renewal of
analysis.
existing companies, creation
of new businesses within
The DS area at INSEAD
existing firms, innovation,
includes an intellectually
and family business in a
diverse faculty that tackles
global world. Such research
the above questions
is conducted from the lens
from many perspectives,
of management fields such
bringing together traditions
as organisation theory and
Entrepreneurship has of areas, together with close Southern California, Michigan
previously been a sub-field supervision. Ross and Purdue University
of Organisational Behaviour in the US, McGill University
and Strategy areas. Given INSEAD provides an in Canada; and Singapore
EFE areas approach to outstanding environment for Management University and
research, students will receive finance scholarship given the Nanyang Business School
training in the foundation schools traditionally strong in Asia. This confirms the
of organisation theory and position in management reputation of an innovative
strategy, core knowledge disciplines and its exceptional research group with a strong
of entrepreneurship and commitment to intellectual track record of developing
research methodology, so that diversity. promising young scholars.
they have the essential tools
to conduct rigorous research. Research interests of
Candidates can come from applicants could be either 5 Marketing
a wide range of academic theoretical or empirical, and The Marketing (MKT) group
background in science and include (but are not limited has an exceptional reputation.
management, and prior to) asset pricing, international With more than 20 resident
research experience is helpful. finance, asset management, faculty members, the group is
corporate finance, household among the most diverse and
In addition to receiving finance, behavioural finance dynamic in the world. Looking
classroom instruction and and corporate governance. at publications in the top
discussion, students will work marketing journals (Journal of
closely with faculty members Marketing Research, Journal of
who engage in the frontier Consumer Research, Marketing
of research in diverse areas. Science, Journal of Marketing
This will allow students to lay and Management Science) over
a solid foundation for their the last 10 years, INSEAD is
research and to identify and #11 in the world.
build promising research
agendas. INSEAD provides an
outstanding environment
Like all other areas, the EFE for marketing scholarship
area aims to develop first- and intellectual diversity.
class academics at top-tiered The FIN area has successfully The highly diverse and
universities and business placed PhD graduates in a research-active faculty, and
schools. variety of excellent, research- the behavioural lab in Paris
oriented schools, including: provide the intellectual
4 Finance London School of Economics, environment, support and
ESSEC (France), HEC Tilburg synergy, as well as the
The Finance (FIN) group University, the University of infrastructure, necessary to
at INSEAD has a strong Amsterdam in Europe; MIT obtain a PhD and become a
reputation as a world leader Sloan, Chicago Booth, Yale distinguished scholar in the
in its field. A diverse group University, Georgia Institute field.
of faculty members offers of Technology, University of
expertise in a wide variety North Carolina, University of
Organisational University, ESSEC, ESMT

