Doctoral training is a training for and through research and a professional research experience. It leads to the production of new knowledge.

It includes a personal research project carried out by the doctoral student. It is supplemented by additional training courses approved by the doctoral school. It covers work of scientific, economic, social, technological or cultural interest. It culminates in the award of the national doctoral diploma. The diploma, awarded by an accredited public higher education institution, confers on its holder the grade and title of doctor.

The doctorate in management sciences is a course in and through research, based on personal and original research leading to the production of new knowledge in management disciplines - Marketing, Human Resources Management, Finance, Strategy, Logistics, etc. The doctoral student thus plays a full part in the IRG's project to shed light on the complex relationships between the major social, political and cultural transformations in our society and managerial practices.

Working closely with their thesis supervisor, in cooperation with other researchers in the laboratory and in interaction with the socio-economic world, doctoral students carry out their research over a period of three years. After defending their thesis and presenting the results, they are awarded a doctorate. The doctorate is the highest qualification in higher education.

Carrying out doctoral research is therefore a full-time activity that requires dedicated funding. It is also possible, particularly for management practitioners wishing to carry out doctoral research in parallel with their professional activities, to complete a doctoral thesis on a part-time basis. In this case, the reference period is 6 years.

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Job opportunities

While the doctorate is spontaneously associated with the teaching/research profession because it is a prerequisite for access to it, it also opens up many other career opportunities. Doctors can pursue a research career outside academia, for example in national or international institutions (OECD; International Labour Organisation; Accounting Standards Authority; National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions, etc.) or private organisations (NGOs; consultancies; private company laboratories, etc.).

The skills developed through doctoral research are also useful for exercising managerial responsibilities in organisations. In this way, the doctorate completes the training pathway of those who wish to engage in practical work to meet the major challenges of our time.

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