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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ESC Rennes offers the research degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) as an Affiliated Research Centre of the Open University Research School. The Open University is accredited by EQUIS and AACSB.
Research degrees are most appropriate for people planning a career in academia, research or consultancy. The research culture at ESC Rennes provides a structured, supportive and friendly environment which allows you to complete your thesis within three years.
EDITORIAL
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"Few students who enquire about our PhD programme are invited to join us. We take some time and care in selection to ensure a synergy between your research goals and the resources available within the school. Once selected however, you can be assured that achieving your research goals will become our priority. The flexible delivery mode which includes structured in-class and online courses, combined with research seminars allows you to join the programme at any time." |
Candidates for admission to programmes of study leading to the award of the PhD Degree must hold at least one of the following degrees or diploma, plus meet the language requirements in point 4:
1 - a French degree or a French Diploma (D.E.A.) awarded by the State of at least five years duration after the baccalaureat, in Business studies or related topics, or;
2 - a Master's Degree or equivalent diploma from an Anglo-Saxon accredited school in Business Studies or related topics, or an equivalent degree or diploma from any another foreign country;
3 - in exceptional circumstances, candidates who hold a First Class Honours Degree may be permitted to register directly for PhD studies. These candidates must have had appropriate research or professional experience which has resulted in published work.
4 - a demonstrated proficiency in English measured by the following test scores - TOEFL: 650 (paper-based), TOEIC: 850 or IELTS: 7.
Although we have candidates studying topics from the main themes within business management such as Marketing, Strategy and Management, Human Resources Management, Operations Management and Finance, the school focuses research activities within two centres – Technology and Innovation Management and Responsible Business. Priority selection is given to students wishing to study in these areas.
We expect full time students to complete their PhD in three years.
Year 1
The main objective of the first year is to prepare a thesis proposal which will be validated by ESC Rennes leading to registration with the Open University. Although the course Preparation for a Graduating Project commences in September it can be completed at any time online so a September commencement of your programme is not required.
- Preparation for a Graduating Project QM515E – research theory, models, research methods, writing the research proposal, structuring the thesis.
- Marketing Research Methods II QM508E – data collection, entry and analysis. Use of SPSS and NVivo software.
- Specialisation courses in the students chosen field of study.
- Students are encouraged and supported to present their proposal at a doctoral colloquium in the UK.
Years 2 and 3
Courses and seminars in these years are designed to help the student complete in the minimum time.
- Further research seminars covering topics such as epistemology, alternative research methodologies, statistical and research software packages, research environment, research management, personal effectiveness, communication skills and research career management.
- Before defending their thesis students are also encouraged to publish papers, present at international academic conferences and at research seminars organised within the school.
 Language of instruction and thesis : English
5000 euros for each of the first two years, thereafter 3000 euros per year. Student bursaries are offered on a limited and competitive basis to outstanding students covering all of the course fees for three years.
Payment of the application fees
Some Current Students
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Aouni Maroane
France
With more than 10 Years’ experience in applying project and program management in Technicolor company, one of the world’s leading suppliers of digital content delivery services, Maroane holds a Master of Science at Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Montpellier and a Master of Business Administration at University of Rennes 1. He is also certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP). Maroane began my PhD in September 2011 in the area of programme management with the aim of proposing a new methodological framework.
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Aybar Okan
Turkey
Okan Aybar, NFA member, regulated commodity trading advisor and lecturer of finance at Bilgi University has working experience as FX trader, risk manager, commodities broker and exchange specialist. He has a BA in Banking and Finance, MBA in strategic management and MSc. in Investment management.
In his thesis he wants to define and explain the impact of volatile commodity prices on monetary and fiscal policies during times when global economy does not grow in harmony and offer new approaches to prevent or minimise misconduct of fiscal and monetary policies during times when excessive commodity price volatility. |
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Beatrix Christine
France
Christine Béatrix worked nearly ten years in IT Outsourcing business at Siemens in Germany. She started her PhD at ESC Rennes School of Business in France in September 2011. She is in charge of several C-Tim projects dealing mainly with Open Innovation, business model innovations as well as digital marketing. She graduated with an MBA from the European University.
