What do doctoral studies involve?
You become part of our research environment
Hanken is a research-intensive business school, which means that all our activities build on our own research. As a doctoral researcher, you become part of this knowledge-driven environment, where you contribute to generating new insights within your subject.
At Hanken, we strive for research that not only creates scientific impact but also has relevance for the corporate world. This also includes public sector organisations and the general public. You can read more about our research and its impact on our research pages, or about research areas of particular interest below.
Research topics of interest
AccountingHelsinki Topics: Financial Reporting, Corporate Governance and Auditing, Sustainability Reporting und Climate Scenario Planning. Vasa Topics: Financial Reporting, Corporate Governance and Auditing Commerical LawHelsinki topics: Corporate Tax Law Vaasa topics: Commercial Law EconomicsWe accept PhD-students with an orientation towards all core areas of Economics. We have a particular interest for PhD-students in the fields where have a particularly high research capacity: Applied Microeconometrics, Applied microeonomic theory and game theory, Behavioral Economics, Competition Economics, Experimental economics, Industrial Economics. Entrepreneurship, Management and OrganisationWe are interested in general topics of entrepreneurship. Exemples of areas with an interest to our faculty is start-ups, pivoting, corporate entrepreneurship, psychology in entrepreneurship, AI and entrepreneurship. FinanceCurrent dissertation topics on: "Macroeconomic Implications of Corporate Finance" and "Interconnectedness of Financial Frictions and Labor Market Frictions". Management and OrganisationHR, leadership and well-being, Strategy-as -Practice, Coopetition, new business models and networks, workplace bullying, business and society, CMS-related topic and responsible organizing. MarketingHelsinki topics:
Vasa topics:
Supply Chain Management and Social ResponsibilityHumanitarian logistics:
Sustainable and responsible supply chains:
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Supervision
An important part of pursuing a PhD is receiving support and guidance along the way. At Hanken, you will receive personal and individually tailored supervision from experienced researchers who are internationally active and at the forefront of their fields. You can contact a degree supervisor in your major subject even before applying to the doctoral programme to discuss your plans and get information about the research focus and studies within the subject.
Doctoral thesis
As a doctoral researcher, you will write a doctoral thesis, which you will defend in a public examination. The doctoral thesis is an independent research project that demonstrates your ability to conduct research of scientific value and contribute new knowledge within your field. At Hanken, you can choose to write your thesis either as a monograph or as a compilation thesis, consisting of several scientific articles.
You can browse new doctoral theses among our press releases, and all theses are freely available in the DHanken publication archive.
PhD career prospects
PhD graduates from Hanken hold top positions both within and outside academia, in Finland and the Nordic countries as well as globally. About two-thirds choose an academic career, but many alumni have also been highly successful in business, finance, the public sector, and as entrepreneurs.
A doctoral degree from Hanken opens doors to a global job market and provides skills that are valuable in many contexts. Below, you can read more about what our alumni are doing today
