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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Analyzing the Effect of Sponsorship Disclosure on Social Media Influencer Contribution to Engagement in the Test and Measurement Industry , Todd B. Baker

Moral Virtues: A Quantitative Study on the Impact of National Culture on Integrity , Andrew I. Ellestad

The Barriers to Active and Experiential Learning in Accounting Education , Elizabeth Holbrook

Phenomenological Study of African American Female Partners in Top U.S. Corporate Law Firms , Tony Kelly

Career Shock and Voluntary Turnover Intention among Current Employees in the Public Sector , Charlena Miller

Emotional Intelligence, Self-Efficacy, and the Perceived Employability of Traditional Undergraduate Business Students in a Private Midwest Educational Institution , Michele Ryan

Effect of Black- or White-Sounding Name and Impact of Intergroup Contact with Black Individuals on Auditor Judgments , Vanessa J. Tijerina

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Young Adults Who Save for Retirement: A Grounded Theory Study of the Decision-Making Process , Chad Greenwood

How do People Justify not Paying their Taxes? A Study on Moral Disengagement and Tax Evasion , Grace M. Hufff

Identity Work in Aspiring Big 4 Accounting Practice Leaders: Narratives of Personal Reinvention , Michael H. Kinnen

The Impact of Workplace Mentoring on Meaningful Work for People With Workplace Anxiety in the Insurance Industry , Susan L. Nelson

The Impact of Digital Marketing Tactics on the Recruitment of Domestic First-Generation College Students in the Southwest United States , Noelle Seybert

Exploring the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Workplace Violence , Jared W. Snow

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Onboarding Autism Employees in Technology Industry , Heung-For Cheng

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Practices on Brand Trust and Purchase Intention in the Wine Industry , Sarah L. Cooley

A New Model of Opportunity Recognition: Linking Individual Agency, Entrepreneurial Action, and the Innovation Process , Eva M. Fast

Financial Literacy and Behavior in Credit Unions: An Exploration of Member Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior in the Credit Union Model , Peter R. Fisher

Predicting the Financial Vulnerability of U.S. Public Charities: A Test of the Tuckman-Chang Model , Alesha L. Graves

The Strategic Response of Nonprofits to Institutional Pressures: An Intellectual Capital , Mario L. Hicks

Ethical Attitudes of Accounting Faculty and Public Accountants , James Karan

An Analysis of the Impact of an Influencer's Perceived Trustworthiness and Content Quality on Their Follower's Travel Intent , Josh C. McNair

Remote Working and Open Offices: A Phenomenological Study of the Factors Impacting Employee Productivity , Frank Murphy

Rural Coopetition: A Consumer Perspective of Marketing Activities Involving SMEs , Cassandra A. Ritzen

Consumer Behavior and Ad-Evoked Effects in Native Ads: The Role of Congruence and Brand Familiarity , Steven Rydin

The Influence of Type of Implicit EWOM on Purchase Intention , Michael H. Starr

U.S. Marine Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Diagnosed with PTSD: Perceived Employment Barriers Faced by Marines with PTSD Upon Discharge , Marlon G. Ware

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The Relationship Among Generational Cohorts, Tenure, Job Categories, and Employee Readiness for Organizational Change in a Healthcare Environment: A Quantitative Study , Jerry S. K. Adatsi

Electronic Health Records: Influencing Performance at Critical Access Hospitals , John Bennett

Millennial Students’ Awareness of Retirement Issues, Their Retirement Preparedness and Future Expectations , Krzysztof P. Bryniuk

Assessing the Impact of Transition from Rules-based to Principles-based Accounting in the Recognition of Revenue: A Study of Public Companies listed in the Russell 3000 Index that Elected the Full Retrospective Method of Accounting , Foday Y. Deen-Conteh

The Impact of Buyer Needs on Perceived Trade Show Effectiveness , RJ Fryan

Self-Determination Theory and Pharmaceutical Salespeople: Does Motivational Orientation of U.S.-Based Pharmaceutical Salespeople Influence Sales Performance? , Brandon Gilbert

A Cord of Three: A Phenomenological Study of Linkages in Interdenominational Interactions in Northwest Wyoming as Informed Through Network and Social Exchange Theories , Timothy N. Gray

Management Succession in a Two-Family-Owned Business: A Case Study , Dwight D. Ham

Factors Motivating Leaders to Volunteer: An Examination of Volunteer Leadership in Long-term Post-Acute Care , Christian Allen Mason

Happiness at Work: A Phenomenological Investigation of Clinic Managers , Jorge Melendez

Can Trait Emotional Intelligence Variables of Well-Being, Self-Control, Emotionality, and Sociability Individually or Collectively Predict a Software Development Engineer's Creativity? , Mwoyondishe Jonathan Mvududu

Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Members at CCCU Institutions , Heather C. Vaccaro

Sticker Price Elasticity as Predictor of Tuition Reset Success: A Quantitative Approach , Robert F. Van Cleef

A Narrative Analysis of Virtue Ethics Among Accounting Professors , Gibran N. Zogbi

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Leading Change: Examining the Relationships between Leadership Style, Organizational Culture and Change Readiness in Christian Universities of the State of Oregon , Dale Seipp Jr.

Doctorum Reciproco: Multi-Generational Professionals and Their Sentimentality Towards Reciprocity , Sal Villegas

Identifying City Attributes for Place Branding that Create Strong Self-Brand Connections , Matthew Vollrath

An Empirical Examination of Formal and Informal Institutional Factors’ Influence on Global Food Industry Sustainability Engagement , Kat Yamamoto

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Entrepreneurship Education’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Intention: A Predictive Regression Model of Chinese University Students , Brian A. Lavelle

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

The Link Between Job Satisfaction and the Intention to Leave Among Casino Employees , Oliver Wayne Aho

Exploring Factors that Help Students Feel More Connected to Their Online Instructors , Debra Austin

Scoping Job Enlargement with the Cultural Dimension of Individualism: An Industrial , Mark Wm. Cawman

Exceptionally Employable: A Study of the Value of Contrasting Educational Modalities within Christian Liberal Arts Universities in Preparing Students for Employment Suitability , Sam Heinrich

The Impact of CSR Efforts on Firm Performance in the Energy Sector , Robert Lloyd

Public Company Health Insurers and Medical Loss Ratios: An Event Study of Dates Associated with the Affordable Care Act , Rachelle Quinn

Self-Determination and Human Resource Retention: Employee and Volunteer Motivation to Stay in Rural Oregon Nonprofit Organizations , Nicole Richman

Understanding Business Education: Examining the Effect of the Application of Strategic Learning Among Diverse Business Disciplines , Dan Thoman

Pre-Certification Interprofessional Education: Ideal vs. Reality Patient Safety Curriculum , Edward E. Ward

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Marketing Channel Attitudes of Chinese Business-to-Business Companies: An Empirical Buyer Behavior Study for U.S. Companies Marketing to Chinese B2B Customers , Jonathan Cooley

Corporate Social Responsibility: Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Costa Rican Hotel Tourist Industry , Michelle Flynn Osborne

A Phenomenological Investigation of Factors Leading to Success in Diverting Non-Urgent Emergency Department Use at a Rural Critical Access Hospital Using the Patient Centered Medical Home Model , Paul Gratton

An Investigation of the Trends in Pricing for Christian Higher Education and Its Relationship to Perceived Quality , Richard Holaway

Understanding the Process Small Businesses Use to Capture, Convert, and Integrate Survival Knowledge , Frank Marshall

Encouraging Ethical Behavior in the Workplace by Way of the Classroom: Examining the Use of Social Media in Marketing Ethics Instruction to Influence Millennials‘ Perception of Workplace Ethics , Traci Thomas Pierce

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

The Lived Experience of College Choice , Ryan Ladner

The Management of a Turnaround after an Ethical Breach in a Public Institution of Higher Education , Ashley Stark

Nontraditional Students in Management and Accounting Programs: Investigating the Relationship between Personality and Major Satisfaction in the Community College Setting , Brad Ward

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Empirical Study on the Relationship between Ethical Leadership and Organizational Climate of Innovation , Virlena Crosley

Undergraduate Education Background and Ethical Decision Making , Ian H. King

Understanding Consumers' Thoughts and Feelings about Financial Literacy and How Financial Literacy Affects Their Lives Using the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique (ZMET) , Belle Marie

Dissertations from 2013 2013

An Exploratory Study of the Role of Values in Microeconomic Decision-Making and the Implications for Organizations and Leaders , Holly A. Bell

Later Life Career Transitions: Exploration of Factors and Turning Points that Influence Career Transitions in Later Life , Estle Harlan

The Role of Creativity in the Ethical Orientation of Oregon CPAs , John D. Porter

Dissertations from 2012 2012

Exploring the background and motivations of social entrepreneurs , Timothy A. Lucas

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Organizational culture and brand : A grounded theory assessment of employees' enablement to live the brand at a best place to work , Tyler Laird Magee

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The KSU Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is an innovative doctoral program designed to prepare highly experienced professionals for teaching and research positions at AACSB accredited business schools or for advanced research positions in consulting, government or industry. The KSU DBA program combines the rigor of a traditional doctoral program with intense classroom study allowing full immersion into state of the art academic research content and methods, along with a European style mentorship model supporting the student in conducting independent, original research.

As of Spring 2019, the DBA program changed to a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration. You can find those dissertations by clicking the button below.

Dissertations from 2018 2018

Investigating Information Security Policy Characteristics: Do Quality, Enforcement and Compliance Reduce Organizational Fraud? , Dennis T. Brown

IS A PENSION FUND'S MIX OF FAIR VALUE INVESTMENTS, AUDIT TYPE, AND AUDIT QUALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRM'S CREDIT RATING? , Trevor England

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS , Angela Jackson-Summers

Trust and Distrust Scale Development: Operationalization and Instrument Validation , John D. Rusk

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN A TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM , Blaine Schreiner

Data Analytics in an Audit: Examining Fraud Risk and Audit Quality , Sondra Smith

Intuition in Employee Selection: Examining the Conditions for Accurate Intuitive Hiring Decisions , Vinod Vincent

SEX MAY SELL BUT GENDER IDENTITY PREDICTS: AN INVESTIGATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PROPENSITY TO JOIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUBS , Jerald Wallace

AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING , Andrea B. Weickgenannt

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Built to Last: Exploring Family Strategy in Dynastic Business Families , Mark William Auger

REDEFINING THE SALES CALL , Judi Billups

Merger and Acquisition Financial Reporting Outcomes: An Examination of Non-Audit Fees and the Impact on Auditor Independence , Jimmy Carmenate

Are Out-Of-Period Adjustments a Type of Stealth Restatement? An Examination of Non-Audit Services, Clawback Provisions, and Out-Of-Period Adjustments , Cori Oliver Crews

What’s In It For Me? Consumer Perceived Value of Marketing Activities as a Driver of Consumer Brand Engagement on Social Network Sites. , Mary Jane Gardner

Salesperson Perceptions - An Examination of Sales Manager Leadership and Salesperson Engagement , Marleen Pope

Have We Overlooked the Benefits of NAS , James C. Rich

General Counsel Characteristics and Financial Reporting Quality , John R. Sparger

Conceptualizing and Measuring Design of Retail Environments , Julie C. Steen

FEES, GOING CONCERN OPINIONS AND AUDITOR DISMISSALS: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT , Frances Ann Stott

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Enterprise Risk Management: The Transformation of Board-level Engagement as Evidenced by Disclosure , Timothy L. Baker

Management and Organizational Influences on the Compliance Behavior of Employees to Reduce Non-malicious IT Misuse Intention , Randy G. Colvin

IS Success Model for Evaluating Cloud Computing for Small Business Benefit: A Quantitative Study , Charles Kenneth Flack

Setting the Stage for Individual Ambidexterity in Organizations: The Effects of Context and Individual Regulatory Mode on Explorative and Exploitative Behavior , Fernando Garcia

Reflecting on Performance Feedback: The Effect of Counterfactual Thinking on Subsequent Leader Performance , Kelly R. Hall

Understanding the Impact of Information Quality on Customer Relationship Management , Dana Eckerle Harrison

Recognizing and Exploiting New Opportunities in Times of Chaos and Unintended Impacts , Ryan Matthews

From Offshoring to Reshoring: A Conceptual Framework for Manufacturing Location Decisions in a Slow-Steam World , Jeffrey J. Risher

Audit Firm Rotation, Audit Firm Tenure, and Audit Committee Support in Accounting Disputes , Janice E. Rummell

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in Family Firms , James Nathan Smith

Capital Structure in the Family Firm: Exploring the Relationship Between Financial Sources and Family Dynamics , Diego G. Velez

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Sales and Operations Planning: A Performance Framework , Scott C. Ambrose

A Taxonomy of Emerging Markets , Alexander A. Assouad

The Effects of Risk Management Programs on Financial Professionals' Judgments , James F. Boyle

When Being More Different and Less Visible Leads to Commitment and Justice for All , Lisa Farmer

Differing Effects of Goals on Sales Control Systems and Multifaceted Job Satisfaction , Anne Gottfried

Financial Services: A Taxonomy of Consumer-focused Selling Activities and Sales Positions , Linda Joie Hain

The Effect of Audit Committee Compensation on the Procurement of Non-audit Services , Caroline Hayek

An Examination of Fit and the Use of Mobile Devices for Performing Tasks , Carole L. Hollingsworth

A Study on Information Technology Consumerization: Intentions to Use and Recognize Use Behaviors , Lorraine A. Lamb

The Relationships Between Entrepreneurs' Gender, Attitudes Toward Seeking Assistance from Entrepreneurship Centers, Utilization of Centers, and Entrepreneurial Success , Scott C. Manley

Why Empowering Salespeople is a Double Edge Sword , Lucy Matthews

The Role of Demographics: Who Engages in and Who Benefits from Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior? , John Neglia

Intuition and Its Impact on Information Systems Success , Robecca Quammen

The Influence of Leadership Style and Personal Costs on Fraud Whistleblowing Intent , Tonya D.W. Smalls

Supply Chain Managers and Risk Behavior: Testing the Sitkin and Pablo Model , Willie Frank Thompson

Measuring Family Business Performance: A Holistic, Idiosyncratic Approach , Ralph I. Williams Jr

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

A Comparative Analysis of Training, Mentoring and Coaching in the Sales Environment: Evaluating the Impact of Personal Learning on Role Ambiguity and Organizational Commitment , Shalonda K. Bradford

Sales Incentives and Sales Performance: The Moderating Effect of Cultural Dimensions , Morten Brante

Crisis Management: A Qualitative Study of Extreme Event Leadership , Charles A. Casto

Essays on Motivating Investment , J. Reid Cummings

An Investigation of Sustainable Product Purchase Behavior: A Social Cognitive Perspective of Consumer Action , Keith Edmund Ferguson

Behavioral Finance: Factors Influencing Angel Investor Decisions , Robert C. Forrester

Predicting the Presence of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) on Top Management Teams and the Moderating Influence of CMO Presence on the Relationship Between Firm Visibility, Market Power, and Industry Orientation and Firm Performance , Laurie Renee Hodge

Vendor Firm Characteristics and Buyers' Perceptions of Transaction Costs and Relationship Governance , Imran M. Khan

Stuck in the Middle: The Impact of Implementing Corporate Decisions on Middle Managers' Justice Perceptions , Lee A. Macenczak

An Examination of the Relationship Between Perceived Leadership Behaviors, Perceived Team Cohesion and Team Performance , Alvin Miles

Autopsy of the Banking Crisis: Examining the Impact of Director Characteristics on Bank Failures , Gregory L. Prescott

The Franchisor/Franchisee Relationship: The Antecedents and Outcomes of Perceived Franchisor Support , Mary Kay Rickard

Modeling Diversity Management Practices in Corporate Ethics: The Spillover Effect , Yves-Rose SaintDic

Are All Shares Equal? A Measure of Secondary Agency Conflict and an Examination of its Influence on Investor Reactions to Acquisition Announcements , Christine C. Sutton

Segmenting Segmentation: A Taxonomy Bridging Theory and Practice of Strategic Consumer Segmentation , Andrew Thomas Thoeni

Audit Committee Oversight of Fraud Risk , Robert M. Wilbanks

The Effect of Third Party Procedural Justice Perceptions on Purchase Decisions: The Role of Uncontrolled Marketing Communications , David L. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

The Impact of Social Influence Pressure on CFO Judgments , Carol C. Bishop

The Influence of In-House Tax Expertise on Corporate Tax Avoidance , Kimberly Hutton Honaker

Revenge or Reconciliation? A Rejection-Based Model of Firm-Induced Relationship Termination , Lucas Hopkins

Two Essays on the Unintended Consequences of Sarbanes-Oxley on Small Banks and Small Businesses , Earl C. Howell

Formal and Informal Institutional Influences on Multinational Enterprise Social Responsibility: Two Empirical Studies , Dawn L. Keig

Two Essays on the Knowledge-Based View of the Firm: The Impact of Local Market Knowledge on Domestic Firm Performance in Both Transitional and Developed Economies , Ted B. Randall

Online Social Presence (OSP) In E-Tailing: Construct Development And Testing , Russell Reams

The Impact of Post-Acquisition Autonomy upon Small to Medium Enterprise Integration Success , Robert Weichel Reich

The Effects of Pricing on the Sales Force and the Firm: A Strategic View , Wendy Ritz

Understanding the Determinants of Corporate Social Disclosure Strategies: An Examination of Firms' Use of GRI Guidelines , James Michael Simmons Jr.

