CEIBA’s DBA programs are designed for experienced professionals who want to go beyond advanced management education and contribute to knowledge through research grounded in practice. Working with academics, candidates transform important questions from their professional world into rigorous doctoral inquiry.
From practice to question
Candidates begin with real issues emerging from their professional experience, sector, or field of responsibility.
From question to research design
With faculty support, they transform these issues into researchable questions, theoretical frameworks, and rigorous methodological choices.
From thesis to contribution
The DBA thesis is expected to produce meaningful insight: for the candidate’s organization or profession, and for academic understanding in the field.
From individual project to intellectual community
Throughout the program, candidates join a community of professionals and academics engaged in reflection, dialogue, and knowledge creation.
The CEIBA DBA is designed for experienced professionals who want to deepen their expertise through structured research, including:
– senior executives and business leaders facing complex strategic or organizational challenges
– entrepreneurs and business owners seeking to investigate issues relevant to growth, transformation, or governance
– consultants and professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and research capabilities
– academics and lecturer-practitioners wishing to expand their doctoral research profile
– specialists in fields such as artificial intelligence, psychology, education, and leadership who want to connect their domain expertise with management inquiry
For experienced professionals who want to investigate major questions in management, leadership, strategy, organizational change, or business development. This track provides a broad doctoral framework for transforming managerial experience into rigorous applied research.
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Developed for senior professionals who wish to pursue doctoral research while maintaining demanding responsibilities. Offered in partnership with Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes (UEMC), this pathway combines flexibility with a strong research structure.
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For professionals exploring how AI reshapes management, organizations, decision-making, and innovation. This pathway supports research at the intersection of business and AI, with attention to both strategic opportunity and responsible implementation.
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For professionals interested in the psychological dimensions of leadership, organizations, and managerial practice. This pathway supports research on behavior, well-being, organizational development, and the human side of business.
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At CEIBA, we believe a DBA should lead to more than a title. It should help candidates produce insight that matters. Depending on the project, a DBA thesis may contribute to:
– better understanding of a strategic or organizational problem
– more reflective and evidence-based managerial practice
– innovation in a professional field or industry
– stronger dialogue between academic knowledge and executive experience
– the development of new perspectives on emerging business challenges
The DBA is the doctoral center of CEIBA’s broader educational ecosystem. Many participants first develop advanced managerial, sectoral, or analytical foundations through master’s or executive programs, and later continue toward doctoral inquiry through the DBA. In this sense, the DBA is not an isolated program, but part of a larger pathway from learning to knowledge creation.
At CEIBA, DBA candidates join an international environment where professional experience, academic supervision, and intellectual curiosity come together. Whether your goal is to strengthen your organization, contribute to your field, or develop as a scholar-practitioner, the DBA provides a framework for rigorous inquiry and meaningful contribution.
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