• Generate a new breed of researchers and academics who will adhere to high quality research standards.• Attract high quality students from both Cyprus and abroad with the potential to carry out interesting and value-enhancing research.• Promote original research that advances the body of knowledge in the field of business administration.• Strengthen the research orientation and enhance the publication productivity of the Department.• Contribute to the sustainment and further development of a strong in-house research culture.
• Critically analyze and synthesize the extant literature in the area of business administration.• Acquire key qualitative and quantitative skills and techniques to be able to analyze business administration-related problems in an effective and efficient way.• Apply fundamental concepts, theories, and tools to investigate thought-provoking issues in the business administration field.• Turn theoretical knowledge in business administration into practice, through experiential learning, professional workshops, and interactions with practitioners.• Demonstrate acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in specific areas of business administration.
Department: Department of Business and Public Administration
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Management
Programme Name: Business Administration
Direction: Business Administration
Level of Qualification: 3rd Cycle (Doctoral's Degree) [8 Semesters]
Programme Category: Conventional/In person
Mode of Study: Full time
Language of Instruction: English
Coordinator: Professor LEONIDAS C. LEONIDOU
The number of places available are announced by the Graduate School with the eligibility criteria for candidates, as well as other required documents that must be attached to the application such as:• Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University.• Previous University education in a suitable subject (academic background) and grades of relevant degrees.• Letters of recommendation.• Personal interview and/or written examination (if provided by the Department’s internal rules).• Submission of preliminary research proposal for admission to a doctoral course (if provided by the Department’s internal rules).The Department may also set additional criteria and quality indicators such as: (a) number of students’ publications in scientific journals, (b) students’ participation in seminars, symposia, research programmes, (c) presentations by students at conferences, (d) knowledge of foreign languages, and (e) professional experience, etc.
Students must always advise the University's' Postgraduate Study Rules
Successful completion of the requirements of the ProgramUp to 60 ECTS may be exempted from postgraduate courses.
Please advise Postgraduate Study Rules
The diploma dissertation, thesis, research and writing stages are graded with Success / Failure. The final grade of the dissertation is registered in the last semester of its elaboration. The doctoral dissertation is graded as Success or Failure.
Graduates of the Ph.D. Program in Business Administration are equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to conduct original research of high quality, to transfer their knowledge in class in an effective and efficient way, to disseminate their research work in reputable academic journals of an international standing, and to apply their ideas in consulting projects. PhD graduates in Business Administration will be able to pursue an academic career in public and private universities in Cyprus or abroad, work in government or private organizations, and/or be involved in advisory activities
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