Doctoral Programme in Management is organized by ISM University of Management and Economics in partnership with BI Norwegian Business School, Norway, Aarhus University, Denmark, and University of Tartu, Estonia.
The program is run by prominent researchers of the respective universities, who perform high-quality research and regularly publish in high-level international journals, act as experts, and participate in research projects – ensuring the high quality of studies through the curriculum and scientific internships.
The purpose of doctoral studies is to develop researchers, who are able to contribute to existing knowledge and conduct high-quality research aimed at solving relevant social and business problems.
Doctoral studies lead to the development of competencies and skills necessary for analyzing scientific literature, raising research questions, selecting adequate research methodology, conducting empirical research, and sharing it with the international academic community.
General information
Length of study
Full time: 4 years; Part time studies: 6 years; Externally: up to 1 year.
Language
Degree awarded
Doctor of Management
Credits
6
The aim of the course is to disclose the nature of social research development and main requirements for research and doctoral dissertation in social sciences. It also intends to discuss the scientific approach and the stages of research process, introduce students with the scientific contribution of research and make aware with conceptual foundations of research. Students will be introduced to main approaches of theory building and testing and corresponding choice of research strategy. Research as well as publication ethics will be discussed.
The aim of the course is to help the participants to acquire an intellectual identity through an understanding of the main problems and positions in the theory and philosophy of the human and social sciences as this is reflected in the discussions of these issues in the last half century and give the participants an understanding of the relation to the history of these science.
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to learn about and practice qualitative methodology as it is used in organization studies. The emphasis is on learning basic qualitative research methods to enable the development of high quality research articles. This means that we will focus on how to collect and analyze qualitative data, how to write journal articles based on qualitative data, and how to get them published in quality journals.
The aim of the course is: to introduce students to multivariate data analysis with a special emphasis on structural equation modeling (SEM). SEM is a general approach to data analyses that overcomes many limitations of “traditional” methods by integrating them into a single, highly flexible, framework. Building upon the general linear model, the basic idea of SEM will be introduced in a stepwise fashion. We will thereby focus on the specification, identification, estimation, evaluation, and interpretation of different kinds of models from various areas of research in economics, management, and psychology. Special emphasis will be put on the use of SEM to analyze longitudinal data, including a discussion of static and dynamic models for the analysis of change. The seminar will be delivered as a mixture of lectures, hands-on computer exercises, open discussions and short quizzes. Along the way students will get to know different software packages to carry out SEM analyses.
7
Doctoral Course composed of seminars and research and teaching practice.
The objective of this course to acquire teaching and researcher competencies adequate to pursue an academic career at a University or outside.
Two main components: Researcher’s skill development; Teacher’s skill development
At least one doctoral course (6 ECTS) at a University abroad is compulsory, 2-3 months of internship at a foreign University are highly recommended.
Dissertation defence
Doctoral candidates may present their dissertation for defense when they:
– pass all the examinations provided in the doctoral study program;
– present their most significant research results in at least 2 articles published (or accepted for publication) in scientific peer-reviewed journals, or scientific monography;
– present their research results during at least 2 international scientific gatherings (conferences, seminars).
“I wanted to independently explore a topic of my choice and ISM appeared to be the best university in Lithuania to pursue my interest in consumer behaviour.“
Martin Aubel
Doctoral student
In Lithuania, it is the first Doctoral program in Management carried out jointly with foreign partner universities. Studies are organized by ISM University of Management and Economics. The program is conducted in English.
Registration
Qureshi, W. (2020). The role of human capital in the implementation of healthcare innovation in the UAE. In Palgrave Studies in Global Human Capital Management: 3. Human Capital in the Middle East (pp. 275-310). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42211-0_11
Uždavinytė, E. M., Aubel, M., & Gineikienė, J. (2019). It is domestic, it must be healthy: How health consciousness and consumer ethnocentrism shape healthiness perception and purchase intentions of domestic food. Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, 10(2), 196-211.
