How to successfully complete your DBA? - 2nd edition

How to Successfully Complete Your DBA? (Doctorate of Business Administration) is written for managers who wish to step back from day-to-day practice, develop a thesis grounded in their managerial experience, and contribute to knowledge creation.

This new edition draws on the experience of more than 500 managers who have undertaken the DBA programme at the Business Science Institute since its creation, and reflects the growing role of AI (artificial intelligence) tools in thesis preparation.

What is a DBA? What are the differences between a DBA and a PhD? How can you plan your DBA within an agreed timeframe? How should you choose a DBA programme? Should you opt for face-to-face or distance delivery? How do you select a DBA thesis topic? How do you choose your thesis supervisor? How do you get started? Which methodology(ies) should you adopt? What structure should your DBA thesis follow? And finally: how can you disseminate and promote your DBA?

Drawing on his extensive experience in leading DBA programmes, the author provides clear and pragmatic answers to all these questions and guides readers through three key steps:

1. Choosing a DBA

2. Choosing a DBA thesis topic

Michel Kalika est président du Business Science Institute – Groupe IGENSIA Education qui a développé un programme international d’Executive DBA. Michel Kalika est également professeur honoraire à l’Université Jean Moulin, iaelyon School of Management.

Il a auparavant été doyen de l’EM Strasbourg Business School, doyen de l’IAE Poitiers,  directeur de recherche à Audencia et également professeur à l’université Paris-Dauphine où il a créé les programmes internationaux MBA & DBA.

Michel Kalika est l’auteur ou le co-auteur de plus de 25 ouvrages et environ une centaine d’autres publications sur la stratégie, les technologies de l’information et l’impact.

Il a initié le Livre Blanc DBA, la Recherche en Management au Bénéfice des Entreprises, publié par la FNEGE