Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)

PLG 1: Enabling participants to contribute to both theory and practice in the fields of business and management.

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

1.1. Demonstrate knowledge of advanced theoretically-grounded and methodologically-sound research skills that provide the foundation for impactful, practice-focused research.

1.2. Formulate new solutions to interdisciplinary research questions that are relevant to practice.

1.3. Synthesize relevant theory and past research in a given business area.

1.4. Illustrate the impact of research findings to fellow students of business, corporate constituents and practitioners.

PLG 2: Enabling participants to interact with professional practice and to contribute to professional knowledge.

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

2.1. Apply social science theories from organizational behavior and management to analyze complex, applied business problems.

2.2. Implement socio-economic intervention-research in a company or organization.

PLG 3: Equipping participants with the necessary skills to build research models and develop testable hypotheses

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

3.1. Apply, analyze, and advance theory, models and methods in new and practice-relevant contexts.

3.2. Build research models and develop testable hypotheses.

PLG 4: Demonstrating mastery of Qualimetrics research method integrating quantitative and qualitative research methods specifically oriented to applied research.

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

4.1. Integrate qualitative or quantitative research methods to provide solutions to original research questions.

4.2. Master the qualimetrics intervention-research methodology.

PLG 5: Demonstrating the ability to disseminate evidence-based management practice through identifying and communicating to audiences within academic and a practice-based settings.

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

5.1. Compose an original research manuscript suitable for publication and/or presentation in practice-based journals and conference proceedings.

5.2. Communicate and defend original research ideas and findings orally through a formal research presentation.

5.3. Translate complex research findings into impactful and actionable guidelines for management.

5.4. Synthesize research findings into a Thesis of the doctorate caliber.

Master’s degree, English proficiency (TOEFL 527 paper-based or 80 internet-based or IELTS 5.5), 5 years work experience, recommendation letters, initial research proposal.

• Taught Modules: These cover advanced topics and research methodologies in management sciences.
• Intensive Workshops: These focus on the specific SEAM methodology and Qualimetrics intervention research, often conducted at ISEOR-Lyon.
• Independent Research and Dissertation: This is the core of the program, where candidates conduct original research under the supervision of faculty from both UOB and Lyon 3, culminating in a doctoral thesis and a viva voce (oral) examination.