Com duração de quatro anos, o curso visa formar professores, pesquisadores, gestores ou profissionais que evidenciem:

1. capacidade analítica e reflexiva para lidar com práticas diversas, complexas e contemporâneas do campo das organizações, das políticas públicas e da gestão;
2. competência de realizar, liderar e disseminar pesquisa acadêmica consistente, relevante e inovadora no contexto da sociedade contemporânea, da interdisciplinaridade e da transdisciplinaridade;
3. competência de praticar o ensino de forma reflexiva e inovadora, de acordo com os princípios do processo de aprendizagem em múltiplas organizações; e
4. habilidade de administrar organizações, implementar políticas e processos de gestão, respeitando suas singularidades, identidades e conexões com a sociedade.

NPGA faculty and students have created an intellectual environment rich in learning, collaboration, and academic leadership. Throughout the program, students are encouraged to (a) participate in program activities and scientific events, (b) develop academic and technological production, and (c) qualify their management practices.

NPGA classes, activities and research are based on academic, organizational and social relevance. The disciplinary diversity of its student body favors an enriching cultural and educational exchange. NPGA professors and students research phenomena that arouse interest in both the academia and the most diverse types of organizations in contemporary society.

O público-alvo do doutorado é formado por estudantes, pesquisadores, professores ou gestores que buscam desenvolver habilidades analíticas e reflexivas para pensar a complexidade das organizações, da gestão e suas conexões com a sociedade. São bem-vindos estudantes com graduação ou mestrado em Administração ou em áreas afins tais como Economia, Sociologia, Engenharia, Antropologia, Computação, Psicologia, Ciência Política, Artes, Estatística, Educação, entre outras.

NPGA promotes international learning through several actions:

• students show proficiency in English upon admission;
• many mandatory readings are only available in other languages, especially in English;
• some curricular components, courses, and lectures may be offered in English;
• students and professors are encouraged to participate in scientific events and publish (support for linguistic editing of articles accepted by high impact journals);
• estudantes estrangeiros são atraídos para os cursos do NPGA

Undergraduate students are encouraged to (a) course the disciplines of the master's or doctoral programs as special students with the possibility of using these credit hours; (b) participate in extracurricular activities (events, debates) carried out by graduate students; (c) attend master's thesis and doctoral dissertation defenses; (d) participate in research activities supervised by professors through undergraduate research scholarships. Master's students are encouraged to (a) teach undergraduate components, disciplines and/or classes; (b) act as monitors, lecturers, and evaluators of Undergraduate Final Projects (Capstone Projects) at the undergraduate programs; (c) articulate their research projects with undergraduate research fellows and supervision of Capstone Projects at the undergraduate programs.

Credit hours in undergraduate or graduate courses in Management may be required as a way of leveling students who do not come from the Management area and who have a strong need to comprehensively understand the main themes and debates in the field of studies on management and organization.