A Contemporary Examination of the Miles and Snow Strategic Typology Through the Lenses of Dynamic Capabilities and Ambidexterity , Marc D. Sollosy

Influences on Supply Manager Behavior Toward Environmental Responsibility , James Anthony Swaim

The ERM Process: Evidence from Interviews of ERM Champions , Therese R. Viscelli

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

An Examination of the Influence of Top Executives on Entrepreneurial Orientation , James Ruben Boling

The Effects of Internal Audit Report Type and Reporting Relationship on Internal Auditors' Judgments , Douglas M. Boyle

Job Embeddedness: Do the Interaction Effects of Attitude, Personality, and Exchange Relationships Detract from Performance? , Juanne V. Greene

Multi-Family Businesses — An Exploratory Study of Trust and Intergroup Relations , Jerry Kudlats

Antecedents and Outcomes of the Investment in Internal Auditing and the Moderating Role of Family Business Culture , Debra J. Lasher

Two Essays on the Degree of Globalization of a Firm: Measurement, Antecedents, and Consequences , Victor B. Marshall

The Drivers of Future Generosity Behavioral Intentions of College Service-Learning Experience Participants , Jeananne Nicholls

Extended Stakeholder Orientation: Influence on Innovation Orientation and Firm Performance , Vijay K. Patel

Institutional Theory and Cross-National Differences in International Market Selection for Direct Selling , Charles B. Ragland

A Taxonomy of Regulations: The Effect of Regulation on Selling Activities , John F. Riggs

Two Papers on "How Perceptions of Fairness and Influences of Social Capital and Source Credibility Matter to Compensation Committees And Investors" , Anne M. Wilkins

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Business Administration Dissertation Topics (29 Examples) For Research

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We have prepared a list of some of the most interesting business administration dissertation topics. You can select any business administration dissertation topic or research topics on business administration according to your area of interest. Our team of professional writers can help in developing proposals on your selected research topics on business administration, project topics on business administration, and research topics on business administration.

A list Of Business Administration Dissertation Topics

An analysis of the business management practices in the global world reviewing the opportunities and challenges.

Examining the development initiatives in the context of micro-enterprise performance and sustainability.

Evaluation of the entrepreneurial skills and growth of SMEs: a comparative analysis.

An analysis of the research agenda on open innovation and entrepreneurship: a co-word analysis.

A literature review on different innovative business models and their impact.

Studying the determinants of innovative performance in the service industry.

Evaluation of the impact of marketing innovation on the competitiveness of enterprises in the context of the food industry.

An analysis of the effect of business partnership and innovation management to business performance.

A review of the literature on digitalisation, innovation, and sustainable practices – past achievements and future promises.

Studying and comparing the proposed themes and potential ideas for business plan.

A study of the relationship between business and sustainability.

Exploring the concepts of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility conducting a bibliometric analysis.

Examining the themes of entrepreneurship discourse.

An analysis of the importance of sustainability innovation in the context of small businesses.

A study of the confronting gap between motivation and capacity.

Studying the relevance of advancing technology and artificial intelligence in a business context.

Analysing the cloud computing research by studying the themes, frameworks, and methods.

To study the product-service systems business models for circular supply chains.

Identifying human resource management factors in international mergers and acquisitions.

Exploring the impact of high-performance human resources practices on in-role and innovative job performance.

An evaluation of the ethical dilemma related to employee recruitment outsourcing.

Studying the impact of e-recruitment of effectiveness of HR departments in multinational corporations.

A study on digitalisation and its influence on business model innovation.

Examining the branding in the digital age based on innovation and responsibility.

Analysing the impact of digitalisation on the speed of internationalisation.

Studying the effects of modern office technology on management practices.

An analysis of the current and future technologies on relationship marketing.

Exploring the macroeconomic factors that influence business practices.

A content analysis of the strategic management studies in the last 10 years.

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Doctor of Business Administration Dissertations

Explore past dissertations from members of the Doctor of Business Administration program at Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

2024 Dissertations

• Dissertation: What Are the Impacts of Leader Political Skill on Organizational Change?

2023 Dissertations

• Dissertation:  Do Emergency Physicians Treat Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Differently? A Mixed-Methods Integrative Paper
• Dissertation: Reliability and Resilience at U.S. Hospitals During the Global COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study on the Effect of Leader and Team Behavior on Crisis Response 
• Dissertation: The Experience of American Frontline Health Care Workers with Electronic Medical Records Technology During the Time of COVID-19: A Phenomenological Inquiry Following the Systems Approach
• Dissertation: The Impact of Business Unit (BU)-Information Technology (IT)-Relationships on Business Transformations: A Mixed Methods Study
• Dissertation: Cognitive Load, EHR Use, and Psychological Stressors Influence on Decision-Making Performance Within Healthcare
• Dissertation: Are Food Banks Impacting Food Retail? Examining the Relationship Between Hunger Relief Distributions and Retail Transactions in a Local Food Environment 

2022 Dissertations

• Dissertation:  Factors Influencing the Advancement Of African American Women In Banking: “Yet None Have Advanced Into The C-Suite Of The Top Four U.S. Banks”
• Dissertation:  Embodied Awareness, Embodied Practice: A Powerful Path to Practical Wisdom
• Dissertation:  The Dynamics and Impacts of Conference Change in Intercollegiate Athletics: A Strategy Group and Institutional Analysis  
• Dissertation:  Heuristics and Bias in New Venture Valuations
• Dissertation:  Mixed Methods Study Examining Organizational and Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Management of Pet Populations in Shelters
• Dissertation:  Factors Influencing Academic Engagement: A Social Support Perspective
• Dissertation:  Latino Entrepreneurship in the United States: A Fresh Perspective
• Dissertation:  The Effect of Supply Chain Strategies on Direct-to-Consumer Industry Evolution: A Mixed-Methods Study
• Dissertation:  Building Character and Leading Through The "Eyes of Others:" A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of Ethical Decision-Making  
• Dissertation:  Unveiling the Arab Mind: What are the Characteristics of Leaders Who Need to Capture Followers' Hearts and Minds?

2021 Dissertations

• Dissertation: System Influence Framework: IT Project Managers’ Influence to Form Critical Stakeholder Alignments and Promote Value Realization
• Dissertation: A Mixed-Method Study of Investigating the Effects of Organizational Preparedness of Supply Chain Management Performance in the Food and Manufacturing Industry
• Dissertation: Managing Successful Strategic Turnarounds: A Mixed Methods Study of Knowledge-Based Dynamic Capabilities
• Dissertation: Price Wars and Managerial Sensemaking: A Mixed-Methods Study
• Dissertation: Integrative Ecosystem Management: Designing Cities and Co-creating the Flourishing Ecosystem
• Dissertation: Effectiveness of Nonprofits on Factors That Influence the Social Aspects of Well-Being in Food Deserts
• Dissertation: Managing Scholar/Practitioner Tensions in Professional Programs: A Study of Library and Information Science Faculty
• Dissertation: Three Studies of Unexpected Organizational Decisions: Some Commonalities in Decisions to Report Workplace Violence and Decisions of Scope in Audit Testing for Complex IT Environments

2020 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Operational Excellence and Organic Revenue Growth
• Dissertation: Breakthrough Teams & Innovation in Orbit: Entrepreneurial Group Initiatives in Established Organizations
• Dissertation: The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A): An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Inquiry Into the Factors Influencing M&A Outcomes
• Dissertation: Coaching and Development as Part of a Manager-Subordinate Relationship: A Mixed-Methods Study of Tools, Dynamics and Outcomes
• Dissertation: Role of a CEO in the Era of Technology Disruption: Influence on Timing of Adoption
• Dissertation: Why Do People Bribe and Is It Worth It? A Mixed Methods Study of Bribing Antecedents and Outcomes in Former Soviet Countries
• Dissertation: Cross-Functional Team Performance: Inquiry, Identity and Shared Reality
• Dissertation: Managing Rational Divergence: Testing the Effects of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Technique on Collaborative Versus Competitive Behaviors in a Game Theoretic Setting
• Dissertation: Equity and Justice For All: The Absence of Subjective Well-Being for the African American Male
• Dissertation: How Do Professionals Find Life Meaning?
• Dissertation: Do You Have the "S" Factor for Service Innovation? How Stewardship Contributes to Service Innovation Capabilities in Service-Dominant Logic
• Dissertation: Coaching Millennials
• Dissertation: Antecedents Of Radicality And Commercial Success Outcomes In SBIR Projects
• Dissertation: Omni-Brand: The Paradox of Global Acceptance and Local Authenticity
• Dissertation: What drives individual decision-making of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Designing the Framework of Entrepreneurial Relationship Management (ERM) for Strategic Actions and Effective-Decision Making
• Dissertation: Building Big Data Analytics as a Strategic Capability in Industrial Firms: Firm Level Capabilities and Project Level Practices
• Dissertation: The Influence of Individual, Organizational and Contextual Factors on Saudi Women Career Commitment and Satisfaction in Nontraditional Occupations
• Dissertation: The Patient Perspective: Exploring the Influence of Social Interactions on Chronic Disease Outcomes
• Dissertation: Hyperconnectivity Giveth and Taketh Away: Reconciling Being an "Always-On" Empowered Consumer and Privacy in an Era of Pervasive Personal Data Exchanges
• Dissertation: Inspirational Professors, Their Emotional Intelligence and its role on Relational Climate
• Dissertation: Emergent Learning in Digital Product Teams
• Dissertation: Improving Job Satisfaction for Nurses in Acute Healthcare Facilities through Engagement and Teamwork
• Dissertation: Leadership and Practices for Strategic Adaptation in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
• Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring How IRS Special Agents Choose Cases for Investigation

2018 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Green Investment and Organizational Performance: Evidence from the Nigerian Pulp and Paper Industry
• Dissertation: Antecedents of Managerial Moral Stress: A Mixed Methods Study
• Dissertation: Purposing: How Purpose Develops Self-Organizing Capacities
• Dissertation: The Changing Landscape of Finance in Higher Education:  Bridging the Gap Through Data Analytics
• Dissertation: Barriers and Facilitators of Growth in Black Entrepreneurial Ventures: Thinking Outside the Black Box
• Dissertation: Honorable Mavericks: A Mixed-Method Study of what Influences Subsidiary Managers Compliance with Headquarters Instructions
• Dissertation: Fifteen Minutes of Shame: A Multilevel Approach of the Antecedents and Effects of Corporate Accounting Scandals
• Dissertation: What Really Matters to NFL Fans: The Effects of Team Performance and Self-confidence on Fan Commitment and Purchase Intention
• Dissertation: Crossing the Quality Chasm: A Mixed Methods Study of Physician Decision-Making when Treating Chronic Disease
• Dissertation: The Power of Relationships: Navigating the Dance of Change through Executive Coaching
• Dissertation: Learning Within and During IT/IS Projects: Its Process, Antecedents, and Outcomes
• Dissertation: The Complexity of Change: The Middle Managers’ Emergent Contributions
• Dissertation: STEM Entrepreneurs: Educating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Underrepresented Minorities (URM) and Non-Minorities for Job Satisfaction and Career Success
• Dissertation: Mixed Methods Study of Factors Influencing  Business to Business (b2b) Sales Performance: The Role of Design Attitude
• Dissertation: Making Heads and Tails of Distributional Patterns in Private-Equity-Owned Companies: A Value-Creation-Type and Industry-Based Analysis
• Dissertation: The Professional Development Mindset

2017 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Legislators as Leaders: Investigating and Elucidating the Influence of Gender, Religious Beliefs, and Mindfulness on Legislative Decision Making
• Dissertation: Purpose Matters to Leaders at a Personal and Company Level
• Dissertation: Forecast Revision as an Antecedent to Strategic Change
• Dissertation: An Examination of Followers' Upward Influence
• Dissertation: Empowering the 99%...One ESOP at a Time! A Mixed Method Study of Employee Owned Company Acquisitions
• Dissertation: Factors Contributing to Sustainable Brand Growth
• Dissertation: Looking Beyond Culture: Determining Success Factors for Transnational Multiparty Collaboration
• Dissertation: Bringing Social Innovation to Scale: Leveraging Relational Capital and Risk-Taking Behaviors of Actors in Complex Ecosystems
• Dissertation: Positive Impact: Factors That Drive Businesses Toward Shared Prosperity, Environmental Regeneration and Human Wellbeing
• Dissertation: The Role of an Ethos of Sustainability: The Hidden Value of Intangible Resources
• Dissertation: What is Retirement in the 21st Century?
• Dissertation: The Potency of Informal Learning in Paid and Non-Paid Work: A Mixed Study
• Dissertation: Strategy as Configuration: Recursive Organization of Strategy Implementation Factors and Their Effect on Strategy Execution Effectiveness
• Dissertation: Are we Having Fun Yet?: What is the Relationship Between Mentoring, Fun at Work and Job Satisfaction?
• Dissertation: Senior Information Technology (IT) Leader Credibility: Knowledge Scale, Mediating Knowledge Mechanisms, and Effectiveness

2016 Dissertations

• Dissertation: The Intersection of Auditor Independence, Objectivity, and Integrity in High Risk Audit Conditions
• Dissertation: Characteristics of Effective  Leadership of Community College Presidents - A Mixed Method Analysis
• Dissertation: Cultural Factors:  Entrepreneurial Orientation or Not – Innovation Drivers in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises
• Dissertation: Igniting the Fire: The Impact of Anticipatory Entrepreneurial Passion on Effort and Affect in Nascent Entrepreneurs
• Dissertation: Frontline Employee Role Passion and the Impact on Service Encounters
• Dissertation: An Original Microgrid Business Model Determines Conditions for a New Asset Market
• Dissertation: Sustainable Value And Eco-Communal Management: Systemic Measures For The Outcome Of Renewable Energy Businesses In Developing, Emerging, And Developed Economies
• Dissertation: A Theory of Micro-Level Dynamic Capabilities: How Technology Leaders Innovate with Human Connection
• Dissertation: When is Earnings Guidance a Treacherous Servant?
• Dissertation: Routines of New Venture Conceptualization: Evidence and Extension of an Entrepreneurial Dynamic Capability
• Dissertation: Remote and Onsite Knowledge Worker Productivity and Engagement: A Comparative Study of the Effect of Virtual Intensity and Work Location Preference
• Dissertation: Who We Are Matters: The Identity of the Information Technology Organization and Outsourcing Success
• Dissertation: A Theory of Steering Committee Capabilities for Implementing Large Scale Enterprise-Wide Information Systems
• Dissertation: Financial Stress in an Adaptive System: From Empirical Validity to Theoretical Foundations
• Dissertation: Experiential Workplace Design in Knowledge Work Organizations: A Worker-Centered Approach
• Dissertation: Understanding the Journey of Inner-City Communities to a Sense of Community and Well-Being
• Dissertation: Deliberate Disruption: How Corporate Leaders' Break the Liability of Expertise
• Dissertation: The Role of Mentorship in Developing Leadership Ready Gen X and Gen Y Females
• Dissertation: Antecedents and Outcomes of Perceived Creepiness in Online Personalized Communications
• Dissertation: The Effects of Visual Analytic Strategies on Organizational Decision Making

