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Information on the University of Southampton's DBA programme. Its structure, entry requirements and our areas of expertise.
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Contents
5 WhydoaDBAatSouthampton
7 Abroadresearchbase
8 Applyingourresearch
15 Ourresearchcentres
17 WhodeliverstheDBA
21 Theprogramme
22 Howtoapply
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Take the world’s best cutting-edge thinking, translate it into practice and use it to solve complex business issues. This rigorous and relevant DBA will help you to think differently.
Your reward will be the satisfaction of knowing that you have made an original contribution to knowledge in your field and simultaneously enhanced your own professional practice.
TheDBAisequivalenttoaPhD,butdistinctivelydifferent.UnlikeaPhDwhichaddressesapurelyacademicquestion,theresearchyouwillengageinwilldealwithhighlevelstrategicbusinessissuesandproblems.Youwillnothavetheluxuryofbeingadistantbystanderbecauseyourresearchwillbeconductedfromwithintheorganisationofyourchoiceandappliedthere.ThismakestheDBAintellectuallystimulatingandprofessionallychallenging.
ManyseniormanagersandconsultantswhodecidetostudyaDBAdoitsimplyforthepersonalchallenge.However,itcanfacilitateamovetoaportfoliocareerandopenthegatewaytoalifeinacademia.
WhateveryourreasonforchoosingtheDBA,youwillbenefitfrombeingintroducedtothemodels,theoriesandconceptsfromtheworld’sleadingthinkers,whichifunderstoodandutilisedappropriately,cantakeyourabilitytosolvebusinessissuestoanentirelynewlevel.
IhopetohavethepleasureofmeetingyouontheSouthamptonDBAintheverynearfuture.
Malcolm Higgs DBA Programme Director
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Individuals and sponsoring organisations see return on their investment from day one and throughout the programme.When the School decided to offer the DBA we were determined to appoint the best academic talent to inform and inspire our first students. We were delighted when Professor Malcolm Higgs agreed to join us as leader of the DBA programme. Malcolm has extensive experience both as an academic and a practitioner and was heavily involved in the DBA programme offered by Henley Management College. Malcolm’s considerable knowledge of the DBA and the benefits it brings to individuals and their organisations underpins our programme. Combined with the talent of his colleagues and the research credentials of the School of Management, we believe our DBA programme is well placed to become a market leader.
MalcolmhasseenmanyoftheorganisationswhosponsorastudentonaDBAprogrammereapsignificantbenefits.Withinthefirstsixtoninemonthsyouwillhavecompletedyourfirstresearchprojectandyoursponsoringorganisationwillstarttoenjoyreturnonitsinvestment.MalcolmrecallshowtheworkofoneDBAstudentturnedhisorganisation’sleadershipdevelopmentprogrammeonitsheadbyidentifyingthatthecompetenciesneededtoleadchangewereconsiderablydifferenttothoserequiredforoperationalleadership.Theresultwasacompleterethinkofthepublicsectororganisation’sinternalleadershipdevelopmenttrainingprogramme.
Thequalityofcorporategovernanceandinparticularhowtoidentifythecharacteristicsofhighperformingnon-executivedirectorswasanothercomplexbusinessissueconsideredinthecontextofaDBA.Inthisinstance,amajormanufacturingorganisationbenefittedfromDBAresearchwhichenabledthemtoconsistently
recruitproficientnon-executivesforthefirsttime.
DuringyourDBAyouwillbesupervisedbyindividualsattheforefrontoftheirdisciplinesandmanyofwhomhaveextensiveexperienceaspractitioners.Manysponsoringorganisationsseethisasanimportant‘valueadd’becauseithelpstoensurethatresearchyouproduceaspartofyourDBAisscrutinisedbyexperiencedeyesandbenefitsfromtheirinput.
FromthestartofyourDBAyoursponsoringorganisationcanalsoexpecttoseeyourrangeofcapabilitiesenhanced.Muchofourworkwithyouwillinvolveholdingupamirrortoyou,sothattogetherweidentifythecapabilitiesyoureallyneedtoworkon.Experiencetellsusthattheseareoftennotwhattheyseematfirstglance.Perceivedpoornegotiationskillscaninrealitybealackofunderstandingofclientneedsorsimplypoorpresentationskills.Wewillhelpyouidentifytheunderlyingissuesandworkonthemtogetheraspartofyourprofessionaldevelopmentplan.