6
Berlin, Singapore Management
Behaviour
University, and Seoul National
The Organisational Behaviour University, etc
(OB) area is at the forefront
of research in the field of
Organisational Behaviour.
7 Strategy
The OB area has world-class The Strategy (STR) group at
faculty and a commitment to INSEAD has an unparalleled
excellence in research and reputation as one of the best
teaching. in the field. With over 28
Potential research interests resident faculty, the group
of applicants include (but is highly diverse and has
are not limited to) marketing correspondingly eclectic
strategy, marketing in virtual interests and influences.
worlds, marketing and health,
consumer behavior, consumer Potential research interests
learning, and consumer of applicants could include
decision-making. The group (but are not limited to)
as a whole is interested in competitive strategy, mergers
exploring important questions and acquisitions, alliances,
using a range of theoretical international management,
lenses, such as economics, innovation and knowledge
psychology and behavioural Potential areas of research management, organisational
decision theory. study includes topics that structure, strategy formulation
span the study of individuals, and execution, and corporate
Over the years, PhD graduates groups and organisations, governance.
from the MKT area have including: leadership, group
moved to leading schools and team dynamics, personal The group is open to research
all around the world. Alumni and professional identity, in both strategy content and
moved to top schools in North gender and group diversity, strategy process, using a
America (e.g. Harvard; Boston negotiations, power and wide range of theoretical
University; Carnegie Mellon; influence, virtual lenses, including economics,
Johns Hopkins; University of communication, decision- sociology, psychology and
Carlifornia, Berkely; UCLA; making, cross-cultural organisation theory.
Emory; University of Texas, management, creativity,
Austin), in Europe (e.g. networks, organisational
LBS, Erasmus University, ecology, institutions and
Tilburg University, HEC, IE organisations, and careers.
Business School) and in Asia
(e.g. HKUST, Cheung Kong PhD graduates from the OB
Graduate School of Business). area have been successfully
This diaspora confirms our placed in leading academic
globally strong and leading institutions around the
reputation in the MKT area. world including Harvard,
Kellogg Graduate School of
Management, LBS, Imperial
College of London, Brown
University, McGill Rice
Over the years, top research- Interdisciplinary research is
oriented schools worldwide also encouraged and there
have welcomed PhD graduates are frequent joint research
from STR area, namely: projects with other areas,
Wharton, NYU Stern, LBS, including Marketing, Decision
HEC Paris, and IESE Business Sciences, Strategy, Finance,
School, among others. and Organisational Behaviour.
The group is strong in multiple
8 Technology and research methods, including
Operations mathematical modeling,
Management econometrics and surveys,
multiple case studies, and
The Technology and
experiments with human
Operations Management
subjects.
(TOM) group at INSEAD has
a very strong reputation
worldwide, and its PhD
Programme boasts 100%
academic placement over its
entire history. With 20 resident
faculty across France and
Singapore, the group is at the
forefront in innovation, supply
chain management, healthcare
and socially responsible
operations management. The
group includes editors at
The TOM area has a
leading academic journals
formidable record over
including Management
the years in placing PhD
Science, Operations Research,
graduates at a variety of
M&SOM and POMS, and it
top schools, including
is consistently at the top of
Wharton, London Business
the research productivity
School, Chicago Booth,
rankings.
Kellogg Graduate School
of Management, Carnegie
Potential research interests
Mellon, UCLA, Georgia
of applicants include (but are
Institute of Technology, Purdue
not limited to) supply chain
University, University of
management, innovation,
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
behavioural operations,
Vanderbilt University, HEC,
disaster and humanitarian
HKUST, National University
logistics, health care
of Singapore, and Singapore
operations, product take-back
Management University,
and sustainable production,
among others.
and service operations.
Programme structure
We will not deny that it is very hard work indeed, but the INSEAD PhD in Management could
represent four or five of the most fulfilling years of your life.
Years 1 and 2 Years 3 and 4 (sometimes 5)

Area exploration Dissertation and research
Becoming an expert Award of PhD degree
Coursework PhD candidacy
Field comprehensive examination Research and dissertation proposal
Research paper Submission and defense of dissertation
Job market review and search
Graduation
Throughout the programme

Teaching practicum
Teaching and soft skills training
Participation in conferences
Annual performance reviews
Years 1 and 2
Coursework
The first two years consist primarily of course is largely devoted to research and study. All
work, distinguished by an inter-disciplinary instruction is in English.
approach and an early emphasis on in-depth
training in the basic disciplines underlying The core curriculum is composed of a set of
management (such as economics, behavioural four required core courses that are common
sciences, research methodology,etc.). to all fields of specialisation. In addition to
the core course requirements, each field of
Many classes are video-conferenced between specialisation lists a set of requirements, which
campuses for a unique two-continent must be met by students to qualify in that field.
educational experience. Some courses assign Refer to the PhD website for the complete list:
projects or assignments to be completed http://phd.insead.edu/programme/
during the course, others conclude with an programme_structure/
examination or project work.
In very exceptional circumstances, candidates
The year is divided into five teaching periods of may be exempt from certain courses in which
eight weeks (7.5 weeks of course work followed they can demonstrate extensive knowledge.
by an examination period), allowing ample time Alternative work is usually proposed in such
for reading and reflection. The summer period cases.
Research Paper Field comprehensive examination

