Doctor of Business Administration
Introduction:
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a doctoral program emphasizing the application of research to real-world business challenges. Originating in the 20th century, it’s designed for senior professionals aiming to bridge academic rigour with practical relevance in global business environments. The DBA fosters strategic thinking, leadership, and research proficiency, standing as a pinnacle of professional development in business.
Program Objective:
1) To be proficient in broad knowledge of modern management and comprehend the new economic construction and industry circumstances, including the contemporary management theory development.
2) To have High-level integrated management personnel with solid decision-making, organizational leadership, communication, team spirit, global vision, innovative thinking, and exemplary professionalism.
Entry Requirements:
(1) Master’s degree in business and management-related fields as accepted by the Krirk University Senate; or
(2) Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s degree as accepted by the Krirk University Senate.
(3) English language competency requirements for students: Minimum IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.
(4) Complete an entrance exam and sit for an admission interview to be accepted to a doctoral degree program.
Condition Offer:
Doctoral students cannot meet IELTS 6.0, and these students must take the Academic English Writing course in the initial semester as the condition offers. IF they cannot meet the IELTS 5.5 requirements, these students must take the Intensive English Program (IEP) program at Krirk University.
Language:
Bilingual (English and Mandarin)
Coursework Structure:
Prepare Course:
(1) Research Methodology and Advanced Business Statistics (0 credit)
(2) English for Doctoral Student (0 credit)
Compulsory Course Structure:
(1) Advanced Strategic Marketing Management Theory and Practice (3 credits)
(2) Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Management Theory and Practice (3 credits)
(3) Advanced Strategic Finance and Accounting Management Theory and Practice (3 credits)
(4) Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
Major Selection: (1) Strategic Management, (2) Finance, (3) Marketing, & (4) Logistics Logistics Course.
Selection I
Selection II
Program Schedule:
Semester I of the first year:
(1) Academic English Writing
(2) Advanced Strategic Marketing Management Theory and Practice
(3) Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Management Theory and Practice
Semester II of the first year:
(4) Advanced Strategic Finance and Accounting Management Theory and Practice
(5) Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
(6) Selection I
Semester III of the first year:
(7) Selection II
(8) Research Methodology and Advanced Business Statistics
Semester I of the second year:
(1) Dissertation I: Topic Selection & Research Framework
Semester II of the second year:
(1) Dissertation II: Preliminary Literature Review
Semester III of the second year:
(1) Dissertation Seminar III: Methodology
(2) Research Proposal and Proposal Defense
Semester I of the third year:
(1) Dissertation Seminar V: Data Analysis
Semester II of the third year:
(1) Dissertation Seminar VI: Discussion and Write-Up
Semester III of the third year:
(1) Dissertation and Viva Voce
Course Description
1. Function Course
IC662101 Research Methodology and Advanced Business Statistics (no credit)
Course Description
The course learning about research process and methods, research design, developing conceptual frameworks and research hypotheses, sampling, measurement of variables, testing of reliability and validity of measurement instruments, data collection, research using appropriate statistics, summarization, and research report development.
IC662102 English for Doctoral Students (no credit)
Course Description
The course practicing advanced English reading and writing skills for preparation of academic proposals. English language skills for academic criticism and the rational use of English to prepare for doctoral studies.
2. Compulsory Course
IC662202 Advanced Strategic Marketing Management Theory and Practice (3 credits)
Course Description
The course emphasizes theories and concepts of marketing management. It includes marketing information planning and marketing research, product and service marketing theory for analytical business management, analysis of consumer behavior at the macro level and development of advanced marketing strategy theory to promote ethical management knowledge.
IC662203 Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Management Theory and Practice (3 credits)
Course Description
The course illustrates development of strategic thinking and theory in corporate logistics and supply chain management, logistics systems linking ASEAN and the world, exploration process of facts and knowledge. It covers logic, reasoning systems theory and concepts, assumptions, knowledge and theoretical analysis and synthesis, global issues, business management success and failure cases with application to logistics and supply chain management theories and concepts, expert experience and managerial ethics.
IC662204 Advanced Strategic Finance and Accounting Management Theory and Practice (3 credits)
Course Description
The course describes concepts and theories of advanced financial accounting, introduction to the theory and practice of accounting and financial planning control in China, theories and concepts of financial resource evaluation, the important role of senior accounting and financial managers, accounting and financial budgeting and planning, implementation approach using relevant theories and concepts in effective financing. Including counting and financial management based on decision theory and concepts to create maximum value for business.
