Doctorate in Management

The Doctorate of Management, awarded by UCAM, Spain, is designed for executives who want to pursue research or want to lead their organizations towards achieving higher levels of success.

Program Overview

Achieve the holy grail of management: get your doctorate in management. This 3 year applied Doctorate degree in management and leadership research with a focus in organizational management and leadership will help you gain the skills and knowledge to research and tackle some of today’s most critical management issues. Doctorate in management is our flagship degree for people looking to acquire the knowledge and methods that professionals need in order to manage. A doctorate in management takes around three years to complete, including the dissertation stage, which involves conducting research into an area of management. Whether you’re interested in taking on board new ideas and using them to develop your own perspective on the subject, or simply want to earn your D.M., there are all kinds of career opportunities awaiting you once you have completed your studies.

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    EARLY EXIT AWARD

    Successful students of stage 1 will be awarded MPhil-Management by Universidad Catolica De Murcia, Spain, if the student decides to exit without completing the final research thesis.

    DURATION

    Though the term for research is two years the learner can extend it for 1 more year. An ambitious student can even complete the research in one year also, based on their schedule.

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    Modules

    Doctorate in Management: The program will be a three-year applied Doctorate in management and leadership research focusing on organisational management and leadership.

    Introduction to Research Methods

    Module Description

    This course will enhance participants’ understanding of research process. Participants will critically explore research approaches, language, and ethics. The course will take a step-by- step approach to develop students’ knowledge, skills and understanding on design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative research designs including Cross-sectional surveys, cohort studies, Randomized Controlled Trials, and operational study designs which include quasi experiments and Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials. The course will equip students with the skills necessary to conduct secondary research designs including scoping and systematic reviews. The course will also help students to develop the skills to recognize and reflect on the strengths and limitations of different research methodologies and address ethical and practical issues in research. Further the student will be equipped with the ability to methodologically review and derive meaning from published research work for application in professional practice and growth.

    Learning Outcomes

    LO1: Identify and describe different quantitative study designs, describe the key elements and weaknesses and strengths associated with each approach, and application of quantitative research in professional Practice.

    LO2: To understand Qualitative Research approaches and their application including qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting methods.

    LO3: To understand secondary research design and application methods including Scoping and Systematic reviews approaches, and how different research designs can be combined in a mixed method study approach

    LO4: To understand the concept of research quality assurance and its application in research integrity and ethical principles and application of validity and reliability principles in research.

    2.2 Applied Research in Organizational Behaviour and Leadership

    Module Description

    The course will equip participants with the essential skills, strategies, and tools they need to unlock their fullest potential in taking up expanded leadership responsibilities to guide their organizations effectively. Participants will be exposed to fundamental elements and models of organizational behaviour as well as research methods applied in studying Organizational Psychology. Participants will also be involved in a comparative analysis of effective leadership approaches and methodological considerations in Leadership research. These knowledge and skills will enable participants to build their capacities in integrative thinking, managing diversity, team building and managing effective teams, and negotiating and influencing skills which are essential skills in leading organizations in the global business environment.

    Learning Outcomes

    LO1: To understand the fundamental elements and models of organizational behaviour and influence of individual factors in organizational behaviour.

    LO2: To analyse effective leadership approaches and their application in leading successful organizations

    LO3: Discuss methodological approaches used in Leadership research.

    LO4: To analyse and conceptualize quantitative and qualitative research methods used in organizational psychology.

    2.3 Contemporary Research in Business Analytics

    Module Description

    This course will enable participants to develop data-driven business leadership skills required in a complex knowledge based global business environment. Participants will be introduced to  the world of data analytics, with a focus on descriptive, diagnostic, predictive & prescriptive Analytics, Machine Learning & Optimization, Data Visualization, and decision making and leading with data. Participants will also be led to understand application of data analytics in  the knowledge economy and disruptive technology as contemporary domains which influence business operations in the global stage.

    Learning Outcomes

    LO1: To understand descriptive and inferential statistics and application of statistics in business research and decision making.

    LO2: To understand Machine Learning algorithms and Optimization concepts including supervised and unsupervised machine learning concepts with regression and classification techniques.

    LO3: To explore the concept of data Mining and challenges associated with application of big data analytics in Business.

    LO4: Understand the application of data analytics in leading contemporary business domains including Knowledge based economy and disruptive technology.

    2.4 Innovation and Sustainability Research Perspectives

    Module Description

    This course will help build participants understanding role of research to develop new products, process, and technologies that also emphasis on the promotion of the natural resources. The course will entail enhancing learner’s perspective in need for integration of sustainable innovation. The course will enhance the leadership ability of the learner to understand sustainable business model innovation. Learners understand to communicate and manage stakeholders to drive the need for sustainability competitive advantage. The learner will evaluate and critically understand the need to be a catalyst to induce and efficiently incorporate and address global issues. This course will ensure the learner to understand the critical role of being purpose driven Leader. Learners will understand the step by process to maintain a sustainable business. The course highlights the role of advance theories in sustainability and focuses on the research on the use of sustainable design to protect the environment (increasing the focus on thermal comfort along with helping to reduce energy consumption and using recycle materials).

