Business Administration - Ph.D.
College of Business Administration
Business Administration Building
Kent Campus
330-672-2772
www.kent.edu/business
Business Administration Building
Kent Campus
330-672-2772
www.kent.edu/business
Description
The Ph.D. in Business Administration comprises six concentrations:
- Accounting prepares highly qualified candidates for faculty positions in colleges and universities. In addition to completing doctoral-level coursework and a dissertation, students conduct scholarly research and become effective teachers. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
- Finance prepares students for finance faculty positions in colleges and universities. Students complete courses in business and finance, learn how to conduct high-quality, scholarly research and be effective teachers. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
- Information Systems creates a strong grounding in areas of behavioral, strategic and economic aspects of global IS decision-making. Students are trained to become renowned scholars and exceptional teachers. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
- Management concentration prepares students for academic positions in the field of management. The program is flexible and interdisciplinary. Students may specialize in general management, strategic management or human resource management. Students are trained to be outstanding researchers and teachers. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
- Marketing prepares highly qualified candidates for positions of professional responsibility in university teaching and research, or administrative and research careers in governmental and private organizations. The program offers a solid balance of teaching experience and preparation for conducting scientific research. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
- Supply Chain Management: Prepares students to address our technology-powered economy by information and driven by knowledge. The concentration educates students in the latest thinking, theory and empirical research in order to address the supply and value chain management challenges facing organizations today. Completing a dissertation is the final step.
Fully Offered At:
- Kent Campus
Accreditation
AACSB, International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Admission Requirements
Admission to the Ph.D. in Business Administration is in the fall semester only.
- Official transcript(s)
- GMAT or GRE (for the Accounting concentration, only GMAT is acceptable)
- Goal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume
English Language Proficiency Requirements for International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 600 TOEFL score (100 on the Internet-based version), minimum 85 MELAB score, minimum 7.0 IELTS score or minimum 68 PTE Academic score. For more information on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website. Effective spring 2018.
For more information about graduate admission, please visit the Graduate Studies website.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Ph.D. program will be able to:
- Master the core knowledge and research tools in their area of specialization (knowledge).
- Demonstrate the capacity to produce research that
- constitute a significant contribution to their field of study, and
- is publishable in high-quality, peer-reviewed academic journals (quality research).
- Effectively teach undergraduate and graduate students in the curriculum of research-focused universities (teaching).
- Be placed at schools with strong graduate programs in business (placement).
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| BAD 71094 | COLLEGE TEACHING | 1 |
| BAD 84023 | LINEAR STATISTICAL MODELS | 3 |
| BAD 80199 | DISSERTATION I 1 | 30 |
| Department Electives 2 | 0-9 | |
| Choose from the following: | 6 | |
| MICROECONOMIC THEORY I | ||
| MACROECONOMIC THEORY I | ||
| ECONOMETRICS II | ||
| TIME SERIES ANALYSIS | ||
| SYSTEMS SIMULATION | ||
| MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND BUSINESS MODELS | ||
| STOCHASTIC MODELS | ||
| RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | ||
| RESEARCH DESIGN | ||
| ANALYTICAL METHODS IN MARKETING RESEARCH | ||
| SEMINAR IN MARKETING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| Minor Requirements | ||
| Doctoral Minor Areas | ||
| The minor area consists of a minimum of four courses (12 credit hours) without a comprehensive examination. | ||
| Choose from the following: | 12 | |
Alternatively, upon approval of area coordinator, a student may select four courses specific to a research focus in lieu of a minor | ||
| Concentrations | ||
| Choose from the folllowing: | 15 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 67 | |
| 1 | Successful completion of the comprehensive examinations and approval of a dissertation topic shall constitute admission to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. The final phase of the Ph.D. program is the preparation of the Ph.D. dissertation. Upon completion, the dissertation is defended before a committee of the graduate faculty. Each doctoral candidate must register for BAD 80199 for a total of 30 credit hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter BAD 80299, each semester, including summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met. |
| 2 | Need determined by department. |
Graduation Requirements
- The Ph.D. program consists of four phases: supportive coursework, concentration and minor (or alternative) coursework, comprehensive examinations and dissertation.
Accounting Concentration Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| ACCT 83098 | RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING | 3 |
| ACCT 83031 | AUDITING ISSUES | 3 |
| ACCT 83033 | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING ISSUES | 3 |
| ACCT 83037 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ISSUES | 3 |
| ACCT 83038 | BASIC ACCOUNTING RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 3 |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |
Finance Concentration Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| FIN 86061 | THEORIES OF FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING | 3 |
| FIN 86062 | THEORY OF CORPORATE FINANCE | 3 |
| FIN 86064 | INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTUTIONS AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| FIN 86066 | INVESTMENT THEORY | 3 |
| FIN 86098 | RESEARCH IN FINANCE | 3 |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |
Information Systems Concentration Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| MIS 84080 | INNOVATION, ADOPTION, DIFFUSION | 3 |
| MIS 84045 | SOCIAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| MIS 84081 | INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY AND INNOVATION | 3 |
| MIS 84277 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND THEORY | 3 |
| MIS 84291 | SEMINAR IN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 3 |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |
Management Concentration Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Management Electives, choose from the following: | 15 | |
| ECONOMETRICS II | ||
| ECONOMICS OF LABOR MARKETS | ||
| QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN | ||
| VALUE AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | ||
| ACQUIRING HUMAN RESOURCES | ||
| THEORY OF THE FIRM | ||
| OPTIMIZING HUMAN RESOURCES | ||
| STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT | ||
| THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL GLOBAL STRATEGY | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND THEORY | ||
| TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION STRATEGY | ||
| SEMINAR IN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | ||
| QUANTITATIVE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS II | ||
| SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |
Marketing Concentration Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| MKTG 85057 | RESEARCH DESIGN | 3 |
| MKTG 85063 | ANALYTICAL METHODS IN MARKETING RESEARCH | 3 |
| MKTG 85064 | BUYER BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| MKTG 85066 | MARKETING THEORY | 3 |
| Choose from the folllowing: | 3 | |
| INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | ||
| MARKETING STRATEGY AND PLANNING | ||
| SEMINAR IN MARKETING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |
Supply Chain Management Concentration Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| MIS 74019 | RESEARCH SEMINAR IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MIS 84011 | SYSTEMS SIMULATION | 3 |
| MIS 84012 | SCHEDULING AND PLANNING | 3 |
| MIS 84015 | STOCHASTIC MODELS | 3 |
| MIS 84291 | SEMINAR IN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 3 |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |