Drawing upon a wide range of disciplines this course explores theory, research, and practice in corporate and business strategy focusing on the determinants of firm performance and results. Building on the focus of the doctoral program, doctoral students will gain an in-depth understanding of how to create, execute, and measure strategy effectiveness and business results. The course will develop critical and conceptual thinking skills by understanding the interplay of industry structure, competitive environments, organizational resources, competitive advantage, leadership, corporate structure, globalization, talent development, and uncertainty. By applying concepts to case studies, analytical problem-solving, business judgment, financial analysis, and synthesis will be refined.

This graduate course provides an in-depth review and analysis of the latest theories and research on corporate social responsibility. The course focuses on understanding governmental and quasi-governmental regulatory institutions and related corporate social responsibility business impacts; an understanding of the process of developing corporate social responsibility standards and policies, how to interpret them, and how to determine relative weight; and an understanding of how to assess, deal with and prevent corporate social responsibility risks. Emphasis includes working with and being a team leader and in collaboration. Communication projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making based on relevant research, information literacy, applied technology, integration, ethical and diversity concerns. Attention is focused on utilizing leadership and collaboration practices in corporate social responsibility within an organization, an industry, country, region, and world.

This graduate course provides an in-depth review and analysis of the latest theories and research to provide the advanced graduate student with an understanding of a range of global challenges. The issues include management of global businesses, management of businesses that are impacted by globalization, and management of businesses that use the Internet. Cultural, ethical, standards of practice, political, and legal differences are examined. Communication projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making based on relevant research, information literacy, applied technology, and integration concerns. Attention is focused on utilizing leadership and collaboration practices in dealing with global challenges.

This course approaches managing the innovation process through five levels of analysis: individual, team, network, organizational, and industrial. At each level of analysis, particular attention is given to the conditions under which innovation processes succeed and fail. The following items will be reviewed; literature on the innovative process, the contribution of individuals, cross functionality, geographic dispersion, technical communication, inter- and intra- organizational networks, organizational characteristics, organizational learning and market changes. The primary goal of the course is to provide a holistic view of the process of innovation while exploring the literature across the five levels of analysis. Doctoral students will be exposed to a variety of perspectives on innovation and will think in an integrative manner about the conditions under which innovation will be supported.

Getting things done in complex organizations is difficult and the best leaders are those who know how to mobilize ideas, support, people and resources to address tough problems. Doctoral students in this class will develop in-depth understanding of the research and theory on leading strategic change/initiatives focusing on understanding the role of organizational history and corporate culture, the climate for change, organizational politics, resources and rewards, people and teams and communication play in solutions leadership. Students will also focus on challenges and solutions in their respective fields and work with colleagues to understand the interdependencies and impact on the business of implementing solutions.

This graduate course provides an in-depth review and analysis of the latest theories and research to provide the advanced graduate student with an understanding of various models of decision making and how to select the best combination for appropriate solutions. The methods cover quantitative, qualitative, game theory, group dynamics, expert systems, ethical, and logical theories, research, and methods. Focus includes developing and instituting decision making audits to evaluate decision[s] that are to be or have been made. The use of information systems technology for decision support systems is analyzed. Communication projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making based on relevant research, information literacy, applied technology, integration, ethical and diversity concerns. Focused attention is on utilizing leadership and collaboration practices in solutions oriented decision-making.Includes Residency II, which focuses on the successful completion of the dissertation, including the following: the completion of the plan of studies, in-depth library research, dissertation formatting and style, mind maps, committee meetings, Institution Research Board, and Dissertation Guides. Students will also have an opportunity to observe dissertation defenses and hear presentations from advanced doctoral students.

Prerequisite(s): None
Credit(s): 3

This foundational doctoral course provides advanced academic study and writing processes for analyzing and evaluating current research articles, literature reviews, and dissertations. Emphasis will be placed on APA style guidelines and university publication requirements. Students will develop a perspective as scholarly practitioners, focusing within their specific discipline and program. Providing students the information and skills to navigate and successfully complete their doctoral programs and dissertations is the primary goal of this course.

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This seminar focuses on the structure and process of descriptive research across the disciplines of business, education, and behavioral science. It presents the concepts of relationships, correlations, and descriptive paradigms. Upon completion of the seminar, the student will be able to design a descriptive research study. The student will be able to utilize correct descriptive sampling techniques, collect and organize data systematically, adhere to acceptable reliability and validity standards in measurement, apply appropriate descriptive methodology, perform descriptive statistical analysis including mean, mode, median, correlations, chi square and t-tests with matched groups, and fully present findings. The student will also master the language of descriptive research, distinguish between various methodologies, conduct literature surveys that provide the foundation of investigation, critique descriptive research, review the dissertation research process, and construct effective descriptive research proposals. Computer applications, logistical issues, and ethical considerations are examined.