The second year entails a transition to original The comprehensive exam tests breadth and
research, and a key component is the second- depth of knowledge acquired through the first
year research paper. This should be a single- two years of coursework. The exact format of
authored piece of work with the potential for the examination varies according to the area of
publication. In the beginning of the year, the specialisation, but will generally involve both
student should settle on a topic and faculty to written and oral elements.
work with; by the end of the year, the student
should have a draft, to be completed over the
summer. Close guidance is provided by a
faculty advisor.
Each student must also give a presentation of

the research paper to faculty members. The
final paper is read by two INSEAD professors,
who give it a pass or fail grade.
Years 3 and 4 (sometimes 5)

PhD candidacy Under the close supervision of a faculty advisor,
each student prepares a dissertation proposal
The PhD Committee, consisting of INSEAD
for submission to their Dissertation Committee.
faculty (from all areas of specialisation),
The proposal defines both the precise topic and
ultimately determines whether students who
the methodology of research. Approval of the
have met all the requirements for the first
proposal is a requirement for entry to the fourth
two years (coursework, field comprehensive
year, by the end of which some students will
examination, and research paper) as well as
complete their dissertations.
ascertaining the students potential to conduct
scholarly research and complete a dissertation,
In line with many other international
can advance to full PhD candidacy.
institutions, INSEAD now offers discretionary
Research and dissertation proposal fifth-year funding for selected students
who have not been able to complete their
Dissertation research begins immediately on dissertations in four years.
admission to PhD candidacy. Each student
works towards defining a topic, in consultation
with faculty members, and forms a Dissertation
Committee. This consists of at least four faculty
members, three of whom must be INSEAD
resident faculty.
Programme structure
Years 3 and 4 (sometimes 5)
Submission and defense of the Committee. If the quality of the dissertation
dissertation is deemed acceptable, the PhD Committee
makes a final recommendation to the Academic
The dissertation is the culmination of doctoral Director to award the degree. It is a necessarily
study. It is intended to represent independent rigorous and demanding process in keeping
and original research work of a publishable with the reputation of the INSEAD PhD in
standard. Students are expected to complete Management.
and submit it during their fourth or fifth year.
Award of the PhD degree
Permission to defend the dissertation must first
Following the recommendation of the PhD
be granted by the Dissertation Committee.
Committee, the Academic Director grants the
Following the oral defense, which is open
degree on behalf of the entire INSEAD faculty.
to all INSEAD faculty and PhD students, the
The degree is awarded by INSEAD, under
Dissertation Committee will meet again to
its own name and responsibility, at an end-of
determine whether any revisions are required.
year ceremony. It is an occasion for successful
Once these have been implemented, the
graduates to celebrate with friends, family,
Dissertation Committee will grant their full
faculty and colleagues, before moving on to an
approval via a written report to the PhD
exciting new career.
Throughout the programme