2015 Dissertations

• Dissertation: What Influences the Economic Model In the Private and Public Sectors In the Two Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai? A Comparative Study 
• Dissertation: Design Attitude and Social Innovation: Empirical Studies of the Return on Design
• Dissertation: Attentional Change Decisions: Exploring the Role of Attention in Shaping Change Decisions: A Mixed Methods Approach
• Dissertation: Interprofessional Teams in Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Study
• Dissertation: Helping Top Talent To Thrive: The Significance of Relational Capacity, Teamwork and Organizational Support
• Dissertation: Narrative Shock: Helping North Korean Defectors Narrate Their Lives Fully in South Korea
• Dissertation: Team Adaptation and Mindful Boundary Management: The Dynamics of Internal and External Balancing
• Dissertation: The Collaboration Blueprint: Designing and Building Effective Strategies for Innovation and Rejuvenative Collaboration
• Dissertation: Developing the Next-Generation Leadership Talent in Family Business: The Family Effect
• Dissertation: Creating Customer Love: How Organizations Can Engender Positive Affect in Online Product-Centered Communities
• Dissertation: Playing to Win: Dynamics of Teams That Innovate
• Dissertation: Organizational Commitment - A Requisite for Quality of Life in Assisted Living.
• Dissertation: Promethean Framework and Measurement Instrument: Career Development, Maintenance and Transitions in Convulsive Economic Cycles
• Dissertation: Cohesion, Flexibility, and the Mediating Effects of Shared Vision and Comparison on Engagement in Army Acquisition Teams
• Dissertation: Title How Hackers Think: A Mixed Method Study of Mental Models and Cognitive Patterns of High-Tech Wizards
• Dissertation: Procedural Rationality as a Means for Evidence-Based Management in Conflicted Decision-Making:  A Mixed-Methods Study
• Dissertation: Disempowering the "Robin Hood" Fraudster: Empathetic Pathways Weaken Regulators and Enable Fraudulent Behavior – A Framework For Redesigining Controls
• Dissertation: Organizational Adoption of Social Media Technologies: A Mixed-Methods, Multi-Level Study of Effects on Productivity and Work-Home Life Balance
• Dissertation: Trust by Design: The Affective and Cognitive Antecedents Among African Americans, Building Long-Term Business Relationships
• Dissertation: Thriving in Transition: Cognitive, Social & Behavioral Resources For Times of Change

2014 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Towards Flourishing: How Sellers Can Forge Stronger B2B Relations and Increase Buyer Loyalty
• Dissertation: Improving the Capacity for Strategic Anticipation: How Upstream, Downstream and Lateral Immersion Contribute to the Capacity to Anticipate Strategic Moves
• Dissertation: Does Upper Echelons Team Dynamic Matter? The Criticality of Executive Team Behavior in Economic Value Creation
• Dissertation: Facilitating Radical Innovation in Consumer Electronics and Information Technology Industries
• Dissertation: Staying Alive: The Experience of In Extremis Leadership
• Dissertation: The Significance of Influence in Our Current Work Environment: Understanding and Exploring the Shift and Emergent Domains
• Dissertation: Understanding Managerial Influences:  A Mixed Methods Study of employee engagement, well-being, and performance
• Dissertation: Factors That Influence Firms' Environmental Performance: An Examination of Large Companies
• Dissertation: Title A Theoretical, Empirical and Practical Approach to Academic Knowledge Production and Job Satisfaction: The Role of Academic Alignment
• Dissertation: Equine-Assisted Experiential Learning: Implications for Management Development and Education
• Dissertation: Bridging the Medical Knowledge and Practice Gap: Antecedents of Successful Scientist Physician Collaboration
• Dissertation: Supply Chain Management Performance: Factors Contributing to Successful Risk Mitigation & Resiliency
• Dissertation: A Theory of Overload and Equivocality Effects on Learning during Knowledge Transfer within Policy Making Dyads

2013 Dissertations

• Dissertation: A Theory of Viral Growth of Social Networking Sites
• Dissertation: Socio-Cognitive Foundations of Entrepreneurial Venturing
• Dissertation: The Belief System and Behavior of Financial Advisors After a Market Disruption
• Dissertation: Relationships Matter, Even for CPAs
• Dissertation: Designing Successful Social Ventures: Hands-On Feedback-Seeking Engagement with Stakeholders to Unravel What to Do Next
• Dissertation: Pricing Capabilities and Firm Performance: A Socio-Technical Framework for the Adoption of Pricing as a Transformational Innovation
• Dissertation: Coming Out and Being Out in the C-Suite: The Experiences of Openly Gay and Lesbian Executives
• Dissertation: The Impact of Social Competencies and Role Factors on the Relational Construction of Identity and Participation of Physician Leaders
• Dissertation: Credibility: A Foundation for All Leaders
• Dissertation: Why We Care: The Mediating Effect of Positive and Negative Emotional Attractors on Social Responsibility
• Dissertation: Systemic Corruption: A Multi-Theoretic, Multi-Level and Mixed Methods Analysis of the Interplay among Institutional Logics, Strategic Agency and Reward Expectancy

2012 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Tenure, Charisma and Conflict in Venture Backed Teams
• Dissertation: Decision Making in the Corporate Boardroom: Designing the Conditions for Effectiveness
• Dissertation: How and To What Extent Does Collaboration Affect Employee and Cross-Functional Team Performance?
• Dissertation: Women Persisting in the Engineering Profession: A Paradoxical Explanation Adapting Intentional Change Theory
• Dissertation: Organizational Agility and Complex Enterprise System Innovations: A Mixed Methods Study of the Effects of Enterprise Systems on Organizational Agility
• Dissertation: How a Learning Orientation, Modern Portfolio Theory and Absorptive Capacity Contribute to University Endowment Performance
• Dissertation: A Multi-Level Investigation into the Antecedents of Enterprise Architecture (EA) Assimilation in the U.S. Federal Government: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Research Study
• Dissertation: The Impact IT Professionals Have On Performance: What Differentiates Superior from Average Performers and Understanding How to Keep Them Engaged

2011 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Pluralistic Diversity in Voluntary Associations on College Campuses: A Multi-Method study
• Dissertation: Managing the Unexpected: Detecting, Preventing and Mitigating Surprises in the Banking Industry
• Dissertation: The Strategic Decision-Making Process of the Board and Its Impact on Decision Outcomes
• Dissertation: Worlds Connected and Worlds Apart: Postures and Dependencies Influencing Government - Agency Relations
• Dissertation: A Multi-Method Exploration of the Role of Legitimacy in Cross-Sector Partnerships for the Natural Environment
• Dissertation: Knowledge Sharing in Bioscience Clusters: Nature, Utilization and Effects
• Dissertation: Impact of School Leadership on Academic Achievement in Kenyan Secondary Schools
• Dissertation: Non-Financial Perspectives on Family Firm Performance
• Dissertation: The Great Recession and Nonprofit Endurance: Framing the Mission-Defensive Paradox
• Dissertation: The Global Financial Crisis: Bankers Shaken, But Some Awaken

2010 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Causal Ambiguity and Its Impacts on Firm Performance
• Dissertation: Exploring Sustained Collaborations: Activities and Behaviors That Make a Difference
• Dissertation: Adoption of High Trust-High Risk Technologies: The Case of of Computer Assisted Surgery
• Dissertation: Bridging Structure-Agency Divide: A Structurational Approach to Institutional Adaptation and Innovation
• Dissertation: The Effect of Social Factors on Project Success Within Enterprise-Class System Development
• Dissertation: Nonprofit Leaders and Their Organizations: Routes to and Repertoires for Effectiveness
• Dissertation: Drivers of Employee Engagement and Teamwork Performance
• Dissertation: Payoffs of Championing "Tough Issues": Why Corporations Need to Nurture Quixotic Champions at the Board and Within Senior Management Teams
• Dissertation: Improving the Effectiveness of Microfinance in Reducing Household Poverty
• Dissertation: How Many Hands Does a Team Have? Developing Ambidextrous Teams in Academic Medical Centers
• Dissertation: The Delicate Balance of Organizational Leadership: Encouraging Learning and Driving Successful Innovation
• Dissertation: Dare to Restore Trust and Drive Loyalty in Distrust-Dominated Environments: A Stakeholder Perspective
• Dissertation: The Impact of Charisma on Employee Volunteer Programs

2009 Dissertations

• Dissertation: A Study of the Impact of Informational Complexity, Transparency and Stewardship on Decision Usefulness: The Users' Perspective
• Dissertation: Generative Characteristics as Antecedents to Engagement
• Dissertation: Managing Commitment as Antecedents to Engagement in Faith-based Organizations: Chinese Protestant Churches in the United States
• Dissertation: When Practice and Theory Conflict: Do Performance Incentives Drive Management Behaviors in Mergers and Acquisitions?
• Dissertation: Ethical Ideologies and Decision Making Among College Student Athletes
• Dissertation: The Role of Human Capital in Predicting Business Outcomes
• Dissertation: Inside the Outsourcing of Innovation
• Dissertation: The Role of Organizational Learning in Renewing Competitive Advantage
• Dissertation: The Private Sector and Anti-Terrorism Spending for Physical Security
• Dissertation: Unraveling Adaptive Selling: An Empirical Analysis of Underlying Relational Behavior
• Dissertation: Design and Discovery: The Structure and Function of a Research Network
• Dissertation: Into the Family and Business Nexus: Succession and Daughters in Family Owned Businesses
• Dissertation: Executive Leader Development: Mentoring in U.S. Government and Commercial Organizations
• Dissertation: An Examination of the Antecedents and Consequences of Accreditation in the Nonprofit Sector
• Dissertation: Beyond Financial Transparency and Institutional Structure: Emergent Forms of Accountability in the New Era of Responsibility

2008 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Developing a Regional High Tech Environment: What Factors Matter
• Dissertation: The Impact of the Internet on Airline Fares
• Dissertation: Managing Multiple and Interacting Congregations Within the Same Church: The Case of Chinese Protestant Immigrant Churches in North America
• Dissertation: Heaven, Hell and Everything In Between: How Do Authentic Leaders' Values Contribute to Organizations in Which Followers Flourish?
• Dissertation: They're Making All the Wrong Decisions: Managing Cognitive and Emotive Balance
• Dissertation: The Pathfinder Leader and Complex Decision Making: The Role in Collective Action Governance
• Dissertation: College Environments as Enablers and Barriers to Youth Entrepreneurship
• Dissertation: The Role of Learning and Care Giving Style in Practitioner-Patient Co-Production of Therapeutic Outcomes
• Dissertation: Effective Leadership of Financial Service Firms: A Study in Resonance and Emotional Intelligence
• Dissertation: Selling Money: Success Factors for Financial Advisors
• Dissertation: Role Engagement in Co-operative Organizations: A Relational Framework for Understanding Board Commitment
• Dissertation: Virtual Teams: Can They Be More Effective
• Dissertation: Commitment to Change as Dynamic Push-Pull Alignment of Messages
• Dissertation: The Impact of Organizational Destruction in Social Capital
• Dissertation: The Duplicity Effect: Professional Investment Decisions for Others Versus Self
• Dissertation: You Can Change Strategies in a Conversation: Decision Making in Innovation in the Durable Goods Industry

2007 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Disconnected: A Consumer Study of Mobile Telephone Technology Rejection in the United States
• Dissertation: The Social-Technical Project Manager Practices That Motivate Knowledge Sharing and Learning in Information Technology Project Team Environments
• Dissertation: Social Change – Making the Improbable Possible through Collaboration: A Series of Studies on NGO Collaboration in South Africa
• Dissertation: Employee Reactions to Mergers and Acquisitions - The ‘ME-I Syndrome’; Avoiding ‘Merger-Enabled-Individualism’
• Dissertation: Service Feature Considerations for Developing Consumer Satisfaction in Online Environments
• Dissertation: Studies in Workplace Behaviors and Organizations
• Dissertation: Transitioning from Staff Nurse to Nurse Manager-A Change in Identity
• Dissertation: Resilience in Action: Exploring Constructive Transitions Among Mid-Career Leaders
• Dissertation: Change Leader Retention and Career Development: The Role of Social Capital and Balancing Commitments
• Dissertation: Venture “TERROIR” Can We Define It ? VC Decision Processes for Investing in Genesis/ Pre-seed ICT Entrepreneurial Teams
• Dissertation: The Effects of Ownership, Control Rights and Experience on Joint Venture Success
• Dissertation: Social Entrepreneurship: Creating Impact in the Social Sector
• Dissertation: An Investigation of Electronic Medical Record Technology Adoption by Family Practice Physicians

2006 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Three Aspects of Social Change Management: Project Ownership, Ethical Project Transfer and Economic Correlate
• Dissertation: Corporate Governance in the Era of Sarbanes-Oxley
• Dissertation: The Practice of Medical Error Reporting
• Dissertation: The Social Construction of the Interactive Practices of Multicultural Professionals
• Dissertation: Practicing Pragmatic Collaboration: The Challenge of Recognizing and Managing Rational Divergence
• Dissertation: Focusing on the End User: Promoting the Successful Deployment of Workplace Programs and Initiatives
• Dissertation: Exploration of Social Capital in the Context of Elected Public School Officials
• Dissertation: A Journey with the End in Mind: An Examination of How Advance Planning May Influence End-of-Life Decisions
• Dissertation: Innovative or Expendable Human Capital: The Effect of Labor Market Choices, Career System Practices and Self-Directed Career Orientation on Organization Outcomes
• Dissertation: Immigrants Transnational Activities for Home Community Development: The Nigerian Immigrants in the United States
• Dissertation: Factors that Facilitate Entrepreneurship Among Students and Nascent Entrepreneurs
• Dissertation: An investigation of Customer Perceived Value, Exchange Partner Trustworthiness and Service Perceptions in e-Commerce
• Dissertation: Impact of Knowledge on Electricity Markets

2005 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Corporate Responses to Accounting Regulation
• Dissertation: Information Technology Adoption by Middle Managers: The Case of Trial Court Judges
• Dissertation: Strangers in the Commons: Understanding and Measuring Successful Aging for Low-Income Seniors in Affordable Housing
• Dissertation: Adolescent Leadership Development: The Role of Authoritative Parenting and the Mediating Effect of Psychological Autonomy and Mastery Orientation
• Dissertation: Trust, Education and Development in Jamaica, 1950-2000
• Dissertation: The Link Between Governance Responsibilities and Performance in Healthcare Organizations: A Trustees Perspective
• Dissertation: Nonprofit Intrapreneurship: How Nonprofit Managers Facilitate and Balance Entrepreneurial Activity
• Dissertation: All Cake and No Icing: An Exploration of Female Executive Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
• Dissertation: A Framework for Maximizing Board Member Outcomes in Nonprofit Organizations
• Dissertation: The Impact of Electronic Medical Records on the Doctor-Patient Relationship in Hospitals in Japan, Korea and the United States: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

2004 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Sparks of Innovation: Observing the Elements that Lead to Creative and Innovative Success
• Dissertation: Pastoral Leadership and Parish Vibrancy
• Dissertation: A Tale of Two Colleges: The Fiscal Crisis of the 1990's Strategies for Managing in Uncertainty
• Dissertation: Converting Highly Legitimized Structural Barriers into Vehicles of Change: A Case for Transformational Leadership in Liberal Arts Colleges
• Dissertation: The Social Capital of Nonprofit Leaders
• Dissertation: Synthesizing Managerial Agency and Institutionalism in Manufacturing Facilities
• Dissertation: The Evolving Nonprofit Board: Relational Practices and Effective Governance
• Dissertation: Entrepreneurial Emergence: The Challenge of Growth in Urban Contexts
• Dissertation: Change On the Frontlines: A Perspective from the Trenches
• Dissertation: Perspectives on Life Insurance Selling, Retirement Savings among African Americans and Precautionary Saving of Blacks compared to Whites
• Dissertation: Managers, Micro-entrepreneurs and Performance Outcomes: Lessons from Two Worlds
• Dissertation: Trust in Project Management Relationships
• Dissertation: Free at Last? Culturally Rooted Differences in the Workplace Experience
• Dissertation: Organization and Empowerment: Policy, Practice and Outcome - The Study of Development Organizations in St. Lucia, West Indies

