PhD in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School

A full-time research doctorate on how organisations create and sustain superior competitive performance and how economic value is created and distributed in markets. All PhD students receive full funding: a tuition fee waiver and a tax-free stipend for up to five years, subject to satisfactory progress.

Faculty: London Business School  |  Department: Strategy and Entrepreneurship  |  Duration: 5-6 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September (teaching starts October)  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1-2 cover advanced coursework and research training, years 2-3 a research proposal and progression to doctoral research, and years 3-5 (or 6) independent research, thesis and defence. Research draws on interdisciplinary concepts from economics, sociology and psychology, with compulsory courses and assessment, addressing questions with significant implications for firms and markets.

Career pathways

Graduates move into academic careers; recent PhD alumni hold assistant professor posts at schools such as Wharton, Yale School of Management, NYU Stern, LSE and UCL.

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