Educating scholars who transform management
NIDA has long been a cornerstone of Thailand’s national competitiveness. Its PhD in Management is designed to advance theoretical and methodological expertise in response to evolving global challenges. The program equips students to analyze complex social and organizational issues, develop innovative solutions, and contribute original knowledge to the global academic community.
Graduates are prepared for careers as scholars, academics, and high-level professionals in universities, research institutes, public agencies, and leading business organizations. The curriculum integrates key management disciplines across public and private sectors, emphasizing strategic planning, leadership, and effective resource management to support sustainable development.
“Coursework consists of a combination of practical learning of management theories and practices, research methodology, and exposure to various fields of concentration.”
What you will achieve
Graduates are equipped with interdisciplinary knowledge, research skills, and professional competencies to advance the field of management and serve the academic and broader community.
Integrity & Ethics
Critically apply theories, methodologies, and knowledge to address fundamental questions in the primary area of study.
Advanced Theory
Interact productively with people from diverse backgrounds with integrity and professionalism.
Analytical Thinking
Pursue research of significance in the discipline or an interdisciplinary or creative project.
Communication Skills
Demonstrate skills in oral and written communication sufficient to publish and present work in the field of study/research.
Self-Transformation
Apply skills and knowledge in management research to benefit the academy and community at large.
Program Structure
For applicants holding an MS/MA degree. Students may be requested by the committee to enroll in additional courses provided by ICO NIDA or other NIDA schools.
Course Descriptions
LC 4003
Course contents and teaching activities focus on the integrated skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with particular emphasis on academic writing. Students will also work in small groups, practicing paper presentation techniques, précis writing, and research writing.
This course reviews essential reading and writing strategies required to read and write academic English. Course contents include work on sentence structures, vocabulary, and recognition of major thought-relationships in paragraphs, as well as practice in reading and writing academic English.
Remarks:
- Conditions for enrolling in English for Graduates courses are in lieu of the criteria set by the School of Language and Communication.
- Exemptions from any remedial courses are subject to ICO NIDA’s requirements.
This course examines the intellectual history of management theory in both business and the public sector. Management philosophies, theories, and techniques are examined by doctoral students in management. Participants will acquire a broad and deep understanding of management concepts, values, and ethics at play in management.
The course aims to provide the student with a solid knowledge of the most commonly used econometric estimation techniques. The course allows students to bridge theory about economic behavior both at the macro and the micro levels and measurement that is the quantification of some observable phenomena. The contents of the course included statistical instruments, probability and inference, and apply them to the workhorse of econometrics, i.e., the linear regression model, panel data methods, instrumental variables, simultaneous equations models, regression discontinuity designs, and matching methods.
Human capital management (HCM) is an approach to employee staffing that perceives people as assets (human capital) whose current value can be measured and whose future value can be enhanced through investment. This course provides empirical research and economic theory related to human capital management (Personnel Economics) and organization management issues such as recruitment, compensation, promotions, performance evaluation, selection, training, and knowledge management (KM). The course provides a rigorous theoretical framework and the statistical tools needed to analyze human capital policies under varying institutional and competitive environments. It highlights the importance of information and incentives in the modern economy.
Course contents and teaching activities focus on the integrated skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with particular emphasis on academic writing. Students will also work in small groups, practicing paper presentation techniques, précis writing, and research writing.
This course discusses a series of influential and innovative studies in empirical international management research. International Business (and the study of Multinational Corporations) is an interdisciplinary field that spans a number of different theoretical and empirical approaches in international contexts. Seminar discussions will focus on identifying and developing interesting research questions raised by this interdisciplinary literature, which offers many opportunities for systematic empirical study. The discussion will focus on different schools of thought, approaches, and techniques, as well as the use of data analysis in different managerial contexts.