    Learning Outcomes

    LO1: To understand and evaluate research on innovation and sustainability and to enhance research for sustainable business solutions.

    LO2: To explore and understand models of Innovation and Sustainability in business and explore design thinking to improve sustainable innovation research.

    LO3: To analyse research sustainability perspectives with green design and design science approach in the field of innovation.

    2.5 Action Research Approaches in Operational Management

    Module Description

    This course will enable learners to understand and apply elements of Action Research in the domain of operations. Students are expected to apply theoretical and data-driven approaches to add to the existing body of knowledge in Operations management. Through an initial operational understanding of the practice system within projects and processes, while controlling the standard quality linked at every stage, students gradually are trained to evaluate strategic issues of designing operational systems that yield optimized results. The research supervisors welcome a wide variety of operational domains that deserves to be improved through the application and cyclical nature of Action Research.

    Active Research Areas: service management, healthcare management, retail operations, logistics, supply-chain management, sustainability, stochastic control of processing networks, revenue management, not-for-profit operations, and contracting and economic-mechanism design.

    Learning Outcomes

    LO1: To understand and apply the steps of Action Research in the domain of operations management .

    LO2: To analyse and evaluate research-based practice systems within the supply chain of manufacturing and service firms.

    LO3: To critically evaluate an action plan with control checks that focuses on improving the quality of the existing systems.

    LO4: To critically evaluate the different methods of operations research with an aim to create efficient and effective operational channels.

    2.6 Doctoral Research Proposal

    Module Description

    The participants in this course will develop a word research proposal in a subject specific to leadership and business management. The participants will be guided to identify a researchable knowledge gap of their interest and analyse and synthesize the knowledge gap into a problem statement. Participants will receive guidance on specific aspects of doing research including literature searching and conducting critical appraisal; referencing and application of relevant computer software in reference management; framing research questions and research objectives; and application of ethical issues in Research. Participants will be capacity build to develop competence in assessing and appraising evidence in published literature, determining the gaps in the evidence and developing a feasible and valid study design that they can apply in their research. Participants will further be guided to develop a full research proposal.

    Learning Outcomes

    LO1: Identifying a relevant and suitable knowledge gap in Leadership and business Management and develop structured research questions to address the knowledge gap.

    LO2: Write a literature review to identify existing evidence and knowledge gaps associated with the research problem of interest.

    LO3: Develop a well-structured research protocol/proposal with clear timelines and relevant study methods that comply with the universal principles research ethics principles.

    • Dissertation Registration
    • Confirmation of Supervision
    • Dissertation Completion
    • Defense
    • Total credits (180)

    Learning Outcomes

    Live & interactive lectures by expert faculties

    Recorded session for offline viewing

    World-class curriculum by eminent faculty

    Regular webinars by industry leaders

    Assignments for module assessments

    Easy-to-use LMS accessible anywhere

    Online library to further enhance your knowledge

    Dissertation on your area of research work

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    Dr. Nabil Y. Bechara
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    Dr. Nabil Y. Bechara
    Graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering, receiving the Engineering innovation Award for the year 2009-2010 for the end-of-year senior project, from Notre Dame University, Lebanon. Moved to UAE in 2019 where he joined a local contracting firm in Sharjah as a Project Manager. Besides working in the corporate world, he also has a passion for teaching. He instructed Engineer Laboratory technical courses from 2011 to 2019 in the areas of Mechanics of Materials, Soil Mechanics, Concrete & Pavement Design, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Graphics, and Civil Engineering CAD at Notre Dame University, Lebanon. He also contributed to the ABET accreditation process that the university underwent during the years 2012 and 2015. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration at UCAM, Spain; holds an MBA in Operations and Project Management (2021) from UCAM, Spain, and BE in Civil Engineering (2010) from Notre Dame University, Lebanon. Areas of expertise include Operations Management, Project Management, Construction Planning, Project Planning and Scheduling, Human resource management, Supply chain and logistics management, Strategic planning, Change management, Leadership, Organizational psychology, Engineering economics, Structural Engineering, Cost Control, and Project Estimation. Major research interest in areas related to emotional intelligence in the workplace.
    Dr. Rashi Baliyan
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    Dr. Rashi Baliyan

    Dr. Rashi has started her professional journey in academics after completing her Ph.D in Marketing. Having a corporate experience of 1 year in retail sector and academic experience of total 8.6 years , she has been associated with prominent groups and universities like Zara(Inditex), Jaipur National University (Jaipur), Jain University (Bangalore), G.L.Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management (Greater Noida), Noida International University. She is editorial head member at AGAR association. She is extremely enthusiastic and dedicated about advancements in technological sector. She has also received the best presenter award at IIM Shillong Conference on Technological Advancements and Integration in Cybersecurity and her research papers have been nominated for the best category at IIT-ISM Dhanbad Conference and IIT-Indore.

