DBA 9061 - Business Topics and Theory

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: EDB 9020 and EDB 9030.
Description
In depth understanding of a business topic and related theory is critical for positioning and developing a doctoral dissertation in business administration. The purposes of this course are 1) to provide each student with requisite methods for identifying, reviewing and representing a specific business topic and related theory and 2) to guide each student in a study of a select business topic and related theory suitable for a dissertation study. The course is organized as a combination of seminars that focus on 1) state-of-the-art methods, including systematic reviews, and presentations of business topics and related theory in the academic business literature and 2) individual projects that focus on a select topic and related theory that can inform the student’s dissertation research.