2003 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Individual Behavioral Competencies & Organizational Constraints: Some Insights From Health Care
• Dissertation: From Sitting on Top of the World to Crunched in the Back of the Bus: The Transformation of the U.S. Domestic Airline Industry From 2000 Through 2003
• Dissertation: Stakeholders and Organizations: A Three Part Approach to Better Understandings of Who and What Counts
• Dissertation: Research Reports: Strength of Strong Ties: Two Studies on EVA in Cyclic Markets
• Dissertation: Beyond the Requirements: Using Technology and Implementing Service Learning
• Dissertation: What Tangled Webs We Weave: A Comparative Study of Cooperation, Coping, and Networking Strategies of Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs
• Dissertation: Customer Service Satisfaction in Inter-Cultural Service Encounters
• Dissertation: Research Into the Effectiveness of an Alternatives to Violence Program in a Prison System
• Dissertation: A Qualitative Analysis of the Historical and Social Significance of the African American Male Oral Tradition: A Study in Linguistic Anthropology
• Dissertation: Leadership Pathways: How Leaders Communicate, Network, and Find Success in Diverse Environments
• Dissertation: Reciprocal Learning in Teams: Relational Practices for Securing the Best From Leadership Volunteers in Nonprofit Organizations

2002 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Workforce Development in a Small Manufacturing Organization
• Dissertation: Forces Shaping the Extent of Markets: An Exploration of Wholesale Distributors in Latin America
• Dissertation: The Meaning of Decision and Choice to a Leader in a Nonprofit Organization
• Dissertation: Another Thrice-Told Tale: Strategy Formation, Accountability, and Competent Governance in a Nonprofit Organization
• Dissertation: Study of Direct Internet Selling by Airlines in the U.S. Air Travel Distribution Industry
• Dissertation: The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Work Team Cohesiveness and Performance
• Dissertation: Political Economy and Price Ratio Changes: Electric Industry Under Transition
• Dissertation: Understanding the Characteristics of an Effective Physician-Hospital Contractual Arrangement from a Dyadic Perspective
• Dissertation: The Connected Celebrity and Nonprofit Advertising

2001 Dissertations

• Dissertation: A Study of the Impact of Ohio’s Instructional Support Funding Process On Institutional Behavior At Two-Year Colleges
• Dissertation: The Contributions and Status of Women Inside Directors in Fortune 1000 Companies
• Dissertation: The Influence of Self-Development, Experimental Learning and Networking on the Career Satisfaction of EMBA Graduates
• Dissertation: Toward A Theory of Technical Change
• Dissertation: More Than Directing Money: Theories in Use for Helping Distressed Communities as Practiced by Independent Foundations

2000 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Money and Theology - It's Not an Oxymoron!!
• Dissertation: Parental Choice of Elementary Schools Within the Cleveland Catholic Diocese and Its Implications for the Financial Policies of Diocesan Schools
• Dissertation: Business Is War: An Investigation Into Metaphor Use in Internet and Non-Internet IPOs
• Dissertation: Theoretical Aspects of the Japanese Institutional Relations Model and Its Effectiveness for Corporate Governance in the Context of Globalization
• Dissertation: Sensemaking in a Hospital Strategic Planning Process
• Dissertation: Strategic Alliance Decisions: The Interpersonal Experience of Alliance Building

1999 Dissertations

• Dissertation: Environomics: Managing Environmental Change from Rio de Janiero to Buenos Aires (Via Berlin and Kyoto
• Dissertation: Habitus Wars and Field(s) of Dreams: Using Bourdieu to Reframe the Sense of a Crisis
• Dissertation: Managers in the Middle: A Study of Long Term Care Regional Managers Dealing With Organizational Stress
• Dissertation: The Relationship of Error-Based Experimental Learning to Organizational Change: How and Why What We Learn May or May Not Change How We Behave
• Dissertation: Back to the Future: A Search for Economic Progress or Roots? A Comparison of Experiences Between African American Entrepreneurs in the United States
• Dissertation: The Quest for Sustainable Leadership: The Importance of Connecting Leadership Principles to Concepts Of Organizational Sustainability
• Dissertation: Achieving Potential in Hospital Mergers
• Dissertation: Mill Creek: A Case Study Applying Actor Network and Transformational Leadership Theories to Urban Housing Development

1998 Dissertations

• Dissertation: America in the 21st Century: Finding Harmony Between Economic and Social Goals
• Dissertation: The Social Construction of Workforce Development Organizations in Singapore and Penang, Malaysia
• Dissertation: The Marketplace of Management Ideas
• Dissertation: The Changing Face Of Money: Will Electronic Money Be Adopted in the United States?
• Dissertation: Ordinary Canadians: Identity of Time and Place
• Dissertation: Straight to the Heart: Cleveland Leaders Shaping the Next Millennium
• Dissertation: Capacity Building: An Appreciative Approach
• Dissertation: The Structure of Management Practices and the Formation of Coping Habitus

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You can follow these steps to begin narrowing down your ideas.

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Step 1: check the requirements, step 2: choose a broad field of research, step 3: look for books and articles, step 4: find a niche, step 5: consider the type of research, step 6: determine the relevance, step 7: make sure it’s plausible, step 8: get your topic approved, other interesting articles, frequently asked questions about dissertation topics.

The very first step is to check your program’s requirements. This determines the scope of what it is possible for you to research.

• Is there a minimum and maximum word count?
• When is the deadline?
• Should the research have an academic or a professional orientation?
• Are there any methodological conditions? Do you have to conduct fieldwork, or use specific types of sources?

Some programs have stricter requirements than others. You might be given nothing more than a word count and a deadline, or you might have a restricted list of topics and approaches to choose from. If in doubt about what is expected of you, always ask your supervisor or department coordinator.

Start by thinking about your areas of interest within the subject you’re studying. Examples of broad ideas include:

• Twentieth-century literature
• Economic history
• Health policy

To get a more specific sense of the current state of research on your potential topic, skim through a few recent issues of the top journals in your field. Be sure to check out their most-cited articles in particular. For inspiration, you can also search Google Scholar , subject-specific databases , and your university library’s resources.

As you read, note down any specific ideas that interest you and make a shortlist of possible topics. If you’ve written other papers, such as a 3rd-year paper or a conference paper, consider how those topics can be broadened into a dissertation.

After doing some initial reading, it’s time to start narrowing down options for your potential topic. This can be a gradual process, and should get more and more specific as you go. For example, from the ideas above, you might narrow it down like this:

• Twentieth-century literature   Twentieth-century Irish literature   Post-war Irish poetry
• Economic history   European economic history   German labor union history
• Health policy   Reproductive health policy   Reproductive rights in South America

All of these topics are still broad enough that you’ll find a huge amount of books and articles about them. Try to find a specific niche where you can make your mark, such as: something not many people have researched yet, a question that’s still being debated, or a very current practical issue.

At this stage, make sure you have a few backup ideas — there’s still time to change your focus. If your topic doesn’t make it through the next few steps, you can try a different one. Later, you will narrow your focus down even more in your problem statement and research questions .

There are many different types of research , so at this stage, it’s a good idea to start thinking about what kind of approach you’ll take to your topic. Will you mainly focus on:

• Collecting original data (e.g., experimental or field research)?
• Analyzing existing data (e.g., national statistics, public records, or archives)?
• Interpreting cultural objects (e.g., novels, films, or paintings)?
• Comparing scholarly approaches (e.g., theories, methods, or interpretations)?

Many dissertations will combine more than one of these. Sometimes the type of research is obvious: if your topic is post-war Irish poetry, you will probably mainly be interpreting poems. But in other cases, there are several possible approaches. If your topic is reproductive rights in South America, you could analyze public policy documents and media coverage, or you could gather original data through interviews and surveys .

You don’t have to finalize your research design and methods yet, but the type of research will influence which aspects of the topic it’s possible to address, so it’s wise to consider this as you narrow down your ideas.

It’s important that your topic is interesting to you, but you’ll also have to make sure it’s academically, socially or practically relevant to your field.

• Academic relevance means that the research can fill a gap in knowledge or contribute to a scholarly debate in your field.
• Social relevance means that the research can advance our understanding of society and inform social change.
• Practical relevance means that the research can be applied to solve concrete problems or improve real-life processes.

The easiest way to make sure your research is relevant is to choose a topic that is clearly connected to current issues or debates, either in society at large or in your academic discipline. The relevance must be clearly stated when you define your research problem .

Before you make a final decision on your topic, consider again the length of your dissertation, the timeframe in which you have to complete it, and the practicalities of conducting the research.

Will you have enough time to read all the most important academic literature on this topic? If there’s too much information to tackle, consider narrowing your focus even more.

Will you be able to find enough sources or gather enough data to fulfil the requirements of the dissertation? If you think you might struggle to find information, consider broadening or shifting your focus.

Do you have to go to a specific location to gather data on the topic? Make sure that you have enough funding and practical access.

Last but not least, will the topic hold your interest for the length of the research process? To stay motivated, it’s important to choose something you’re enthusiastic about!

Most programmes will require you to submit a brief description of your topic, called a research prospectus or proposal .

Remember, if you discover that your topic is not as strong as you thought it was, it’s usually acceptable to change your mind and switch focus early in the dissertation process. Just make sure you have enough time to start on a new topic, and always check with your supervisor or department.

If you want to know more about the research process , methodology , research bias , or statistics , make sure to check out some of our other articles with explanations and examples.

Methodology

• Sampling methods
• Simple random sampling
• Stratified sampling
• Cluster sampling
• Likert scales
• Reproducibility

 Statistics

• Null hypothesis
• Statistical power
• Probability distribution
• Effect size
• Poisson distribution

Research bias

• Optimism bias
• Cognitive bias
• Implicit bias
• Hawthorne effect
• Anchoring bias
• Explicit bias

Formulating a main research question can be a difficult task. Overall, your question should contribute to solving the problem that you have defined in your problem statement .

However, it should also fulfill criteria in three main areas:

• Researchability
• Feasibility and specificity
• Relevance and originality

All research questions should be:

• Focused on a single problem or issue
• Researchable using primary and/or secondary sources
• Feasible to answer within the timeframe and practical constraints
• Specific enough to answer thoroughly
• Complex enough to develop the answer over the space of a paper or thesis
• Relevant to your field of study and/or society more broadly

You can assess information and arguments critically by asking certain questions about the source. You can use the CRAAP test , focusing on the currency , relevance , authority , accuracy , and purpose of a source of information.

Ask questions such as:

• Who is the author? Are they an expert?
• Why did the author publish it? What is their motivation?
• How do they make their argument? Is it backed up by evidence?

A dissertation prospectus or proposal describes what or who you plan to research for your dissertation. It delves into why, when, where, and how you will do your research, as well as helps you choose a type of research to pursue. You should also determine whether you plan to pursue qualitative or quantitative methods and what your research design will look like.

It should outline all of the decisions you have taken about your project, from your dissertation topic to your hypotheses and research objectives , ready to be approved by your supervisor or committee.

Note that some departments require a defense component, where you present your prospectus to your committee orally.

The best way to remember the difference between a research plan and a research proposal is that they have fundamentally different audiences. A research plan helps you, the researcher, organize your thoughts. On the other hand, a dissertation proposal or research proposal aims to convince others (e.g., a supervisor, a funding body, or a dissertation committee) that your research topic is relevant and worthy of being conducted.

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The objective of this professional doctorate in business administration is to provide participants with the opportunity to make significant contribution to both theory and practice in the field and to develop professional practice at the highest level. 

It is a practical and research-based doctoral program in business and industry which is designed for mid-career executives who have already completed the MBA (or equivalent qualification) and are looking to further enhance their practical and theoretical knowledge in the field.

The dissertation track is requiring to students to deliver dissertation/thesis at the end of their DBA program.

As far as supervision of thesis research is concerned it is to be noted that the DBA thesis supervisor generally looks at the scientific work being prepared by the student, supervises it, and is committed to ensuring that quality standards of the work are being met. The supervisor is a person with the requisite academic qualification and experience in the chosen field of the thesis research. The supervisor has expert knowledge of the field in which the student is carrying out his/her research. The supervisor’s task is to guide the DBA student from commencement of the research through the oral presentation and defense of the completed research work (DBA viva).

Total duration for completing the DBA program is two (2) academic years or less which depends on student’s motivation to deliver the thesis.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

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• Top-notch e-learning platform
• 120 ECTS credits

About the program

Learning objectives.

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is designed for professionals seeking to elevate their expertise in business management and leadership to the highest level. This rigorous doctoral program offers a comprehensive curriculum that combines advanced theoretical knowledge with practical application, preparing graduates to address complex challenges in today’s dynamic business environment. Through interdisciplinary learning experiences and cutting-edge research opportunities, students will develop the critical skills and strategic mindset necessary to drive organizational innovation, foster sustainable growth, and make meaningful contributions to the field of business administration.

The DBA program has following main objectives: – Mastery of Advanced Business Concepts: Develop a deep understanding of advanced theories, principles, and practices in business administration, enabling the analysis and resolution of complex organizational issues.

– Proficiency in Research Methodologies: Acquire advanced research skills, including quantitative and qualitative methodologies, to conduct rigorous empirical research that contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the field.

– Strategic Leadership Development: Enhance leadership capabilities through the cultivation of strategic thinking, effective communication, and ethical decision-making skills essential for guiding organizations towards sustainable success.

– Global Business Acumen: Explore global perspectives on business operations, including international market dynamics, cross-cultural management, and global supply chain strategies, to navigate the complexities of the global marketplace.

– Contribution to Scholarly Discourse: Produce original scholarly research and contribute to the academic discourse in business administration through publications, presentations, and professional engagements, demonstrating thought leadership and expertise in the field.

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PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

– None

The DBA curriculum is composed of several core courses. We organize elective courses in collaboration with our business and industry partners on specific topics relevant to global business and management challenges as well as several events tht can find here .

YEAR 1 Research Methodology I Research Methodology II Publishing Your Paper (seminar) Writing Research Proposal (seminar) Research Proposal (seminar)

YEAR 2 Software Citation Tools (seminar) Thesis

* final list of available courses is subject to change

TEACHING METHOD

This program is delivered entirely online.

You also have the opportunity to increase your learning by attending our webinars .

Our interactive , supportive teaching model is designed for busy professionals and is delivered through our best-in-class learning management system.

All reading materials for this course will be made accessible to you through the SSBM Online Learning Portal. Notes for each module are often downloadable, and you are able to save your current learning status and continue whenever you like.

Upon successful completion of the DBA program you will be awarded with a DBA / Doctor of Business Administration diploma delivered by SSBM Geneva.

You have the possibility to select a specialization.

Take your career to a new level!

The program was designed for business professionals and top executives  with the objective to provide them with a practical grounding in premium business and research education and its applications by offering flexible and rigorous research-based curriculum.

The DBA doctorate program features a thesis research project that emphasizes applied research to help you solve a real-world problem within your organization. Our distinguished program faculty will accompany you throughout the DBA journey by providing milestones to help you stay on track.

The DBA program will bring you the opportunity to obtain the highest-level postgraduate qualification in business and management field without interrupting your career.

The DBA Dissertation track offers a rigorous online or blended learning and research plan to the global executives. All DBA students have the possibility to attend campus based seminars that are organized in Geneva.

