NIDA Business School is one of Thailand’s premier business school that is known for its high quality research and distinguished academic training. Our PhD program’s mission is to produce outstanding academic scholars that will be sought after by other leading business programs and research institutions.
NIDA Business School provides our PhD students with the opportunity to work closely with high caliber faculty members in order to develop an academic career in their selected area of specialization. Our PhD in Business Administration provides the following specializations: Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing, and Operations Management.
Chomsorn Tangdenchai’s research, “Friend or Foe?: Bribery Practices and Relational Embeddedness in Emerging Countries” has been accepted for presentation at the Academy of International Business Conference (AIB) in July 2020.
The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Workshop by Dr. Diamantopoulos has been postponed to November 2020. The exact date will be announced soon.
Learn more about the specializations that our PhD in Business Administration offers:
PhD specialization in accounting focuses on understanding the role of information and measurement systems in effective resource allocation within the firm and among firms. Areas of research include determinants of auditor performance and quality, financial disclosure strategies of firms, effects on IFRS adoption, financial reporting quality, corporate governance and fraud, etc.
PhD specialization in finance focuses on: 1) understanding the dynamics of financial markets arising from the interactions among investors, firms, and financial intermediaries; and 2) debating on issues that allows each market participant to make effective financial decisions and policy recommendations. Areas of research include asset pricing, portfolio choice, market microstructure, behavioral and empirical finance, risk management, real estate investments, etc.
PhD specialization in management focuses on understanding how firms create and sustain competitive advantage. Management is an interdisciplinary field that draws upon theories and frameworks from economics, sociology and psychology. Areas of research include institutional change, technological change and innovation, competitive strategy, corporate strategy, cooperative strategy, global strategy, behavioral strategy, corporate governance, top management team, business ethics, real options, etc.
PhD specialization in MIS focuses on the enhancement of knowledge that relates to the management of IT-based resources and services as well as IT-based business models. Areas of research include consumer usage of social media and e-commerce, big data analytics, eLearning technology, innovation management of ICT, mobile marketing, IT strategy, etc.
PhD specialization in OM focuses on improving the efficiency, quality, and innovation of enterprises to create unsurpassable competitive advantages through better understandings of operational strategies, product/service development and innovation, quantitative modeling, and rigorous data analytics. Areas of research include supply chain and inventory management, decision making under uncertainty, pricing and revenue optimization, quality management, process improvement, competitiveness, etc.
PhD specialization in marketing focuses on understanding the needs of customers, and ideas for developing and launching new products and services. Marketing is an interdisciplinary field that draws upon economic, behavioral, psychological and administrative theory. Areas of research include marketing communication, social media marketing, consumer preferences and behavior, new product introductions, electronic word of mouth, etc.
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Description |
Date |
4.1 Application form available at NIDA Business School or can be downloaded at www.nidabusinessschool.com |
Now – April 11, 2022 |
4.2 Online Application at https://entrance.nida.ac.th |
Now – April 11, 2022 |
4.3 List of applicants who are eligible to take the written examination (Business Aptitude Test*) will be announced at www.nidabusinessschool.com |
April 18, 2022 |
4.4 Written examination (Business Aptitude Test) ** via online ** |
May 1, 2022 |
4.5 List of applicants who are eligible to take the interview will be announced at www.nidabusinessschool.com |
May 9, 2022 |
4.6 Interview Exam |
May 23 - 27, 2022 |
4.7 Application results will be announced at www.nidabusinessschool.com |
June 13, 2022 |
4.8 Registration period |
July 4 - 6, 2022 |
4.9 Classes begin |
August 8, 2022 |
*The Business Aptitude Test is waived for those who have a GMAT score of 550 or above.