Ph.D. in Management

Research Areas

The Nova SBE PhD program is designed to train future researchers in these key areas of management:

  • Management and Organization
  • Marketing
  • Operations, Technology and Innovation Management
  • Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Potential Advisors:

Supporting our researchers

Nova SBE has several Knowledge Centers and Labs to connect and support researchers. Students are typically affiliated to one Knowledge Center.

Nova SBE Leadership for Impact Knowledge Center

Nova SBE Leadership for Impact Knowledge Center

Nova SBE has recently established the Leadership for Impact Knowledge Center, where stakeholders converge to co-create transdisciplinary solutions for societal challenges and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Nova SBE Data Science Knowledge Center

Nova SBE Data Science Knowledge Center

The Data Science Knowledge Center at Nova SBE aims to advance knowledge about data-driven decision-making and its application in society.

Nova SBE Behavioral Lab

Nova SBE Behavioral Lab

Nova SBE Behavioral Lab supports a research laboratory focused on experimentation.

Latest events and research highlights

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Ana Balcão Reis Appointed Portugal’s National Delegate to OECD’s CERI
Prizes and Awards | 27 November 2025 Ana Balcão Reis Appointed Portugal’s National Delegate to OECD’s CERI

Ana Balcão Reis has been appointed by the Deputy Secretary of State for Education to serve as Portugal’s National Delegate to the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and...

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Knowledge Centers’ second Annual Meeting
Past Research News | 27 October 2023 Knowledge Centers’ second Annual Meeting

The second Annual Research Meeting of the Knowledge Centers (KCs) took place at Nova SBE on September 27.

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Nova SBE at European Researchers' Night 2023
Science Outreach | 27 October 2023 Nova SBE at European Researchers' Night 2023

Nova SBE was represented at European Researchers’ Night 2023, in Lisbon, by the Open & User Innovation (OUI) and Leadership for Impact (LFI) Knowledge...

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12 Feb '26
Management Seminars | Thursday Pranav Jindal, IBS

Prof. Pranav Jinal, from Indian Business School will present his research. 

The Impact of Financing on Multisided Platforms: Evidence from the Digital Asset Market (joint with Vasundhara...

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02 Feb '26
Management Seminars | Monday Marya Behsarov, University of Oxford

Marya Behsarov, from University of Oxford, will present her research. 

The intra-organizational dynamics of social innovation adaptation: Grameen Bank goes to China

A central challenge for...

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30 Jan '26
Management Seminars | Friday Apostolos Filippas, Fordham Gabelli School of Business

Apostolos Filippas, from Fordham Gabelli School of Business, will present his research work. 

Title: Costly Capacity Signaling Increases Matching Efficiency: Evidence from a Field...

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