Distinguishing characteristics of the doctorate programs in business administration in Colombia. The student perspective

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to focus on achieving an approximation to the understanding of the situation of management doctoral programs in Colombia. Despite the need to evaluate the suitability and relevance of management doctoral programs, at present, there are no studies that inquire about the conditions of students and graduates of doctoral programs in the management research field.,An exploratory exercise was developed, information was collected with students and graduates of various doctoral programs to initiate a contextualization and characterization in terms of doctoral training from the students’ point of view.,At the end, conclusions are presented on the status and prospects to continue with future studies that allow find the conditions of doctoral level training in the management field and the impact of the research carried out by doctoral students and graduates of these programs.,This paper will contribute to the review of the existing studies regarding doctoral education in management in Colombia, which presents principal motivations about investigation in the field of study, and as such, open the space to question about the reality of the programs in terms of those who are receiving the formation.,El proposito de este trabajo es lograr una aproximacion a la comprension de la situacion de los programas de doctorado en Administracion en Colombia. Existe la necesidad de evaluar la idoneidad y relevancia de los programas doctorales en Administracion, en la actualidad no existen estudios que indaguen por las condiciones de los estudiantes y graduados de los programas doctorales en el campo de la investigacion en Administracion.,Se desarrollo un ejercicio de tipo exploratorio, se colecto informacion con estudiantes y graduados de diversos programas de doctorado en Administracion de cara a iniciar una contextualizacion y caracterizacion en terminos de la formacion doctoral desde la vision de los estudiantes.,Se presentan conclusiones sobre el estado actual y perspectivas para continuar con estudios futuros que permitan profundizar sobre las condiciones de la formacion a nivel doctoral en el campo de la Administracion y el impacto de las investigaciones que desarrollan los doctorandos y graduados de estos programas.,This research will contribute to the review of the existing studies regarding doctoral education in Management in Colombia, which present principal motivations about investigation in the field of study, and as such, open the space to question about the reality of the programs in terms of those who are receiving the formation.,Palabras clave Programas doctorales, Educacion superior, Posgrados en administracion,Articulo de investigacion,O objetivo deste trabalho centra-se na obtencao de uma abordagem para a compreensao da situacao dos programas de doutoramento em gestao na Colombia. Apesar da necessidade de avaliacao da adequacao e da pertinencia dos programas de doutorado em gestao, atualmente nao existem estudos que inquirem as condicoes dos alunos e egressos dos programas de doutorado no campo da pesquisa em Administracao.,Um exercicio exploratorio foi desenvolvido, era a informacao recolhida com estudantes e graduados de varios programas de doutorado em gestao para iniciar uma contextualizacao e caracterizacao em termos de formacao doutoral do ponto de vista de os alunos.,Esta pesquisa contribuira para a revisao dos estudos existentes sobre a formacao de doutores em Administracao na Colombia, que apresentam as principais motivacoes sobre a investigacao no campo de estudo e, como tal, abrem o espaco para questionar a realidade dos programas em termos daquelas quem esta recebendo a formacao.,Palavras-chave Programas de doutorado, Ensino superior, Programas de pos-graduacao em gestao,Artigo de pesquisa