This course introduces the assumptions, theories, and processes of qualitative inquiry. The purpose of this course is to provide advanced graduate students with the theoretical foundations necessary to understand qualitative inquiry, and to enhance their abilities to conduct qualitative research and evaluation.

This course provides a survey of advanced techniques to support doctoral research using hands-on applications with SPSS. Topics include multiple regression, time-series analysis, multiple discriminant analysis, MANOVA, canonical analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, MDS, conjoint analysis, and cross-tabulations.

This course provides students with skills necessary for the survey research process. This includes familiarity with questionnaire design, including framing the question, sample size, reliability and validity in survey construction, and the strengths and limitations of the numerous methods used in survey research.

This advanced qualitative course builds on R7035, Methods and Analysis of Qualitative Research, and focuses on application of one selected approach. The goal is for students to immerse themselves in their selected approach, and to apply the design in shaping their dissertation prospectus. Students practice the collection and analysis of qualitative data using computer and manual applications. The final product is a completed prospectus reflective of their selected qualitative approach. It is strongly recommended that students take this course in their final semester.

This course will involve an intensive study of recent developments, research and literature in accounting theory promulgated by the various professional accounting associations and regulatory agencies. This course will focus on an in-depth examination of contemporary issues in financial and managerial accounting within the context of pronouncements of the financial accounting standards board and their subsequent inclusion in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

This course compares the theoretical basis of accounting standards from an international perspective. The impact of diverse cultures, the pronouncements of the IASB, and governments on the harmonization of accounting standards will be examined. Additionally this course will examine the reliability of internationally prepared financial statements from the perspective of SEC, investors and creditors.

This course will study the development and use of financial control systems. The primary emphasis of this course will be on the effect of legislation and the assurance services required by regulators and associations in the development, implementation and, monitoring of control systems. A secondary focus will be on issues faced by controllers and other financial managers in administering accounting control systems.

This course chronicles the development of accounting theory as a response to changes in culture. The goal of this course is to analyze the relations of accounting and the social world, in a historical context, to better understand why accounting and auditing standards have achieved their present state of evolution.

This course chronicles the development of accounting theory as a response to changes in culture. The goal of this course is to analyze the relations of accounting and the social world, in a historical context, to better understand why accounting and auditing standards have achieved their present state of evolution.

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This course examines the cultural, subculture, generational, class, life course, and group influences of consumer behavior based upon domestic and global marketing environments. Major issues to be discussed and experienced through case studies are: positive and normative managerial interventions; multiple interpretations of consumer creativity; and the probing of consumer behaviors. Integration of macro- and micro-level global forces shaping regional and global markets will be investigated through practical business experiences, current literature, research studies, case studies and current marketing practices.

Marketing and selling products into the global environment presents many demanding decisions that need to be updated on a consistent timeframe with hard-to-retrieve knowledge, information and data. Challenging decisions must be made in international marketing objectives/ strategies/policies, regional and country market selection, products that fit regions-countries, multiple distribution channels, communications to fit each global region, management models and organizations per region/country, knowledge/information/data management, exploration of cultural issues, competition, economies, and customers.

This course focuses on the processes involved in marketing innovative products to current and new markets. Taking a product from idea to development to actual launch, including: identifying potential/new markets, appreciation for the innovative product planning phase; understanding the customer's potential needs/wants/behaviors pre-product introduction through diffusion; writing the potential/new market strategic plan; management processes and resources required for marketing innovative products; and the management processes necessary for the re-innovation or sustaining the marketability of the innovative product.

This course examines the challenges of aligning and/or transforming a product-centric organization into a customer-centric organization. Major company and marketing issues discussed are: reassessment of the company and marketing vision-strategy-operations; utilization of company and marketing resources; direct and indirect effects on in-house and customer driven technology/communications/networks/ information management; organizational behaviors/changes necessary to convert employees to a new line of thinking; changes in revenues/ profits/earnings; and, customer services. The goal of the course is to provide a structure on how to align and/or transform company and marketing operations to maximize customer value.

This course is uniquely designed to introduce students to the conceptual and technical issues of marketing research and design based upon behavior research methodologies. Major topics are: behavioral research designs; variances in domestic and global market research data gathering techniques; filling the domestic and/or global product-market knowledge gap based upon company strategies; and analytical techniques applied to marketing data.

