Thought Leadership.

Next Start 6 Oct 2025
Duration 3 Years
Language English
Format Modular
(Residential and Virtual Modules)
Avg. working
experience
25 years
Where Milano

The DBA is a 3-year part-time program aimed at business professionals who want to be Thought Leaders in their organizations by applying academic research to concrete managerial problems. 

 

 


 

DBA Perspectives

Thought Leadership

 

 


Highlights

3
Years

Duration 

EN

Language

4 + 4

Residential Modules + Virtual Modules
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EDAMBA

DBA is member of the European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management & Business Administration (EDAMBA)
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Scholarships and Tuition Waivers

DBA Class 2024-2027 (8th Edition)

30
Participants

40% Women

22
Countries Represented

Int'l Students: 86,6% 

25
Years

Average Professional Experience

What about taking the time to sit back and reflect on what your experience has taught you so far? And what about leveraging this opportunity to develop new knowledge that is both relevant to managerial practice and rigorous according to academic standards? Our DBA at SDA Bocconi is a program perfectly tailored to these needs, thanks to its vision, its structure, and its collaboration with our internationally renowned faculty.

 

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Giada Di Stefano
Director

What They Say About Us

Why would you recommend the SDA Bocconi DBA?
The DBA program at SDA Bocconi allows for experimentation and innovation in the field due to its flexible Three year structure, high calibre faculty mentors and a broad spectrum of interesting topics in research. The taught modules involved an exceptional integration of academic rigour and practice, which allowed me to develop a perceptive outlook, a keen sense of ethics and an orientation towards questioning the traditional aspects of my organisation’s life. On a personal level, I highly enjoyed the residential modules where classrooms had a very friendly vibe encouraging variety of discussions amongst students and faculty.

Describe your SDA Bocconi experience and the importance of taking an International DBA in Milano?
Almost one year throughout the DBA and my experience thus far has been nothing short of exciting. It is not only an educational journey but more of an exploratory venture. The international aspect of Bocconi challenges me to look at every business concept and every function through the eyes of a learner, a researcher, and a scholar seeking to find opportunities for improvement. We may, as professionals, lose this unique sense of curiosity that researchers enjoy, so it is definitely worth doing this leap not only to develop in my career but also on a personal level.

Karin Aghadjanian - Italian
DBA 2017-2020
Programmes Manager, Department of Abu Dhabi for Culture and Tourism

Why did you choose to undertake the SDA Bocconi DBA?

I chose the SDA Bocconi DBA because of its motto "Thought Leadership", which is not only important in doing business, but also beneficial in achieving a certain level of happiness.

 

How is this choice satisfying your needs?

I am very satisfied by my selection, as I found valuable the learning experience in the courses Organization, Logic, and Innovation by the Profs Foss, Grandori, and Fosfuri, respectively.

 

Would you recommend this program? if yes why?

I could happily recommend this Doctoral program because of the aforementioned reasons, the great 2019 rankings of the BU/SDAB by the FT, and the magnificent new campus.

 

Your program in 3 words:

"Futuristic Thought Leadership"

Chris Finengman - English
DBA 2018-2021
Founder, BusiTech
Upcoming face-to-face meetings
6
May 2025 18:30 - 20:00 | LOCAL TIME
An evening with SDA Bocconi in Amsterdam
Language ENGLISH
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11
May 2025 17:00 - 20:00 | LOCAL TIME
Orientation Meetings - San Francisco
Language ENGLISH
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Next Steps

30 Jan 2025
Application Review Start

Admissions

29 May 2025
Final Tuition Waiver & Application Deadline
6 Oct 2025
Program Start
Dec 2028
Program End

News & Social

11 October 2024
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22 January 2024
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29 May 2025

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