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Claasen Cyrlene
Namibia
Cyrlene Claasen is in the final stages of her PhD which is based on external stakeholders’ issues affecting organisational legitimacy. She holds two masters degrees – one in political studies from Paris X, Nanterre and the other in public administration from the University of Botswana. It is a combination of these studies, her experience as political analyst for a number of years and general interest of the interplay of political, economic and social factors in the business environment which prompted her to pursue a PhD on the topic. Her research is entirely based on qualitative research including in-depth face-to-face interviews.
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Dmitriev Viatcheslav
Russia
The research interests of Viatcheslav Dmitriev are related to the topics of industrial clusters, regional competitiveness and innovations. Viatcheslav has started his PhD at the ESC Rennes School of Business in September 2010. The research is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of formal cluster-based facilitators in fostering cluster-based firms’ innovations.
Viatcheslav has his MSc degrees in International Technology and Innovation Management from the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University (Russia) and the School of Business of Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland). His bachelor degree and professional experience are related to the area of IT. |
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Hennekam Sophie
Netherlands
With a background in psychology from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and a Master of Science in diversity management, Sophie Hennekam is studying older employees at the workplace. While doing her PhD she is also teaching at the school, enjoying the enriching exchange with international students and faculty.
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LO Linda
Hong Kong
Her career life started out as a professional accountant with substantial professional experiences and as a project management professional with multinational companies of North America, Europe and Asia. Her role lends her the versatility and strategic sophistication to reducing costs, enhancing business value and quality and aligning collaborative business partners to enhance growth.
With a change in career objectives some years ago, she turned to serve with Hong Kong’s large academic institutions such as the University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong and government body of Vocational Training Council. She contributed her professional experiences and knowledge in education whereby her students gained from the transfer of her interactive and dynamic teaching approach to achieve valuable learning experiences and personal development. Her achievements in academic program management and accreditation experiences were recognized to support sustainability in educational quality, professional development and growth.
Furthermore, she volunteered to participate in different international projects and programs to support the less developed communities. To name a few, she participated with international institutes; such as Rotary International or served as one of the professional consultants to China’s less developed small & medium business enterprises; in the Economic development programs for North Western China; for business enhancement and advisory services; as a committee member and vice-president of CMA Canada, HK Chapter. Those are meaningful and rewarding to Linda as they brought career achievements; to significantly bring quality, profitability, growth and sustainability to the success of the business corporations, academic institutions and social communities.
Linda is a certified management and public accountant with CMA Canada and CPA Australia and is also a project management professional with the Project Management Institute in United States. She holds bachelor degrees in Economics and Business Administration and an MBA. Currently, she aspires to finish her PhD within the program years.
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Testimonial
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"Doing my PhD at ESC Rennes School of Business was a very enriching experience. Not only did I have a very competent and at the same time human supervisor, also the other staff members seemed involved and provided me with regular feedback and useful insights. The multicultural environment is stimulating. We all have different cultural frameworks and by sharing our different points of view we can go to a higher level of discussion, incorporating those cultural, generational and educational differences. A specialisation in diversity management comes to live in such a dynamic school, it's not only theory, it's daily practice!”
Sophie
PhD candidate –Commenced 2008
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Some former Students
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Year of graduation
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Name
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First
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Nationality
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Thesis title
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2011
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DELANOE
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Servane
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France
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Intentionality effects on the outcomes of nascent venturing processes
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2010
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McNAMARA
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Tom
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USA/Ireland
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An investigation into the operating characteristics of Unbalanced Asynchronous Unpaced serial production lines with multiple work stations and limited inter-station buffers
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2009
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TSANTOLIS
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Michel
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Greece
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Investigating the Influences and effects on Customers' Perceptions of individual and multiple brands in a marketing alliance
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2008
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TRUONG
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Yann
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HK/France
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Aspirational Marketing: Uncovering the Relationship between Aspirations and Luxury Brand Preference
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2007
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LE BORGNE-LA RIVIERE
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Marie
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France
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Use and Effectiveness of Humour in Television Advertising: A Framework for the French Market
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2006
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PATEL
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Chirag
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India
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Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Learning and the Innovation Process
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2005
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PATEL
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Taranjeet
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India
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Using Dynamic Cultural theories to explain the viability of international strategic alliances: a focus on indo-French Alliances
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2001
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RIOCHE
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Laurence
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France
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The Role of Design Management as an integrating Function in New Product Development: A model based on High Tech Companies Operating in France
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1999
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MOREL D'ARLEUX
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Corinne
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France
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Re-constructing success: a Perspective from Small Firms' Owner-Managers
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