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Programme Philosophy

The PhD in Business Management degree program provides learners with in-depth knowledge and advance theoretical outlook of business principles and practices. The programme prepares you to assume a leadership role as a business professional. It is designed for students who wish to become scholars with the skills and knowledge to teach, consult or lead both local and multinational organizations. The program focuses on business theory, research, and practice. Your course of study will include the research and observation of business systems, leadership, financial management, strategy, and social responsibility.

With your PhD, you’ll have acquired a mastery of research concepts through specialized courses and intensive, in-person learning experiences aimed at sharpening your abilities and confidence as both a scholar and business professional. You would also have the opportunity to participate in Laweh international business experience. This optional trip is designed to provide multinational networking, increased cultural literacy and global operations learning experience across the globe. You will begin work on your dissertation immediately. The curriculum begins with programs of research to help you determine your topic and incorporates credit-bearing dissertation research seminars with assistance blended into coursework. Expert faculty and advisors provide the right assistance at the right time, when you need it. Each facet of your education builds on the others to take you seamlessly through your program and to your goal of a PhD. Hence, throughout the program, you will build a professional portfolio that demonstrates your doctoral competencies in your specialised area

Programme Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the programme, graduates should be able to

Develop methodological, analytical and professional skills in scholarly research
Acquire a wide scope of theoretical understanding of Business Management
Develop critical reasoning and analysis in Business Management discipline
Conduct independent original research in Business Management Practices and processes
Evaluate, Analyze and conduct relevant business related research to solve real life problems.
Demonstrate professional and ethical leadership

PhD CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

CORE COURSES

Course Code	Course Name	Total Credit
PhCC101	Developing Academic Writing Process	4
PhCC103	Research Methods- Qualitative Research	4
PhCC102	Research methods - Quantitative Research	4
PhCC104	PhD Dissertation Research Seminar Track 1	4
PhCC105	PhD Dissertation Research Seminar Track 2	4
PhCC106	PhD Dissertation Research Seminar Track 3	4
PhCC108	Comprehensive Examination	4
PhCC00	Dissertation	36
PhCC112	Viva Defence	4
Total Credit		68

PhD specialization Course

Course Code	Course Description	Total Credits
PhBM201	Strategic Management and Practice	4
PhBM105	Management Theory Creation	4
	Total credits	8

Strategic Management and Practice

Course Description

This course gives a synopsis of all essential aspects of strategic management: strategy analysis (internal and external), formulation of strategies at different levels of the organization, and strategy implementation. The course will also help students reflect on the strategic purpose of organizations, and their role towards shareholders, stakeholders and society in general. The idea is to provide students with strategy insights, with particular reference to Ghanaian firms; reflect on strategic dilemmas; and practice strategy tools to enable them become confident and creative strategic thinkers. Theoretically, the course will examine theories associated with effective strategy development, integration, and implementation across all functional areas of business operations. The course finally aims at equipping students with the skills required to become strategic thinkers and leaders in today’s complex global business environment and practice and applying them to solve contemporary business issues.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

Develop their Strategic thinking abilities
Apply the strategic management process in business situation
Execute the elements of the process, such as internal and external environmental analyses
Master the use of tools for strategic business analysis
Determine relevant strategies (broad and narrow)
Meaningfully debate leadership issues with insight
conduct literature review of contemporary strategic management issues

Management Theory Creation

Course Description

This course examines the philosophical, scientific, and methodological approaches underlying business management theory and research and explores the role of the scholar-practitioner as social and behavioral scientist and purveyor of evidence-based management. Students analyze the elements of a scientific study and evaluate the ontological, epistemological, and axiological assumptions underlying qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies. Additionally, the course will help students ascertain the strengths and limitations of various methodological approaches and provide recommendations for future research based on a review of current and emerging research literature.

Learning Outcomes

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

Examine the historical evolution of management theory and principles
Compare and contrast how various theories in management, leadership, and motivation can assist a person with improving and making a change in their work and/or personal life
Analyze the influence of organizational culture on employee behavior in the workplace
Illustrate how the concepts of management structure, management process, decision making, communication and delegation of authority play a role in forming an effective team
Deduce the role of individual behaviors and profiles in the creation of high performing teams
Discuss the elements of managerial planning, leading, controlling and decision making