PhD in Business Administration
Ivey’s PhD Program in Business Administration, Canada's longest established program, is an intensive research-based program designed to develop an individual's analytic, research and teaching ability and prepare PhD candidates for a career in university teaching and research.
Finance
General Management
Information Systems
Management Science
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behaviour



Melissa Leithwood
Ivey PhD Candidate
"At Ivey I'm given the encouragement and research skills I need to produce innovative research with practical relevance."
Ivey PhD in Finance
Gain an understanding of statistical and econometric methods, along with knowledge of the financial and capital market environment and an awareness of major current issues facing financial managers.Get Started

Bassam Farah
Ivey PhD Candidate
"Pursuing a PhD in International Business at Ivey is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my entire life!"
Ivey PhD in General Management
Examine how firms can remain successful in a rapidly changing world characterized by increasing globalization, heightened competitive pressures and complex social and technological environments.
Majid Eghbali-Zarch
Ivey PhD Candidate
"I knew Ivey would help me make my desired difference in my life and my society. In retrospect, I was indeed right."
Ivey PhD in Information Systems
Focus on the design, development, implementation and use of information technology, as well as how it influences (and how it is influenced by) processes, people, groups, organizations, countries and societies.
Matt Wong
Ivey PhD Candidate
"Whether they are world-renowned academics or entrepreneurs of successful businesses, Ivey has enabled me to see both."
Ivey PhD in Management Science
Develop an understanding of the basic theoretical models and their application in the modern competitive corporation, and an awareness of those corporations and industries where competence in management science is essential for corporate survival and growth.
Theodore Noseworthy
Ivey PhD Candidate
"I chose Ivey Marketing because when you care about realism and relevance, there really is no other choice."
Ivey PhD in Marketing
Fundamentally concerned with the description and prediction of decision outcomes, the Marketing field involves all aspects of the firm that relate to customers, competitors, distributors and business regulators.Get Started

David Barrett
Ivey PhD Candidate
"Ivey has enhanced my appreciation and understanding of how operations management impacts all aspects of an organization."
Ivey PhD in Operations Management
Explore how firms transform inputs into outputs, thereby creating value for customers while simultaneously capturing value from customers.
Meredith Woodwark
Ivey PhD Candidate
"Two criteria drove my selection of a PhD program: the academic rigour of the training, and the relevance of the research to organizations. I found both in the Ivey program."