Teaching practicum Teaching and soft skills training
While research training will be central to your PhD students may be offered workshops in
education at INSEAD, teaching as a scholarly skills such as writing, presenting and applying
activity is an important component to your for academic jobs. There is also a teaching
overall education and preparation for your practicum requirement, along with other
future career as a professor. You will have the training sessions, in addition to possible
opportunity to learn effective tools and skills opportunities to assist on the course or another
for disseminating the knowledge you will be pedagogical exercise with INSEAD degree and
creating during the programme through a executive education programmes and external
formal teaching practicum conducted during institutions, as well.
your doctoral study.
Performance reviews
Performance reviews are carried out by the PhD
Committee, consisting of INSEAD faculty, at the
end of each year. The purpose is to determine
whether sufficient progress is being made and
to give constructive feedback.
Whenever I
get stuck in my
research, I go
to the forest in
Fontainebleau
to climb, and then
I get unstuck.
Tomasz Obloj (Poland)
Assistant Professor of Strategy
HEC Paris, France
Background: MS Management Studies,
Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
PhD in Strategy, INSEAD (2011)
Campus exchanges
Transferring between INSEAD locations The INSEAD-Wharton Alliance
Dual Campuses: Fontainebleau and Singapore INSEADs alliance with The Wharton School
As students progress through the programme, is part of a major strategic partnership
campus choice is generally guided by the between the two schools. Exchanges and
location of faculty members or research visits of doctoral students are major pillars of
projects. Both campuses offer exactly the this long-standing relationship. Each school
same opportunities and the programme is offers complementary centres of expertise
fully integrated across the two sites. It really and campus locations for a compelling global
is one school, one programme - but with two network that no other school can offer, whereby
campuses. Indeed, most faculty and PhD PhD students registered largely benefit from
students tend to spend time in both places, but the collaborative relationship and exchange
at the beginning, choosing a base is usually a across two schools. Some financial aid may
matter of personal preference. be available through the Alliance Centre for
During the first two years of the programme, Global Research and Development.
most students will spend some time on the
INSEAD campus that is not their original base. Exchanges with and visits to other
Although there are set times and restrictions to institutions
campus exchanges, INSEAD feels that exposure INSEAD may enter exchange programmes with
to both campuses is an important component other academic institutions, allowing students
of learning and training. Once the dissertation to attend certain courses there or to carry out
phase is reached, approach to campus choice is research. This is subject to the approval of the
quite flexible. Many students choose to spend Academic Director. In such cases, tuition fees
longer or shorter periods of time on the other and living expenses are generally covered by
campus, depending on the location of key the home institution.
faculty members or their own personal interests
and commitments. Permanent exchanges are Visits to other institutions may also be approved
also possible, subject to the approval by the for specific periods to enable students to
Academic Director. undergo specific training in topics for where
PhD students also have the opportunity to there are relevant experts outside INSEAD.
spend time at Abu Dhabi campus, if there is a
benefit to their research.
Students are expected to spend a

minimum of three years in residence.
Learning how to divide time between
coursework and research is an essential
part of the training. This also means
engaging in full-time study, research, and
participation in conferences.
I am grateful for the

campus exchanges and
the INSEAD-Wharton
Alliance, which have
already enabled me to
spend over six months
each in Fontainebleau,
Singapore and
Philadelphia.
Andrew Hafenbrack (USA)
PhD Candidate in Organisational Behaviour
BS Decision Science, Phi Beta Kappa,
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
I wanted to get a PhD at a top school and weekend or during breaks, which otherwise
I wanted to see the world, so coming to would have been once in a lifetime destinations.
INSEAD looked like a way to hit two birds
with one stone. I decided to apply right after I am particularly grateful for the campus
undergraduate because I wanted to learn how exchanges and the INSEAD-Wharton Alliance,
to conduct research and become a professor. which have already enabled me to spend over
I approached the PhD Programme like it was six months each in Fontainebleau, Singapore
my first full-time job, although it is more like an and Philadelphia. It has also been easy to take
intense and rigorous apprenticeship. elective classes across departments. If a class
does not exist, which fits our research interests,
INSEAD has exceeded my expectations. It has it is easy to create a reading and discussion
given me the opportunity to do research I am class with a faculty member for credit. The
passionate about with brilliant, supportive and school also provides funding to conduct
renowned faculty mentors. I have colleagues research and fly around the world to attend
in the PhD Programme from dozens of different conferences. The programme provides a lot of
countries who continuously inspire me with flexibility and support to help us achieve our
their intelligence, generosity and earnestness. goals.
I also travelled regularly to countries for the
Research support
Seminars and workshops The ISSRC provides the infrastructure to
do world-class behavioural research in
Faculty seminars and workshop series are an
organisational behaviour, consumer behaviour,
integral part of the INSEAD research culture.
decision sciences, experimental economics,
These are conducted all throughout a typical
and behavioural finance. It is a tremendous
academic year and doctoral students are
resource, which has set a benchmark for other
expected to take an active part in these
business schools.
activities at the earliest opportunity.
The INSEAD Social Science Research Technology