Yoursponsoringorganisationwillbenefitfromtheresearchyouproduceandthecapabilitiesyougainasyouworkyourwaytowardsyourdoctorate.Increasingly,manyorganisationsrecognisethattheDBAplaysanimportantroleintheirtalentmanagementplansbecauseitprovidesintellectualstimulationfortheirmostvaluedemployeesandhelpstoensurethatpeoplelikeyoufeelrecognisedandrewarded.
IfyouwouldliketomeetMalcolmorforhimtovisityoursponsoringorganisationtodiscusshowstudyingaDBAwillbenefityouandyourorganisation,hewouldbepleasedtodoso.
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Dr Tolga Bektas showing how mathematical modelling helps to find sustainable solutions for transportation problems.
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The Management School’s philosophy of: “research ‘in’ organisations, not ‘on’ organisations” fits perfectly with the DBA’s dual aims of making a contribution to research and practice enhancement.
OnjoiningtheDBAyouwillimmediatelybecomeamemberofourresearchcommunity.Whenworkingremotelyyouwillbeabletoaccessanimpressiverangeofjournals,articlesandpapersviaanonlinelearningenvironment.DuringyourvisitstotheSchool,youwillbeabletousetheHartleyLibrary,oneoftheleadingresearchlibrariesintheUK.
The School has a broad research base from:
OurPhDprogrammehasbeenawarded+3recognitionforfull-timestudentsbytheEconomicandSocialResearchCouncil.
We are justifiably very proud of the quality of our research. A member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, the University has maintained its position as one of the UK’s top research universities, following publication of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
Accounting, Accountability and Governance
Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
Entrepreneurship
Finance and Banking
Health
Human Resource Management
Knowledge Management and Information Systems
Leadership and Change
Management Science
Marketing
Organisational Behaviour
Risk
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
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Emergency procedure. Bringing new practices to a leading US hospital
Our analytical expertise is making a difference to a major American hospital.
Children’sHospitalofWisconsin,locatedinMilwaukee,workswithourspecialistsinManagementSciencetoimprovehealthcarequalityandoutcomesinthepaediatricintensivecareunitandoperatingtheatres.
Thethree-yearpartnershipwithSouthampton’sProfessorTerryWilliamsandProfessorSallyBrailsfordinvolvesextensiveanalysisofexistingpracticesandtheuseofsimulationtechniquestomodelalternatives.
Thehospital’semergencydepartmentandtraumacentreinMilwaukeeisoneofthebusiestintheUnitedStates,treatingalmost60,000patientseveryyear.
DrRameshSachdevabelievesthecollaborationwithSchoolofManagementacademicswasextremelyvaluable:“WenowhaveamuchbetterunderstandingoftheflowthroughourICUandoperatingrooms,’hesays.‘Theexperiencehasbeenvery,verypositiveforusasweplanfortheexpansionofourhospital.ManyoftherecommendationsfromtheUniversityofSouthamptonhavebeenincludedinourstrategicplanning.”
HeparticularlyappreciatesSouthampton’sapproachtothechallenge:‘ManagementscienceintheUSconcentratesonhardscience;Britishcolleaguesintegratesoftertechniquessuchascognitivemappingwhichiskeyinahealthcaresetting.’
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University of Southampton specialists in management science and computer science are jointly working on ways of making the airline industry more efficient.
Theyareexploringhowaircraftengineoverhaulsystemscanbeimprovedtoreducethetimetheseenginesspendinworkshopsaroundtheworld.Thisinvolvesinvestigatingcomplexairlinesupplychainsandschedulingsystems.
TheEngineeringandPhysicalScienceResearchCouncilawardedamajorgrantfortheworktoDouglasMacbeth,ProfessorofPurchasingandSupplyChainManagement,alongwithProfessorNickJenningsandDrAlexRogersfromtheUniversity’sSchoolofElectronicsandComputerScience.TheworkwascarriedoutincollaborationwithRolls-Royceplc.
‘Supplychainsareverycomplex,’saidDouglas.“Businessleadersneedasmuchinformationastheycantounderstandwhatisgoingonsotheycanmakeinformeddecisionsandourjointresearchwillbringnewinsightstotheseissues.”
Computeragentsarebeingusedtoexploredifferentmethodsofcreatingbetterschedulingsolutionsinthiscomplexanddynamicsetting.Thesearecomputersystemswhicharecapableofflexibleautonomousactionindynamicandunpredictablesituations.
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The behaviour of leaders could affect how companies recover from the credit crunch, according to a new study by the Management School.
