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philipp.stein@pknrw.de
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Our Offer
The Department of Business and Markets trains its early-career researchers within a structured doctoral program that offers a wide range of benefits.
Targeted Qualification
By participating in lectures, seminars, workshops, and colloquia offered by the department and the Doctoral School NRW, doctoral candidates expand their academic expertise and strengthen their methodological and transferable skills, equipping themselves for future careers inside or outside academia
Intensive Supervision
Doctoral candidates benefit from supervision by three professors, regular progress meetings, and a mandatory supervision agreement.
Interdisciplinary Networking
The department understands itself as a networking platform. Doctoral candidates exchange ideas within their own research communities and in inter- and transdisciplinary contexts.
Doctoral Program 'Change and Resilience'
Content
The doctoral program focuses on key factors and work design in times of change, as well as the analysis of systems with regard to uncertainty, resilience, and institutional transformation. In addition, it addresses change and resilience from the perspective of process chains and business operations.
Target Group
Doctoral candidates with a master’s degree in business administration, economics, business education, business psychology, industrial engineering, business law, or business informatics. Candidates from related disciplines such as psychology, sociology, humanities, or law may also be eligible, provided their research has a clear economic focus or relevant thematic connection.
Doctoral Degrees
Dr.-Ing.
Dr. phil.
Dr. rer. pol.
Language
German
Program Duration
3 years
Admission and Enrollment
You can apply for acceptance and enrollment at any time. Please note the information on admission and enrollment as well as our dates and deadlines.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact Philipp Stein (philipp.stein@pknrw.de).
Vorlage Kurzexposé der Abteilung Unternehmen und Märkte
Für den Antrag auf Annahme als Doktorand*in wird ein Kurzexposé verlangt. Der Promotionsausschuss erwartet die Kurzexposés (inkl. Unterschriften) nach dieser Vorlage (.docx)
Leitfaden zur guten Promotionsbetreuung
in der Abteilung Unternehmen und Märkte (.pdf)
Kriterien umfangreiches Exposé
Promovierende der Abteilung sollten sich bei der Erstellung des umfangreichen Exposés an diesen Kriterien orientieren (.pdf)
Framework Doctoral Degree Regulations
of the Doctoral School for Applied Research in North Rhine-Westphalia dated 31.01.2023 in the version dated 05.05.2025 (.pdf)
Doctoral Degree Regulations
of the Department of Business and Markets of the Doctoral School for Applied Research in North Rhine-Westphalia from 27.03.2023 (.pdf)
