Doctor of Business Administration (UAE)

Course Overview

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is an increasingly sought-after academic degree, offering the highest a corporate executive can achieve in translating profound theory into pragmatic action. It aims to support the candidates to resolve critical problems in businesses and industries through the application of research in a corporate environment. It intends to create new knowledge in the real world of business, specifically through the systematic application of research with rigor and relevance. A well-designed DBA offers a robust intellectual framework for the candidates towards navigating their organisations and industries towards data-driven, analytical-savvy and strategically oriented path.

Doctor of Business Administration Learning Outcomes

1. Recognize current, complex, and controversial issues in the field of Management, and analyse them using appropriate techniques that are relevant to professional practice.
2. Reflect by designing and carrying out independent research, contributing significantly towards the generation of new knowledge in solving organisational or industry-related problems with local and international significance.
3. Reach specialist and non-specialist groups with ideas, views and conclusions and communicate them clearly and effectively in bridging gaps between theory and practice.
4. Realize and recognise the importance of making judgments on complex issues in the field of Management, and exercise personal judgment and responsibility even in unpredictable situations in the professional environment.
5. Reinforce ethics in doing research and be able to disseminate new knowledge by publications, presentations, and other means of impactful communication.