Program Overview
The DBL program offered by NiBS is designed to develop and prepare executives to more effectively assume overall leadership responsibility within organizations operating in intensely competitive national and global markets.Â
The objectives of this program include:
- Enable business leaders to develop their skills in understanding, evaluating and creating new knowledge within their profession, thereby making an individual and independent contribution to the development/ enhancement of professional practice in business leadership.
- To enable experienced business leaders, to develop a deeper understanding of leadership theory and research.
- To develop ‘practitioner-scholars’ who will conduct and publish the results of rigorous applied leadership research that advances an area of knowledge and practice, and
- To develop academically sound business leaders who will be able to teach/transfer their knowledge in the various fields of leadership and governance.
- Produce a thesis or portfolio based on high-quality original research of publishable standard (suitable for dissemination to their profession), demonstrating critical evaluation and synthesis in relation to current literature and professional leadership practice
Admission Requirement
Requirement
Prospective applicants are required to have any of the following qualifications:
- Master's degree by research or coursework in a public administration, management, or business-related discipline (e.g., HRM, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Strategy, etc) and at least five years of relevant work experience.
Or
- Master's degree by research or coursework in non-management/business-related disciplines, a relevant professional qualification (ACCA, ICAG, CIM, CFA, etc), and at least five years of relevant work experience.
Foreign Applicants
- International applicants must have an equivalent master's degree in a public administration, management/business-related discipline (e.g., HRM, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Strategy, etc) and five years of relevant work experience. GTEC determines degree equivalence.
- Applicants from non-English-speaking Countries must provide evidence of English Language Proficiency.Â
Plus
- Completed Application Form
- Pass an Interview with the Admission Committee
- Full Resume
- 2 Passport Pictures
- Copy of Passport Page
- Application Fee
Duration & Courses
Core Required Courses for all majors:
Year One
Semester 1
- Management Research Perspectives
- Information Technologies for Business Research
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quantitative Research Methods
Semester 2
- Leadership Theory and Practice
- Organizational Behavior Theory
- Leadership Ethics, Governance & Social Responsibility
Year Two
Semester 1Â Â Â Â Â
- Comprehensive Examination
- Research Proposal Defence
Semester 2Â Â Â Â Â
- Thesis Project 1: Problem Statement
- Thesis Project 2: Literature Review & Conceptualization
- Thesis Project 3: Research Methods, Field Research & Data Collection
Year Three
Semester 1Â Â Â Â Â
- Thesis Project 4: Data Analysis, Interpretation, Thesis Completion
- Thesis Project 5: External examination, Mock and Public Defence
Semester 2Â Â Â Â Â
- Academic & Managerial Writing
- Pedagogy of Teaching
- Teaching Practicum
NB: Certification is Doctor of Business Leadership
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