Our faculty is world renowned, and in average, majority of them have worked for over 15 years in various international companies. At SSBM we believe that networking is of highest importance. This is especially true in the academic and scientific world. We enable this by working only with top lecturers from around the world. Our professors are engaged in rigorous and relevant research, and systematically publish in top journals.

Our doctoral program follows a distance learning format. We use a world-class learning management system used by Harvard and MIT. This is of key importance as technology enables superior learning process and facilitates knowledge acquisition.

Switzerland is known for having one of the best educational systems in the world. In particular, its academic and scientific knowledge is of paramount importance and many of Swiss academics figure among the most cited scholars in the world. SSBM was founded on this basis of this excellence.

Majority of our doctoral students are holding executive or director positions within their organizations. Our alumni are outstanding managers who enhanced their professional practice by combining academic rigor and managerial relevance. Our students come from various business backgrounds, from multinational companies to founders of their own businesses. All of them hold senior management positions (i.e. CEO, VP, Partner, and General Manager).

You’ll have the support of doctoral coaches, industry-connected faculty and peer mentors—each committed to your success.

The SSBM’s doctoral program will challenge you to refine and apply highly sought-after leadership skills in research, critical thinking, communication, analysis, and management. We will help you to contribute to the state-of-the-art knowledge in your chosen area of study through management research within current and future work settings.

We will support you with an inclusive curriculum that will provide you with the state-of-the-art methodologies needed to become an intellectual leader.

The duration of most other doctoral programs is around 4 to 5 years. At SSBM an average duration is 2 years. We achieve this by careful and meticulous selection of our students who are highly motivated and committed to deliver their doctoral dissertation within this period. This is largely facilitated by our mentors who provide superior support.

At SSBM, we focus on delivering top-notch thesis outcomes. We work closely with our doctoral students to evaluate the relevance of current and emerging business theories and practices from an interdisciplinary perspective. Our aim is to guide our doctoral students to design rigorous research that contributes to the professional body of knowledge of business and management.