Theresultsofthepilotstudychallengetraditionalviewsofleadership,suggestingthatleaderswhoappeartooffer‘heroic’and‘visionary’leadershipmayalsobenarcissistic–self-obsessedanddomineering.Thistypeofbehaviourcandamageacompanyinternally,causingadropinlong-termperformance.Oneexampleistheexcessiverisk-takingbehaviourthatledtotherecentbankingcrisis.
MalcolmHiggs,ProfessorofHRManagementandOrganisationalBehaviour,says:“Ifwewanttoavoidthedamagingimpactofnarcissisticbehavioursonorganisationsinthefuture,weneedtochangeourviewofleadership.Akeypartofthiswillbeemphasisingtheimportanceofaleaderbeingopentochallengeandabletoengageothersindecisionmaking.”
Malcolmisalsolookingathowcompaniescandetecttheearlysignsofnarcissismandcoachleaderstomakethemawareofthe‘darkside’oftheirbehaviour.
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Dr Yue Wu from CORMSIS used mathematical programming techniques to deal with the issues of stacking and storing in container terminals as requirements and information constantly changes. The focus of the work was at DP World Southampton, the second biggest container port in the UK.
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Centre for Risk Research.
TheCentre’saimistoencourageadeeperappreciationofthenatureofrisk,todevelopapproachestoitsanalysisandtoassistorganisationstoimprovethequalityofdecision-makingandtomanageriskanduncertainty.
Centre for Research in Accounting, Accountability and Governance.
TheCentrefocusesontherelationshipbetweenaccounting,accountabilityandgovernanceinasbroadasenseaspossible.
Centre for Operational Research, Management Science and Information Systems. (CORMSIS)
TheCentrecoversthewholespectrumofcurrentissuesfromtheoreticalmathematicaldevelopmentstoproblemstructuringandknowledgemanagement.ItisoneofthelargestgroupsofitstypeintheUKandenjoysaninternationalreputationparticularlyinrisk,optimisation,financeandhealth.
Centre for Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development.
TheCentrefocusesonthelinkbetweenthefinancialsector,particularlybankingandeconomicgrowthanddevelopment.
Centre for Narrative Studies.
TheCentreexplorestherolethatnarrativeplaysindiscoveringwhatorganisationsknowaboutthemselvesandhowothersperceivethem.Suchnarrativessometimestaketheformoforganisationalstories,whichmightbeusedtotransferknowledge,encouragecollaboration,generatenewideasandinfluencechangeintheworkplace.
Centre for Strategic Innovation
TheCentreisamultidisciplinaryresearchgroupthatfocusesoninnovationasadriverfornewbusinessesandmarkets,newwaysoforganisingandnewwaysofcreatingvalue.
Our international reputation has been further enhanced through the work of our research centres:
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Your first point of contact for those interested in taking the DBA, Professor Malcolm Higgs, DBA Programme Director
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Professor Malcolm Higgs
LeaderoftheDBAprogramme,andhimselfaDoctorofBusinessAdministration,MalcolmleadstheSchool’sgroupworkinginHumanResourcesManagementandOrganisationalBehaviour.HejoinedtheSchoolfromHenleyManagementCollegewherehewasDirectoroftheSchoolofLeadership,ChangeandHumanResources,andResearchDirector.PriortomovingtoHenley,hewasPrincipalPartnerinTowersPerrin’sInternationalHumanResourceManagementpracticeandspenteightyearsconsultingwiththeHayGroupandArthurYoung.Malcolm’sresearchinterestsare:leadership,changemanagement,emotionalintelligence,executivevaluesandemployeeengagement.Hismostrecentresearchisfocusedonthefactorsintheworldofworkthatleadtosuccessfulemployeeengagement.Thebehavioursoflinemanagershasuntilnowbeenconsideredtobethesinglemostsignificantfactortoinfluenceemployeeengagement.Malcolm’sworkrecognisesthatthebehavioursoflinemanagersissignificantbuthechallengestheassertionthatitisthemostsignificantfactor.Hisresearchshowsthatthenatureoftheworkisthemostinfluentialfactorandhehasdiscoveredthatpersonalautonomyalsohasanimportantparttoplay.
Malcolmhasalsobeengettingtogripswithathornyissueformanymajorcorporations:howtoidentifythedifferencesbetweengoodandbadleaders.Hehasseenatfirsthandthesituationwherebadleadershipresultsinhighlevelsofemployeeturnover,poorcommunication,frustratedideasandexcessiveinternalcompetition.Thequestionishowtopreventithappening?ThroughhisresearchMalcolmhasidentifiedarangeofbehavioursandcharacteristicswhichifspottedearlycanhelpweedoutthoseindividualswhowhentheygettheirhandsontheleversofpowercausetheproblem.
