DOCTORATE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA)
INTERNAL INFORMATION SESSION MARCH 2018
OVERVIEW
What? Why? For whom?
Our DBA? Recruitment? Next steps?
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WHAT IS A DBA?
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Executive Doctorate Doctorate in
in Business Business
Executive PhD
Administration Administration
(EDBA) (DBA)
Doctor of
Executive Doctorate Doctor of
Professional Studies
in Business (EDB) Management (DM)
(DPS)
Professional
Doctor of
Doctorate in
Organizational
Business
Change
Administration
They all refer to executive doctoral degrees
designed for working professionals
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DEFINITION
(FROM AMBA ACCREDITATION)
The DBA is a doctoral-level, research-based
qualification, designed to make a contribution to
the enhancement of transdisciplinary professional
practice in management disciplines, in addition to
a contribution to knowledge via the development
and application of theoretical frameworks,
methods, and techniques.
A DBA places emphasis on the novel application
of theory, as well as the potential creation or
testing of theory within the context of practice.
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DIFFERENCE WITH OTHER
(VLERICK) PROGRAMMES
DBA PHD MBA
DEGREE Doctoral degree Doctoral degree General management
degree
FOCUS Research skills and Research skills and Management and
personal growth personal growth professional skills
Action into knowledge Advanced academic Knowledge into action
management studies
TYPE Part-time and blended Full-time Full-time MBA
Executive MBA
Online MBA
TARGET Senior professionals Young graduates Junior to senior
GROUP with managerial professionals with
experience managerial experience
AIM To develop “practitioner To develop “academic To develop successful
researchers” researchers” managers
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
OF DBA PROGRAMMES
Part-time 4 to 6 years Blended
Mainly self-study
Coursework
+ Individual and
phase + Small groups
guided thesis
Research phase
work
Focus on
research skills Rigor and
and personal relevance
growth
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DBA MARKET
237 DBA programmes worldwide
US
Europe
Asia Pacific
Rest
No internationally accepted DBA rankings
Only 9 accredited DBA programmes thus far (AMBA)
Fairly recent phenomenon
Rapidly changing market
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MAIN COMPETITORS
COUNTRY SCHOOL FT BS PRICE DURATION
2016 (4 y)
Spain IE Business School 4 60.000 4 years
Italy SDA Bocconi 6 60.000 3 years
The Rotterdam School of 10 38.000 4-5 years
Netherlands Management
France Grenoble Ecole de Management 17 56.000 4 years
The Tias School for Business & 23 30.000 4 years
Netherlands Society
UK Cranfield School of Management 30 65.520 4-6 years
UK Manchester Business School 39 68.445 5 years
Belgium Antwerp Management School 44 60.000 4 years
The Maastricht School of Management 36.600 4 years
Netherlands
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FYI: AMBA ACCREDITED
DBA PROGRAMMES (9)
Aston Business School, Aston University (UK)
CENTRUM Business School, Pontificia Universidad Catolica
Del Peru (Peru)
Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University (UK)
Gordon Institute of Business Science (South Africa)
Grenoble Ecole de Management (France)
GSCM - Graduate School of Corporate Management (Russia)
Henley Business School, University of Reading (UK)
Kingston Business School, Kingston University (UK)
Maastricht School of Management (The Netherlands)
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WHY?
WHY DO WE LAUNCH
THIS PROGRAMME?
Action into
Growing market PhDs
knowledge
Relationship with
Publications Rankings
parent universities
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FOR WHOM?
TARGET PROFILES
Senior executives with at least 10 year’s
experience with some at managerial level
Masters degree or equivalent
Who are strongly motivated to embark on a 4
year part-time doctoral journey
Who want to combine their business expertise
with academic research
WHY DOING A DBA?
Intellectual stimulation
Personal Switch to academic career
choice
Further develop your professional
career
Other
OUR DBA?
