Doctor of Philosophy
PhD is a doctoral research degree offered by the Department of Business Administration. The degree aims to produce research scholars who will have the capability to conduct scholarly research for the creation of new knowledge and the improvement of existing understanding of business phenomena.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Develop understanding of fundamental concepts of conducting research in the domain of Business Administration
Develop skills for using Information technology in effectively conducting research and for converting data into information
Enable students to apply concepts learnt to articulate thesis with focus on original research
Develop skills to understand and assess the quality and standard of research publications
Impart effective communication skills to their future roles as researchers
Create sound concepts of ethical and moral frameworks that will help them resolve organizational dilemmas.
Use critical thinking skills to evaluate information, solve problems, and make sound decisions.

JOB MARKET
A PhD makes a candidate very attractive to employers looking to fill academic positions in higher education. Furthermore, candidates having PhD degrees are also preferred in higher-level, research-driven positions in industry.
Course Type | Course Code | Course Name |
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MGT 812 | Research Methods | |
MGT 852 | Advanced Research Methods | |
MGT 814 | Econometrics | |
MGT 854 | Advanced Econometrics | |
MGT 811 | Qualitative Research | |
MGT 841 | Advanced Qualitative Research | |
MGT 815 | Quantitative Research Methods | |
MGT 817 | Qualitative Research Methods | |
MGT 818 | Philosophy of Research | |
MGT 857 | Advanced Philosophy | |
MGT 813 | Advanced Statistical Modeling | |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 811 | Marketing Strategy |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 812 | Consumer Behavior/Consumer Behavior Models |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 813 | Behavioral Decision Theory In Consumer Behavior |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 814 | Corporate Brand Management |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 821 | Seminar In Marketing Theory |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 823 | Strategic Integrated Marketing Communication |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 815 | Strategic Brand Management |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 816 | Creativity in Advertising |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 817 | Strategic Service Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 818 | Artificial Intelligence Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 819 | Social Media Analytics |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 820 | Marketing planning and Implementation |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 831 | Service Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 832 | International Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 833 | Digital Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 834 | Luxury Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 835 | International Advertising |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 836 | Consumer Behavior: Theory and Practice |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 837 | Business to Business Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 838 | Sports, Entertainment and Music Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 822 | Seminar in Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 851 | Advanced Topics in Marketing |
Concentration Course of Marketing | MKT 839 | Selected Readings in Marketing |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 811 | Finance Theory |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 812 | Empirical Research In Finance |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 821 | Seminar In Investment Theory |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 822 | Seminar In Corporate Finance |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 823 | Seminar In Financial Markets And Institutions |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 814 | Corporate Governance |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 815 | Financial Engineering |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 816 | Behavioral Economics and Finance |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 817 | FinTech |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 818 | Financial Econometrics |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 819 | Financial Globalization & Connectedness |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 820 | International Financial Managements |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 831 | Corporate Finance |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 832 | Financial Markets and Institutions |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 833 | Financial Risk Management |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 824 | Seminar in Finance |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 851 | Advanced Topics in Finance |
Concentration Course of Finance | FIN 834 | Selected Readings in Finance |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 811 | Behavior Systems and Management Thought |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 812 | Organizational Leadership and Change |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 813 | Social Capital: Theory and Application |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 814 | Foundations of Strategic Human Resource Management |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 821 | Seminar in Strategy Research |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 822 | Seminar in Organizational Behavior |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 815 | Employment Relations Law |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 816 | HRM planning, bargaining and negotiation |
Concentration Course of Management / HRM | HRM 817 | Organizational Diagnosis and Transformation |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT831 | Strategic Management and Governance |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT832 | International Business Management |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT833 | History of Management Thought |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT834 | Industrial Dynamics and Competitiveness |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT835 | Organizational Leadership and Change |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT836 | Strategic HRM |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT837 | Strategic Finance |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT838 | Strategic Marketing |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT851 | Advanced Topics in Management/ Strategic Management |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT821 | Seminar in Management/ Strategic Management |
Concentration Course of Management | MGT839 | Selected Readings in Management/ Strategic Management |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 818 | Conflict and Negotiation Management |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 819 | Human Capital: Theory and Application |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 820 | Organizational Development |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 831 | International HRM |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 832 | Entrepreneurial Theory and Practice |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 833 | Organizational Behavior: Theory and Practice |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 852 | Advanced Topics in HRM |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 823 | Seminar in HRM |
Concentration Course of HRM | HRM 834 | Selected Readings in HRM |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC811 | Philosophy of Thought |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC812 | History of Management Thought |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC813 | Interdisciplinary Seminar in Management |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC814 | Economic Foundations of Research in Management |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC815 | Psychological and Sociological Foundations of Research in Management |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC816 | Teaching in Higher Education |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC817 | Real World Problems and Cases for Managers: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC818 | Industrial Organization for Business Strategy |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC819 | Socioeconomic Context of Business |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC820 | Legal and Ethical Foundations of Business |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC831 | Leadership and Professional Development Practicum |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC832 | Ethical Decision Making in Business and Professional Development Practicum |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC833 | Globalization |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC834 | Managing Risk |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC835 | Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC836 | Law and Ethics in Business |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC837 | Information Technology Perspectives |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC838 | Special Topics |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC801 | Independent Study |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC852 | Advanced Professional Development Strategies |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC839 | Business Fundamentals |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC840 | Managing Multimedia and Web Development for Instructional Design |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC841 | Authoring |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC842 | Multinational Management and Policy |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC843 | Strategy Formulation and Administration. |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC844 | Policy Formulation and Administration |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC845 | Information Economics |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC846 | Scientific Inquiry through Applied Research |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC847 | Integrative Perspectives on Business Knowledge |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC848 | Problem Solving using Quantitative Research Methods |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC802 | Directed Reading/Study |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC849 | Data Management for Managers |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC850 | International Trade Theory |
Other Interdisciplinary Courses | OIC851 | Advanced Business Writing and Reading |