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Doctoral level in-depth knowledge of latest theories and methodologies in business research

Senior Management Career

You will learn to apply novel, innovative, and creative solutions to complex business problems leading to senior management career

Flexibility

DBA fits with working professional busy schedule by providing flexible study structure 

Our DBA program will enable you to be able to provide novel, innovative, and creative solutions to complex business problems and opportunities as well as thought leadership for organizational change.

Key benefits

– Researcher education in management studies (theoretical and methodological competence) – Competence to design and implement a sizable research project with a practical orientation – A collegial network with professors and other researchers and the DBA candidates – Competence in presenting papers in international seminars and conferences – Writing and defending an academic doctoral thesis and research papers/articles – Possibility to realize a sizable research/development project for an organization

Variety of possible topics

Any topic can be considered that deals with management, finance, HR or any other related themes such as:

• General management • HR topics • Business topics • Supply chain • Finance • etc.

Competitive advantage

DBA program will broaden your professional horizons enabling you to climb further up the corporate ladder.

DBA was designed to fit the demanding lifestyle of executives and professionals

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DBA is accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) which is recognized by CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation).

Upon successful completion of the DBA program you will be awarded with a DBA degree delivered by SSBM Geneva.

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Join a selected and experienced group of classmates, grow together and build a strong network. 

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DBA - Dissertation track

The objective of this professional doctorate in business administration is to provide participants with the opportunity to make significant contribution to both theory and practice in the field and to develop professional practice at the highest level. It is a practical and research-based doctoral program in business and industry which is designed for mid-career.

Our mentors are coming from some of the most prestigious universities around the world.

Tuition Fees

DBA Dissertation: 9.900 EUR*

We offer various scholarship opportunities. We invite you to carefully check which one can apply to you.

* This price includes all online program related costs. Additional costs may apply in some situations.

– MBA (or equivalent qualification) from a recognized higher education institution.

– A Master’s degree in management (or associated discipline) with a minimum of 2 years professional work experience.

– A Master’s degree in a field other than management (or related discipline) but with a minimum of 5 years professional work experience.

– Grade transcripts

– Your CV or resume

– ID or passport copy

– One photo

Applications to the doctoral program will be reviewed by members of the Doctorate Admissions Committee who will make recommendations and decisions (accept/reject) regarding offers of admission to the DBA program. Upon receipt of the documents, a formal interview with the DBA Academic Director may be scheduled with some candidates.

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Note that you can also find some previous students' dissertations in UMGC's Digital Repository .

• Bethel, A. C., Rogers, M., & Abbott, R. (2021). Use of a search summary table to improve systematic review search methods, results, and efficiency.  Journal of the Medical Library Association , 109 (1), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.809
• Harari, M. B., Parola, H. R., Hartwell, C. J., & Riegelman, A. (2020). Literature searches in systematic reviews and meta-analyses: A review, evaluation, and recommendations. Journal of Vocational Behavior , 118 , Article 103377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103377
• Munn, Z., Peters, M. D. J., Stern, C., Tufanaru, C., McArthur, A., & Aromataris, E. (2018). Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or a scoping review approach. BMC Medical Research Methodology , 18 (1), Article 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x
• Rethlefsen, M. L., Kirtley, S., Waffenschmidt, S., Ayala, A. P., Moher, D., Page, M. J., Koffel, J. B., & PRISMA-S Group. (2021). PRISMA-S: An extension to the PRISMA Statement for reporting literature searches in systematic reviews.  Systematic Reviews , 10 , Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01542-z

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Best Hybrid and Online DBA Programs—2024

April 1, 2024

A DBA, or Doctorate of Business Administration, is a terminal degree for those aiming to become leading professionals in business. This degree offers training in business analytics and research methods, supporting executives, managers, consultants, and educators as they explore important contemporary questions in the field. Better yet, professionals can become doctors of business administration online (or through hybrid formats), which can be perfect for those who already hold full-time jobs. Continue reading for a DBA overview, as well as a list of the 20 best online DBA programs/DBA degrees in the U.S.

What’s the difference between a DBA and a PhD?

First of all, it’s important to distinguish between the DBA and the PhD, both terminal and doctoral degrees.

DBA programs are fairly flexible, designed for professionals who plan to work full-time jobs while enrolled. Most DBA programs, whether in-person, hybrid, or online, require students to complete about 60 credits (this may vary widely) in approximately 3 years. During the first two years, DBA candidates take courses and participate in residencies to receive core class requirements. The third year is often completely remote, allowing more space for working on the capstone or dissertation. So, if you’re looking for a lower-residency program that will enhance your success as a business professional, a DBA could be an excellent option.

While a DBA’s flexibility makes it ideal for those with full-time jobs, a PhD is best for those who wish to be full-time students while enrolled. While a DBA usually takes 3-years to complete, a PhD usually requires 5-years of residency in a program. This degree tends to be better suited for those seeking academic careers in teaching and scholarship.

Possibilities for enrollment in an online or hybrid DBA program

Enrolling in an online or hybrid DBA program is best for students who plan to work full-time while pursuing the degree. However, even these DBA programs vary in flexibility when it comes to scheduling. Many programs offer some combination of these models:

• Synchronous online programs (or partially-synchronous programs) require students to log in at certain times for lectures and discussions, so they are useful for students with schedules that allow for some regular course commitments.
• Asynchronous programs allow students to fully schedule their coursework on their own time, which can be especially convenient for those with full-time jobs and packed schedules.
• Hybrid programs require students to occasionally show up on campus, for example, to attend in-person residencies on weekends. These programs are useful for students who have busy schedules but can make enough time to commit to campus visits. Most of the schools listed below involve at least some aspects of hybrid learning.

Continue reading for examples of online and hybrid DBA programs that offer courses in a range of formats.

20 Online & Hybrid DBA Programs to Consider

Consider the following programs, all accredited and highly ranked. Many are part of large business schools, so students have access to expert faculty and top facilities (when on campus). These programs are listed in alphabetical order.

1) California Baptist University (Riverside, California)

California Baptist University is a private school offering an online DBA degree with asynchronous courses. Students must take 56 credits in order to graduate, and courses range from Ethics in Organizations & Management, to International Business in Global Markets. This program prides itself on its small cohorts and supportive faculty. The program is 100% online, accelerated, and full-time.

2) Case Western Reserve University—Weatherhead School of Management (Cleveland, Ohio)

This comprehensive and research-focused program also offers the option of extending one year to pursue Weatherhead’s PhD in Management: Designing Sustainable Systems (for those who are drawn to both the professional and academic sides of business). Though a mostly-online program, students participate in 3 on-campus residencies and 3 virtual residencies per semester.

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3) city university of seattle (seattle, washington).

CityU’s program is comprised of 91 credits (18 of which come from dissertation-writing), and it emphasizes multi-disciplinary topics in leadership, technology, finance, marketing, ethics, and more. Most classes are flexible and asynchronous, though students have the option to attend residencies in-person. The program stresses cultural competency, equity, diversity, and inclusion, integrating ethical principles into many aspects of learning.

4) University of Colorado, Colorado Springs—College of Business (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

This unique program is an Executive Doctor of Business Administration (EDBA) focused specifically on cybersecurity management within organizations. It includes 60 credits that are delivered through a blend of on-campus, online, and hybrid methods. Working professionals usually take 3-5 years to complete the program.

 5) CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College—Zicklin School of Business (New York, New York)

Designed for senior executives with 7+ years of experience, this program boasts its multidisciplinary curriculum with both traditional and cutting-edge research methodologies. It is structured to accommodate the busy schedules of working students and their specific business interests. Students must earn 42 credits in order to graduate.

6) University of Dallas—Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business (Dallas, Texas)

This 62-credit hour program is the first accredited DBA program in Texas. Blending classroom and online learning, it was created to assist working professionals in career development while accommodating their current jobs. Courses range from Becoming an Applied Researcher, to Organization Development and Change, to The Craft of Research and Writing, to Applied Statistical Analysis. These courses are followed by doctoral colloquia that support the dissertation-writing process.

7) Drexel University—Bennett S. LeBow College of Business (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

DBA students at LeBow work with top faculty in the business field. Courses are broken into three types: seminar, methodology, and dissertation. The program blends online and in-person course delivery, beginning with a weekend on-campus so that students can meet members of their academic community face-to-face. Students can potentially complete this program in only 2.5 years.

8)  University of Florida—Warrington College of Business (Gainesville, Florida)

University of Florida’s DBA program is offered as a track under the PhD degree, and aims to integrate theory and practice in the context of current issues in the business world. Professionals with 10+ years of management experience who already have a master’s degree are encouraged to apply. This program is primarily online with only two weekend residencies per semester, which allows students to maintain their personal and professional responsibilities. Many graduates pursue consulting, as well as positions in higher education.

 9) Florida International University—Chapman Graduate School of Business (Miami, Florida)

This hybrid program holds Friday and Saturday residencies once a month and online classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. While it involves more scheduled time than some of the other programs, the face-to-face experience can be beneficial for those whose jobs allow for it and who value the structure.

 10) University of Houston—C.T. Bauer College of Business (Houston, Texas)

Bauer’s DBA program involves 3-day weekend residencies each semester, though its requirements are mostly flexible. Here, students have the opportunity to learn from Tier 1 research faculty across multiple disciplines while developing advanced research tools and critical thinking skills.

11) Johnson & Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island)

This program focuses on ethically addressing business challenges. Students complete 54 credits throughout 18 courses, focusing on one 8-week course at a time. There are no residency requirements, though students continuously engage with faculty online, making it a flexible-yet-supportive option.

12) University of Missouri, St. Louis—College of Business Administration (St. Louis, Missouri)

This cohort-based program is also quite flexible, since students only make two visits to campus over the course of three years. Those with 10-20 years of management experience who seek to advance a professional career are encouraged to apply.

13) University of North Alabama—College of Business (Florence, Alabama)

This is a hybrid program, primarily online with monthly on-campus sessions. It involves 54 required credits, and students are expected to complete most coursework the first two years while working on their dissertation the third.

14) University of North Carolina, Charlotte—Belk College of Business (Charlotte, North Carolina)

The first DBA program in the Carolinas, Belk allows students to study in Charlotte one weekend per month while also networking face-to-face with top business professionals in the area. Prerequisites include a master’s degree and 5-10 years of work experience. The curriculum emphasizes marketing, management, and information systems throughout 18 courses and a dissertation.

15) Pennsylvania State University—Smeal College of Business (University Park, Pennsylvania)

Another hybrid and flexible program, Smeal’s DBA is designed for senior-level leaders looking to develop research skills grounded in theory and methodology. Students can choose from 16 concentrations and work with advisors matched with personal research interests in mind. Though a hybrid program, students only need to be on campus for the first 4-5 days of instruction each semester. For the third year, students work fully remotely with faculty advisors.

16) Pepperdine University—Graziadio Business School (Malibu, California)

Part of a private Christian school, DBA students at Graziadio receive one-on-one mentorship for the completion of 55 credits. The program emphasizes its experience-driven learning and supportive cohorts.

17) University of Pittsburgh—College of Business Administration (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

The DBA program at the University of Pittsburgh involves 45 credits, which are earned between Methodology Core seminars, Disciplinary Core Seminars, Practicum Research Project, and one-week summer residencies after the first two academic years. Graduates from this program go on to advance in their current jobs, as well as pivot to jobs in government, consulting, or teaching.

18) University of Rhode Island—College of Business (Kingston, Rhode Island)

This program is designed for already-experienced professionals who aim to apply advanced research skills in the field. It’s a hybrid DBA program, though it only involves 3 in-person residencies per year. Students are expected to enter into the program prepared with a specific research question in mind.

19) University of South Florida—Muma College of Business (Tampa, Florida)

Muma College of Business offers an online synchronous learning experience in which students meet on alternating Saturdays through Microsoft Teams. There are only two meetings on USF Tampa’s campus throughout the 3-year program. DBA students must earn 72 credits to graduate, and cohorts are small, limited to 15 students.

20) University of Wisconsin, Whitewater—College of Business and Economics (Whitewater, Wisconsin)

UW Whitewater’s program, designed to be both challenging and practical, “focuses on the most up-to-date professional and academic knowledge regarding key business issues.” As a hybrid program, it requires one weekend on campus per month, as well as regular synchronous interactions. It also focuses on mentorship, only admitting students whose research interests can be supported by its current faculty.

Best Hybrid and Online DBA Programs— Final Thoughts

All in all, online and hybrid DBA programs can be excellent options for those with business leadership experience who strive to further influence their organizations and professions. As you research DBA options, it is wise to consider each program’s scheduling flexibility, as well as its location and specialized faculty. Hopefully, this list can help you to kickstart your search.

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01. Significance and Novelty: Interesting topics should address a significant problem or research gap in the field. It should contribute to existing knowledge and provide novel insights or solutions to the challenges faced in business administration. The topic should be relevant to the current trends and advancements in research and align with the needs and interests of organizations and researchers in the field.

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• Disregarding Personal Interest and Expertise: Engagement and motivation are key to sustaining the long-term commitment required for a DBA thesis. Avoid selecting a topic solely based on trends or external advice if it doesn't align with personal interests or areas of expertise.
• Neglecting Scope and Scalability: A well-defined scope is critical for a manageable and coherent thesis. Avoid topics that are too ambitious or cannot be adequately addressed within the constraints of the program.

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• The Role of Data Analytics in Enhancing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Strategies: A Comparative Study in the Retail Industry:  This research topic investigates how data analytics techniques, such as predictive modeling, machine learning, and sentiment analysis, can be leveraged to optimize customer relationship management strategies in the retail sector. The study aims to identify the most effective data-driven approaches for enhancing customer satisfaction, loyalty, and profitability, comparing different CRM practices and their outcomes.
• Investigating the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on Financial Performance: A Longitudinal Analysis of Global Companies:  This DBA research title explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility initiatives and financial performance across a diverse sample of global companies. By analyzing financial data and CSR metrics over an extended period, the study aims to provide insights into the long-term impact of CSR on various financial indicators, such as profitability, shareholder value, and risk management.
• Examining the Influence of Leadership Styles on Employee Engagement and Organizational Performance: A Cross-Industry Analysis: This is one of the research topics for a  DBA  project in 2024 that investigates the relationship between leadership styles (e.g., transformational, transactional, laissez-faire) and their impact on employee engagement and organizational performance. By analyzing survey data and performance metrics across different industries, the study aims to identify the most effective leadership styles that foster employee motivation, commitment, and productivity.
• Assessing the Effectiveness of Digital Marketing Strategies in Emerging Markets: A Case Study of the E-commerce Industry in Southeast Asia: This DBA topic examines the effectiveness of digital marketing strategies in driving customer acquisition, engagement, and conversion rates within the rapidly growing e-commerce market of Southeast Asia. By conducting interviews and analyzing marketing data, the study aims to identify the key success factors, challenges, and best practices for implementing digital marketing campaigns in emerging markets.
• I nvestigating the Role of Innovation in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Comparative Analysis of Manufacturing Companies : This is one of the interesting business topics that explores how innovative practices and technologies can contribute to achieving sustainability objectives within manufacturing supply chains. By conducting case studies and analyzing supply chain data, the study aims to identify innovative approaches, such as green logistics, circular economy principles, and eco-design, that can enhance environmental performance while maintaining operational efficiency and profitability.

DBA topics often focus on interdisciplinary aspects, combining insights from various fields such as management , economics, marketing , finance, organizational behavior , and innovation. The research may explore both theoretical frameworks and practical applications, aiming to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world business challenges.

The research process typically involves a systematic review of relevant literature, the development of research questions or hypotheses, data collection, and analysis, and the formulation of conclusions and recommendations. DBA research often emphasizes the application of research findings in practical settings, aiming to create actionable insights that can drive organizational improvement, innovation, and strategic decision-making. DBA research topics are often driven by the desire to address gaps in existing knowledge, challenge conventional wisdom, and propose innovative solutions to complex business problems. The research outcomes may be published in academic journals, presented at conferences, and shared with industry practitioners to stimulate further discussion, debate, and practical application.

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Doctorate in business administration research topics in leadership:.

