International School of Management - ISM

The ISM DBA degree is the critical last step for top international managers looking to deepen their expertise and contribute to the scholarship and practice of their profession.

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Who

Candidates in the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree program come from diverse professional backgrounds and possess considerable senior-level management experience. From successful entrepreneurs and CEOs, to diplomats, consultants, and a variety of other professions, candidates join ISM's DBA program to deepen their expertise, collaborate and network with their peers, and prepare for the complex analyses and decision-making required of senior management. DBA candidates at ISM are a passionate, diverse group of working professionals joined in their desire to share and expand on their experiences and qualifications, stay current in today’s best business practices, and reap the benefits of an international education. Click here to read what our current candidates have to say about their experience.

Prospective DBA candidates should:

• Hold undergraduate and masters degrees from accredited institutions
• Possess a minimum of 10 years professional experience

What

ISM's DBA degree takes the critical last step towards helping candidates master the problems and skills essential to their professions. Some degrees go further than the rest, and ISM's DBA is one of them. A doctoral degree with managerial relevance, the DBA allows top managers to deepen their expertise, contribute to the knowledge of their profession, and prepare themselves for the complex analyses and decision-making required of senior management.

The program is designed to cultivate the leadership and efficacy necessary to tackle the challenges of senior management on an international level. It is based on an American-style curriculum and centers around a series of highly interactive and intensive seminars. Professors at ISM are rigorously selected worldwide from among the best consultants and professionals in their fields with many holding positions in America's top business schools.

In addition to the seminar component, candidates will complete two Professional Assessment Case Study analyses as well as a doctoral dissertation. As the culminating portion of the DBA program, the doctoral dissertation is a research project that is both original and pertinent to international business theory and practice. Candidates work closely with their Director of Research in creating a comprehensive project tailored closely to their professional interests and aspirations.

The DBA program, as well as all degree programs at ISM, is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the first accreditation institution recognized by the US Governmental Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Where

ISM's main campus is situated in Paris' elegant 7th arrondissement, within easy walking distance of the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, and the Parc des Invalides.

In addition to its Paris seminars, the program offers candidates the opportunity to make corporate contacts and pursue academic study in some of the world's most important commercial capitals: at Temple University Japan in Tokyo, the School of Management at Fudan University in Shanghai, and St. John's University in New York.