Doctor of Business Leadership affiliated with SBS Swiss Business School

• MGT 601 Management Research Perspectives 6 credits
• BUS 601 Information Technologies for Business Research 6 credits
• GLO 601 Leadership Theory and Practice 8 credits
• CRI 601 Critical Analysis of Research 8 credits
• MGT 653 Leadership Ethics, Governance & Social Responsibility 8 credits
• REM 651 Research Methods in Business & leadership 6 credits
• MGT 652 Management Research Design and Methodologies 8 credits
• DBA 770 Advanced Statistics 1 credits
• PRE 651 Preparation and Presentation of a Research Proposal 6 credits
• DBA 778 Comprehensive Examination 3 credits

• LIT 734 Dissertation: Critical Literature Review 30 credits
• RES 820 Dissertation: Empirical Research 30 credits
• RES 839 Dissertation: Case Study 30 credits
• DEF 709 Dissertation: External Examination 15 credits
• DEF 717 Dissertation: Oral Presentation and Defense 15 credits

Total: 180 credits

The objectives of this program include:

• Enable business leaders to develop their skills in understanding, evaluating, and creating new knowledge within their profession, thereby making an individual and independent contribution to the development/ enhancement of professional practice in business leadership.
• To enable experienced business leaders, to develop a deeper understanding of leadership theory and research.
• To develop ‘practitioner-scholars’ who will conduct and publish the results of rigorous applied leadership research that advances an area of knowledge and practice, and
• To develop academically sound business leaders who will be able to teach/transfer their knowledge in the various fields of leadership and governance.
• Produce a thesis or portfolio based on high-quality original research of publishable standard (suitable for dissemination to their profession), demonstrating critical evaluation and synthesis in relation to current literature and professional leadership practice.