Leadership is integral to every organization, driving its direction, culture, and results. Here are seven in-depth examples of research topics in leadership:

• Transformational Leadership and Employee Performance: Explore the correlation between transformational leadership styles and the levels of employee productivity and satisfaction. This could involve measuring the impact of inspirational motivation, idealized influence, and individualized consideration on workforce performance.
• Leadership in Diverse Workplaces: Assess the specific challenges and strategies employed by leaders managing multicultural teams. The research could consider various diversity factors such as ethnicity, gender, age, and professional background.
• Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility: Examine how leaders who prioritize ethics influence their organization's commitment to sustainable business practices. The research could study companies known for ethical leadership and their CSR initiatives.
• Leadership and Organizational Change: This topic could investigate the role of leadership in facilitating change, overcoming resistance, and achieving successful transformations in organizations.
• The Impact of Leadership Styles on Organizational Culture: Research how different leadership styles shape organizational culture, affecting aspects like collaboration, innovation, and employee engagement.
• Leadership and Employee Retention : Consider how leadership behaviors and policies influence employee turnover rates, focusing on elements like communication, recognition, and career progression opportunities.
• Women in Leadership Roles and Corporate Performance: Analyze the impact of female leadership on corporate performance, possibly studying variables such as financial results, employee satisfaction, and innovation levels.

Sample DBA Research Topic Ideas in Strategy

Strategy forms the roadmap for business sustainability and growth. Here are seven detailed examples of research topics in strategy:

• Corporate Strategy and Competitive Advantage: Investigate the relationship between an organization's corporate strategy and its ability to maintain a competitive edge in the market.
• Innovation Strategies and Business Performance: Assess the extent to which innovation-driven strategies contribute to business performance improvements. This could involve examining different types of innovation, like product, process, and organizational innovation.
• Strategic Planning in SMEs: Analyze the role of strategic planning in the survival, growth, and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises. The research could also examine barriers to strategic planning in SMEs.
• Blue Ocean Strategy and Market Success: Study companies that have implemented Blue Ocean strategies, creating new market spaces, and evaluate their success rates.
• Mergers and Acquisitions as a Growth Strategy: Evaluate the effectiveness of M&As as a strategic growth choice, including its impact on financial performance and market position.
• Sustainability Strategies and Corporate Reputation: Research how the adoption of sustainability strategies influences a company's reputation and brand image.
• Digital Transformation Strategies in Traditional Industries: Analyze the strategies used by traditional industries to adapt to the digital era and their subsequent market performance.

Examples of DBA Topics for Education Research

Business education equips future business leaders with the necessary skills to excel. Here are seven in-depth examples of research topics in business education:

• E-Learning and Business Education: Evaluate the impact of e-learning on the effectiveness and accessibility of business education. This could also involve comparing e-learning outcomes with traditional classroom-based learning.
• The Role of Business Simulations in Business Education: Examine the effectiveness of business simulations as a pedagogical tool in enhancing understanding of business concepts and theories.
• The Influence of Business Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions: Study how business education, particularly courses on entrepreneurship, affects students' intentions to start their own businesses.
• Curriculum Development in Business Education: Analyze the evolution of business education curricula in response to the changing business environment, particularly the digital revolution and increased emphasis on sustainability.
• International Business Education and Cultural Intelligence: Assess how international business education programs contribute to developing cultural intelligence among students, a crucial skill in today's globalized world.
• Business Education and Ethics: Investigate how business ethics is taught in business schools and its impact on students' moral decision-making.
• Work-Integrated Learning in Business Education: Evaluate the benefits and challenges of integrating practical work experiences, like internships and cooperative education, into business curriculums.

Doctorate in Business Administration Topics in Project Management:

Project management is crucial for delivering organizational objectives. Here are seven detailed examples of research topics in project management :

• Agile Project Management and Product Quality: Assess the impact of Agile methodologies on product quality and customer satisfaction. This could involve comparing Agile projects with those using traditional project management methodologies.
• Project Management in Virtual Teams: Investigate the challenges and best practices of managing projects where team members are geographically dispersed.
• The Role of Risk Management in Project Success: Examine how effective risk management contributes to project success, focusing on aspects like risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies.
• Project Management Office (PMO) and Organizational Effectiveness: Analyze the role of the PMO in enhancing project success rates and overall organizational effectiveness.
• Green Project Management and Sustainability: Research the adoption and effectiveness of green project management practices in promoting environmental sustainability.
• The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Project Management Success: Study how project managers' emotional intelligence influences project outcomes, including team morale, stakeholder satisfaction, and project results.
• Project Management Methodologies in IT Projects: Evaluate the effectiveness of different project management methodologies, like Waterfall and Scrum, in the context of IT projects.

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What is the key to creating a one-of-a-kind topic? First, you have to know well enough what other scholars have already studied. Then, perform further research even if your counterparts have covered all nuances. For instance, higher education dissertation topics can cover themes of college-age population or school bullying. Meanwhile, leadership dissertation topics may connect to ethical issues dealing within companies.

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In real life, titles are essential in drawing public attention to anything. Would you rather watch a movie with a boring name or pick a film with a short, witty title? The same goes for books, essays, and other scholarly work. The word becomes an anchor, something that pushes a random person to read your written piece. Here is how you properly compose it.

Let’s say that you ponder over higher education dissertation topics. For instance, do you want to study anxiety disorders among students or how online schools are affecting libraries? Raising awareness is crucial in both cases, but you must specify the issue first. For instance, attempt to study an unexpected correlation that current research fails to cover. Use the “how,” “what,” and “why” words to form several topic ideas.

Once you have specified your exact subject of study, your goal is to fit the title in under fifty words. This task seems unproblematic, but it requires talent. Just two sentences must sum up the contents of the humongous dissertation. So, make the title clear and concise!

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How long is a dissertation? It ranges from ten thousand to a hundred thousand words, but length is only the first requirement. Without a doubt, all topics for dissertation have one crucial characteristic: relevancy. To develop top-tier academic work, you need to know the global trends and latest tendencies in your specific science field. It would be detrimental to your success to pick dissertation ideas that scholars have recycled multiple times. So instead, look at what people find exciting in 2022:

• Artificial intelligence

Although the theme of AI has been around for a while, it remains fresh and full of potential. One possible research subject is the Metaverse, a virtual reality universe. This concept is quite new, so there are many branches to study. Besides, cybersecurity, especially in the banking sector, would stand out among the interesting examples of dissertation topics.

• Neuroscience and neurobiology

As much as scientists study human brains, there are still too many white spots in their knowledge of the human body. Choosing a topic related to cognitive development, brain implants, etc., could lead to a breakthrough in this sphere.

• Agriculture

With the negative trends in the global food industry, the theme of agriculture is at its peak importance. Food is something that everybody relates to, regardless of ethnicity, age, job, or social status. Therefore, a dissertation could critically analyze the current state of things and solutions for the food industry in crisis.

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Today, you can do anything with the Internet, like pay someone to write an essay or find information on the necessary subject. Likewise, you may find business dissertation topics examples or dissertation topics in education, world politics, or other themes. This article suggests multiple ideas for your academic work to make things easier.

Top Dissertation Topics in Accounting

Here is a list of engaging dissertation topics in accounting:

• “Financial accounting's contribution to business strategy development.”
• “The things to take into account when investing in financial markets.”
• “How project accounting uses risk factors analysis.”
• “Systematic examination of art galleries cost accounting.”
• “Can computerized bookkeeping gradually replace accountants?”
• “The effect of cryptocurrency on current accounting procedures.”
• “Predicting new professions in the accounting industry.”
• “How are auditing standards becoming more international?”
• “An examination of the differences and parallels between accounting ethics and organizational culture.”
• “Investigation of potential new revenue streams for a bank.”

Best Public Health Dissertation Topics

In case you are looking for interesting public health dissertation topics, here are a few research questions:

• “How is it possible to increase Middle Eastern countries' access to clean, safe drinking water?”
• “What is the contribution of technological progress to bettering public health in affluent nations?”
• “Examining sexual abuse in an Indian public health environment.”
• “Evaluation of several US programs to increase kids' physical activity.”
• “The impact of poverty on public health in African nations.”
• “A study of the effectiveness of the Italian current healthcare system.”
• “Disastrous effects of antibiotic resistance in the upcoming year.”
• “Patient’s immune system and drug addiction.”
• “How does modern technology harm public health?”
• “Impact of the recession on social conditions and public health.”

Sociology Ideas for Dissertation

You should go online if interested in the social work dissertation topics. Articles like this share newsworthy sociology dissertation topics:

• “An analysis of American religious institutions and their impact on social structure.”
• “Examining attitudes toward and reactions to female child sex offenders.”
• “Studying the cultural differences in Scandinavian countries.”
• “Determining the social origins of domestic violence in Russian families.”
• “Global labor market stratification following the Great Recession.”
• “Research on how society influences gender relations.”
• “Analysis of the rise and fall in Japan's fertility rates and their underlying causes.”
• “The practice of social work with bereaved families.”
• “Analyze the racial stratification in European nations.”
• “How can government decrease the stress that social workers endure?”

Dissertation Topics in Education

Whether you want to discover new primary, college, or higher education dissertation topics, you are at the right place:

• “Looking at the effect of financial restraints on female education in east Asia.”
• “Investigating the effects of food sharing in primary education.”
• “Analysis of the covid pandemic's impact on the education sector.”
• “Do stress levels among students and performance on standardized tests correlate?”
• “What difficulties do parents of Muslim immigrants believe their children will encounter in European schools?”
• “What do teachers think about how technology affects students' learning?”
• “What difficulties do teachers encounter throughout their first three years of teaching?”
• “What do parents think the purpose of sex education is?”
• “What learning differences exist between neurodivergent and neurotypical students?”
• “How does the number of students in each class influence grades?”

Business Dissertation Topics

Someone who takes an interest in entrepreneurship would be glad to find the following business or mba dissertation topics:

• “The modern challenges for startups and small businesses in the USA.”
• “The impact of competence and leadership style on emerging business leaders in Europe.”
• “Analyzing how social media and digital platforms will impact business branding in the future.”
• “Do male subordinates' egos feel threatened by the presence of women in leadership positions?”
• “Is Facebook right to create targeted adverts using the user data it collects?”
• “Is a business's dispersed leadership more effective than its lone power center?”
• “TikTok influencer marketing's contribution to higher sales.”
• “An analysis of how globalization has affected Chinese companies' operations.”
• “The socio-cultural context of management and how it affects the dynamics of leadership in Denmark.”
• “What elements influence the probability of a business filing for bankruptcy?”

Political Science Dissertation Topics

Provided that your field of study is politics, consider the next dissertation topics:

• “Contrasting the responses of the Chinese and UK governments to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
• “Emotion's effect on deliberative democracy.”
• “Analysis of the single-party political system, including drawbacks and advantages.”
• “Political choices and environmental management tradeoffs.”
• “Eastern European social movements in the years following World War II.”
• “Ukraine's fragmentation and the competing political forces.”
• “Media bias in the reporting of political news.”
• “The impact of extremism on political life in the West.”
• “Political leaders and their individual goals.”
• “How does US foreign policy affect other nations throughout the world?”

Psychology Dissertation Topics

What if a person struggles to find extensive psychology dissertation topics? The solution is here:

• “Examining the connection between technology and postnatal depression.”
• “Why are some people more prone to feeling depressed in difficult situations?”
• “The long-term effects of childhood trauma on adults.” 
• “Patient's mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.”
• “Children who are suffering from oncology: modern recovery programs.”
• “Comparison of cyberbullying and physical bullying psychological impact.”
• “What elements alter our personalities throughout our lives?”
• “What are the key indicators of burnout among executive staff?”
• “Effect of physical appearance on how others perceive us.”
• “Teaching dyslexic kids: potential difficulties.”

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A Ph.D. candidate might consider historical, mathematical, or art dissertation topics. So let’s pick a great research topic:

• “US legal system and international criminal law: a comparative study.”
• “Examination of how globalization leads to changes in international law.”
• “The initial causes of cultural appropriation in first-world countries.”
• “What is the social networks’ impact on online marketing and creating demand?”
• “Cyber-diplomacy is the development of a global civilization in the digital era.”
• “What differences exist between US and EU immigration laws?”
• “Changing careers: information seeking by newcomers.” 
• “The African-focused foreign policy of China.”
• “How have feminists' objectives evolved over the last ten years?”
• “Bringing the internet of things research and implementation together.”

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Let’s see which dissertation topics in finance and economics can draw attention today:

• “Evaluating the cryptocurrency market using behavioral finance perspectives.”
• “Comparative analysis of financial improvements in China and the US.”
• “Issues with older adults and online banking.”
• “Shareholders' effects on the decision-making procedures at banks.”
• “Unscrupulous bank executives' effects on the organization's sustainability.”
• “Possible answers to moral problems of corporate social responsibility.”
• “What impact do taxes have on financial choices?”
• “The impact of India's population growth on economic expansion.”
• “Why are banks so adamantly against digital currency?”
• “What will internet banking resemble in ten years?”

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• “Is there a need for change after examining the impact of fast fashion on the environment?”
• “Comparing fast and ultra-fast supply chain management in the fashion industry.”
• “Critical analysis of the impact of western fashion on Asia's developing nations.”
• “How capitalism contributed to the western fashion and cultural values.”
• “Fashion trends that the K-Pop stars create.”
• “Examining the Vivienne Westwood brand's appeal to Japanese youth.”
• “The fixation with attempting an adult look in children's clothing.”
• “The effects of expensive counterfeit goods on the high-end fashion market.”
• “The origins of the dark and light academic dress trends.”
• “How social networks contribute to the development and spread of fashion trends.”

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This is one of the most important aspects of international business as it examines the connection between global politics and global business. It looks at some of the most important factors, institutions, and processes that affect international business and studies the political environment of business, which has been particularly volatile over the last five years.

• Evaluating the performance of global business teams within multinational corporations: the test of an intervening process model.
• How does Corporate Governance affect internationalisation, globalisation and the performance of firms?
• What sorts of themes and images might create trans-cultural resonance and dissonance within an international classroom comprised of diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds?
• Can production for global markets help business groups to mobilise collectively? Under what conditions does globalisation enable the private sector to develop independent organisational bases and create effective relationships with the state?
• How different patterns of business-government relations affect processes of industrial upgrading: A case study of emerging economies.
• How do multinational organisations tackle the growing complexity of managing themselves in light of the rise to significant power of non-governmental organisations?
• A look at the effect that Brexit is likely to have on British businesses, especially the average small and medium enterprise (SME).
• How will Brexit impact on the regulatory burden of large business and corporations in the United Kingdom and Europe?
• Business-Government relations within a contingency theory framework: strategy, structure, fit, and performance.
• What is the meaning and process of globalisation and how does it impact the way in which business teams work together?
• In the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, is globalisation still going to be a key market driver?
• Global strategy and local implementation: Examining how multinational corporations apply Corporate Governance in China.
• How will firms investing in China manage the political undercurrents, as talk increases of a new Cold War between the West and China?
• What factors affect multinational corporations’ choice of corporate political strategy? Examining the influence of perceived regulatory pressure on company’s political strategies.
• Using a legitimacy perspective to examine how firms entering the Chinese market manage political risk.
• A critical examination of the potential implications of Brexit for UK firms’ EU-based supply chain.
• Brexit and foreign direct investment into the UK: An examination of the potential impact on new venture start-ups in the UK.

Global business strategy focuses on understanding the main strategic issues that organisations face when they operate as a global business. Specifically, the issues relate to three areas: understanding global strategic analysis, formulating a global strategy, and developing sources of competitive advantage in a given company.

