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Course Code Course Title Credits Description
PHDB 8101 Research Methods 3 This course is designed to support students develop a comprehensive understanding of business research. Topics will include the fundamentals of the scientific method and scientific inquiry, ethical considerations in research, strengths and weaknesses of various data collection methods, and basic methods of quantitative and qualitative data collection. The course refers to quantitative and qualitative research methods. Through discussion, article analysis, and hands-on practice, this course will teach students how to conduct a research project from beginning to end.
PHDB 8102 Data Analytics 3 This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts, tools, and techniques of data analytics, with a focus on turning raw data into actionable insights for decision-making. Students will learn how to collect, clean, analyze, and visualize data using modern analytical tools and programming languages. The course blends theory with practical applications, equipping learners with the skills to solve real-world business and research problems across industries such as finance, marketing, healthcare, operations, and technology.
PHDB 8103 Multivariate Statistical Analysis 3 This course covers an advanced set of quantitative statistical analyses that are key to creating new knowledge in human resource development. Students will learn how to interpret, conduct, and report select quantitative statistical techniques that answer research questions or hypotheses that involve multiple dependent variables.
PHDB 8104 Research Seminar on Management and Sustainability 3 The research seminar to focus on instruction that is designed for the attendee or participant to gain specific knowledge and explore the research challenges and emerging research needs within the area of sustainability management. Driven by mega trends, such as climate change, migration, globalization, or population development, sustainable development and sustainability management have now become vital areas of concern for almost all firms.
PHDB 8105 Applied Economics 3 The objective of this course is to help gain proficiency in advanced techniques that are employed in the service of causal inference, including instrumental variables, selection models, regression discontinuity, and matching methods. Students will learn to work with data structures in which the observations are not independently and identically distributed: time-series data, panel data, time-series-cross-sectional data, multi-level data, etc.
PHDM 8106 Research Seminar in Strategic Competitiveness and Leadership 3 The purpose of this seminar is to introduce doctoral students to the foundations of strategic management as an academic field. The seminar aims to cover the classic topics and readings in strategic management as well as some more recent approaches. We aim to cover the basic questions of strategy, learn about the seminal theoretical perspectives, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each, and discover points of integration. Some emphasis will be given to empirical work, although conceptual clarity is our foremost objective.
PHDM 8107 Research Seminar in Operations and Performance Improvement 3 The purpose of this seminar is to introduce doctoral students to the foundations of business improvement in relation to organizational effectiveness and efficiency as an academic field. The seminar aims to cover the classic topics and readings in business improvement as well as some more recent approaches. We aim to cover the basic questions of strategy, learn about the seminal theoretical perspectives, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each, and discover points of integration. Some emphasis will be given to empirical work, although conceptual clarity is our foremost objective.
PFDM 8108 Research Seminar in Marketing, Digital Transformation and Innovation 3 The purpose of this seminar is to introduce doctoral students to the foundations of transforming business and marketing through innovation and digital technologies. In this ever-changing world, enterprises, organizations and societies are influenced and affected by several mega trends. These include digitalization, disruption - which goes along with the need to transform companies through innovation - and corporate social responsibility. The course describes the guidelines for digital marketing management and transformation by innovation and practically shows how companies and organizations can achieve market-based sustainability via sophisticated digital and social media marketing, transformation through innovation and Marketing 4.0. This holistic "market orientation plus!" enables enterprises to align themselves with the market-focused needs and wants of customers and the interests of all stakeholders.
PHDF 8106 Research Seminar in Corporate Finance 3 The objective of the course is to introduce the theory of corporate finance. The goal is to expose students to existing work and provide basic tools to do research in the area. While the course covers the theories in the area, it also provides essential tools in forming frameworks that can serve as a basis for empirical work. The course aims to exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons.
PHDF 8107 Research Seminar in Investments and Portfolio Management 3 Portfolio theory and asset pricing models; the process of portfolio management; establishing objectives; industry and company analysis; constructing and managing a portfolio; measuring and evaluating portfolio performance. This knowledge is crucial for all market participants. Individuals, researchers and portfolio managers should have the ability to handle efficiently the tools needed to select assets, manage risk and construct optimal portfolios.
PHDF 8108 Research Seminar in International Finance 3 This course is concerned with the financial management of the firms that operate in the increasingly globalized business environment. Emphasizing broad concepts and real-world practices rather than extensive quantitative material, the course offers a concise introduction to international finance and provides a clear, conceptual framework for analyzing key financial decisions in multinational firms. The approach of the course is to treat international financial management as a natural and logical extension of the principles learned in the introductory financial management course.
PHDB 8201 Thesis Proposal 3 A thesis proposal identifies a research problem, gives some preliminary view of existing research on the problem, identifies needed resources, and sets down the schedule for the research and writing process. Proposal writing is a way of defining problems in terms of necessary levels of involvement, scheduling, and resource allocation. Prior to start the research thesis or dissertation, students first need to develop the research proposal and have it approved. It should outline all of the decisions that must have taken about the research, from dissertation topic to hypotheses and research objectives.
PHDB 8211 Thesis 3 The final and central requirement for awarding the Ph.D. degree in Business Administration is the completion of a substantial and original independent research project. The successful completion of this requirement is demonstrated through the production of a dissertation document, describing the research project and its results, and the defense of the project from challenges offered by the members of the student’s faculty Dissertation Committee. The quality of the dissertation and the defense of its thesis are evaluated by the Dissertation Committee in order to determine if the student has successfully completed this final requirement for the Ph.D. degree.
PHDB 8212 Thesis 3 The final and central requirement for awarding the Ph.D. degree in Business Administration is the completion of a substantial and original independent research project. The successful completion of this requirement is demonstrated through the production of a dissertation document, describing the research project and its results, and the defense of the project from challenges offered by the members of the student’s faculty Dissertation Committee. The quality of the dissertation and the defense of its thesis are evaluated by the Dissertation Committee in order to determine if the student has successfully completed this final requirement for the Ph.D. degree.
PHDB 8213 Thesis 3 The final and central requirement for awarding the Ph.D. degree in Business Administration is the completion of a substantial and original independent research project. The successful completion of this requirement is demonstrated through the production of a dissertation document, describing the research project and its results, and the defense of the project from challenges offered by the members of the student’s faculty Dissertation Committee. The quality of the dissertation and the defense of its thesis are evaluated by the Dissertation Committee in order to determine if the student has successfully completed this final requirement for the Ph.D. degree.