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

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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.

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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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Lawrence Williams, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
26 May '26
Management Seminars | Tuesday Lawrence Williams, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder

America is weirder than WEIRD

Henrich and colleagues’ WEIRD framework has brought crucial attention to the cultural specificity of much psychological science, showing that many foundational...

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Livia Alfonsi, Harvard Business School
27 May '26
NOVAFRICA Seminars | Wednesday Livia Alfonsi, Harvard Business School

Whom You Know, Whom You Recommend, and The Role of Referrals in Gender Occupational Segregation

Occupational gender segregation persists even among workers with identical credentials. We study...

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Antonin Bergeau, HEC
22 May '26
Finance Seminars | Friday Antonin Bergeau, HEC

Firm Dynamics and Growth with Soft Budget Constraints

We develop a model of endogenous growth and firm dynamics with soft budget con-straints, where firms differ in their innovation speed and...

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