Olencevičius, S., & Dilling-Hansen, M. (2019). Relation between proper management, feedback frequency and employee age. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 19(2), 111-122. doi:10.33423/jop.v19i2
Goštautaitė, B., Bučiūnienė, I., & Milašauskienė, Ž. (2019). HRM and work outcomes: the role of basic need satisfaction and age. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 1-34. doi:10.1080/09585192.2019.1683049 (IF 3.040, ABS AJG – rank 3)
Liubertė, I. (2019). On social knowledge and its empirical investigation in contemporary organisations. Organizacijų vadyba: sisteminiai tyrimai, 81, 21-37. doi:10.1515/mosr-2019-0002
Goštautaitė, B., Bučiūnienė, I., Mayrhofer, W., Bareikis, K., & Bertašiūtė, E. (2019). Using embeddedness theory to explain self-initiated expatriation intention of entry-level job applicants. Career Development International, 1-21. doi:10.1108/CDI-04-2019-0094
Olencevičius, S. (2019). Feedback intervention research historical review: From single to multidimensional. Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues, 24(1), 55-69. doi:10.30924/mjcmi.24.1.4
Staniškienė, E., Stankevičiūtė, Ž., Bučiūnienė, I., Goštautaitė, B., Liubertė, I., Reay, T., & Moniz, A. (2019). Understanding employee well-being in the context of rapid automation: the case of a manufacturing company. In EURAM 2019: exploring the future of management, 26-28, June, 2019, Lisboa, Portugal (pp. 1-28). Lisboa: European Academy of Management.
Goštautaitė, B., Bučiūnienė, I., Duffy, R. D., & Kim, H. (2019). Calling and burnout across the life span of healthcare professionals: the role of social worth. In 19th Eawop Congress (pp. 638-639). Turin: EAWOP.
Goštautaitė, B., Liubertė, I., Bučiūnienė, I., Stankevičiūtė, Ž., Staniškienė, E., Reay, T., & Moniz, A. (2019). Robots at work: how human-robot interaction changes work design. In 19th Eawop Congress (pp. 1369-1369). Turin: EAWOP.
Žebrytė, I., Fonseca-Vasquez, F., & Hartley, R. (2019). Emerging economy entrepreneurs and open data: Decision making for natural disaster resilience. Journal of small business strategy, 29(1), 36-47.
Qualification requirements
The competitive score of applicants is generated in respect to the following criteria
Online application
Applicants must submit an online application https://my.ism.lt
Documents for application
Research proposal project
Admission deadlines
Admissions fee
Tuition fee
*per semester
Scholarships
State scholarships for full time studies (4 years)*
The scholarships will be offered to full-time doctoral students in Management and Economics. A scholarship covers the tuition fee and provides a student grant (for first-year doctoral students – 760 EUR/month; for second, third, and fourth year doctoral students – 880 EUR/month). Candidates to the state doctoral study scholarships are selected by means of competition according to the results of the competitive entry score.
State scholarships for part-time studies (6 years)*
The scholarships will be offered to full-time doctoral students in Management and Economics. A scholarship covers the tuition fee. Candidates to the state doctoral study scholarships are selected by means of competition according to the results of the competitive entry score.
Discounts for ISM graduates
Doctoral students who are graduates of an ISM Bachelor’s, International Master’s, or Master’s degree in Management are granted an ISM graduate discount. The amount of the discount is 30% of the tuition fee paid for the entire study period.
Doctoral Committee: evaluates research topics of doctoral students, approves individual study programs, considers doctoral supervision issues, monitors doctoral student research progress, and assesses the quality of doctoral dissertations.
The Doctoral Committee is composed of researchers from all participating partner universities, co-ordinates, and assures the quality of doctoral studies and scientific research.
Contacts
Dean of Doctoral Studies Prof. Ilona Bučiūnienė Arkliu str. 18, 01305 Vilnius Tel.: +370 5 212 3960 E-mail: *protected email*, *protected email*
Manager of Research and Doctoral Studies Ugnė Gervickaitė Arkliu str. 18, 01305 Vilnius Tel.: +370612 59 672 E-mail: *protected email*