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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) The Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) is the highest qualification available to managers leading to the title "Doctor”. The PH.D is equivalent to a conventional Ph.D. and its designation as a “Doctorate of Philosophy” signifies its focus on the application of theoretical knowledge to the advancement of management and business practice, rather than the advancement of academic knowledge for its own sake. The fields currently available for research towards the completion of a PH.D degree program include finance, accounting, consumer behavior, marketing research, advertising, banking, investment management, marketing, strategic management, organizational behavior, international management, project management, human resource management, hotel and tourism management, MIS and E-Business. The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program is offered in the broad disciplines of management, business administration, public administration, computer science, international business, international relations, health management, environmental management and development studies. The field of research shown above for PH.D is also available for PhD. The PhD program is intended to conduct research at the cutting edge, lead to the development of new concepts, principles and theories.
PROGRAM DELIVERY, DURATION & REQUIREMENTS Program Duration: 2 - 3 years Doctoral Programs are offered through Distance Learning and seminar support basis. Students can enroll for these programs from anywhere
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The applicants for a doctoral degree must hold a master’s degree in the relevant field, with a minimum GPA of 3 on a scale of 0-4, or an overall grade of B or higher in the masters’ degree. The selection criteria, however, also include a review of the applicant’s entire educational career; nature and level of work experience; previous exposure to and experience in research in the relevant field; a description of the career goals; and the submission of a doctoral research proposal.
PROGRAM OUTLINE Brief outline of the program is as follows;
Code	Course	Credits
PhD801	Global Business Strategies	3
PhD802	Corporate Strategies and Developments	3
PhD803	Business Ethics	3
PhD804	Advanced Research Methodologies	3
	TOTAL	12
PhD804	Doctoral Dissertation	24
TOTAL		36

After successful completion of the course work, the candidate will select a topic in consultation with his/her advisor appointed by PHU. The candidate will submit his/her dissertation proposal to the appointed supervisor and upon approval of the proposal the candidate will conduct research and complete his/her dissertation. This stage, requiring independent research, offers each candidate the opportunity to deal deeply into some problem requiring philosophical treatment. The candidate who is declared successful in defense of his/her thesis will be awarded doctoral degree

DISSERTATION REQUIREMENTS

Every candidate for PhD must prepare and present a dissertation. The requirement for PhD dissertation requirement is approximately 60,000 words. PhD dissertation may be undertaken within any of the functional areas of an organization, e.g. information systems, marketing, accounting, and organization behavior but is not restricted to those areas. For example there are emerging areas for research which offer exciting possibilities, including small business management and family businesses.

PhD dissertation must be an independent effort which contributes to the accumulated wisdom of the field in which it is written. All dissertations must meet rigorous academic standards and be professionally prepared in a format suitable for reproduction. Three copies of the dissertation with appropriate abstracts must be submitted for review to PHU.

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Your preliminary research proposal is the key component of your application for a doctoral program. You should pay considerable attention to the preparation of a convincing outline, including the following contents:

Introduction
Identification of the broad field of study
Identification of the specific field of study
Research Problem
Research methodology
Research project time line
Research work already completed
Bibliography
Appendix

The research proposal should be of 750 - 1200 words; typewritten on one side of the page, doubled-spaced, with 2- inch left and right margins.
　

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