Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)

Overview

• Strategic locations: Los Angeles - Paris - Grenoble - Online
• Engaging hybrid format - complete while working full time
• 3-years, part-time, live online with (3/4) in-person seminars
• 550+ alumni / 70 nationalities / cohort: small, personalized, international
• Entry Requirements: Master's degree + a minimum of five years of professional experience
• Language: English
• Recognition: Triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS).This program is one of a dozen DBA programs in the world to be accredited by AMBA.

Scholarships available for early applications. Start date: November, 2024

Program Highlights

30 years doctoral experience / 1st DBA program in Europe / triple-accredited program renown for excellence

A Reputation for Research Excellence

The DBA from Grenoble Ecole de Management has a strong reputation for academic excellence. Designed for those seeking to excel in applied research, this program offers participants the support necessary to publish scholarship that impacts business and society.​ With more than 1,500 intellectual contributions to business practices, our DBA alumni have created a significant impact in numerous fields.

A Program Designed for Experienced Managers

The DBA program is designed to help students balance their academic, professional, and personal responsibilities with coursework and content delivered according to a part-time schedule in a flexible, hybrid format.

Faculty Expertise / Supervision from Day 1

Our international faculty is comprised of industry experts and is strongly engaged in producing world-class research - One of the few DBA programs to offer the support of a highly qualified, research-active supervisor from Day 1.

Flexible, Hybrid Format

The DBA is delivered in an engaging synchronous online format with three in-person Research Seminars: (2) in Grenoble and (1) in Paris. The program also includes regular live online courses, frequent contact with Supervisor, qualifying deliverables and milestones, and final dissertation.

Strategic Locations

The DBA France program from Grenoble is comprised of an international cohort from all over the world and is designed for those seeking to expand their global network. Participants are invited to join our DBA USA cohort for two of the on-campus seminars in Grenoble & Paris, France.

A Global Community of Scholars

With DBA locations in France and the USA, Grenoble Ecole de Management continues to build an active international network that includes more than 550+ DBA alumni. The program is designed to facilitate networking and collaboration with fellow students, alumni and faculty through conferences, workshops, and publishing opportunities.

Dissertation Tailored to Career Goals / Dedicated Services

The program is centered around an impact-oriented dissertation tailored to your career goals and supported by an industry-expert supervisor. Additionally, students receive access and training in statistical and specialized software, extensive e-library services, business and social sciences databases, online scholarly and professional journals, and more.

Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) has earned both national and international recognition. More than just a school, GEM represents an open-ended laboratory through which 8,000 students and 500 employees learn and work every day to solve complex problems and overcome major challenges for business and society.

Founded in Grenoble, a city of science and technology, our school has greatly developed its expertise in the management of technology and innovation—an expertise that is now the foundation of our brand’s excellence and international renown.

By developing its own educational model, GEM has become a center for experimentation, study and creation. The school offers 50 educational programs in French and English that cover all levels of study from undergraduate to graduate, doctoral and continuing education. Students can take part in programs delivered in Grenoble, Paris, Berlin, Singapore, Moscow, Georgia, or Casablanca.

As an institution for higher education (EESC) affiliated with the Grenoble Chamber of Commerce and Industry, GEM is a founding member of the GIANT Innovation Campus in Grenoble. The school is accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA and member of the French “Conférence des Grandes Ecoles”. Its programs are regularly ranked by major international economic newspapers and magazines.

Our Mission

Through our expertise in Management of technology and innovation, our close link with our territory and ecosystem, and our capacity to anticipate and accompany transitions, we are using education and research to provide responses to the great challenges of the 21st century and therefor contribute to a world that is more just, more peaceful and more responsible

At GEM, we unite technology, innovation and society to train leaders and managers to act in a rapidly changing world. Through a collaborative effort, we promote skills and knowledge to match the challenges of the 21st century.