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empowerment and change. The of quantitative data to make well- will be offered as an independent research under the guidance of a
course defines leadership and informed, rational decisions across study under the guidance of the primary advisor and/ or an advisory
covers the necessary traits of a various managerial domains, research advisor and/or an advisory committee (consisting of members
leader, studies leadership process, including operations, supply chain committee. Upon successful from internal and/ or external
and reviews assigned and emergent management, finance, and marketing. completion of the course, the student constituencies). The starting point is
schools of thought on leadership. By mastering these quantitative will be certified ready to undertake the successfully defended research
In addition to that, the natures of methods, students will acquire the the DBA dissertation work (provided proposal. This typically provides the
leadership skills are detailed and a essential skills to enhance the quality that he/she is otherwise qualified) background work and yields the first
number of contemporary approaches and effectiveness of their decision- or an independent research work of components of the dissertation. The
to leadership studies are reviewed, making processes in real-world similar magnitude. research question is fine-tuned at this
which include the style, situational professional contexts and to carry out point and the research plan is firmed
and contingency approach. Finally, research within this domain. Phase II up. Data collection instruments and
an understanding of the practice of procedures are readied and put into
leadership is developed using a case MGMT 6 - Global Issues in COMM 2 - Dissertation Writing play, after proper validation. The
study approach to model particular Business collected data are now analyzed and
leadership styles matched to specific Credit Hour: 3 Credit Hour: 3 appropriate conclusions drawn. All
organizational situations. Prerequisite: COMM 1 Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II these are written up into a draft and
MGMT 4 - Seminar in This course offers a comprehensive This course will be taken by the submitted for review to the advisory
committee. After one or more rounds
Organization Theory & Behavior exploration of global challenges student after he/she has successfully of review and revision, a decision
completed the DBA coursework
Credit Hour: 3 intersecting with business leadership. requirements, written and defended is made on the acceptability of the
Prerequisite: COMM 1 Students will examine issues such his/her research proposal, and been reported research. If this is positive,
as population dynamics, poverty, admitted to the dissertation phase an oral defense is held. Success here
A seminar that focuses on food security, energy transitions, of the DBA program. It will familiarize leads eventually to the conferring of
contemporary theories and practices communication technologies, him/her with the minutiae of the the DBA degree.
in organization theory and behavior. transportation systems, economic dissertation process, and prepare
In this seminar, four research themes globalization, socio-cultural him/her for writing (and eventually
from the aforementioned theoretical transformations, sustainable resource defending) the final dissertation
framework literature will be selected management, environmental document. It is expected that at the
and then each will be critiqued using stewardship, public health, end of this course, the student will
relevant research literature. education, and emerging business have drafted the first few chapters
models. Through rigorous analysis
MGMT 5 - Managerial Decision of contemporary research and of his/her dissertation. The course
Making case studies, students will develop will be administered on a Pass/Fail
basis, the student’s performance will
Credit Hour: 3 advanced analytical skills to identify be evaluated jointly by the course
Prerequisite: COMM 1 connections across diverse domains. instructor and his/her research
Emphasis will be on fostering
This course offers an exploration interdisciplinary perspectives and advisor.
of systematic and data-driven innovative strategies for addressing
approaches utilized by managers and complex global challenges in
professionals to optimize decision- business. Students will engage in RSCH 2: Dissertation
making processes. Students will critical discourse to evaluate real-time Credit Hour: 24
thoroughly examine decision-making global developments and their impact Prerequisite: Admission to Phase II
strategies, processes, theories, on business practices.
and research. Through critical This course represents the final phase
analysis, case studies, and practical RSCH 1 - Research Proposal of the DBA program. The dissertation
exercises, students will develop Credit Hour: 3 is composed of three refereed journal
the skills necessary to navigate the Prerequisite: METH 2B, METH 3B articles related to the same topic of
complexities of real-world decision- research. The articles must be based
making challenges, enhancing their This course is the capstone of the on research completed by the DBA
effectiveness as informed, ethical, coursework leading to the DBA candidate while enrolled in Abu Dhabi
and strategic decision-makers. The dissertation research. It is expected University. The three publishable-
course delves into the principles of that a student will come into this quality articles must be around a
quantitative analysis, decision models, course with a research topic, the certain theme. Once admitted to
and statistical methodologies, with methodology and an advisor already this phase, a student undertakes,
a strong emphasis on the utilization identified in advance. The course over several terms, independent

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