January 2023 University Catalog with April Addendum

PhD in Business Management, Leadership

School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration

The PhD Leadership specialization emphasizes multi-disciplinary scholarly literature and emerging trends in the leadership field, advancing the theory or practice of leadership to meet the challenges of leading in a dynamic global business environment. The specialization helps learners develop leadership qualities that support integrating multiple perspectives by building the skills in systems thinking, critical thinking, creative thinking, reflective thinking, and statistical thinking that enable leaders to build productive relationships and strengthen an organization’s viability. The specialization focuses on helping leaders become aware of and shift their beliefs and behaviors as leaders enabling them to more effectively influence and impact the organization and its external environment.

Core courses

BMGT8002Research Processes, Theory and Practice in Global Business

6

BMGT8006Business Principles and Practices

4

BMGT-V8925Doctoral Project Development - Topic Ideation

3

BMGT-V8926Doctoral Project Development - Topic Development

3

BMGT-V8927Doctoral Project Development - Framework Development

3

BMGT8008Ethics and Leadership in Global Environments

4

 

BMGT8012Marketing Principles and Practice

4

Or

BMGT8016Strategic Management and Practice

4

 

BMGT8019Business Dissertation Specialization Literature

4

BMGT8028Foundations of Research, Scholarly Literature, and Theory in Management

4

BMGT8055Business Special Topics: Literature Review

4

RSCH7860Survey of Research Methods

4

In addition, choose one of the following two categories.

For quantitative research

BMGT8035Tests, Measurements, and Business Research Design

4

BMGT8043Quantitative Research Techniques 2

4

RSCH7864Quantitative Design and Analysis

4

For qualitative research

BMGT8044Qualitative Research Design and Data Analysis

4

BMGT8046Qualitative Data Collection Strategies, Data Collection Guides, and Field Testing

4

RSCH7868Qualitative Design and Analysis

4

Specialization courses

BMGT8610Leadership Theory and Practice in a Global Environment

4

BMGT8612Leadership as Personal Practice

4

BMGT8614Leading the Organizational System

4

BMGT8616Leading Dynamic Systems with Multi-Dimensional Thinking

4

Upon completion of all required coursework

GBUS9919Doctoral Comprehensive Examination

3

Learners must register for GBUS9960 a minimum of four times to fulfill their specialization requirements.

GBUS9960Dissertation Courseroom

3

One Elective Course

At least 4 quarter credits

Choose any business management (BMGT) course(s).

Total

At least 90 quarter credits

One or more courses in this program may require a prerequisite(s). Refer to the course descriptions for details.

Learners who do not complete all program requirements within quarter credit/program point minimums will be required to accrue such additional quarter credits/program points as are associated with any additional or repeat coursework necessary for successful completion of program requirements.