DBA in Sustainable Innovation Management

Do you want to enhance your professional expertise and learn how to apply the latest research results to solve complex current and future problems in business and management? Are you aspiring to become a creative business leader who can drive change towards sustainability?

The ICN DBA in Sustainable Innovation Management trains students to challenge current management practices and improve managerial decision-making through robust research and analysis.

The program is oriented toward meeting management needs in a constantly evolving business environment and is designed for senior executives, managers, consultants, and management educators with at least five years of management experience and qualified at Master's or MBA level (or equivalent).

The program is delivered jointly with the Business Science Institute (BSI), Luxembourg, and as a dual degree program with IAE Lyon, the School of Management at the city’s Jean Moulin University. The program is delivered online so that students can continue working while following the program.

The degree

After successful defense of the thesis, doctoral graduates receive both a university degree (“diplôme d’université”) of Doctor in Business Administration from Jean Moulin University and the title of Executive Doctor in Business Administration from ICN & the Business Science Institute.

Students also receive a certificate of research in business administration after successful validation of stage 1 of the program.

Why join the DBA program in Sustainable Innovation Management?

• Boost your skills to transform managerial practice.
• Innovative and creative thinking: discover how the ICN #ArtTechnologyManagement approach trains creativity and innovation.
• Learn how to apply rigorous academic research to contemporary business problems for immediate impact.
• Online delivery – fast-track your career while continuing to work, with flexible and autonomous learning.
• Attend a place of excellence for research into sustainability in business and management.
• Benefit from individualized mentoring.

Our DBA is designed for senior executives, managers, consultants, and management educators with at least five years of management experience and qualified at the Master's or MBA level (or equivalent). The Online DBA in Sustainable Innovation Management is organized in three different stages and is normally completed in three to four years. Learning resources are accessed on our virtual learning platform (videos, articles, books, data analysis software, participant forums), enabling students to work remotely at their own pace.

Throughout the program, students are guided and mentored by an experienced faculty member. Monthly online feedback meetings guarantee close, regular monitoring of student progress up to graduation.

Stage 1

Stage 1 is devoted to the acquisition of the knowledge and methodological skills needed for the DBA research. In addition, students follow courses on a broad range of contemporary issues in sustainability innovation management by leading experts in the field. Examples include:`

• Driving sustainable strategic leadership in an international environment
• Sustainable marketing practices
• Green and sustainable finance
• New trends in sustainable supply chain management
• Sustainability in HR management
• Sustainable behavior in business

Finally, under the guidance of an experienced faculty member, students identify the research problem they intend to address in their thesis and map out the path to the successful completion of their doctoral studies.

Stage 2

Mentored by their supervisor, students focus on their research and prepare their thesis in stage 2 of the program (data collection, development of the conceptual framework, drafting of the thesis, etc.).

A highlight of stage 2 is the International Week, an in-person event that brings together doctoral students, alumni, and faculty members and offers DBA students a unique opportunity to discuss and present their research and connect with past and present graduates. Students will also be given the chance to participate in DBA thesis defenses.

Stage 3

The DBA thesis is completed in stage 3 and students defend their thesis. After successful completion of stage 3, students are awarded an Executive DBA by ICN Business School & the Business Science Institute and a DBA by IAE Lyon School of Management, University Jean Moulin.

Doctoral graduates are encouraged to publish their thesis in the Business Science Institute book collection.