IC662205 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
Course Description
This course introduces theories of business ethics and social responsibility, as well as stakeholder theory, and discusses the ethical issues involved in specific business functions such as production, marketing, accounting, and the implementation of business ethics and social responsibility strategies through practical case studies.
3. Major Elective Course
A. Marketing Course
IC662301 Special Issues and Problems in Marketing Strategy (3 credits)
Course Description
The course analyzes relevant strategic management of the modern market and its special importance to the current environment, future trend theory, research and application of critical models and presenting current problems, solutions to corporate marketing management problems. Specifically, emerging issues both theoretically and practically affect sustainable competitive advantage in modern business and proposes a conceptual framework and theoretical model that is consistent with strategic marketing management.
IC662302 Marketing Decisions Modeling (3 credits)
Course Description
The course covers quantitative analysis of marketing management, buyer behavior patterns, commodity brand selection patterns, market segmentation analysis, new product models, advertising models, sales force compensation, product allocation and pricing decisions.
IC662303 Doctoral Seminar in Marketing (3 credits)
Course Description
The seminar explores an in-depth understanding of the theories, concepts, models and paradigms underlying marketing strategy. It covers patterns, processes and issues related to policy application. The topic includes factors in the relationship between strategy and execution results, marketing alliances, first-time market entry, market competition, global marketing strategy, and the relationship between marketing strategy and business strategy or strategy.
B. Finance Course
IC662401 Investment Theory and Analysis (3 credits)
Course Description
The course covers investment theory in time, time state preference analysis, mean and variance analysis, stochastic superiority criterion, time analysis using multivariate and risk prevention of corporate bonds, portfolio guarantees, program trading, money management strategies and evaluation of execution results, derivatives pricing.
IC662402 Special Issues and Problems in Strategic Finance (3 credits)
Course Description
The course analyzes modern issues of financial management. The topic consists of current financial situation as well as future development trends, with a focus on critical models and posing financial problems, theoretical and practical methods to solve financial problems, thereby affecting sustainable competitive advantage, including a proposal for conceptual frameworks and theoretical models for application to the current state of financial management.
IC662403 Doctoral Seminar in finance (3 credits)
Course Description
The seminar explores an in-depth understanding of financial management theories, concepts, models, and paradigms, surveying important theoretical content. It covers case studies to conduct searches or research to formulate themes or questions in the workshop, including financial forecasting, use of bank credit, working capital management, issues of public and private debt, investment budgets, business valuations for financial decision-making.
C. Strategic Management Course
IC662501 International Competitive Business Management (3 credits)
Course Description
The course illustrates integration of scientific knowledge, understanding and the evolution of international business management. Emphasize the universal principle of international business, become a professional importer and exporter, international marketing, international law, international business negotiation and research on international business environment, international business strategy and international enterprise management innovation and competitiveness.
IC662502 Special Issues and Problems in Strategic Management (3 credits)
Course Description
The course analyzes contemporary strategic management and importance of the current environment, future trends, including theory and application, focusing on critical models and presenting current problems and solutions to strategic management problems, the firm emerges as a new problem in theory and practice, affecting sustainable competitive advantage in modern business. The course includes a proposal for conceptual frameworks and theoretical models for application to the current state of financial management.
IC662503 Doctoral Seminar in Strategic Management (3 credits)
Course Description
The seminar discusses an in-depth understanding of strategic management theories, concepts, models, and paradigms. Surveying important theoretical content, cross-business and interdisciplinary aviation management science to build knowledge in the field of strategic management.
D. Logistics Course
IC662801 Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Analysis (3 credits)
Course Description
Analytical tools for real-life supply chain and logistics analysis; design, planning, and optimization of supply chain and logistics network; large-scale optimization of transportation and distribution network; advanced inventory and warehouse planning; integrated planning and design of supply chain and logistics functions.
IC662802 Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
Course Description
The topics of this course are as follows: the environmental issues in logistics and supply chain. Measure and minimize the ecological impact of logistics activities. Pollution and emission from freight transportation. Sustainable balance of economic and environmental efficiency. Use of advanced technology and equipment to minimize environmental damage during operations.
IC662803 Seminar in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
Course Description
This seminar on Logistics and Supply Chain Management focuses on the sustainability of an organization which has been gaining momentum over the last decade. It is a topic that has reached the Executive Board in companies across the Globe. A simplified explanation of Logistics and Supply Chain sustainability revolves around an organization’s Supply Chain’s efforts in the area of environment, waste and risk assessment and improvement.