Centre in Paris The programme continuously strives to
integrate students in both campuses, including
Behavioural research in management is heavily the way classes are conducted. Both campuses
empirical, which means conducting studies provide state of the art video conferencing
in a highly controlled laboratory setting. The facilities for a unique two-continent educational
INSEAD Social Science Research Centre in Paris experience, be it classes or research meetings.
(ISSRC) offers the ideal environment for this Two sites provide extensive computing facilities
kind of research. and user support, and are networked
seamlessly together.
The state-of-the-art facility in the Latin Quarters
in Paris has received over 65,000 research
participants since its opening in 2002. The
Libraries and information service
centre welcomes all behavioural researchers Both INSEAD campuses have extensive library
at INSEAD faculty and PhD students across facilities. In Fontainebleau, the Georges and
all academic areas. It has the facilities to Edna Doriot Library has long been at the
run different kinds of studies, ranging from heart of the campus, while the new, high-tech
survey questionnaires to computer-controlled Tanoto Library in Singapore is rapidly attaining
behavioural experiments. the same status. As well as comprehensive
collections of books, the two libraries provide
http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/ access to over 10,000 printed and electronic
centres/issrc/eng/ periodicals and 50 database resources on and
off campus, including access to nearby libraries
of major universities and it is supplemented by
a comprehensive inter-library loan service.
Both libraries are open 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week (though with limited services outside
normal office hours). All PhD students receive
library training on arrival at INSEAD, with
additional individual sessions available on
request throughout the year. See
http://www.insead.edu/library/services/PhD_
support.cfm for more details.
Admissions
INSEADs policy is to admit the most promising Test requirements
candidates, irrespective of nationality, race,
All applicants are required to take either the
religion, sex or background. Candidates must
Graduate Record Examination General Test
hold a university degree from an accredited
(GRE), administered by the Educational Testing
academic institution and have a working oral
Service (ETS); or the Graduate Management
and written knowledge of English.
Admission Test (GMAT), administered by
Pearson VUE. Both tests may be taken at various
Above all, candidates need to possess both the
locations around the world. Applicants are
ability to engage in high-quality research and
strongly encouraged to take one of these tests
the commitment to an academic career at an
in the fall, at the latest. It is best to allow ample
international level. Candidates are assessed
time for ETS or Pearson VUE to send test scores
on the basis of outstanding intellectual
to INSEAD. Applications cannot be considered
ability, motivation, faculty recommendations
without a valid test score.
and personal characteristics required of an
international academic career. Fewer
The INSEAD PhD in Management is
than 5% of the application pool are admitted
taught exclusively in English and is highly
each year.
participatory, requiring well-developed written
There is no particular requirement concerning and verbal skills. Applicants whose native
fields of study at the undergraduate level, but language is not English are required to take the
standard postgraduate entry tests are used Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL),
to assess general ability and, if necessary, unless their university degree is from an
the level of English. Candidates with a weak institution where the curriculum was exclusively
mathematical background will be encouraged taught in English. The TOEFL is administered by
to undertake remedial studies before entering ETS and is offered at specified locations around
the programme. the world.
Tests Required Centre Codes of INSEAD PhD Validity of scores Can be waived?
GMAT For GMAT, use DL3-S8-08 5 years Cannot be waived

under any circumstances
Or Or
GRE For GRE, use 3244 if applying
for Europe Campus (France)
OR use 7324 for Asia Campus
(Singapore)
TOEFL 3244 2 years Can be waived if degrees were taught

exclusively in English; transcripts and
diploma are required to be submitted as proof
to waive the TOEFL requirement
For further information about the required tests, visit the respective test administrators websites.
Admissions
Application procedure
Applications are fully electronic and will open
in early Fall, a year preceding the intake; and
the deadline for submission of applications and
documents is in early December.
The PhD Committee evaluates each application,

and conducts an interview as part of the
selection. Candidates are advised of admissions
decisions by late March or early April of the
following year, and the programme commences
in September. Overall, the admissions process
takes about three to four months, from
submission deadline to final decision, and
it is highly recommended to prepare well in
advance.
A complete application includes:
Online application form (including a statement of purpose and photograph)

available at http://phd.insead.edu/online_application/
Certified true copies of all university diplomas
Official transcripts of grades
GMAT or GRE score report
TOEFL score report
Three letters of recommendation from faculty or scholars on applicants academic ability,
and potential for research and teaching
Application fee (currently, 50)
The application process is fully electronic. During application, all supporting documents are
submitted in electronic format (PDFs, etc). Only upon acceptance that original and official
documents are required for submission prior to the start of the programme.
Key dates to remember for every intake:

Early Fall online application will open
Early December deadline of submission of application and requirements
Late March to early April final admissions decisions will be communicated
For updates on admissions details and deadlines, visit http://phd.insead.edu/admissions/.

