Why Harvard Business School?

Faculty & Research

Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty are world-class scholars who have had an impact on organizations and economies on every continent. Doctoral students across our programs also will work closely with renowned Harvard faculty in departments including economics, psychology, and sociology, as well as other graduate professional schools, like the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Law School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

PhD Programs Structure

All students, regardless of background, receive a full scholarship and generous stipend help cover costs for up to five years, which ensures that students have more time to conduct research. During their time in the PhD program, HBS doctoral students will take courses at HBS and in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

A Community Fueled By Collaboration

Students collaborate with Harvard Business School and Harvard University faculty on research, writing, and teaching. By the time they graduate, most students have co-authored at least one scholarly article with another graduate student or faculty member. HBS doctoral students develop meaningful relationships with students in other HBS PhD programs, as well as with PhD students from across the university. As one of the world’s great academic centers, Boston offers opportunities to collaborate with leading scholars across all fields and disciplines. Many HBS doctoral students take advantage of the ability to take courses at neighboring universities, including MIT and Tufts University.

Unparalleled Resources

Harvard University offers extensive research and teaching resources that support doctoral study. HBS doctoral students have access to the breadth of resources available to students through the Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, as well as here at HBS. Students can make use of virtually any methodology required to pursue their research interests, including field studies, large-scale statistical analysis, consumer panel research, behavioral experiments and theoretical and empirical modelling. Support is available for methodological and statistical consultation, data procurement and analysis, programming, subject pool administration, and region-based field support. And, the collections of Baker Library – one of the world’s largest and most respected business libraries – are available at the center of the HBS campus.

Record of Placement

Harvard Business School doctoral students graduate and join many of the world’s leading business schools and universities. Recent HBS graduates have received job offers from institutions such as, Berkeley, Chicago, Columbia, INSEAD, Harvard Business School, London Business School, MIT, Northwestern, Stanford and Wharton.