Development programs address various issues for both public and private sectors, such as company investment plan, poverty reduction, demographic governance, crisis prevention and recovery, environmental and energy programs, and human development. This course deals with research topics in which management tools are used to satisfy development goals. It covers the coordination and management processes of development programs and projects. The dominant paradigm in development management is intervention in the form of a transfer of aid by an external agency/donor and oversight of the related project cycle, i.e., project identification, project planning (formulation and appraisal), implementation and monitoring, and evaluation. Research to provide a structured method of project cycle management for development programs will be discussed in class with the objective of identifying strategies for the optimum use of limited resources in manpower, finance, material, and time, as well as determining how to make an effective contribution to the clarification and reformation of policies and objectives.
This course provides an in-depth method of preparing and conducting research in management. It is an introduction to doctoral research methods in management that aims to enhance a student’s skills and body of knowledge of how to conduct research, including ideas that students can work on toward their dissertation. Basic issues involved in conducting empirical research for publication in scholarly management journals will be examined. Framing of research questions, research structure, theory development, the initial choices involved in research design, data collection, and basic concerns in empirical testing, and research ethics will be discussed during the course. This course also considers these issues in the context of different modes of empirical research (including experimental, survey, qualitative, archival, and simulation).
Quantitative research methods use applied statistics, which include statistical methods and statistical tools and techniques. The course also introduces applied econometrics by covering the theory and application of multivariate estimators and the linear, nonlinear, and structural models for cross-sectional, panel data, limited dependent variables, and time series.
This course introduces students to a range of qualitative research methods and theoretical perspectives, with particular emphasis on the role that theory plays across the different stages of the research process. It examines the underlying philosophical assumptions of qualitative research methods and the implications that these assumptions have for framing a research problem, data collection, analysis, writing, and other dissemination strategies. It also provides some basic opportunities to attain practical, hands-on experience with developing research questions, techniques for data collection, and data analysis.
All candidates for the Ph.D. degree must have an advisor, who can be either fulltime or visiting faculty of the International College of NIDA. The advisor is considered the primary reader of the dissertation. The defense must be open to the academic community of the university and be publicly announced at least one week beforehand. The Dissertation Committee is appointed by the Program Committee. The Defense Committee consists of at least three persons. The outside members may include graduate faculty from other NIDA schools or from outside NIDA, in which case the member must meet equivalent academic standards.
- Successfully complete all assigned program courses and the pass a qualifying examination, as determined by ICO NIDA.
- Pass a qualifying examination upon completion of all coursework within two years after admission. However, in exceptional circumstances, an extension may be requested and granted at the discretion of the President. The qualifying exam includes a broad inquiry into the student’s preparedness to conduct research and provides an opportunity to discuss the proposed dissertation.
- Pass a Ph.D. dissertation proposal examination, complete a Ph.D. dissertation, and pass an oral examination on the Ph.D. dissertation within six years after admission. Doctoral candidates are required to write a Ph.D. dissertation proposal and a Ph.D. dissertation.
Investment in your future
Non-Thai Citizens
ASEAN / Low-Income
countries
ASEAN country or a low-income country as
defined by the World bank
Thai Citizens
How to apply
Applicants must demonstrate strong academic performance, satisfactory English proficiency, and strong professional recommendations. Applications may be submitted all year round; acceptance will be notidied individually.
Required Documents
- Completed ICO NIDA Application Form
- Certified copies of all academic transcripts and certificates
- Certified copy of ID card or passport (House registration required for Thai applicants)
- Medical certificate
- Two passport-sized photographs
- One recommendation letter from an academic advisor or professional supervisor
- Proof of English proficiency
- A 1,200-word research proposal describing your intended research topic
- Personal essay or a Youtube link to your personal presentation
How to apply
Through an ICO NIDA Authorized Representative
Contact an ICO NIDA authorized representative in your region.
By Post or In Person
By Email
Additional ⎯ Chinese Nationals
- Bachelor’s & Master’s Degree Certificates (Notarial Certificate)
- Online Vertification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate.
- For Master’s degrees obtained from institutions other than China, a certificate of qualification from the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) is required.
Application Fee :
1,000 THB. Please attach the payment receipt when submitting your application.
We're here to help
Reach out to our program coordinators for more information about the Ph.D. in Management program at ICO NIDA.
Miss Varisa Kanharattanachai
- varisa.k@nida.ac.th
- 0 2727 3003