    Recently she has received a patent under her name of recent trends and challenges in digital economy. Her book chapters have been published at Taylor and Francis journal, USA. She has done her Masters in Retail Management from Birla Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida and her Bachelors in Business Administration from Bharti Vidyapeeth University, Delhi. She has completed her Doctorate (Ph.D) in Marketing from G.D.Goenka University, Gurgaon. She has published 13 papers in Scopus/UGC/ABDC journal. She has worked on research proposals of ministry projects as well for National Commission for Women(NCW) and Ministry of Women and Child Development(MWCD) as Research Associate. She has also been an active member in coordinating and conducting various workshops, conferences, FDPs at University level and have core knowledge about NAAC criteria work, NBA Accreditation and course curriculum formulation (PO-CO matrix). She has published two books on amazon with 360 degree marketing perspectives and digital analytics in marketing.

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    Dr. Riya Bhattacharya
    Dr. Riya Bhattacharya is an Economics student specializing in Econometrics and Statistics. She completed her PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India, which is globally ranked 250. Dr. Riya has also worked as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, India, which holds a QS ranking of 32. Currently, she is serving as a Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, focusing on Management. Before her postdoctoral fellowship, Riya worked for one and a half years as a Project Assistant on a DST-funded research project related to poverty and economic upliftment at the Sponsored Research Industrial Consultancy, IIT Kharagpur, India. Additionally, she has three years of teaching experience in Management at IMS Ghaziabad and the International School of Business and Media (ISB&M), India.
    Dr. Mrigakshi Das
    Faculty and Program Leader
    Dr. Mrigakshi Das
    Dr. Mrigakshi Das is currently working as a Faculty and Program Leader at Exeed College, Sharjah. She has prior work experience as an educator with premier institutes like OP Jindal Global University. She has a Doctorate in Business Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India. Her doctoral studies were in the field of Energy Sector Management.She has managed to publish three articles from her dissertation in three ABDC and Scopus indexed international journals. She was pursuing her post-doctoral studies at the University of New Brunswick, Canada, in the field of Sustainable Energy Management and Business Model Innovation. She was inspired to pursue a career in the education field due to her love for her domain and passion for teaching and educating young minds.
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    Dr. Reshma Shaik

    Dr. Reshma Shaik is a seasoned researcher and educator with over 13 years of experience. Passionate about teaching and mentoring in the fields of Education, Psychology, Business, and Literature, she has cultivated a diverse skill set and a profound understanding of these disciplines throughout her career. Dr. Reshma has held various leadership roles, honing her abilities in strategic planning, research, team management, and curriculum development.

    She has Doctorate Degree with an esteemed S.V.University, recognized for its academic excellence and ranked 125th in Southern Asia in the prestigious QS World University Rankings. Committed to fostering a dynamic and engaging learning environment, Dr. Reshma strives for both academic excellence and the holistic development of students. Through innovative teaching methodologies and a focus on student-centered learning, she aims to inspire and empower future generations to reach their full potential.

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    Admissions Requirements

    • Candidates must have an MBA or Master's degree or equivalent from recognized institutions.
    • Candidates must have at least three years of work experience at the managerial level.
    • Candidates must have a thorough command of written and spoken English.
    • English level: 6.0 IELTS or equivalent

    *Degrees offered by UCAM are university’s accredited own awards and should not be misconstrued as nationally accredited awards in spain.

    This Doctorate degree is awarded by UCAM under the provision of university private degrees – Título Propio

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      FAQs

      DM is applicable on the management side of progression whereas DBA is applicable in Business Administration. Also, DM has wider scope of applicability in both management as well as academic side of career progression.

      Yes, it can be completed in 2 years, provided the research project is submitted within 2 years.

      You will be receiving faculty assistance by default and additional assistance by the course leader, course administrator, 2 supervisors (primary & secondary) and student engagement officer.

      There will be classes weekly once (Saturday) for 3 hrs from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm (UAE time).

      All the sessions will be recorded so that you can catch up with missed out Live sessions.

      The faculty are from different nationalities and are authorized by the university to deliver the classes. The research guide will be one of the faculty in charge of DM.

      As a Master’s degree is mandatory to proceed to DM, you can first do M. Phil program for 1-year with the minimum fee of USD 6550 and then can do the rest 2 years of the DM program with fee of USD 9750.

      The DM program can be completed in a maximum timeline of 4 yrs.

      There will be two mandatory contact sessions with the research guide/faculty once in two months. You can also request for unlimited contact sessions for any assistance required

      • Extending research period beyond 2 years: USD 1000.00 per year (Max 4 Yrs.)
      • Module assessment submission extension charge: USD 100.00 (Max 14 days from original date)
      • Module retake charges (Year -1): USD 500.00
      • Change of research schedule and completion: USD 500.00 (If within 2 years period)
      • Module Deferral Fee: USD 250.00
      • Temporary withdrawal from the program: USD 500.00 (Current year fee to be settled in complete)
      • Resumption charges: USD 500.00 + Re-registration fee applicable at the time of resumption