Teaching Program

TEACHING PROGRAMME CYCLE XXXIX

A.Y. 2023/2024

Learning areas (SSD)

The Department of Business and Management excels in numerous clusters of research but is specifically interested in research projects related to the following prevalent areas of research:

SECS-P/08 – Economia e gestione delle imprese
SECS-P/09 – Economia degli intermediari finanziari e finanza aziendale
SECS-P/10 – Organizzazione aziendale

Program structure

The PhD programme consists of four years of full-time study. The overall path consists of research and teaching training, a visiting period abroad, and dissertation preparation. The first two years are dedicated to coursework and preparation of the dissertation proposal.
Year 1 consists of disciplinary courses in management and research methods. During this year the students will achieve at least 60 Credits by following and passing a series of exams in the areas of research methods (quantitative and qualitative), and core courses covering Organization theory, Theory of the firm and Management.
Year 2 is dedicated to courses on a chosen field of specialization. During this year, students will follow courses and pass exams in specialised fields of Management. Students also follow a programme of reading and reflecting on relevant literature on the chosen research problem with the support of the supervisor, concluding with the development of a research proposal. At the end of this year students will have achieved at least 120 credits.
Years 3 and 4 are devoted to the main body of the research – i.e. empirical data collection and analysis – and to dissertation preparation, culminating in the submission and defense of the thesis. Along the entire learning path, students are also exposed to Department seminars and to workshops on publication strategies and approaches to the international job market. Department seminars are compulsory and allow students to achieve credits. The remaining credits are attributed to the advancement of the thesis work, including research carried out in a foreign university and to the writing of the final dissertation.

Program Goals

The Luiss PhD Programme in Management aims to educate talented students to produce rigorous and relevant research. By completing the Luiss PhD Programme in Management, successful graduates will:

• develop an ability to pursue and publish scholarly research;
• acquire in-depth knowledge of the relevant literature of the area of study;
• produce original contributions to knowledge in an area of study;
• develop an ability in using quantitative and qualitative research methods and techniques;
• develop an ability to critically assess scholarly research work;
• develop an ability to present and discuss academic work and their implications in a variety of contexts  including practitioner-oriented ones.

N.B. The PhD courses are open also to students enrolled in PhD programmes of other Universities, upon payment of a fee. For further information please contact Dott.ssa Isabella Iavarone (iiavarone@luiss.it)