Consumer branding is the focal point of all businesses, domestic and global. Challenges in developing effective consumer brands must be integrated with the company's short- and long-term strategic and operational plans. One of the major goals is to identify branding issues in depth, experienced by marketing firms. Multiple venues are involved in this course feature presentations by distinguished marketers in the region, corporate marketing professionals, combined with global marketing experts. Topics included are challenges and changes in marketing branding strategies that worked yesterday but likely will not fit tomorrow's customer, managing the distribution channel to build brand equity, developing effective communication strategies in a digital environment, establishing effective global brands by region, issues/ attributes/challenges in building domestic and global customer relationships.

The focus of this course is the theoretical and practical implications of organizational behavior, as addressed from a social science perspective. It stresses how being a consumer of organizational research can help the manager with everyday problems, and help the researcher to answer organizational behavior questions. Upon completion of the course, the student will have mastered the concepts of the field, such as diversity in the workplace, perception and attribution processes, motivation and individual differences in organizations, group dynamics and decision making, team work, leadership, and quality improvement programs.

This course provides an in-depth presentation of the tools and techniques of management science as applied to real-world problems. The subject matter includes linear programming, sensitivity analysis, distribution models, decision analysis, forecasting, PERT/CPM, financial models as certainty models, and simulation models.

This course considers ethics in business and management from a research perspective. Topics of study include foundations, ethical codes, ethics education, ethics research, student perspectives of ethics, ethics by business application, and cross-cultural ethics research.

This course addresses planned change efforts in organizations, covering organizational design, structure, principles of organizations, human resources training, intra- and inter-departmental communications, coordination activities, and leadership growth and development.

This course focuses on theories, research and practice at the organization level of analysis. Beginning with a brief overview of the history of organization theory, the course focuses on contemporary perspectives including resource dependence theory, structural contingency theory, social network analysis, organizational ecology and the impact of technology on work. The emphasis will be on the applicability of theory in organizational life. Readings will ground the DBA student in the literature and a project derived from the DBA students' interests and professional experience will form the basis application of the theories and research findings to business. The course will also focus on what theory is, and what theory is not and also on how to apply theory effectively to develop robust solutions and achieve organizational results.

This advanced course reviews and provides research opportunities on leadership issues in global, international, and multicultural organizations. Culturally sensitive leadership skills, styles, practices, models, trends, theories, and concepts are examined. Attention is given to international ethical, diversity, and conflict management research and practices. The course includes theoretical orientation and theory-to-practice experiences using case studies, demonstrations, and simulations. The course provides an in-depth review and analysis of the latest theories and research on leadership in global and multicultural organizations. Written projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and information literacy. Attention is given to team leadership, team collaboration skills within a culturally diverse world.

This course provides advanced exploration of the fusion of Organization Learning and Strategic Management in the development of the concept of Holistic Management for sustainability. Through discussion of sustainability literature, written papers, and case analysis, students will review and analyze strategies that require an integration of the functional activities in operations, marketing, R&D, finance, and Human Resources, into a balanced model for strategic decision-making to attain organizational objectives. Doctoral students will demonstrate knowledge and application of global and business sustainability by submitting a term paper that is capable of being published in a refereed and non-refereed journal to show knowledge and application of the subject matter.

What is sustainability? Why at this point in the 21st century is the focus of policy-makers, Politicians, business executives and concerned citizens on this topic? This course develops a business case for sustainability, presents alternative viewpoints, discusses in depth natural capitalism, challenges the paradigm that growth is always good and challenges the learner to rethink consumerism and its impact on the planet and its inhabitants.

This course introduces the science of Industrial Ecology (IE). IE is presented as a framework for studying the interactions of modern technological society with the environment. The course helps students to understand the potential for environmental improvement in industry using an analogy of industrial systems to natural ecological systems. Industries, organizations and manufacturing processes are seen as interacting systems rather than isolated components in a system of linear flows. Students will learn to diagnose and solve complex system-level problems by applying the IE framework.

This integrative course investigates the organization's supply chain from the development, packaging and marketing of new products and services through the implementation of sustainable manufacturing/ operations and logistics that reduce waste through reducing the firm's carbon footprint. This course features the opportunity for DBAs across a range of functional disciplines to demonstrate the return on investment of sustainable products, services and/or supply chain.

"Going green" is becoming a goal of cities, regions and organizations. This course focuses on the latest theories and practice of urban design and planning, looking broadly at public policy, urban design and planning and business models designed to develop market and build green environments. Students examine the "green" perspective through frameworks, practices, and tools that construct economic and environmental success.

This course is a project-based course that explores the research and analytic tools organizations use to assess their sustainability issues. The course presents the research and analytic tools used in environment sustainability study. In small groups, students learn systems modeling and sustainability consulting skills by working on a semester-long project with real-life organizations and managers. The course focuses on gaining practical insights from the sustainability/systems analysis process.