Doctor of Management - Global Leadership Concentration
The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Global Leadership is a 100-credit-hour terminal degree in management. The program includes 40 credit hours of core management courses, 20 credit hours of global leadership concentration courses, 4 credit hours of symposium-related courses, and 36 credit hours of doctoral research. The research element will culminate in a dissertation.
The Doctor of Management is a terminal degree for management professionals. The program helps students prepare to think and act strategically and provides the opportunity to enhance their abilities to make positive contributions in their chosen area of management expertise. The concentration in global leadership is designed to provide the student with in-depth knowledge of management theories and the background to successfully participate in global organizations. Studies include concepts of culture, values, and ethics, which differ among all peoples. The students can work to develop an understanding of the moral dilemmas, choices, and challenges in melding these in organizations from around the world.
Doctor of Management Outcomes
- Demonstrate fluency within the chosen discipline and demonstrate the ability to support business strategy and organizational missions in changing environments
- Develop synthesis proficiencies for strategic planning and solution-generation in the context of internal and external managerial responsibilities
- Integrate theories, models, skills, and competencies in support of organizational missions
Global Leadership Concentration Outcomes
- Design change management plans to meet organizational strategic vision and objectives
- Apply leadership theories and team building principles to direct, develop, and guide diverse individuals and teams in meeting organizational goals
- Evaluate the internal and external environments and make HR, finance, and strategic decisions to ensure organizational goals are being accomplished in the most efficient and effective manner
- Demonstrate fluency with the body of knowledge in leadership in current management theory
Degree Requirements
Courses: Core
| MGMT802 | Management Theory | 4 |
| MGMT808 | Management and Ethics | 4 |
| MGMT818 | Leadership Theory and Development | 4 |
| MGMT822 | Application of Action Research | 4 |
| MGMT824 | Strategic Thinking and Organizational Alignment | 4 |
| MGMT828 | Practice and Theory of Consulting and Intervention | 4 |
| MGMT832 | Organization Innovation and Scenario Thinking | 4 |
| RES804 | Principles of Research Methods and Design | 4 |
| RES812 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES814 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4 |
| RES860 | Doctoral Research I: Principles of Research and Writing | 4 |
| RES861 | Doctoral Research II: Annotated Bibliography | 4 |
| RES862 | Dissertation Research Process | 4 |
| RES863 | Doctoral Research III: Dissertation Literature Review | 4 |
| RES864 | Doctoral Research IV: Dissertation Methods | 4 |
| RES865 | Doctoral Research V: Dissertation Introduction | 4 |
| RES866 | Doctoral Research VI: Dissertation Findings | 4 |
| RES867 | Doctoral Research VII: Dissertation Discussion and Conclusion | 4 |
| RES868 | Doctoral Research VIII: Dissertation Conclusion | 4 |
| SYMP801 | Doctoral Symposium I | 2 |
| SYMP802 | Doctoral Symposium II | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 80 |
Courses: Concentration
| GL870 | Culture, Values, and Ethics in a Global Environment | 4 |
| GL872 | Leadership in Global Organizations | 4 |
| GL874 | Current Topics in Global Leadership | 4 |
| GL876 | Trans-Organizational Leadership in Trans-National Settings | 4 |
| MGMT878 | Advanced Career Strategies for the Scholar-Practitioner | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Total Credit Hours: 100
Program Areas of Focus
The program emphasizes three areas of focus: Research and Writing; Leadership and Change Management; and the specific concentration discipline.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the successful completion of 100 credit hours with an acceptable GPA, students must also satisfactorily complete their research proposal and final dissertation. The research proposal must be approved by the student’s Research Supervisor and University Reviewer. The dissertation, which must be approved by the student’s dissertation committee, is an extensive document that includes the research study. In addition, graduation requires presentation of the final dissertation. Symposium
Doctoral programs at Colorado Technical University require a residential symposium. Additional information about CTU's doctoral symposium can be located in the Doctoral Symposium section of this catalog.
Program Accreditations and Alignments
The program was developed to align with Developing Global Executives research by McCall & Hollenbeck (the Society for Human Resource Management leadership’s competencies for Global Executives).
Locations
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Virtual Campus