Preparatory Requirements

An M.B.A. degree (or the equivalent) is required, including a strong background in management and organizational theory and a good understanding of the application of computers to the analysis of organizational problems.

More specifically, a candidate should have completed the following prerequisites (or their equivalents):

• MLR 501 Management and Organizational Behavior
• MLR 601/701 Human Resources Management and Labor Relations
• MBA 660 Integrative Business Strategy
• FIN 601 Financial Policies
• ECN 503 Economic Concepts

DBA Core Courses

• Multivariate Statistical Methods
• Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis
• Business Research: Analysis and Applications
• Seminar on Business Teaching Methods

Management Core Courses

• MLR 800 Research Design and Measurement
• MLR 801 Theory Seminar

Electives

• Leadership and Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Individual Differences
• Multinational Management
• Current Topic Professional Seminar
• Seminar in Organizational Behavior
• Seminar in Strategic Management
• Seminar in Human Resource Management
• Seminar on Organization Development
• Dissertation Research Seminar
• Current Problems in Management (variable credit)

Dissertation research

• Dissertation (variable credit)

See the MLR Course Descriptions section of the Graduate Catalog for details.

For More Information

Contact Bess DeTardo Antol at e.antol@csuohio.edu or 216.687.3786.