PROGRAMME SET-UP
QUICK FACTS
Joint programme Vlerick Business School, Ghent
University and KU Leuven
Hosted and organised by Vlerick Business School
and embedded in and aligned with doctoral
regulations of Ghent University and KU Leuven
Joint PhD degree granted by Faculty of Economics
and Business Administration, Ghent University and
Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven
ENG: Doctor of Business Administration
NL: Doctor in het Management
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SET UP YOUR OWN SCHEDULE
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2018
Doct
Intro
Sem Quant I
AR
I
Doct
Quant Doct Mgt Intro
2019
Intro
Qual
Sem Quant I
AR
II Sem I Theory AR
I
DBA conf
Doct
Quant Intro
2020
Doct
Intro
Mgt
Qual
Sem Quant I
AR
II Sem I Theory AR
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DBA conf
Quant Doct
2021
Doct
Intro
Intro
Qual
Mgt
AR
II Sem I Sem Quant I
Theory AR
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DBA conf
Quant Doct
2022
Doct Mgt Intro
Intro
Qual
Sem Quant I
AR
II Sem I Theory AR
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DBA conf © Vlerick Business School
DATES
ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019 & 2019-2020
Introduction Module 15 to 18 October 2018
Doctoral seminar 1 26 November 2018
Quantitative Research I 10 to 14 December 2018
Quantitative Research II 11 to 14 February 2019
Introduction Module 1 to 4 April 2019
Qualitative Research 1 to 4 April 2019
DBA conference 5 April 2019
Doctoral seminar 1 15 May 2019
Management Theory 3 to 7 June 2019
Introduction Module 21 to 24 October 2019
Doctoral seminar 1 20 November 2019
Quantitative Research I 9 to 13 December 2019
Quantitative Research II 10 to 13 February 2020
Introduction Module 30 March to 2 April 2020
Qualitative Research 30 March to 2 April 2020
DBA conference 3 April 2020
Doctoral seminar 1 May 2020
Management Theory © Vlerick Business School 8 to 12 June 2020
INVOLVED FACULTY
Introduction to academic research
• Course holders: Brecht Cardoen & Eva Cools
• Other teachers: Katleen De Stobbeleir, Veroniek Collewaert, Carine Peeters
Quantitative research I and II
• Course holder: Barbara Briers
• Other teachers: David Veredas, Philippe Baecke
Qualitative research
• Course holder: Katrien Verleye
• Other teachers:
Management theory
• Course holder: Yuliya Shymko
• Other teachers: Carine Peeters
DBA “help, I’m stuck coaching pool”
• Pool members: Brecht Cardoen, Katleen De Stobbeleir, Veroniek Collewaert, Carine Peeters,
Barbara Briers, David Veredas, Philippe Baecke
DBA GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
Pass five specialised courses Pass two doctoral seminars
(research methodology and
Present at two conferences
transferable skills)
Attend two electives (teaching
Pass four assignments:
skills sessions, business
Written exam events, academic
conferences)
Pilot study
Literature review Complete your annual
progress reports
Research proposal and
impact plan
Conform doctoral regulations Ghent University and KU Leuven 22
DBA ADMISSION PROCESS
Via
apply.vlerick.com
Enroll at
GMAT/ Enroll at
Interview Approval Ghent
Apply Select Vlerick
GRE or with DBA DBA University
online supervisor Business
VBAT Director committee and KU
School
Leuven
(Including
motivational
essay and initial
research idea)
DBA FEES
60.000 EURO, VAT exempt:
• Year 1 and 2: 20,000 EURO per year
• Year 3 and 4: 10,000 EURO per year
• Extra year: 6,500 EURO
• Annual instalments possible (natural person)
• Four-year tuition fee for Vlerick, Ghent University and KU Leuven
• Course materials and use of online platform
• 8000 EURO voucher for personal learning and research journey
• Use of campus facilities and catering during on campus course weeks and activities
• Online Financial Times subscription (during the programme)
• Membership of the Vlerick alumni network (during the programme)
• Travel
• Accommodation
CORE DBA TEAM
Prof. Dr. Brecht Cardoen
DBA Academic Director
Dr. Eva Cools
DBA Manager
Bieke Dewulf
DBA Customer Relations
Thomas Maes
DBA Programme Assistant
DBA Doctoral Committee
Brecht Cardoen (chair)– Eva Cools – Marleen Willekens – Kristien
Smedts – Maggie Geuens - Sophie Manigart – Barbara Briers 25
RECRUITMENT ?
Website Flyer Autosignature
Marketing by
Social media Personal contacts
Ghent and Leuven
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DBA INFORMATION
SESSIONS SPRING 2018
Date Location Type
29 January 2018 Brussels DBA info session
19 February 2018 Webinar
3 March 2018 Ghent Experience days
7 March 2018 Leuven DBA info session
15 March 2018 Brussels Experience days
9 April 2018 Ghent DBA info session
7 May 2018 Webinar
28 May 2018 Brussels DBA info session
19 June 2018 Webinar
WHAT’S
NEXT?
STEPS (TO BE) TAKEN
Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall
2016 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018
First Composition of Launch of the From
exploratory DBA team + programme September
contacts with Further (February) + onwards
parent programme Development welcoming the
universities development of personal first batch of
growth students
trajectory,
Benchmark + Approval of courses and
Approval of adapted PhD online LMS
business case regulations
BoD Vlerick Ghent Finetune final
and Ghent University + details + Write
… First
University KU Leuven up internal
graduates
joins the regulations
2022
programme
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RECRUITMENT
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builder
THANK YOU!
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