Doctoral Studies at the IoMS
PhD fellows at our Institute usually take the Doctoral Program in Business Administration (Ph.D. Program in Management, PMA) with a focus on “General Management”. The doctoral program will prepare you for an academic career or for academic work in practical working life.
Doctoral Program Structure
The program is divided into a course phase and a thesis phase. Two compulsory courses and at least two methods and specialized courses of the doctoral programs of the University of St. Gallen or the Global School in Empirical Research are to be attended in the course phase. After the submission of the research proposal, the thesis phase begins. At least two thesis-related seminars/colloquia have to be completed. Another methods course or a further seminar can be assigned regardless of the phase.
General Management focuses on topics like Corporate and Competitive Strategy, International Business, Family Business, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Processes and Decision Making, and Management of Stakeholders and Sustainability. It is an interdisciplinary program based on concepts and theories of economics, sociology and psychology. It addresses a variety of issues having direct or indirect impact on the effectiveness of organizations. The overall objective of the research focus is to address issues having significant consequences for the management practice through rigorous scientific research.
Doctoral students at the IfB
PhD fellows at the chair of Prof. Ambos
PhD fellows at the chair of Prof. Laamanen
PhD fellows at the chair of Prof. Lechner
Doctoral students of Prof. em. Dr. Müller-Stewens
PhD fellows at the chair of Prof. Frankenberger
Rankings
The master program “SIM” is ranked # 1 worldwide (Financial Times Ranking) and the master program “MUG” is ranked # 1 in the DACH area (QS ranking).
With more than 40 institutes, the University of St. Gallen is one of the largest business schools in Europe.