MalcolmisthefirstpointofcontactforthoseinterestedintakingtheDBAandyouarewelcometocontacthimforaninformaldiscussioninadvanceofmakinganapplicationortoarrangeavisittoyoursponsoringorganisation.
You will be taught and supervised by some of the country’s top researchers including professors who are at the forefront of their disciplines, many of whom have extensive experience as practitioners.
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Professor Douglas Macbeth
DouglasisDirectorofBusinessDevelopmentfortheSchoolandProfessorofPurchasingandSupplyChainManagement.HeisalsothefoundingDirectorofSCMGLtd,consultantsinSupplyChainManagement,ProcurementandLogistics.HejoinedtheUniversityfromUniversityofGlasgowwherehewastheCIPS/SCMGLtdProfessorofSupplyChainManagementandDirectorofPhDforExecutivesProgramme.Douglasfavoursaresearchstylebasedonclosecollaborationwithbusinesspractitionerstomarrythevigourofacademicinvestigationswiththeneedforpracticalrelevance,makinghimanidealcontributortotheDBA.
Dr Nicholas Clarke
NicholasisaseniorlecturerattheSchool.Hismainresearchinterestsareintraining,developmentandlearningparticularlyinthehealthandsocialcaresectors.PriortojoiningtheUniversity,Nicholasworkedfor10yearsintheNHSandsocialcaresectorsafterinitiallyqualifyingasaclinicalsocialworker.Hehasaparticularinterestintheroleofemotionalintelligenceinworksettingsandinterventionsforitsdevelopment.
Dr Edgar Meyer
AseniorlecturerattheManagementSchool,Edgar’sresearchinterestsareinleadership,teamwork,collaborativeworking,andchangemanagementinorganisations.BeforejoiningtheSouthamptonManagementSchool,EdgarledaHEFCE-fundedcentreforexcellencethatfocusedoninter-professionallearningacrossthepublicsector.Duringthattimeheworkedcloselywithlocalauthoritiesandchildren’struststosupportthedevelopmentofmulti-agencyteamworkacrossarangeofsectorsandservices.
Dr John MartiJohnisDirectorofEnterpriseattheSchoolandSeniorLecturerinStrategy.Johnalsoleadshisownconsultingpractice,MartiOliverAssociatesworkingacrossmanysectorsincludingfinancialservices,hospitality,IT,leisureandtourism,manufacturing,pharmaceuticals,retailing,telecoms,utilitiesandthepublicsector.Priortothishewasthefounderandseniorpartnerofthesuccessfulstrategyconsultingfirm,TheWinchesterConsultingGroup.Previously,JohnworkedasaconsultantandmanagerwithKPMGandPA.Priortobecomingaconsultant,Johnspentsevenyearsinindustrylatterlyasheadofthestrategygroupofamultinationalpharmaceuticalsandtoiletriescompany.
John’sresearchinterestsfocusonstrategicchangeandincludethereasonsforcorporatelongevity,thestrategicconsequencesofinnovationandthestrategicconsequencesofanageingpopulation.Johnalsoactsasamentortoseniorexecutivesandasachairmanincompanyturnarounds.
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DBA student: Karen Paterson
Serial entrepreneur Karen Paterson has embarked on one of her biggest challenges to date – studying for a Doctorate in Business Administration at the Southampton Management School.
Theaward-winningbusinesswomannowrunsglobalpayrollspecialistAcrede,basedinJersey.Shestartedhercareerinbanking,thentookherMBAattheUniversityofSouthampton,followingapostgraduatediplomainBusinessAdministration.
KarenstartedworkinginpayrollafterbeingaskedbyVirginInteractiveEntertainmenttodeviseaprogrammethatwouldworkefficientlyacrosstheworld.Sheresearchedfinancialandregulatorysystemsandcameupwithsecuretechnologicalsolutionsforbusinessesofallsizes.
ShebecameinterestedincontinuingineducationandinvestigatedoptionsforhigherlevelstudybeforedecidingonSouthampton.“ProgrammeleaderMalcolmHiggsencouragedmetoreadwidely,thenconcentrateononeelementofmyinitialresearchformythesis.WorkingforaDBAwillbeajourneyofdiscoveryandIwilllearnmuchaboutmyselfaswellasmysubject.”
