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PhD Management Sciences

PhD Program Department of Business Administration

Title of the Program

PhD (Management Sciences)

Introduction

To cater to the increasing need for qualified and research- oriented teachers and competitive business manager, SMIU offers a well-rounded and thorough PhD program. The program is suited to lecturers and professionals who want to enhance their knowledge and career prospects by gaining contemporary business knowledge. Research scholars benefit immensely by identifying important problems of the business world and evaluate it with different perspectives to generate and disseminate their valuable findings with the community. Our program is designed to stimulate the intellectual ideas and help conduct research that is meaningful and inspirational.

Objectives

  • To develop Mastery of broad based knowledge in management sciences and specific knowledge relevant to their own research interests i.e., field of specialization.

  • To develop Mastery of research methodology and advanced statistics, including quantitative and qualitative methods.

  • To demonstrate ability to make original and significant contributions to the scientific knowledge base in their area of specialization.

  • To demonstrate ability to engage in a productive research career, including publications, Grant writings and conference presentations.

  • To demonstrate ability to teach and provide valuable educational and professional experience to students in academic settings.

  • To excel in a variety of institutional settings, including universities, industry and government research labs, and think tanks.

    • Scope

    The doctoral program in Management Science is designed for people who plan to pursue an academic or research- based career in Management Science This program has been intended to ensure the doctoral students have the full range of necessary research and academic competencies, skills and sufficient knowledge of their subject area essential for designing and executing research at the highest standards of academic excellence. It aims to do this by combining structured course work with supervised research study.

    The SMIU aims to provide a PhD program, which is both educationally sound and directly relevant to those areas of industry, commerce, public service, which Management Sciences graduates tend to enter. In developing the program, university has recognized that students may want to improve their job opportunities in academia or consultancy, change career direction or seek a fresh intellectual stimulus.

    This program will help the public and private sector teachers, researchers and executives to improve their academic qualification, research capacity, and practical application. The doctoral degree will be offered in three major disciplines (Finance, Marketing, and Human Resource).

    PhD in Management Science
    CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
    Duration 3-Years
    Semesters 6
    Courses work 06 (18 Credit Hours)
    Dissertation / research work (30 Credit Hours)
    Deficiency Courses
    S. NO. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Credit Hours
    1 MGT-743 Qualitative Research Methods 3
    2 RMT-731 Independent Study 6
    3 RMT-711 Research Methods & Techniques 3
    4 QTM-721 Quantitative Tools for Research 3
    FIRST SEMESTER
    S. NO. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Credit Hours
    1 MGT-811 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods 3
    2 MGT-812 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods 3
    3 MGT-813 Academic Writing Skills 3
    Second Semester
    S. NO. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Credit Hours
    1 MGT-821 Independent Study 3
    2 Elective-I (Theories of Management Sciences) 3
    3 Elective -II 3
    Third Semester
    S. NO. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Credit Hours
    1 MGT-861 Dissertation 9
    Fourth Semester
    S. NO. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Credit Hours
    1 MGT-862 Dissertation 6
    Fifth Semester
    S. NO. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Credit Hours
    1 MGT-863 Dissertation 6
    Sixth Semester
    S. NO. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Credit Hours
    1 MGT-864 Dissertation 9
    PhD Electives
    S. NO. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Credit Hours
    1 MGT-831 Theories of Management Sciences 3
    2 MGT-832 Communication Strategies for scholars 3
    3 MGT-833 Seminar in Behavioral Decision Making 3
    4 MGT-834 Seminar in International Human Resource Management 3
    5 MGT-835 Seminars in Organizational Behavior 3
    6 MGT-836 Seminar in Leadership and Change Management 3
    7 MGT-837 Designing Organizational Research 3
    8 MGT-838 Advanced International Business Management 3
    9 MGT-839 Seminar in Entrepreneurial Communication 3
    10 MGT-840 Behavior Research in Marketing 3
    11 MGT-841 Seminar in Product Planning 3
    12 MGT-842 Seminar in qualitative Research in Marketing: Strategic Models and Methods 3
    13 MGT-843 Empirical Analysis of Dynamic Decision Context 3
    14 MGT-844 Culture and Persuasion 3
    15 MGT-845 Seminar in International Marketing 3
    16 MGT-846 Financial Econometrics 3
    17 MGT-847 Behavioral Finance and Decision Making 3
    18 MGT-848 Seminar in Economics of Strategy and Organization 3
    19 MGT-849 Emerging issues in Financial Markets 3
    20 MGT-850 Empirical Methods in Finance 3
    21 MGT-851 Advanced topics in Marketing 3
    22 MGT-852 Advanced topics in Supply Chain Management 3
    23 MGT-853 Advanced topics in Human Resource Management 3
    24 MGT-854 Advanced topics in Finance 3