• What are the risks and benefits of an International Joint Venture?
• How should a business strategy be developed to expand a business in an international market?
• A comparative study of Mergers and Acquisitions within the Aviation sector: Case study of Qatar Airways’ joint venture with the International Airlines Group.
• A research on the exit strategy of foreign venture capital investment in international private business sector.
• What are the business strategies and key success factors of Financial Holding Companies in the international environment?
• How does an organisation benefit from an effective vendor management strategy?
• Why are some vendor relationships more successful than others?
• Developing an effective framework for knowledge sharing and utilisation in global project teams.
• Can entrepreneurship be utilised as an effective management strategy within a business unit?
• What effects will the consumers’ increasing use of the online channel to fashion shopping have on the strategies used by UK clothing retailers?
• An assessment of sustainable competitive advantage within the UK DIY multiple market sector.
• Develop your own definition of logistics, that you think reflects how logistics is evolving and explain why you think it is appropriate for today and the next decade.
• A study of the problems of managing international collaboration in the military aero-engine business.
• New possibilities in logistics and supply chain management provided by Big Data: examining the birth and growth of supply chain analytics.
• Designing a closed-loop supply chain for improving sustainability of global business practices.
• Developing a strategy for winning in the Indian market: A case study of Suzuki Motor Corporation.

These topics consider the ways in which business firms develop and implement technology as a strategy and integrate technological and innovative capabilities in support of their business operations. These topics mainly investigate how technology has revolutionised the business environment causing disruption, new opportunities and challenges for firms to deal with.

• A study of how business operations have improved as a result of innovation: Are they converging towards one universal approach?
• What are the market challenges experienced by new UK mobile telecommunication companies?
• How will 5G technology impact on the growth of digital consumer markets in the UK?
• How does online branding provide competitive advantage in the digital era: a study of the consumer electronics industry?
• A study into how ICT integration has transformed procurement of goods and services.
• Building virtual dominions – A comparative study of mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances in e-commerce: case studies of Amazon.com and eBay.
• What are the technological factors surrounding the relationship between organisational growth and performance?
• A study into the role of online marketing in creating global supply chain networks.
• A study into how organisations suffer the negative effects of modern day technology.
• What are the main factors impacting on the success of online branding for corporations?
• Assessing the role of social media in global branding: cases of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
• Exploring the impact of technology on CRM operations within call centres in the UK and analyse the factors that affect the well-being of the employee?
• A study into the opportunities of implementing an e-HR system: Case of British Energy.
• A study into how companies influence technology and innovation within suppliers: Case of Apple.
• Assessing technology diffusion models among online shoppers in the UK.
• Business process reengineering and the challenges facing airlines, a critical study of the factors influencing Saudi Airlines’ BPR initiatives.
• What are the barriers to successful/profitable e-commerce deployment in government organisations?
• Comparing and contrasting government e-commerce portals with private ones such as eBay and Amazon: which offers the better user experience and business outcomes?
• How has integration of technology into HR improved organisational efficiency?
• What is the impact of technology on FMCG industry towards meeting consumer demands in the UK market?
• Assessing the role of innovation towards creation of new opportunities for SMEs in the UK.
• What determinant factors influence integration of technology in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) sector.

Governments, activists and the media have become adept at holding companies to account for the social consequences of their actions. In response, corporate social responsibility has emerged as an inescapable priority for business leaders in every country. The fact is many prevailing approaches to CSR are quite disconnected from strategy. Business should treat CSR as something central to their strategy and hence contribute as a core competence for many organisations. These topics evaluate how business can utilise CSR practices to enhance opportunities for organisational success.

• How does Corporate Social Responsibility impact on customer loyalty?
• What is the role of staff training in developing and executing CSR skills?
• What are the key strategic decisions facing companies in order to improve their performance in Corporate Social Responsibility?
• Does Corporate Social Responsibility enhance corporate reputation? A case study of Tesco.
• What are the challenges facing ethical businesses in the UK for moving to the mainstream?
• How can businesses gain advantage from adopting CSR practices with respect to climate change?
• A study into the impact of green and lean practices on organisational performance.
• How have environmental policies transformed CSR practices within organisations: Case of BAT.
• What are the effects of CSR on sustainability: Case of Coca Cola.
• How will multinational organisations deal with the growing emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in large markets like Germany and India?
• To what extent will CSR be sacrificed for greater economic growth in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic?
• How can firms successfully make Corporate Social Responsibility operable in the modern corporate environment?
• Is there a relationship between diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility, what is its contribution to organisational performance?
• What is the impact of CSR on brand equity: Case study of Toyota UK?
• How does CSR impact on organisational performance?
• CSR and societal expectations: A case study of Unilever.

International Human Resource Management refers to activities that are designed to support organisations in managing human resources at an international level so that competitive advantage can be maintained at both the national and international level. The subject area includes understanding of culture factors, both in terms of beliefs and attitudes of international employees and in relation to international employment legislation. Studying the area provides insights into the way that corporate HR functions can contribute to international business strategy and build functional knowledge of the main developments in the management of expatriates and other forms of international management. Changing perspectives are crucial as more and more organisations operate on a global basis and have head offices in a home country and operational sites in host nations. Functionally this can involve expatriates but increasingly includes high usage of virtual technology to create links between home and host country operational sites. The following topics are an indication of key areas of current interest in the field.

• What are the benefits and challenges of inter-cultural team working in virtual environments and how these teams influence competitive advantage.
• Virtual working environments became something of a norm during the pandemic. Will this apply to home countries of international corporations as well?
• What are the bases of employee commitment in terms of affective, normative and calculative commitment in a global multi-national?
• What are the effects of organisational transition on employee commitment in large multinational companies?
• How do mergers impact on employee motivation and commitment, and how can any fallout be managed?
• How can cultural differences in international collaborative projects be managed?
• Can job-swaps between international workers improve inter-cultural working in multi-national organisations?
• What is the relationship between the three components of commitment to organisational change and the perceived success of an organisational change?
• What effect will the UK’s decision to leave the EU have on economic migrants, and how can this be managed by IHRM practices and polices?
• How will Brexit impact on British workers in the EU, and to what extent can this be managed by IHRM practices and policies?
• How does one manage employee commitment in the not-for-profit sector across different national cultures?
• Using models of Strategic Human Resource Management assess and appraise how BAE Systems is achieving strategy through effective people management practices.
• What are the main factors that affect employee retention at international call centres?
• What are the most effective practices for working a unique Human Resource policy across multiple divisions of large diversified companies?
• A study of the constantly changing global business environment and how effective human resource planning enables organisations to achieve their strategic objectives.
• What effect does the Brexit decision and subsequent negotiations have on the management of EU operational sites by UK based companies?
• What is the role and value of effective IHRM strategic thinking to effective negotiation of joint ventures between the UK and BRIC countries?
• Can IHRM be effective in delivering culturally appropriate work-life balance and flexible working patterns for multi-national firms?

Change, at the organisational level is vital for continued innovation and retention of competitive advantage. Therefore, understanding the different aspects of this topic is vital in creating awareness of existing views and practices for implementing and managing successful change, particularly at the international level. This topic area is therefore focused on the what, why and how involving managing change in contemporary organisations and social systems in general, and how they may impact on the effectiveness of change. In particular, it examines the issues and dilemmas facing those managing change, as well as the skills required for successful adaptation and evolution, especially in an international context.

• What internal and external factors have the greatest impact on employees in cross-national mergers and acquisitions?
• Managing change across multi-cultural teams through technology and virtual project management: The impact of social understanding and use of digital media.
• What are the biggest changes in home working practises going to be following Coronavirus, and what impact will they have on employee retention?
• Managing change: Developing a framework that links intended strategies and unanticipated outcomes.
• Employee adjustment during organisational change: The role of organisational level and occupation.
• How can employee motivation levels be sustained during organizational restructuring?
• Success of a Product Lifecycle Management Implementation – an investigation into the electronics manufacturing industry.
• How power works through managing emotion in organisational change: emotion management as power.
• How can the measurement of levels of work stress in individuals employed in an organisation undergoing change benefit it?
• Encouraging gender equality across international firms – what role can change management approaches take in supporting increased female representation in traditionally masculine firms?
• Managing change in Asian business – A comparison between Chinese-educated and English-educated Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore.
• What is the impact of feedback during organisational culture change: a case study of a financial firm?
• Stakeholder Communication and Transformational Change: A case study in the use of a proprietary change management system.
• What effect is there on levels of resistance and conflict when organisational change is lead by a servant or spiritual leader?
• How social media can facilitate acceptance of change in international organisations.
• Soft skills are not enough: Why change management approaches also need strong project management planning to be successful.
• What are the key project management skills needed to execute a major change in the working culture of an organization?

Innovation has become a primary force driving the growth, performance, and valuation of companies. However, sometimes there is a wide gap between the aspirations of executives to innovate and their ability to execute. Many companies make the mistake of trying to spur innovation by turning to unreliable best practices, and to organisational structures and processes. Moreover, executives who focus on stimulating and supporting innovation by their employees can promote and sustain it with the current talent and resources more effectively than they could by using other incentives. This area focuses on innovation at the individual level and at the group level within organisations.

• What are the effects of team innovation and leadership clarity in organisations? A health care case study.
• Does socio-cultural context moderate the relationship of leadership with top-management influence on innovation?
• What are the effects of leadership style and team process on performance and innovation in functionally heterogeneous teams?
• An exploratory study of leadership, organisational culture and organisational innovativeness in a sample of non-profit organisations.
• Is there a difference in leadership style between profit and non-organisations, and what are the reasons for this?
• How do business leaders see their role in enabling innovation in large organisations?
• Transformation or transactional? The role of leadership in supporting individual-level creativity within organisations.
• How exactly do we put leadership and innovation together? How does a company lead in a way that generates innovation?
• What are the key factors required for a creative organisation? How are barriers to implementing these factors overcome?
• Organising for team creativity: Creating an organisational system for harvesting ideas for leadership and innovation.
• What is the nature and role of leadership in three ideal types of public management innovation: politically-led, organisational turnarounds and bottom-up innovations?
• How is leadership different in the engineering function? An assessment of Airbus UK?
• What are the behavioural and personality correlations of transactional and transformational leadership?
• What is the relationship between leadership style and creativity? Systematically reviewing the literature.
• From managing to enabling innovation: Leaders’ facilitating innovation through cultural change.
• The role of leaders in balancing creativity and standardisation in the firm.

Globalisation is a complex trend, encompassing many forces and many effects. Globalisation has revolutionised the global market as Multinational Enterprises renew their strategies to attain competitive edge. These topics evaluate different strategies adopted by business firms to uniquely position themselves in the global market.

• The analysis of suitability and applicability of Porter’s Generic Strategies in the light of emerging business trends and an unpredictable operating environment post-pandemic.
• Does globalisation have a future in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic?
• What is the significance of ICT integration as a business strategy?
• How globalisation has broken trade barriers and its impact on trade tariffs: the case of BRIC countries.
• What current strategies are in place for businesses to meet dynamic consumer demands?
• To what extent is consumer demand shaped by corporate innovation? A comparative study of Apple and Samsung.
• Assessing the impact of globalisation on UK businesses operating on both international and local levels.
• Does Brexit signal a rollback in globalisation in the UK and Europe?
• An examination of empowerment, conflict and corporate vision as factors in developing global business strategies for multinational firms.
• What are the transformational strategies adopted by companies in the globalisation era?
• How have countries changed their trade policies in the face of new global market challenges?
• A study into the FDI strategies used by UK multinational companies: case study of Vodafone.
• Investigating the role of strategic alliances in creating global supply chain networks.
• Assessing the impact of internationalisation strategies on multinational corporations: case study Tullow Oil.

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Humanities Dissertation Topics

• An Analysis of The Role of Social Media in Shaping Public Discourse.
• The Representation of Gender in Contemporary Literature: A Comparative Study.
• The Politics of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Case Study of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
• A Philosophical Inquiry of The Ethics of Digital Humanities Research.
• The Intersection of Religion and Politics in the Middle East: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.
• An Ethnographic Study of the Impact of Globalisation on Indigenous Cultures.
• The Aesthetics of Horror in Literature and Film: An Analysis of Contemporary Works.
• The Philosophy of Human Rights: A Comparative Study of Eastern and Western Perspectives.
• The Representation of Trauma in Postcolonial Literature: A Comparative Study of African and South Asian Texts.
• The Psychology of Humor: An Investigation into the Relationship Between Laughter and Mental Health.

Environment Dissertation Topics

• Climate Change Mitigation Strategies: A Comparative Analysis of Developed and Developing Countries.
• The Impact of Urbanisation on Biodiversity: Case Study of Major Cities in the World.
• The Politics of Environmental Justice: A Critical Analysis of Environmental Policies and Their Impacts on Marginalised Communities.
• The Role of Green Technology in Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Renewable Energy Sources.
• The Economics of Carbon Pricing: A Comparative Study of Cap and Trade Systems.
• The Implications of Deforestation on Ecosystem Services with Respect to the Amazon Rainforests.
• The Ethics of Animal Agriculture: An Investigation into the Impacts of Industrial Livestock Production.
• The Role of Environmental Education in Promoting Sustainability in the United Kingdom.
• A Study on The Intersection of Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Conservation.
• The Politics of Water Scarcity: An Overview of the Middle East and North Africa.

Education Dissertation Topics

• The Impact of Technology on Teaching and Learning: A Comparative Study of Traditional and Online Education.
• An Investigation on The Role of Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education.
• A Meta-Analysis on The Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM Education.
• The Impact of Cultural Diversity on Student Learning Outcomes in the United Kingdom.
• The Politics of Education Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Policies and Their Impacts on Student Achievement.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Teaching Quality.
• The Impact of Globalisation on Higher Education: Case Study of Internationalisation Strategies in Universities.
• An Analysis of The Effectiveness of Social-Emotional Learning Programs.
• The Intersection of Education and Technology Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of EdTech Startups.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Funding and Student Outcomes in Public Schools.

Sports Dissertation Topics

• A Study on the Role of Sports in Promoting Social Inclusion.
• The Impact of Sports Psychology on Athletic Performance: An Investigation into Mental Training Techniques.
• An Analysis of The Ethics of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports.
• The Effectiveness of Injury Prevention Programs in Contact Sports.
• The Intersection of Sports and Technology: An Analysis of Wearable Technology in Athletic Training and Performance.
• A Comparative Study of National and International Sports Organisations.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Sponsorship and Brand Awareness.
• The Impact of Sports on Personal Development: A Comparative Study of Sports and Non-Sports Participants.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Fan Attachment and Identity.
• The Intersection of Sports and Social Media: A Case Study of Athlete Branding and Fan Engagement.

Psychology Dissertation Topics

• An Investigation into the Impacts of Social Media on Anxiety and Depression.
• The Role of Positive Psychology in Promoting Well-Being.
• The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Treating Anxiety and Depression.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Coping Strategies and Health Outcomes.
• The Intersection of Psychology and Neuroscience: An Analysis of Brain Imaging Techniques in Understanding Mental Health Disorders.
• A Critical Analysis of Research Methods and Their Implications for Participants.
• The Impact of Culture on Mental Health: Case Study of Western and Eastern Approaches to Mental Health Treatment.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Personality Traits and Addiction.
• An Analysis of Interpersonal Relationships and Their Impacts on Psychological Well-Being.
• A Comparative Study of Aging and Longevity in Different Cultures.

Gender Dissertation Topics

• The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Career Choices.
• The Role of Gender-Based Violence in Perpetuating Gender Inequality.
• An Analysis of the Impacts of Intersectionality on Women of Color.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Politics and Women's Access to Healthcare.
• The Effectiveness of Gender Quotas in Promoting Gender Equality.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Masculinity and Mental Health.
• The Role of Gender Identity in Social Justice Movements.
• The Impact of Gender and Sexuality Education on Adolescents.
• A Comparative Study of Gender Pay Gaps in Different Industries and Countries.
• An Analysis of the Impacts of Ableism and Gender Discrimination on Disabled Women.

Law Dissertation Topics

• An Analysis of the Impacts of Digitalisation on Legal Systems.
• The Role of International Law in Addressing Global Challenges.
• The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice in Addressing Criminal Behaviour.
• A Comparative Study of Selection Processes and Their Impacts on Judicial Independence.
• An Analysis of the Impacts of Intersectionality on Legal Rights and Protections.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Advocacy and Professional Responsibility.
• The Impact of Gender and Race on Jury Decision-Making: An Analysis of Implicit Bias in Legal Proceedings.
• The Role of Human Rights Law in Addressing Corporate Responsibility: An Investigation into the Relationship Between Business and Human Rights.
• The Politics of Immigration Law: A Comparative Study of National Policies and Their Impacts on Migrant Rights and Protections.
• The Effectiveness of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Addressing Civil Disputes: A Comparative Study of Mediation and Arbitration.

