Artificial Intelligence
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project As autonomous and non-deterministic AI systems become more powerful, organizations need stronger real-time governance, observability, and safety mechanisms. Post-execution explanation may not be sufficient when autonomous systems act quickly and influence high-stakes decisions. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of AI safety artefacts and ethical guardrails for autonomous systems.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Artificial Intelligence
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD research opportunity examines how artificial intelligence shapes organizational strategy, transformation, and leadership. Possible research topics include AI adoption, AI governance, strategic decision-making, automation, organizational redesign, executive readiness, workforce transformation, and the relationship between AI capabilities and competitive advantage.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Artificial Intelligence
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Traditional go-to-market strategies can be too slow for markets shaped by rapid demand shifts, digital platforms, AI-enabled buying behavior, and changing customer expectations. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of adaptive go-to-market architectures that integrate AI tools, market intelligence, sales processes, and strategic execution.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Banking
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD project explores the transformation of banking and financial services in emerging economies. Possible research topics include digital banking adoption, regulatory reform, banking competition, financial inclusion, fintech partnerships, governance, strategic modernization, and the role of banks in economic development. The project is particularly relevant for candidates from fast-changing financial markets.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Many boards and senior leadership teams are expected to oversee digital transformation, AI adoption, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies without always having the tools to assess strategic value, risk, or implementation readiness. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of board-level governance artefacts for emerging technology oversight.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD project explores business model innovation and strategic renewal in established or growing organizations. Potential topics include business model redesign, strategic renewal, digital business models, revenue model innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, industry disruption, and the transformation of traditional firms.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Artificial Intelligence
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project The rapid growth of AI, cloud computing, and data-intensive business models is increasing the environmental footprint of digital infrastructure. Energy use, water consumption, hardware lifecycle management, and community pressure around data centers are becoming strategic business issues. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of sustainable and circular IT strategies for organizations operating or relying on large-scale digital infrastructure.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Artificial Intelligence
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Organizations often describe data as a strategic asset, yet many struggle to measure its actual value, prioritize data investments, or connect data resources to business performance. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of valuation frameworks for corporate data in AI-enabled organizations.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD project invites research into corporate governance, risk management, and executive decision-making in complex organizational environments. Possible topics include board effectiveness, enterprise risk management, governance structures, executive accountability, financial oversight, regulatory pressure, and decision-making under uncertainty.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD research opportunity examines cross-border management, culture, and institutional complexity. Possible topics include institutional distance, cultural adaptation, international management practices, global teams, expatriate leadership, subsidiary management, cross-border mergers, and the coordination of organizations across different legal, cultural, and regulatory environments.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD project focuses on digital platforms, business ecosystems, and competitive advantage. Possible research directions include platform strategy, ecosystem orchestration, network effects, digital marketplaces, platform governance, technology-enabled scaling, and the international expansion of platform-based business models.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Organizations are facing growing pressure to provide transparent, verifiable, and lifecycle-based information about products, sourcing, sustainability, and supply chains. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of digital product passport frameworks that support regulatory compliance, circularity, and consumer trust.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Artificial Intelligence
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project AI-generated content, synthetic media, deepfakes, and automated misinformation are creating new risks for organizations. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of organizational protocols for disinformation security, digital trust, and corporate reputation protection.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Hybrid and decentralized work environments challenge traditional leadership models. Top-down management structures often struggle to support fast decision-making, engagement, accountability, and ownership when teams are distributed across locations, time zones, and digital platforms.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD project focuses on emotional intelligence, executive performance, and leadership effectiveness. Potential research topics include emotional intelligence across cultures, executive self-awareness, resilience, leadership development, decision-making under pressure, coaching, psychological safety, and the relationship between emotional capabilities and organizational outcomes.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Artificial Intelligence
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Automation can increase speed and efficiency, but it can also weaken human connection, trust, and customer satisfaction. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of human-centered service models that integrate AI while preserving empathy, trust, and meaningful customer engagement.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD project examines entrepreneurial strategy and venture growth in global markets. Possible topics include international entrepreneurship, venture scaling, founder decision-making, growth strategy, entrepreneurial ecosystems, market entry, fundraising, innovation, and the strategic challenges faced by startups and scale-ups.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD research opportunity is designed for candidates interested in how financial technology, digital finance, and financial innovation are reshaping value creation in global business. Possible research directions include digital banking, fintech adoption, mobile payments, open banking, blockchain-enabled financial services, financial inclusion, and the strategic transformation of financial institutions.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD research opportunity examines global leadership and cross-cultural management in international business environments. Possible topics include intercultural leadership, global mindset, expatriate leadership, multicultural teams, cross-border collaboration, leadership adaptation, and the management of cultural complexity.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD project focuses on global market entry, international expansion, and competitive strategy. Possible research topics include foreign market selection, entry mode choice, localization, strategic partnerships, international franchising, export development, regional expansion, and competitive positioning in new markets.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD research opportunity examines international business strategy across developed and emerging markets. Possible topics include multinational strategy, international expansion, localization, global competition, emerging-market firms, cross-border partnerships, institutional distance, and strategy adaptation across countries.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD project focuses on organizational change, agility, and resilience. Potential topics include transformation leadership, change readiness, crisis response, organizational learning, agile management, restructuring, post-merger integration, cultural change, and resilience in uncertain environments.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Sustainability is increasingly moving from reporting and compliance toward measurable impact, resource regeneration, and long-term value creation. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of financial models and decision frameworks that integrate sustainability, circular economy principles, biodiversity considerations, and regenerative business logic into capital allocation.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Rapid technological change is challenging traditional approaches to job design, hiring, and workforce planning. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of skills-first talent ecosystems that allow organizations to identify, mobilize, and redeploy capabilities in real time.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Large-scale urban development projects often involve competing economic, political, environmental, and social interests. Traditional negotiation models may fail when developers, public authorities, local residents, and community stakeholders define value differently. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of negotiation support tools for public-private-community partnerships.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD research opportunity invites candidates to examine strategic management in complex international environments. Possible topics include strategic decision-making, competitive strategy, international growth, organizational adaptation, geopolitical risk, institutional complexity, and strategy execution across markets.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project This PhD research opportunity explores how international organizations identify, adopt, govern, and scale new technologies. Potential topics include technology strategy, digital transformation, innovation governance, emerging technology adoption, IT-business alignment, technology roadmapping, and the role of senior leadership in technology-driven change.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Global supply chains are increasingly exposed to geopolitical fragmentation, trade disputes, tariffs, resource constraints, and regional instability. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of practical frameworks that help organizations move from efficiency-only supply chain models toward resilience-by-design.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Artificial Intelligence
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project As artificial intelligence moves from decision support to autonomous action, organizations face new questions of accountability, trust, control, and human oversight. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of governance protocols for the integration of agentic AI into enterprise workflows.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Business
Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management
About the Project Water scarcity is becoming a strategic constraint for many organizations, especially in sectors where production, infrastructure, agriculture, energy, or digital operations depend on reliable water access. Yet many firms have not fully integrated water risk into enterprise risk management, investment decisions, or board-level strategy. This DBA research opportunity focuses on the design of corporate water stewardship and resilience frameworks.
- Location
- Paris, France, France
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only