AtfirstKarenthoughtshewouldliketostudystrategy,butshequicklybecameinterestedintheconceptofSchwartz’suniversalvalues-power,achievement,hedonism,stimulation,self-direction,universalism,benevolence,tradition,conformity,andsecurity.Shesays:“IamfascinatedbytheimpactofSchwartz’svaluesontherelationshipbetweenentrepreneursandtheirsuppliers,customers,employersandfinanciers,Idon’tbelieveanyonehasresearchedthattodate.”
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We ask that you do two things before you start the programme: complete a self-assessment against a set of professional and research competence criteria. Then, develop initial research questions and an outline proposal for your research project. You will be requested to bring these with you to the induction week.
Part one
DuringtheinductionweekheldattheManagementSchool,youwillbetaughtaboutthenatureofdoctoralresearch,criticalevaluationskillsandtheprinciplesofacademicwriting.Youwilllearnmoreaboutthestructureoftheprogrammeandtheprinciplesofdevelopingasaprofessionalpractitioner.Therewillalsobeanopportunityforyoutomeetyoursupervisoryteamwhowillguideyouthroughtheresearchprocessandagreehowyoucanbestworktogether.Yoursupervisoryteamwillnormallyconsistoftwomembersfromoursenioracademicteamappointedonthebasisoftheirresearchinterestsmatchingyourown.Withtheirinput,youwillbeabletorefineyourthinkingaroundyourresearchquestionandinitialproposal.
Sixtoeightweeksaftertheinductionweek,youwillbeaskedtovisittheSchooltopresentyourreviseddevelopmentplantoyoursupervisors.Shortlythereafter,youwillspendfivedaysattheSchooltakinganassessedresearchcoursewhichcoversbothqualitativeandquantitativeresearchmethods.Youwillberequiredtosubmita5,000wordessayaspartofthemodule.
Duringthefirsttwoyearsoftheprogramme,youwillhavetheopportunitytoparticipateindoctoralworkshopsatwhichyouwillpresentthedevelopmentofyourresearchthinkingandideas.Yourpresentationisnormallycritiquedbybothfellowstudentsandmembersofacademicstaff.
Muchofyourtimewillbespentworkingindependentlyonyourprofessionaldevelopmentplan,literaturereviewandresearchproposaldevelopment.Youwillalsobeabletoaccessanimpressiverangeofe-researchmethodsmaterialsonlinetofurtherenhanceyourunderstandingofresearch.
Attheendofthefirsttwoyears,andofpartoneoftheprogramme,youwillbeaskedto:
-Presentyourprofessionaldevelopmentplanand5,000wordreflectivedocumentsupportedbyaportfolioofevidence.
-Presenta5,000wordliteraturereviewandyourresearchproposal.
Part two
InthelasttwoyearsofyourDBAyouwillcontinuetoattendresearchworkshopsandengagewithyoursupervisoryteam.Inaddition,youwillberequiredto:
-Writea70,000wordthesisbasedonyouroriginalresearch.
-Defendyourthesisataviva.
-Provideevidenceofprofessionaldevelopmentbasedonthelearningexperience.Thiswilltaketheformofa5,000wordreflectivedocumentandaportfolioofevidencedemonstratinghowthelearninghasbeenappliedinyourprofessionalpractice.Thiswillbeassessedbyyoursupervisoryteam.
OnsuccessfullycompletingparttwoyouwillbeawardedaDoctorateinBusinessAdministration.
You can complete the DBA over a four year period, devoting on average 16-20 hours each week. Two years are set aside for part one and two years for part two.
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Applying for a place
TogainthemaximumbenefitfromtheDBAprogrammeitislikelythatyouwillhavehadatleastsevenyears’workexperienceincludingasignificantperiodinamanagerialorequivalentrole.Wenormallylookforamastersleveldegree(MBAorMSc)withevidenceofagoodqualitydissertation.However,ifyouholdaprofessionalqualificationsuchasFellowshipoftheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopmentorFellowshipoftheCharteredInstituteofMarketingandyourcareerincludesasubstantialperiodofseniormanagementexperience,thatwouldbeequallyacceptable.
Find out more
YouareverywelcometocontactMalcolmwithanyquestionsyoumayhaveabouttheDBAprogrammeandhowitcanfitintoyourfutureplans.
ProfessorMalcolmHiggs+44(0)2380597788,[email protected]
SouthamptonManagementSchoolUniversityofSouthamptonSouthamptonSO171BJUnitedKingdomwww.southampton.ac.uk/management
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www.southampton.ac.uk/dba [email protected] +44 (0) 23 8059 7788