Executive Doctorate profile
An Executive Doctorate candidate typically:
- has a practice-based career, but may undertake part-time positions in academic institutions
- works as a senior manager, CEO or consultant and has several years’ experience at a senior level
- expects to stay in his/her managerial or consulting career but may be interested to undertake part-time positions in academic institutions
- is motivated to pursue the degree by a desire to stand back from his/her working role, reflect on a critical management issue and carry out in-depth research to solve the issue or problem. The Executive Doctorate makes a contribution to knowledge in the context of practice.
Many people undertake this degree at a critical point in their career, enabling them to change course or to access more senior positions. The experience gives them a higher intellectual platform from which to develop capability beyond that normally attainable through work experience alone.
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