Business Administration - Ph.D.
Business Administration Building
Kent Campus
330-672-2772
www.kent.edu/business
Description
Admission to the Supply Chain Management concentration has been suspended temporarily as of fall 2019.
The Ph.D. in Business Administration prepares doctoral students to conduct high-quality, scholarly research and teach effectively in the field of business. The degree's purpose is to develop the intellectual potential of the student through emphasis on specific areas of concentration within the framework of the general field of business administration. Academic objectives are accomplished through close student-faculty working relationships. The program provides the flexibility to allow for a considerable degree of individual design, based upon the career needs and objectives of the student.
The Business Administration major comprises the following concentrations:
- The Accounting concentration 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.
- The Finance concentration 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 become effective teachers.
- The Information Systems concentration 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.
- The Management concentration prepares students for academic positions in the field of management. The program is flexible and interdisciplinary with students being able to specialize in general management, strategic management or human resource management. Students are trained to be outstanding researchers and teachers.
- The Marketing concentration 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.
- The Supply Chain Management concentration 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.
In addition to declaring a concentration, students select a doctoral minor (Accounting, Applied Statistics, Finance, Information Systems, International Business, Management Systems or Marketing), or they may tailor a 12-credit hour research focus with coordinator approval.
Fully Offered At:
- Kent Campus
Accreditation
AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Admission Requirements
- Master's degree from an accredited college or university for unconditional admission
- Minimum 3.000 GPA on a 4.000 point scale for unconditional admission
- Official transcript(s)
- GMAT scores required for the Accounting concentration; for all other concentrations require concentrations, GMAT or GRE scores (effective fall 2021, all concentrations will accept GMAT or GRE scores)
- Résumé
- Goal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
- Minimum 600 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
- Minimum 100 TOEFL IBT score (internet-based version)
- Minimum 85 MELAB score
- Minimum 7.0 IELTS score
- Minimum 68 PTE score
- Minimum 120 Duolingo English Test score
Admission to the Ph.D. degree is in the fall semester only. For more information about graduate admissions, please visit the Graduate Studies admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of their interest area and display a high degree of mastery in appropriate theories, analytical skills, research design and methodologies.
- Conduct original research by integrating knowledge of specific areas of interest and successfully articulating their research in written form.
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| BAD 71094 | COLLEGE TEACHING | 1 |
| BAD 80199 | DISSERTATION I 1 | 30 |
| ECON 72054 | ECONOMETRICS I | 3 |
| or MIS 84023 | LINEAR STATISTICAL MODELS | |
| Department Electives 2 | 0-9 | |
| Major Electives, 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 | ||
| Minors | ||
| Choose from the following: 3 | 12 | |
| 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, until all requirements for the degree have been met. |
| 2 | Department elective need is determined by department. |
| 3 | As an alternate to declaring a minor, students may select four courses (12 credit hours) specific to a research focus, with approval of area coordinator. |
Accounting Concentration Requirements
| 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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| FIN 86061 | THEORIES OF FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING | 3 |
| FIN 86062 | RESEARCH METHODS IN CORPORATE FINANCE | 3 |
| FIN 86064 | RESEARCH METHODS IN DERIVATIVES | 3 |
| FIN 86066 | RESEARCH METHODS INVESTMENTS | 3 |
| FIN 86098 | RESEARCH TOPICS IN FINANCE | 3 |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |
Information Systems Concentration Requirements
| 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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Concentration 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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| MKTG 85054 | INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | 3 |
| or MKTG 85060 | MARKETING STRATEGY AND PLANNING | |
| or MKTG 85097 | SEMINAR IN MARKETING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
| MKTG 85057 | RESEARCH DESIGN | 3 |
| MKTG 85063 | ANALYTICAL METHODS IN MARKETING RESEARCH | 3 |
| MKTG 85064 | BUYER BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| MKTG 85066 | MARKETING THEORY | 3 |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 15 | |
Supply Chain Management Concentration Requirements
| 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 | |