Areas for research projects that could be pursued within the scope of the PhD in Technological Change and Entrepreneurship include the following:

• Entrepreneurship, Market Dynamics, and Industry Evolution
• Entrepreneurial Human Capital and the Dynamics of Entering, Surviving, and Exiting Business Ownership
• The Relationship between Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Regional Economic Development
• Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies
• New Product Development
• Human Capital, Human Resources, and the Decision to Innovate
• Operations Management, Innovation, and Public Administration
• Energy Management and Policy
• Telecommunications Management and Policy
• Technology Management in the Health Sector

The key research units associated with the TCE PhD program include:

• The Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IN+, at IST
• Unidade de Investigação da Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, UNICEE, at FCEE-Católica
• Centro de Matemática Aplicada à Previsão e Decisão Económica, CEMAPRE, at ISEG
• Associação para Inovação e Desenvolvimento Empresarial, INOVISA, at ISA