Proven Expert Guidance for MBA, DBA, and PhD Students

Struggling to Stay Motivated, Manage Pressure, or Make Real Progress on Your Dissertation?

You’re not alone and that is why you need a dissertation supervisor who can coach you both academically and personally. Every year, thousands of capable, intelligent students hit a wall with their dissertation – not because they lack the academic ability, but because the process itself is overwhelming. Burnout, procrastination, isolation, and crushing self-doubt can derail even the most promising research projects. If you’ve found yourself staring at a blank page, rewriting the same paragraph for the tenth time, or wondering whether you’ll ever finish, I want you to know: this is far more common than you think, and it is absolutely possible to turn it around.

I’m here to help you do exactly that.

A Different Kind of Dissertation Supervision

As an experienced dissertation supervisor, I specialise in guiding students through both the academic and the deeply personal challenges that come with completing a major piece of research. Most supervisors focus exclusively on content – theory, methodology, structure. I do that too, but I also address what’s often the real barrier to finishing: motivation, mindset, and momentum.

My approach is built on a proven model that keeps you focused, accountable, and steadily moving forward – without grinding yourself into burnout along the way. Instead of vague feedback and long silences between meetings, you get consistent structure, honest academic guidance, and the kind of personal support that helps you actually show up and do the work, week after week.

Areas of Dissertation Supervisior Expertise

I supervise dissertations across the following areas:

– Cross-Cultural Leadership & Management
– International Human Resource Management
– Innovation Culture
– Cultural Change
– Post-Merger Integration
– Corporate Culture

If your research touches on how organisations navigate culture, emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, change, or global complexity, this is exactly where my expertise lies.

Why Students Choose to Work With Me As Dissertation Supervisor

Dual Support: Academic and Personal: I coach you on both fronts simultaneously. We don’t just talk about your argument and your literature review; we talk about what’s actually getting in your way – whether that’s procrastination, anxiety, perfectionism, or simply not knowing where to start. Addressing the root cause is often what makes the difference between students who finish and students who stall.

A Proven, Structured Model: Rather than leaving you to figure it out alone between sporadic check-ins, I use a consistent framework designed to keep you motivated and making visible progress at every stage – from initial proposal to final submission. It is a framework and a methodology I have developed over the years and continue to develop.

A Global, Practical Perspective: I’ve taught at top business schools across Paris, New York, Tokyo, and Shanghai, and I bring real-world consulting experience into the academic conversation. This isn’t theory in a vacuum – it’s research grounded in how organisations actually operate.

Flexible, Transparent Dissertation Supervisor Fees: No hidden costs, no ambiguity. I offer clear packages upfront, tailored to your needs, your timeline, and your budget, so you know exactly what you’re getting from day one.

About Me

– Doctoral Degree – International School of Management (Paris, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai)
– MBA – Henley Business School
– CEO of Gugin – a global management consulting and training firm specialising in cultural change, post-merger integration, leadership training, and crisis management
– Professor – I teach at leading business schools and universities around the world and also serve as dissertation supervisor at a handful of business schools
– Author – of 3 books including “The Dangerous AI Gamble In Education”

This combination of academic rigour and hands-on consulting experience means I don’t just understand the theory behind your research topic – I’ve lived it, advised on it, and helped organisations navigate it in practice.

Here are some of the business schools where I am/have been professor and dissertation supervisor

Let’s Get Started

Don’t let burnout, procrastination, or lack of direction hold you back from finishing the dissertation you’re capable of writing. Whether you’re just starting out or stuck somewhere in the middle, let’s talk about how we can get you back on track—and across the finish line.

📩 Email: finn@majlergaard.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gugin

I look forward to helping you achieve your academic goals.

Dr. Finn Majlergaard
Dissertation Supervisor