Online PhD Degrees in Business Management

Doctor of Business Administration

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree program offered by the University of Phoenix provides learners with a professional master’s degree a means of exploring their personal readiness to become leaders in management professions. Learners gain a mastery of business administration literature and demonstrate their competence by applying this knowledge to current business environments. As the global information economy evolves, organizations are becoming increasingly complex, and innovative organizational models and practices have become crucial to successfully addressing this complexity. Consequently, leadership in this environment requires higher, more sophisticated levels of knowledge and skills. The DBA program is designed to serve this need by providing doctoral-level education to professional practitioners in business and management.

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Offered by: University of Phoenix

D.B.A. - Project Management

Project management is a discipline based on strategy and implementation that can help an organization accomplish its goals and objectives. In the Project Management specialization, you will learn processes for building and managing a portfolio of projects. You will explore methods to improve organizational effectiveness through portfolio risk assessment.

Offered by: Walden University

D.B.A. with an Emphasis in Management

Grand Canyon Universitys Doctor of Business Administration with an Emphasis in Management program is designed for those who desire a deeper understanding of business theory and its application to their area of professional interest. Graduates learn to create, advance, and disseminate new knowledge in a business field and will be prepared to apply it as practitioners and experts in organizations. The degree also prepares graduates to be educators and administrators in institutions of higher learning.

Offered by: Grand Canyon University

Doctorate of Business Administration

The innovative approach of our Doctor of Business Administration programme advocates learning by engagement and action. You will be able to create professional actionable knowledge, both through classroom learning, and by applied research through Critical Action Learning and Action Research, utilising appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods.
Our DBA programme focuses on building critical reflection, critical thinking, and doctoral–level skills. You should graduate with the knowledge and expertise necessary to apply what you've learned in a variety of organisational and managerial settings. Modules include Change and Crisis Management, Leadership and Community, and Ethics, Sustainability and Social Impact.
The admission requirements consist of a Masters degree from a recognised institution, and a minimum of five years management experience at a senior level. Applicants must also have an affiliation with an appropriate organisational context within which to accomplish the Action Learning and Action Research projects.

Offered by: The University of Liverpool

Business Administration (DBA)

In the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Program, industry and academic professionals build upon master's-level core skills and knowledge to develop a higher level of competence in conducting action research, in the comprehension of theoretical and applied literature in a chosen business discipline, and in the attributes essential to university teaching. The Doctor of Business Administration student will develop critical knowledge and skills for success, in service to the profession and the community, in future professional development, and in attaining credentials and skills essential to leading, consulting, and teaching.

Offered by: Argosy University

Doctor of Business Administration

Structured as a three-year, 90 quarter credit program, the DBA curriculum blends taught interdisciplinary content and research seminars with assessed scholarly and professional development activities organized around two portfolios, the Scholarly Activities Portfolio and the Professional Activities Portfolio. The program culminates in a research-based dissertation focused on a real problem facing today's business leaders and managers. Over the course of the program, the student develops the capacity to work independently and in more depth, moving from prescribed content in the first year of the program, to supervised scholarly activities in the second year, to independent research focused on his or her area of interest in the third year. Students may choose from five areas of specialization or design their own specialized field of study.

Offered by: Baker College Online

Colorado Springs - Doctor of Management - Environmental and Social Sustainability

Environmental and Social Sustainability Degree Concentration

Doctor of Management - concentration in Environmental and Social Sustainability

The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Environmental and Social Sustainability degree program is designed to provide candidates with the theoretical, research and application capabilities necessary to pursue a rewarding career in their chosen field, with specific applications in Environmental and Social Sustainability (ESS). The first year of this Environmental and Social Sustainability degree program focuses on research and studying classic and current management literature. In the second year, the student begins to form a personal understanding of the management research and methods used in ESS. The final year is reserved for the development of leadership skills, resulting in the production of four publishable papers or a dissertation that must be approved by a three-member committee.

Course content is geared towards teaching students how to apply systems thinking skills to environmental issues and develop a plan for the implementation of the triple bottom line in an organization. Students can experience an entire cycle in action research in a complex organization. They are also taught how to frame policy agendas for creating inter-organizational collaboration among businesses, government and advocacy organizations.

Some of the required Environmental and Social Sustainability courses include:

• Systems Thinking for Sustainability
• Organizational Performance and the Triple Bottom Line
• Advanced Action Research for ESS
• Policy and Governance in Trans-Organizational Collaboration for ESS
• Strategic Thinking for ESS
• Futuring and Innovation for ESS

The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Environmental and Social Sustainability includes twelve 5-credit classes and twelve 3-credit research and writing courses. One research and writing course is taken each quarter in conjunction with one formal course over a three year period. Courses are taught using Colorado Technical University's Professional Learning Model™ in an executive format: each course combines an active online component with an intensive residential session lasting four and a half days. Students are required to attend two of the quarterly residential sessions held throughout the year based on their start date.

To learn more about CTU, our Environmental and Social Sustainability training program, or how to apply for admission, please contact us for more information.

Offered by: Colorado Technical University

General Business - D.B.A.

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Offered by: Northcentral University

Doctor of Business Administration, DBA

The Doctor of Business Administration Degree provides experienced business professionals and future members of academia with the skills to apply business/management theories, methods, and research to dynamically improve the organizations and communities they serve. The program emphasizes the development of new knowledge through both theory and applied research for application in the global environment. The Doctor of Business Administration degree program promotes advanced decision-making and leadership skills, lifelong learning, ethical and informed decision-making, effective communication, sustainability, and the use of information technologies in the global business management environment. Doctoral students specialize in one of three areas. These include: Marketing, Global Organizational Leadership, and Global Business.

Offered by: Keiser University Graduate School

Doctor of Business Administration

The doctor of business administration (DBA) program is designed for professionals who want to further their career with an advanced business-degree. Students are one of the program's greatest strengths. Typical doctoral students at Golden Gate University attend part time. Without exception, they come from successful careers in top positions in the private, nonprofit and government sectors. They bring their experiences and knowledge to the classroom and, in turn, demand incisive instruction and intelligent, well-developed classroom discussions.

Offered by: Golden Gate University

DBA - Global Business and Leadership

A Doctorate of Business Administration with an Emphasis in Global Business and Leadership is a professional doctorate degree designed to help students perform applied research and transform mature Learners into Leaders. While learning the most advanced decision-making skills and techniques, Doctoral candidates also develop talent in research and writing skills that accompany high-level of responsibility in the academic and business environments. It enables students to improve their analytical ability, strategic thinking, process implementation, and makes them think beyond industry applications. The program prepares students for careers in the fields of global business management and consulting, enterprise architecture, content management, development specialist, and application architecture. Students pursing this Emphasis will learn about theories, practices, and ethics of leadership, risk management, global leadership business interaction and project management. Individuals with leadership inclination and quality and eager for a business and consulting career will receive more credibility and recognition from the market place.

ADVISE - THE GRADUATE LEARNING MODEL
ADVISE is the Learning Model designed specifically for the Master program. Each of the letters in the acronym ADVISE explains an interactive component of the course- Analysis of business concepts using case study, Determination and application of key concepts using e-learning methods, Visualizing through virtual field trips using videos, Interactive and innovative simulations, Sharing the knowledge gained through presentation, and finally Exploring the industry and documenting your research findings to produce a report that will integrate what has been learned.

Offered by: California InterContinental University

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