Post DBA

The Business Science Institute has recognised expertise in international DBA programme provision and exceptional networks of professors with a wide experience of publishing in peer-reviewed academic journals as well as professional journals and magazines.

Objectives & Overall Presentation

The main objective is to facilitate the writing of an article by doctoral practitioners and to send it to a ranked journal before the end of the programme. At the end of the programme, participants obtain an Advanced Research Certificate delivered by IAE Bordeaux and the Business Science Institute.

The Post DBA program is a full experience dedicated to transform a research (as a DBA or Phd) into an academic article to be submitted and published in an international peer reviewed journal.

Each participant will be assigned to a mentor specialized in the field from Business Science Institute faculty and will receive written feedbacks from him. Journal editors and journal board members will be identified by the mentor depending on participants wish and they will teach and give individual feedbacks to each participant.

Overall the program includes:

  • 6 full days of training
  • Half of training days in very small workshop groups (less than 4 people)
  • 4 written feedback from Business Science Institute Mentor
  • 1 written feedback from an invited journal editor
  • 2 copy editing of different version of the article

Programme Structure

All sessions are online:

  • Session 1 – Key Success Factors to get an article published (1,5 day)
  • Session 2 – Target the right journal by Identifying and communicating on your key contributions (1,5 day)
  • Session 3 – Revision workshop with the mentor (0,5 day)
  • Session 4 – Revision workshop with the mentor (0,5 day)
  • Session 5 – Get your paper reviewed by invited editor (1 day)
  • Session 6 – Revision workshop with the mentor (0,5 day)
  • Session 7 – Revision workshop with the mentor (0,5 day)
Detailed Program

Before Class 1, each participant receives 2 successive written feedback by the domain mentor (before and after acceptation in the program).

Session 1 – Key Success Factors to get an article published (1,5 day)

Professors in charge: Programme coordinator + Invited editor

Half day session in workshop groups with domain mentor (1 mentor for 2, 3 or 4 participants).

To do before: Powerpoint slides to describe the article and its key contributions / improve or write your article.
To do after: Write a synthesis of main learnings and revision of the article based on mentor comments (written and oral).

Session 2 – Target the right journal by Identifying and communicating on your key contributions (1,5 day)

Professor in charge: Pr Madina Rival

To do before: Improve your Powerpoint slides to describe the article and its key contributions.
To do after the session: Write or revise the article based on the session within 1 month.

Session 3 – Revision workshop by domain (half day workshop session)

Professor in charge: Domain mentor

To do before: Improve your Powerpoint slides to describe the article, its key contributions & targeted journals.
To do after the session: Write or revise the article based on comments within 1 month.

Session 4 – Revision workshop by domain (half day workshop session)

Professor in charge: Domain mentor

To do before: Improve your Powerpoint slides to describe the article, its key contributions & targeted journals.
To do after the session: Write or revise the article based on comments within 1 month.

Article is copy edited by Business Science Institute and sent to invited editors, domain mentor and 2 other participants of the workshop.

Session 5 – Get your paper reviewed by invited editor (1 day)

Professor in charge: Programme coordinator, Invited editors and Domain mentor.

Half day in plenary session and half day in workshop session

To do before: Powerpoint slides to present key contributions, modifications made on the article, and response to comments
To do after the session: Submit the article to the journal

Session 6 – Revision workshop with the mentor (Half day workshop session)

Professor in charge: Domain coach

Session 7 – Revision workshop with the mentor (Half day workshop session)

Professor in charge: Domain coach

 

Characteristics

  • All sessions are online;
  • The programme is delivered in English;
  • The language of publications will depend on the author and the targeted journal;
  • All recognised journals can be targeted;
  • The programme lasts 12 months;
  • DBA PhDs participate in seminars and webinars, and are assigned a mentor who will ensure a personal follow-up.

Post DBA – Certificate

You will receive a certificate issued by the Business Science Institute and a French university.
This certificate will be obtained if an article has been submitted to a selected journal.

Application

The application process is online only. Each applicant must provide a CV, a summary of their DBA thesis and pay an application fee of €150. The total cost (excluding travel expenses) of the programme is €4900.

Please send your CV and an abstract from your DBA/PhD thesis to the following address: contact@business-science-institute.com