Business, Finance & Management Dissertation Topics

• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance.
• The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth: An Analysis of Small Business Development and Job Creation.
• The Impact of Financial Technology on Banking and Finance: use of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies.
• The Effectiveness of Corporate Governance in Preventing Corporate Scandals: A Comparative Study of Regulations and Practices.
• The Psychology of Decision-Making in Management: An Analysis of Cognitive Biases and Their Impacts on Organisational Behaviour.
• The Role of Leadership in Organisational Change: An Investigation into the Impacts of Leadership Styles on Change Management.
• A Comparative Study of Trade Agreements and Their Impacts on Global Economic Relations.
• The Impact of Organisational Culture on Employee Motivation and Performance.
• An Investigation into the Use of Social Media Marketing and Influencer Marketing.
• The Role of Human Resource Management in Talent Development.

Health & Nursing Dissertation Topics

• The Impact of Telemedicine on Healthcare Delivery
• The Role of Nursing in Patient Safety: An Analysis of Best Practices and Strategies for Preventing Medical Errors.
• The Effectiveness of Health Promotion Programs in Preventing Chronic Diseases.
• A Comparative Study of National Policies and Their Impacts on Access to Care.
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• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Health Knowledge and Patient Empowerment.
• A Comparative Study of Pain Management Strategies in Different Settings.
• An Analysis of Best Practices and Strategies for Addressing Health Disparities.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Comfort Care and Quality of Life.
• The Effectiveness of Healthcare Teamwork in Patient-Centered Care.

Technology Dissertation Topics

• An Investigation into the Ethical and Social Implications of AI Technologies.
• The Impact of Cybersecurity Threats on Business and Society.
• The Role of Blockchain Technology in the Future of Digital Transactions.
• An Analysis of the Impacts of Digital Health Technologies on Patient Outcomes and Access to Care.
• The Effectiveness of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education and Training.
• A Comparative Study of National Policies and International Agreements.
• An Investigation into the Use of Data-Driven Decision Making.
• The Impact of Social Media on Society and Culture: An Analysis of the Impacts of Platforms like TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram.
• The Effectiveness of User-Centered Design in Developing Technology Products.
• The Future of Quantum Computing and its Potential Applications in Different Fields.

Geography & Politics Dissertation Topics

• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Environmental Policy and Global Climate Change.
• An Analysis of Immigration and Refugee Settlement Patterns in Cities.
• A Comparative Study of National Interests and Strategic Considerations.
• A Review on The Intersection of Geography and Political Violence.
• A Study of Different Approaches to Addressing Economic Disparities.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Resource Distribution and Political Power.
• An Analysis of National Borders and Their Impacts on Migration, Trade, and Security.
• An Investigation into the Use of Geospatial Technologies and Digital Mapping in Political Analysis.
• A Comparative Study of Different Approaches to Disaster Response and Preparedness.
• An Analysis of the Use of Spatial Analysis and Geographical Information Systems in Policy Making.

Fashion & Media Dissertation Topics

• An Analysis of the Impacts of Instagram, TikTok, and Other Platforms on Fashion Marketing and Consumption.
• The Role of Fashion in Representing Diversity and Inclusivity in Media.
• An Examination of the Influences of Celebrities on Fashion Trends and Consumer Behaviour.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Fashion, Power, and Identity.
• Comparative research of Different Approaches to Ethical and Environmentally Conscious Fashion Production.
• An Analysis of the Use of Photography in Fashion Communication.
• A Breakdown of the Relationship Between Wearable Technologies and Fashion Trends.
• The Effectiveness of Influencer Marketing in Fashion.
• The Impact of Fashion and Media on Body Image.
• A Study into the Use of Fashion as a Symbolic Representation of Political Messages and Movements.

Tourism Dissertation Topics

• The Impact of Sustainable Tourism Practices on Local Communities.
• An Investigation into the Use of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Tourism.
• A Comparative Study of Different Approaches to Marketing Tourism Destinations.
• An Analysis of the Relationship Between Tourism Development and Political Power.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Tourism and Heritage Conservation.
• A Research of Different Approaches to Tourism as a Driver of Economic Growth.
• The Effectiveness of Tourism Policies in Addressing Overtourism: An Analysis of Different Approaches to Managing Tourist Crowds in Popular Destinations.
• An Investigation into the Impacts of Platforms like Instagram and TikTok on Tourism Marketing and Consumption.
• The Role of Tourism in Conflict and Post-Conflict Zones.
• An Investigation into Emerging Trends and Innovations in Tourism.

Science & Engineering Dissertation Topics

• An Investigation into the Use of Machine Learning and AI Techniques in Engineering Design and Optimisation.
• The Impact of Renewable Energy Technologies on Sustainable Development: An Analysis of Different Approaches to Promoting Renewable Energy Sources.
• An Investigation into Emerging Technologies and Innovations in Space Science and Engineering.
• Study of Different Approaches to Green Building and Sustainable Architecture.
• An Analysis of the Impacts of Biotechnology on Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Drug Development.
• The Impact of Climate Change on Engineering Infrastructure: An Investigation into the Relationship Between Climate Change and Infrastructure Resilience.
• The Effectiveness of Science Education Programs: A Comparative Study of Different Approaches to Teaching Science in Schools.
• A Research on the Use of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies in Engineering Applications.
• An Investigation into Emerging Technologies and Innovations in Transportation Engineering.
• An Analysis of the Impacts of Additive Manufacturing on Industrial Processes and Supply Chains.

Marketing Dissertation Topics

• An Investigation into the Impacts of Influencer Marketing on Consumer Behaviour
• An Analysis of the Use of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Strategies.
• A Comparative Study of Different Approaches to Targeted Marketing and Personalised Advertising.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Customer Experience and Consumer Loyalty.
• An Analysis of the Use of Narrative Techniques in Brand Communications.
• A Study of Different Approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility in Marketing.
• An Investigation into the Impacts of Customer Advocacy and Word-of-Mouth Marketing.
• A Research of the Use of Mobile Technologies in Marketing Communications.
• A Comparative Study of Different Approaches to Creating Immersive Brand Experiences.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Marketing Communications and Brand Reputation.

Management Dissertation Topics

• A Research on the Impacts of Emotional Intelligence on Leadership Effectiveness
• An Analysis of the Use of Digital Technologies in Business Management and Operations.
• A Comparative Study of Different Approaches to Building Diverse and Inclusive Workplaces.
• The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Management.
• An Analysis of the Use of AI and Machine Learning in Business Decision-Making and Strategy.
• A Study of Different Approaches to Managing Organisational Knowledge.
• An Investigation into the Relationship Between Organisational Culture and Performance.
• An Analysis of the Impacts of Globalisation on International Business Operations and Management Practices.
• A Comparative Study of Different Approaches to Measuring and Evaluating Employee Performance.

The Role of Change Management in Organisational Transformation.

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Topic 1: Management Quality and Control- Assessing the role of project length in the UK Construction sector.

Research Aim: The construction industry is one of the most significant contributors to the country’s economy. This study investigates the role of project length on management control and quality in the UK’s construction sector. Also, the research will analyse the connection between project length and quality control, considering the moderating impact of management quality control on a project’s success.

Topic 2: Investigating how the Tourism Industry has taken Green and Sustainable measures- A case study of UK

Research Aim: This study will investigate the various aspects of the UK tourism industry towards making green and sustainable measures for the environmental benefits. It will also look into the consumer’s perspective towards green tourism and its positive and negative impacts on the tourism industry and the tourists. It is also helping you develop a better understanding of the concept of a green environment and its influence on the tourism industry.

Topic 3: Assessing the role of Communication Strategies in Fashion Marketing- a case study of UK

Research Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of communication strategies in the world of UK fashion marketing. This will also give us an understanding of how new fashion remanufacturing should be communicated to the consumers. Focusing on how information and messages about the brands or products should be labelled to attract the audience.

Topic 4: Building demolition- Analyse the efficacy of destroying and ruining Big city structures and their impact on the traffic.

Research Aim: Many big cities around the world have demolished a vast number of buildings that were functional with new structures. It not only has an economic impact but also results in the loss of urban culture, harms the environment, cause pollution, and also worsen the traffic situation. This study will evaluate the merits of building demotion and will provide economic, technical and environmental input.

Topic 5: Assessing the relationship between Information Protection and Journalism, how does the Data Protection Act of 1998 affect the problem of people in Media Exposure?

Research Aim: This study will examine how the Data protection act of 1998 plays an important role in protecting information. This study will provide vital knowledge by collecting information from the directors’ of a few media associations. Discussions with media members can also help in gaining an understanding of the actual circumstances in which material obtained by journalism should be protected.

Topic 6: An investigation of the blockchain's application on the energy sector leading towards electricity production and e-mobility.

Research Aim: This study aims to investigate the applications of blockchain within the energy sector. This study will identify how blockchain can be used to produce electricity from the comfort of home. Moreover, this study aims to introduce the concept of e-mobility through blockchain, according to which blockchain can be used to share the car ride with the other commuters residing at nearby places. Another objective of this research is to develop a framework that could assess blockchain’s use for the consumers staying within a budget and letting them assess how much money they have been spending so far.

Topic 7: Increasing Bitcoin Privacy and Security- Assessing the Role and Implementation of Confidential Transactions.

Research Aim: A confidential transfer is a technology that allows users to protect their money values from the public using new crypto techniques. The study aims to determine if confidential transactions can provide secret, secure as well as financial privacy. As a result, it is crucial to examine the function of confidential transactions in order to ensure that no digital currency is lost or produced when a transaction occurs without disclosing the precise number of transfers.

Topic 8: An analysis of the novel waste management techniques- A case study of United Kingdom oil and gas sector.

Research Aim: This study analyses the novel waste management techniques and practices in the UK oil and gas sector. It will also identify the challenges facing the oil and gas sector in achieving sustainable management of all the waste from production. This study aims to determine different forms of E and P waste being generated and reduce harmful E and P waste by using technology, focusing on the policies made by the government regarding hazardous waste from the oil and gas industry.

Topic 9: Assessing the parental perceptions and attitude towards the adoption of healthy behaviour patterns to control obesity and overweight concerns in young children.

Research Aim: This study aims to analyse the parent’s perceptions and attitudes in relation to healthy behaviours practises to control obesity and overweight disorders in young children. It will also focus on the obstacles parents or caregivers experience when it comes to obesity control in young children.

Topic 10: What are the Environmental Impacts of Water Waste Treatment of Cement Industry in South Korea?

Research Aim: This study aims to find the environmental impacts of water waste treatment of the cement industry in South Korea. With the help of a comprehensive survey across the cement manufacturing companies in South Korea, this study will first scrutinize the entire waste treatment process in the cement industry in South Korea. Then it will analyze the impact of each step on the environment. And after analyzing find the environmental effects of the water waste treatment of the cement industry in South Korea, this study will recommend modern ways to reduce the adverse effects.

Topic 11: Politics in a Digital Age- Assessing the impact of Social Media on Public Participation and Political Campaigns.

Research Aim: This study aims to find how the public has utilised social media during elections or political campaigns. This study will also focus on the impact of social networking sites on popular participation in the electoral vote and political debate. This research study will also investigate the effects of new technologies and the digital era on media and political party campaigns and media activities during elections.

Topic 12: The influence of price and brand on consumer preference during an economic recession: A case of the clothing market in Greece

Research Aim: The research will aim to examine the impact of prices and brands on consumer buying behaviour during an economic recession in Greece’s clothing market. During an economic crisis, not all types of products suffer the same consequences. During a recession, people are more sensible in their buying decisions, and they frequently continue to choose known product brands that meet their demands. The study will look at the impact of the recession on consumer purchasing preferences, taking into account variations in spending on various apparel brands based on price.

Topic 13: An investigation of the reasons for the Merger's failure outcomes and acquisition of Islamic Banks in gulf countries.

Research Aim: It is also evident from various studies that most Islamic banks in the Gulf countries, which put their efforts into Mergers and acquisitions to other know and well-established banking sectors, encountered some severe failures. Therefore, this study aims to develop an understanding of failure outcomes for the Islamic banks while going towards Merger’s decision and acquisition with other well-known banks in the Gulf countries.

Topic 14: The Role of International Criminal Laws in Reducing Global Genocide

Research Aim: This study aims to find the role of international criminal laws in reducing global genocide. It will be an exploratory study identifying the explicit and implicit effects of international criminal laws on the worldwide genocide. It will analyse different incidents of international genocide and find out how international criminal laws played a positive role to reduce these incidents. Lastly, it will recommend possible changes in the international criminal laws to effectively mitigate global genocide. And it will be done by comparing criminal laws of world-leading powers to reduce genocide.

Topic 15: How do our genes influence our lifestyle and behavior?

Research Aim: Inherited genetic predispositions largely determine individual differences in intellectual ability, personality, and mental health. Behavior also displays indicators of genetic influence; for example, how somebody reacts to stressful circumstances reflects some genetic influence. This research aims to find the impact of genes on a person’s lifestyle and behavior. The study will also examine the ratio of people likely to be affected by genetics.

Topic 16: An assessment of the Influence of Parents' Divorce or Separation on Adolescent Children in terms of long-term psychological impact.

Research Aim: This study aims to investigate the level of traumas experienced by the children of divorced or separated parents. The principal aim of this study is to explore the long-term psychological impacts of parents’ divorce on the life of children regardless of their gender and age in terms of mental wellbeing, academic performance, and self-worth.

Topic 17: Russia-Israel relationship and its impact on Syria and the Middle East.

Research Aim: Russia and Israel share significant aspects of their strategic cultures. Both countries have a siege mentality and are led by a security-first mindset and a predominantly military view of authority. p Russia’s relationship with Israel has grown in importance in the context of Russia’s military operation in Syria. This study aims to examine the relations between Russia and Israel and how they have impacted Syria and the middle east—focusing on different policies, agreements, and military interventions.

Topic 18: Assessing the Role of Social Media in Raising Awareness about Environmental Issues- A case study of Snapchat.

Research Aim: The main aim of this study is to find the role of social media platforms in raising awareness about environmental issues. This study will focus on the social media app Snapchat which is currently very popular among the youth, and millions of people use Snapchat daily and send each other snaps. Furthermore, this study will focus on how this platform plays a vital role in spreading awareness regarding environmental issues.

Topic 19: Is Cybercrime a Threat to Banking Sector in Developing Countries? A Case Study of Banking Sector in Pakistan

Research Aim: This study aims to analyze the impact of cybercrime on the banking sector in developing countries. It will identify the possible threats faced by the banking sector due to increasing cybercrimes. These threats are related to the information security of the banks in developing countries. This research will be using Pakistan as a case study to find the threats posed by cybercrime to fragile banking. And after identifying the threats, the study will try to recommend possible solutions to ensure information security.

Topic 20: Examining Multi-dimension in facial emotion detection.

Research Aim: When it comes to communications, human expressions are extraordinary. Humans can identify it very easily and accurately. Getting the same outcome from a 3D machine is a difficult task. This is because of the present challenges in 3D face data scanning. This study will examine the facial emotion identification in humans using different multi-point for 3D face landmarks.

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• Start by identifying areas of study that you find interesting and exciting. You should consider the topic you have enjoyed studying and think about how to apply that knowledge to a new research project.
• Conduct a literature review of your chosen field of study to identify gaps in knowledge or areas that require further research. Try looking for topics that are currently trending and in demand in your field of study.
• Consult with your advisor to get their opinion on potential research topics. They can suggest areas of study that have not been explored or provide insight into what is currently being researched in your field.
• Narrow your focus to a specific area of study or research question. A well-defined topic will make your research more manageable and focused.
• Consider the feasibility of your topic regarding the availability of resources, access to data, and the time frame for completion.
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• Once you have identified potential topics, test them by conducting preliminary research to determine the data availability and the research project’s feasibility.

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