The Ph.D. in Business Administration (DPA) is a graduate program that combines content at the frontier of academic research with practical application, enabling the understanding of strategic concepts aimed at identifying and solving relevant problems in private, public, and third sector organizations. 

 

This program has been added to the Ph.D. in Business Administration (MPA). Together, the two programs consolidate Insper's Graduate Program in Business Administration. 

 

The Ph.D. in Business Administration (DPA) deepens the strategic concepts studied in the M.Sc. in Business Administration (MPA) program, resulting from an integrated curriculum and a common core of courses over six trimesters. 

 

The objective of the DPA is to offer students a differentiated knowledge repertoire, aiming for excellence in the analysis and formulation of strategic alternatives for private and public organizations. Its focus is on the analysis and discussion of strategy concepts for solving problems in these organizations. 

 

The program aims to provide solid conceptual and analytical training, directed at finding practical implications of theory, aligned with the current challenges and major transformations faced by organizations and society as a whole. 

 

Furthermore, the program highlights the importance of knowledge dissemination and teaching. Students are encouraged to use advanced research methods, incorporating the best statistical models and computing tools for data handling and analysis. 

 

The emphasis is on applying strategies to identify causal relationships and develop behavioral models, enabling an in-depth analysis of specific problems related to the two lines of research:  

• 1) Strategies in private organizations;  
• 2) Strategies in public and third-sector organizations. 

A remarkable feature of the DPA is that the program is structured to intellectually challenge the participants. The central idea is that students do not come with ready-made solutions or answers to organizational problems. As in the MPA, participants are constantly urged to explore strategic alternatives and concepts through critical and systemic thinking, essential competencies to face the complex challenges that characterize the most advanced levels of study.