DBA in Management and Technology
Management meets technology
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This program is for you if…
- You have a senior professional track record (ideally 15+ years) and experience leading teams, functions, or business units.
- You want to turn a real challenge within your organization into an applied research project with measurable impact.
- You are looking for an Executive Doctorate (academic rigor + practical applicability), not a generalist master’s program.
- You’re motivated to think deeply, build evidence-based arguments, and write with a clear research method.
- You can commit time and consistent effort throughout the full journey (readings, deliverables, and supervision).
Why the DBA in Management and Technology?
The DBA in Management and Technology is an executive doctoral program for professionals with extensive experience. The program is designed for those who want to make a difference in their organizations and broader communities by harnessing the potential of disruptive technologies.
Our aim is to develop a new kind of “scholarly practitioner” who can apply cutting-edge research to current managerial problems that require a high level of understanding of new technologies and their potential.
In addition, this executive doctoral degree will provide high calibre professionals with outstanding networking opportunities and a chance to take part in a community of learning and innovation that contributes to the development of industrial best practices, to shaping welfare-enhancing public policy and to channeling technological disruption into a force for good in society.
In collaboration with European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management & Business Administration (EDAMBA) and Executive Member of the DBA Council (EDBAC).
Collaboration with MIT Sloan
MIT Sloan School of Management and Universidad Pontificia Comillas have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to collaborate in the area of graduate education. Our DBA in Management and Technology students will take a course at MIT Sloan on the topic of Disruptive Business Models.
We are convinced that this type of activity will herald the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship between our institutions.
What makes us different?
C-Suite Position
Most of the students in the first cohort are C-Level executives in their organizations, and 55% are CEOs or Partners in their firms
Work Experience
The average working experience of candidates is over 25 years
Our students come from diverse backgrounds
Financial 32% Energy 19% Consulting 13% NGOs 10% Food & Beverage 7% Industrial 6%t Telecommunication 3% Others 10%
DBA vs PhD
Both, the PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) and the DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) are doctoral degrees. The key differences between them are:
- Target student: young graduates (PhD) vs. senior professionals (DBA)
- Motivation: career in academia (PhD) vs. personal and professional challenge and recognition (DBA)
- Research focus: gaps in the academic literature (PhD) vs. a practical problem from the business world that is considered relevant by both business managers and scholars (DBA)
- Regulation: official degree regulated by the Ministry of Education (PhD) vs. dependent on the prestige of ICADE-ICAI
- Dedication and program length: full-time studies 4-5 years (PhD) vs. part-time studies 3 years (DBA)
Contact
C/ Alberto Aguilera, 23 - 28015 Madrid
Tel.: (+34) 91 542 28 00
Fax: (+34) 91 559 65 69
Elsa Gutiérrez - Senior Program Advisor Schedule a meeting
