Executive DBA
Doctorate in Business Administration
Delivery Modes
Doctorate of Business Administration | Program
The Montblanc Business School offers its prestigious Executive DBA program in 4 flexible delivery modes, all leading to the same degree and certificates. These modes include:
Online Digital Mode: This option allows students to complete the program entirely online.
In-Person Mode: This mode involves face-to-face learning in various countries, including France, Switzerland, China, the United States, Canada, Dubai, Morocco, Riyadh, and the Middle East.
Blended Mode: This option combines both online and in-person learning, with classes held in a single country (France, Switzerland, China, the United States, Canada, Dubai, Morocco, Riyadh, and the Middle East).
International Blended Program: This mode offers a mix of online and in-person learning with 7 seminars held in 7 different countries.
Regardless of the mode chosen, students will receive the same high-quality training and earn the same Executive DBA degree.
Online, In-Person, or Blended
Same degree, same certificates, same program, 4 delivery modes , 3 languages
The dissertation is an integral part of the Executive DBA program and serves as a demonstration of academic excellence in applying the science of business with all its expected rigor to an important problem of interest to the industry, as well as providing insight based on theory and supported by appropriate methodological and statistical rigor.
Our full-time faculty are dedicated to guiding you with your dissertation at every stage. As a doctoral student, you’ll begin your dissertation while taking classes and power your research topic with your interests and career goals.
DISSERTATION
publishable piece of written work about 120 to 150 pages, to demonstrate your impact.
All the doctoral seminars of the Montblanc Business School organized in different countries are optional, although they are highly recommended. Students participating in these seminars will both be able to acquire invaluable knowledge thanks to direct interaction with instructors, while establishing mutually beneficial contacts with other doctoral students around the world.
SEMINARS & CONFERENCES
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The Doctorate in Business Administration is prepared over three years.
The first year is devoted to fundamental seminars and the acquisition of methodologies for conducting research:
SEMINAR 1: Process of developing a research paper (24h)
SEMINAR 2: Fundamentals of management research (24h)
SEMINAR 3: Thematic paradigms of management research 1 (24h)
The second year aims at mastering the research methods of data collection and processing:
SEMINAR 4: Qualitative methodology (24h)
SEMINAR 5: Quantitative methodology (24h)
SEMINAR 6: Thematic paradigms of management research 2 (24h)
The third year is devoted to the tutored writing of the research under the supervision of a professor of the DBA Scientific Council:
SEMINAR 7: Steering and writing the research, workshops (40h)
Research writing and data processing (24h)
Research committee and defense (60h)
PROGRAM
in Management, Leadership, Business administration, and Entrepreneurship
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Doctorate of Business Administration
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Our programs include the Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA), Executive MBA, and Bachelor of Economics and Human Behavior. With specializations in areas such as management, economics, human capital management, applied neuroscience, psychology, governance, public policies, and economic warfare, we offer a diverse range of pathways for students to deepen their expertise.
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Note: The XBA program is a part-time study and does not qualify for a student permit in Canton Zurich, France , USA .