PhD in Business Management , Riga

Study programme goal

To prepare doctors of science and highly qualified researchers and specialists in the business management sub-branch of management science, thus strengthening management science as an academic field in Latvia and making a significant contribution to the development of business and enterprises in Latvia and Europe.

Study programme tasks:

1. To provide students with high-quality doctoral education, ensuring them the opportunity to develop research competencies in their chosen field.
2. To carry out and approbate research significant to management science theory and practice: prepare Promotion Thesis, monographs, textbooks, and teaching materials, and scientific publications, incl.:

• developing and carrying out a doctoral research program,
• discussing the results of doctoral research (including approbation of results: publications and presentations at conferences and seminars),
• ensuring preparation and defense of Promotion Thesis.

3. To present and discuss the results of scientific research at international conferences and seminars as well as in popular science publications

The intended study outcomes of the doctoral program are oriented towards the preparation of doctoral students and meet the current requirements for the development of society and the economy in Latvia:

Knowledge:

1. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of current scientific theories and insights as well as a mastery of research methodology and contemporary research methods in management science or in a professional field and the interface of different fields.

Skills:

2. Is able to independently evaluate and select methods suitable for scientific research; has contributed to widening the frontiers of knowledge or has brought new insight to existing knowledge and its application in practice by carrying out a substantial amount of original research, some of which is internationally cited.
3. Is able to communicate verbally and in writing about management science with the wider scientific community and the general public.
4. Is able to independently advance his/her scientific qualifications; to implement scientific projects, achieving results according to set criteria; and to manage research or development tasks at enterprises, institutions and organisations where extensive research knowledge and skills are needed.

Competencies:

5. Is able to meet significant research or innovation objectives by independently carrying out critical analysis, synthesis, and evaluation; to independently propose a research idea; to plan, structure, and lead large-scale scientific projects, including in an international context.

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