Management, Ph.D.

Overview

The TSM doctoral programme is one of the three doctoral programmes in Management in France. It unites the three research laboratories in Management of Toulouse and the Midi-Pyrénées area (in Occitanie): TSM Research, Laboratoire Gouvernance et Contrôle Organisationnel (LGCo) and TBS Research Centre.

This programme, deliberately kept small, will offer you a super-high quality environment and the opportunity to work closely with faculty staff to conduct independent research in one of the following areas of specialization:

• Accounting, Auditing and Management Control

• Finance

• Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour

• Marketing

• Strategy and International Management

With 61% international students from 31 different countries, the programme has an international scope and is fully taught in English. 

Graduates of the Management doctoral programme at Toulouse School of Management (TSM) pursue careers in leading universities and business schools, policy-oriented institutions and private firms. 90% work in academia.

Key facts:

To follow international best practices, research at Toulouse School of Management begins in the second year of the Master, the completion of which will award you a Master of Science. During two years, you will be mainly trained in four essential areas:

• research tools and methodology
• in-depth study of your research field
• skills to conduct independent research leading to high-level publications

• career development

The following years of the doctoral programme are dedicated to original research and the writing of a PhD dissertation.