Provides an orientation to the DBA program by reviewing the curriculum, the dissertation, and the expectations for doctoral study. Explores the nature of scholarly inquiry and the scientific method, the connections between theory and practice, and the importance of these considerations in conducting research for practical application. Identifies information resources available to a doctoral student at Baker College and develops proficiency at using them. Uses readings, assessment tools, experiential exercises, and reflection on past and current experiences so that students can develop a deeper understanding of the extent of their knowledge of business and management, learning styles and skills, and professional strengths and weaknesses.
Prerequisite(s):
Program Dean/Director Approval
Corequisite(s):
None
Provides practical guidance on how to critically read scholarly articles, how to formulate researchable questions, and how to develop and maintain a reading asset library of annotations to be used throughout the program. Introduces scholarly writing and the standards used to assess it. Identifies the need for information, how to find it, evaluate its accuracy, significance, and relevance to research. Prepares students for the first-year curriculum and the Comprehensive Essay by writing a scholarly literature review on a possible topic of interest for their dissertation.
Prerequisite(s):
None
Corequisite(s):
None
Explores today’s complex, world-wide environment that necessitates teamwork and collaboration to sustain a competitive advantage. Students will examine practices required to lead organizations with highly diverse workforces distributed across international, cultural, and regional boundaries. Students will systematically investigate the latest ideas emerging from both the world of practice and leadership research to identify best practices in the ever changing and dynamic workplace of the 21st Century.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8010
Corequisite(s):
None
Addresses how regardless of whether you work in a large or small company, a governmental agency, a nonprofit or community-based organization, or run your own small business, you must function in a new and highly interconnected world-wide context. This course explores this new environment from multiple perspectives. Students will examine cultural, environmental, ethical, political, and legal differences across different regions of the world. Attention is focused on how to manage and lead across boundaries to meet the challenges of this new context. Theories of international management, international human resource management, and international finance and accounting are considered as is the role of information technology in creating greater access to the world-wide economy.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8010
Corequisite(s):
None
Quality improvement is an essential concept for every organization for continuous improvement and sustainability. Quality is dependent on the people and process, and decision-making requires systems, statistical thinking, and data. The course will review major quality theorists (e.g., Deming, Juran) and major quality systems and processes, customer, employee, and leadership roles within quality, and principles of statistical understanding and analysis. In addition, Lean Thinking principles will be explored to develop awareness and capabilities for problem-solving in support of quality improvement initiatives.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8010
Corequisite(s):
None
This course provides for critical examination, evaluation, and discussion of the major ethical issues that pervade and challenge the 21st century corporate environment. Students will analyze, compare and contrast the goals of corporations and individual conduct in business settings from diverse perspectives. Through readings, critiques, discussions, and research students will examine the integration of the theoretical principles and the practical functions of ethics with socially responsible corporate governance into current business strategies. In addition, students will explore the implications of current corporate responsibility and its relationship to future business practices and ethical considerations.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8010
Corequisite(s):
None
Explores how leaders of a firm successfully employ limited resources and operate successfully in the global marketplace given various financial conditions. Students examine various financial topics related to economics, both at the microeconomic and the macroeconomic levels. The course also builds on various topics related to firm investments with concepts such as interest rates, the bond market, the role of central banks, various types of currency, forms of inflation, foreign exchange markets, the regulatory environment, and how established a given country is that the firm wishes to invest. Pricing, including consumer choice, is also covered.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8010
Corequisite(s):
None
Introduces students to an array of quantitative and qualitative research methods and designs and their appropriate application in empirical research. Topics related to quantitative research include measurement, sampling, hypothesis testing, variables, validity, reliability, and causation. Different quantitative research designs will be covered including experimental and quasi-experimental, survey, field, designs utilizing existing data, and evaluation research. Topics related to qualitative research will also be covered including interviewing, coding, nonrandom sampling, quality of evidence (credibility and dependability). Qualitative designs covered include case study, phenomenological, and grounded theory. The course will serve as a refresher on basic statistical concepts, including descriptive and inferential statistics, and the appropriate use of parametric and nonparametric procedures. Ethics involved in research are covered including the protection of human subjects as required by the Baker College Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8920
Corequisite(s):
None
Defines the purpose of dissertation studies; produces a clear statement of the research problem based on a detailed review of the literature, and produces research questions to be answered or hypotheses to be tested. Students will include these in a dissertation prospectus, which can be used to select members for their dissertation committee.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8400, Program Dean/Director approval
Corequisite(s):
None
Focuses on the first of two doctoral seminars taken in series and focused on your specialization. The primary focus of these two seminars is the successful completion of your Qualifying Paper, which is Chapter I and Chapter II of the dissertation proposal. In this initial doctoral seminar, you will complete Chapter I Introduction and Statement of Problem. Specifically, you will investigate a topic of your choice within your selected field of study. Chapter I includes a definition of the research problem, identification of the research questions, a description of the purpose of the study, and an explanation about its significance. A brief summary of the literature review as well as a description of the research methodology, identification of relevant terminology, and limitations will be included. The seminar will include the development of a bibliography of major theorists or theories in the field of study.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8410
Corequisite(s):
None
Focuses on the completion of Chapter II or Literature Review. Specifically, you will expound on your research problem by analyzing, comparing, and contrasting major theories relevant to your chosen topic. You will synthesize these concepts to develop a literature review, which provides a connection between the research problem and the research questions. Your Qualifying Paper is completed in this seminar.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8600
Corequisite(s):
None
Supports the student’s selection of an appropriate design and methodology based on his or her research problem and a comprehensive review of the research design literature. Provides guidance in coordination with the student’s dissertation chair for the development of Chapter 3 Methodology of the dissertation.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8700
Corequisite(s):
BUS 8930
Prepares students to complete the Comprehensive Essay at the end of the first year after the completion of BUS8010, BUS8100, BUS8110, BUS8120, BUS8130, and BUS8140. It provides evidence that the student has mastered foundational theories and concepts in the field of business administration, have an interdisciplinary understanding of the complex nature of business problems, and is able to synthesize and analyze scholarly research publications. The essay requires students to summarize the annotations collected in the Reading Asset Library. The annotations are submitted with the essay.
