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Upcoming Events in Category: PhD courses

CBS PhD courses are offered by the departments of CBS and administered by the CBS PhD School. All PhD students, internal as well as external, national as well as international, who fullfill the prerequisites in the course description are welcome to register.
If the course shows DEADLINE PASSED, please feel free to contact the organizer of the course for possible availability, as there might still be room for YOU!
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Advances in Digital Technology Management Seminar 2023 - 2 ECTS

3 March 2023 to 14 April 2023 - Kilen - room KL 2.53 (second floor)

This introductory course highlights a selection of contemporary central topics in information systems and digital technology management research. (DIGI/MOST)

DKK 2,600

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Philosophy of Science and Epistemological Methods in Business, Management and Organization Studies - 5 ECTS

17 April 2023 to 21 April 2023 - Kilen - KL1.43 (first floor)

This course develops the ability of researchers to place and and justify their research in a broad historical context. For students who want to strengthen their methodological foundation and research design. (BHL/MOST)

DKK 6,500

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Foundations of Strategy - 5 ECTS - HYBRID

18 April 2023 to 26 April 2023 - Hybrid - online / Kilen KL2.53 (second floor)

The aim of this course is to offer an introduction to the theoretical foundation in the field of Strategy, as well as an overview on the primary topics in Strategy-related research. (SI)

DKK 6,500

Emerging Markets and Global Strategy - 5 ECTS

24 April 2023 to 28 April 2023 - Dalgas Have - room DHØ 0.80 (ground floor)

The course augments participants’ understanding of characteristics of emerging markets and their implications for global strategies and equip them better to address them in their research. (EGB/MOST)

DKK 6,500

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Theoretical Foundations of Digital Strategy - 3 ECTS

26 April 2023 to 28 April 2023 - Kilen - room KL1.46 (first floor)

This doctoral course explores the role that digital materiality and related technologies play in strategy and organizational change research. (DIGI/MOST)

DKK 3,900

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International Business: State-of-the Art Theories and Topics - 5 ECTS

8 May 2023 to 12 May 2023 - Kilen - room KL 2.53 (second floor)

The course is designed for students with different backgrounds who have an interest in business and its applications to other fields and topics. Basic knowledge of management, strategy, and economics is helpful, but not required. (SI)

From DKK 5,025

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Using Semi-structured Interviews in International and Cross-cultural Contexts - 3 ECTS

9 May 2023 to 11 May 2023 - Dalgas Have - room DHV2.69, 2.70 & 2.71 (second floor)

The aim of the course is twofold. First it aims at combining 1) theoretical and methodological reflections on semi-structured interviews with 2) practical exercises in interviewing techniques. (MSC/MOST)

DKK 3,900

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HYBRID Advances in Marketing Strategy Research - 2.5 ECTS

10 May 2023 to 11 May 2023 - Room TBA

The course aims to: provide knowledge on emerging trends in marketing strategy, yield insights into how to successfully publish in marketing strategy research, and teach about emerging methodological approaches in marketing strategy research.

DKK 3,250

Applied Quantitative Methods for Non-quantitative Doctoral Researchers - 3 + 2 +1 ECTS

22 May 2023 to 26 May 2023 - DHØ 1.108 (first floor) PC Room

In the course, we introduce and train students in the targeted statistical tools within a pedagogic context of a general empirical method that recognizes the complementarity between qualitative and quantitative methods. (MSC/MOST)

From DKK 3,900

Advances in Transaction Cost Economics - 4 ECTS

22 May 2023 to 26 May 2023 - Online

The aim of the class is to offer recent, advanced insights from the transaction cost economics field, particularly as it applies to management research. (SI)

DKK 5,200

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The Use of Concepts: Choosing and Unfolding Concepts in PhD Theses - 5 ECTS

30 May 2023 to 2 June 2023 - Porcelænshaven - room PH16B 1.18 (first floor)

This course addresses issues by exploring general problematics and potentials related to the use of concepts in writing dissertations. We shall also give examples of specific uses of concepts in the work of prominent scholars. (BHL/MOST)

DKK 6,500

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Case-Study Approaches to Theory Building - 5 ECTS

19 June 2023 to 23 June 2023 - Dalgas Have - room DHV2.69, 2.70 & 2.71 (second floor)

This course is designed to offer the best possible learning experience and outcomes for PhD researchers who use a case study approach or other qualitative approaches in their PhD project. (MSC/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Governing and Organizing Global Markets - 5 ECTS

14 August 2023 to 18 August 2023 - Kilen - room KL4.74 (fourth floor)

The course is arranged around five themes: authority; expertise; growth models; standards; and norms. These themes are central to the fields noted above and critical in the governance and organization of global markets. (IOA/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) - 7.5 ECTS

4 September 2023 to 8 September 2023 - Hybrid - Room TBA

This course is designed to help participants understand the theoretical basis and practical application of structural equation modeling. (EGB/MOST)

DKK 9,750

Foucault and Organization, Technology, and Subject-formation - 4 ECTS

11 September 2023 to 14 September 2023 - Room TBA

A key aim of the course is that the participants acquire an effective overview of analytical possibilities in Foucault’s work, effective for selecting and deploying such analytics in their own research. (BHL/MOST)

DKK 5,200

Institutional Organizational Analysis - Change and Transformation - 5 ECTS

18 September 2023 to 22 September 2023 - Kilen - room KL4.74 (fourth floor)

The course focuses on the school within institutional theory that is rooted in sociology. We trace the development of the theory from its conception to its most recent developments and applications in organizational analysis. (IOA/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Humanistic Approaches to Societal and Global Challenges - 5 ECTS - HYBRID

18 September 2023 to 23 October 2023 - Hybrid - Room TBA

The course discusses humanistic approaches to the study of societal and global challenges and focuses on developing students’ understanding of how the humanities and interdisciplinary social sciences address fundamental challenge (BHL/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Qualitative Research Methods – 5 ECTS

19 September 2023 to 22 September 2023 - Room TBA

Qualitative methods provide the opportunity to gain new insights into exploring drivers of behavior which might lead to new theoretical insights. (MARTKTG)

DKK 6,500

Framing the PhD project: How to connect parts to a whole in a paper-based dissertation within organization and management studies? - 2 ECTS

11 October 2023 to 12 October 2023 - Room TBA

The course focuses on establishing robust linkages between papers in a PhD dissertation by composing and writing an effective framework (”kappe”). (IOA/MOST)

DKK 2,600

About CBS PhD School


Copenhagen Business School (CBS) offers a range of PhD courses, covering the scientific disciplines of the school. The courses include research design, publication techniques, research methods such as qualitative or quantitative methods, and specialisation courses in eg. organisational analysis, marketing and political science.

Most courses are organised as intensive week-long courses, but other formats are applied as well. The courses are open to PhD students from other countries and institutions, but some prerequisites may apply. Please see the individual course descriptions.

The PhD courses are offered in English and are for PhD students only.

Contact Information


CBS PhD School
Solbjerg Plads 3
2000 Frederiksberg

Phone Number: +45 3815 2475
E-mail: phdsupport@cbs.dk
Website: www.cbs.dk