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
| BMGT8002 | Research Processes, Theory and Practice in Global Business | 6 |
| BMGT8006 | Business Principles and Practices | 4 |
| BMGT-V8925 | Doctoral Project Development - Topic Ideation | 3 |
| BMGT-V8926 | Doctoral Project Development - Topic Development | 3 |
| BMGT-V8927 | Doctoral Project Development - Framework Development | 3 |
| BMGT8008 | Ethics and Leadership in Global Environments | 4 |
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| BMGT8012 | Marketing Principles and Practice | 4 |
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| BMGT8016 | Strategic Management and Practice | 4 |
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| BMGT8019 | Business Dissertation Specialization Literature | 4 |
| BMGT8028 | Foundations of Research, Scholarly Literature, and Theory in Management | 4 |
| BMGT8055 | Business Special Topics: Literature Review | 4 |
| RSCH7860 | Survey of Research Methods | 4 |
In addition, choose one of the following two categories.
For quantitative research
| BMGT8035 | Tests, Measurements, and Business Research Design | 4 |
| BMGT8043 | Quantitative Research Techniques 2 | 4 |
| RSCH7864 | Quantitative Design and Analysis | 4 |
For qualitative research
| BMGT8044 | Qualitative Research Design and Data Analysis | 4 |
| BMGT8046 | Qualitative Data Collection Strategies, Data Collection Guides, and Field Testing | 4 |
| RSCH7868 | Qualitative Design and Analysis | 4 |
Specialization courses
| BMGT8610 | Leadership Theory and Practice in a Global Environment | 4 |
| BMGT8612 | Leadership as Personal Practice | 4 |
| BMGT8614 | Leading the Organizational System | 4 |
| BMGT8616 | Leading Dynamic Systems with Multi-Dimensional Thinking | 4 |
Upon completion of all required coursework
| GBUS9919 | Doctoral Comprehensive Examination | 3 |
Learners must register for GBUS9960 a minimum of four times to fulfill their specialization requirements.
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.