Prerequisite(s):
Program Dean/Director approval or BUS 8010, BUS 8100, BUS 8110, BUS 8140, BUS 8150
Corequisite(s):
None
Allows students to prepare a scholarly paper suitable for publication, in order to qualify for the dissertation phase of the DBA program. Normally this occurs at the end of the second year after all your coursework in the program has been completed except for BUS814 Corporate and Personal Ethics and all that remains is the dissertation. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate mastery of scholarly writing, research methodology, and a depth of knowledge in a field covered by the program. It will provide evidence that the student is able to plan, execute, and apply scholarly research, and be able to communicate management and business theories, research findings, and best practices through scholarly publication.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8700
Corequisite(s):
BUS 8800
Allows students to work toward the completion of their dissertation proposal with the support of their chair and committee. The final dissertation is composed of five chapters (Chapter I Introduction and Statement of the Problem; Chapter II Literature Review; Chapter III Methodology; Chapter IV Results; and Chapter V. Conclusions and Recommendations). The proposal is composed of the first three chapters and must be approved before data can be collected and analyzed.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8800, BUS 8930
Corequisite(s):
None
Allows students to complete their dissertation proposal with the support of their chair and committee. The final dissertation is composed of five chapters (Chapter I Introduction and Statement of the Problem; Chapter II Literature Review; Chapter III Methodology; Chapter IV Results; and Chapter V. Conclusions and Recommendations). The proposal is composed of the first three chapters and must be approved before data can be collected and analyzed. The proposal oral must be successfully completed to pass the course.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8940
Corequisite(s):
None
Allows students to work toward the completion of their dissertation with the support of their chair and committee. A successfully completed dissertation provides evidence that you have the ability to plan, execute, and apply scholarly research, have mastered foundational theories and concepts, and have an in-depth knowledge of theory and practice in one area of specialization. It is also evidence that you are able to conceptualize and carry out research and to communicate the results of that research in a coherent document, which addresses an important problem and makes a significant contribution to the profession’s theory or practice.
Prerequisite(s):
Program Dean/Director approval, BUS 8950
Corequisite(s):
None
Allows students to continue to work toward the completion of their dissertation with the support of their chair and committee. A successfully completed dissertation provides evidence that you have the ability to plan, execute, and apply scholarly research, have mastered foundational theories and concepts, and have an in-depth knowledge of theory and practice in one area of specialization. It is also evidence that you are able to conceptualize and carry out research and to communicate the results of that research in a coherent document, which addresses an important problem and makes a significant contribution to the profession’s theory or practice.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8950
Corequisite(s):
None
Allows students to continue to work toward the completion of their dissertation with the support of their chair and committee. A successfully completed dissertation provides evidence that you have the ability to plan, execute, and apply scholarly research, have mastered foundational theories and concepts, and have an in-depth knowledge of theory and practice in one area of specialization. It is also evidence that you are able to conceptualize and carry out research and to communicate the results of that research in a coherent document, which addresses an important problem and makes a significant contribution to the profession’s theory or practice.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8950
Corequisite(s):
None
Allows students to continue to work toward the completion of their dissertation with the support of their chair and committee. A successfully completed dissertation provides evidence that you have the ability to plan, execute, and apply scholarly research, have mastered foundational theories and concepts, and have an in-depth knowledge of theory and practice in one area of specialization. It is also evidence that you are able to conceptualize and carry out research and to communicate the results of that research in a coherent document, which addresses an important problem and makes a significant contribution to the profession’s theory or practice.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8950
Corequisite(s):
BUS 8980
Allows students to continue to work toward the completion of their dissertation with the support of their chair and committee. A successfully completed dissertation provides evidence that you have the ability to plan, execute, and apply scholarly research, have mastered foundational theories and concepts, and have an in-depth knowledge of theory and practice in one area of specialization. It is also evidence that you are able to conceptualize and carry out research and to communicate the results of that research in a coherent document, which addresses an important problem and makes a significant contribution to the profession’s theory or practice.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 8960, BUS 8970, BUS 8980, BUS 8990
Corequisite(s):
None
Allows students to successfully complete their dissertation with the support of their chair and committee. A successfully completed dissertation provides evidence that you have the ability to plan, execute, and apply scholarly research, have mastered foundational theories and concepts, and have an in-depth knowledge of theory and practice in one area of specialization. It is also evidence that you are able to conceptualize and carry out research and to communicate the results of that research in a coherent document, which addresses an important problem and makes a significant contribution to the profession’s theory or practice. The dissertation must be successfully completed and submitted to UMI to pass the course.
Prerequisite(s):
BUS 9000
Corequisite(s):
None
