Organisational Behaviour PhD programme

We are known as one of the top OB departments in the world, recognised for teaching excellence and innovative, in-depth research.

Combine theoretical and methodological rigour with managerial relevance

Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become a successful and productive scholar.

Contribute to our research output - the cornerstone of our ability to have a positive impact on the world

Train to become a scholar in the field and secure an academic job in a research-oriented university
Pursue research on the behaviour of individuals, groups and organisations, with the goal of advancing theoretical understanding of these phenomena
Develop content knowledge and learn to conduct original empirical research
Tutor, teach and internalise the professional values and traditions of the field.

Integrate psychological, sociological and economic perspectives on the study of organisations and their members
Emphasise the interplay between theory development and empirical research.
Work closely with our outstanding OB faculty
Benefit from our expertise in areas such as:
- ethics and morality
- decision making
- negotiations
- social networks
- gender
- power and status
- creativity
- leadership
- team and group processes.

Interested in applying to London Business School for your PhD? Our students share their experience of what it's like, from consideration to congregation.

A primer on the LBS OB PhD

Faculty in the Organisational Behaviour group

We focus primarily on Micro and Macro Organisational Behaviour – the study of individual and group behaviour in an organisational context. We draw heavily on theory from psychology and sociology, and publish regularly in discipline-based and management journals.

Research Lab

A fully-staffed-state-of-the-art lab devoted to running business-related behavioural research studies. Controlled lab experiments, online surveys and field studies are just some of the methods our Lab can facilitate.

PhD students

We prepare the next generation of scholars to undertake cutting-edge research. Find out how they’re pushing the frontiers of their individual subject area.
Meet our current PhD students

Student perspective

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