Admissions
Start of Admissions
Early Fall
1 Complete file &

application documents
all submitted on time
Submission Deadline
Early December
Admissions Decisions
Late March / Early April
of the following year
2 Initial
6 Final Selection
Decision Approximately
3-4 Months
from submission
deadline to final
decision
5 Admissions
Committee 3 Shortlist
4 Interviews
For updates on admissions details and deadlines, visit http://phd.insead.edu/admissions/.

Financial information
In practice, it is rare for students to fund
tuition from their own resources. All successful
applicants are eligible for INSEAD Fellowship
- full tuition fee waiver, generous living
allowance, substantial research support and
health insurance for up to five years. This
means that students do not have to bear the
financial burdens typically associated with
postgraduate study.
INSEAD Fellowshipsare available during the

first five years of studies (for a full twelve
months), renewed annually dependent
on satisfactory progress. Candidates are
encouraged to seek external financial
support where available, and will receive
complementary INSEAD fellowship funding.
For details, please visit our website:

http://phd.insead.edu/financing/
Donors and
corporate sponsors
INSEAD gratefully acknowledges the support of corporate sponsors,
individual donors and external institutions, which have provided fellowships
and endowments for doctoral study at INSEAD over the past 25 years.
Information about giving to INSEAD is available on the schools website -
http://giving.insead.edu/index.cfm
Find out more about the INSEAD PhD in Management online:

http://phd.insead.edu
www.facebook.com/groups/INSEADPhD
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44 INSEAD PhD in Management

Abu Dhabi Campus

PhD in Management 2015 - 2017

A life of intellectual leadership

07 Message from the Dean of Faculty & Research

08 Message from the Academic Director

11 A career in business academia

12 The INSEAD PhD advantage

15 INSEAD The Business School for the World

16 Structured for success

19 Who should apply?

25 Diversity and excellence

42 Donors and corporate sponsors

A life of intellectual stimulation,

INSEADs deep culture of inter-departmental collaboration, multiple campus locations

INSEADs PhD Programme has a simple strategy:

The best job in the world.

The academic life faculty are often able to participate directly in

the most culturally diverse in the

Whether in the first two years of classes, or

INSEAD The Business

Participants and locations Faculty

A broad-based alliance with The Wharton

Structured for success

Once you make it through the rigorous

Our research should

I have over 70 smart

Who should apply?

If it helps to know what we are not looking

Tang Wenjie (China)

Donal Crilly (United Kingdom)

Heejung Jung (Republic of Korea)

Christian Terwiesch (Germany)

I heard about how Asia

I am a big believer that

Diversity & excellence

Our students come from all academic

1 Accounting two financial accounting Like all other areas, the AC

The PhD in AC aims to provide

2 Decision Sciences in mathematics, statistics, strategy and social science

Organisational University, ESSEC, ESMT

Years 1 and 2 Years 3 and 4 (sometimes 5)

Throughout the programme

Research Paper Field comprehensive examination

Each student must also give a presentation of

Years 3 and 4 (sometimes 5)

Throughout the programme

Students are expected to spend a

I am grateful for the

The INSEAD Social Science Research Technology

Both libraries are open 24 hours a day, 7 days

GMAT For GMAT, use DL3-S8-08 5 years Cannot be waived

TOEFL 3244 2 years Can be waived if degrees were taught

The PhD Committee evaluates each application,

A complete application includes:

Online application form (including a statement of purpose and photograph)

Key dates to remember for every intake:

For updates on admissions details and deadlines, visit http://phd.insead.edu/admissions/.

1 Complete file &