Executive Doctorate in Business
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The Executive Doctorate in Business Program is a three-year innovative doctoral degree program designed with senior-level decision makers in mind.
Executives graduating from this program will be able to apply research methodology and business theory to practical problems, and develop new perspectives on leadership, global change, and decision making. They and their careers will be transformed in this rigorous and intellectually stimulating process. Grow as a professional through engaged scholarship, and lead through evidence-based management.
Program Highlights
Proven Success
- 81% graduation rate!
- Over 80,000 downloads of alumni dissertations.
- Founding member of the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Council (EDBAC).
- Center for Engaged Business Research supports and promotes active research for alumni post-graduation.
Top Research Institution
- Robinson College has over 66 research institutes and centers across all disciplines.
- GSU and Robinson are highly ranked for research productivity worldwide.
- More Georgia executives hold graduate degrees from Robinson than any other school in the Southeast.
Outstanding Faculty
- Recognized for both research and teaching accomplishments.
- Publish and contribute in top academic-practitioner journals.
- Renowned internationally, tenured professors, including Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholars and Regents Professors.
Published Dissertations from Our Alumni
Our student dissertations have been downloaded over 80,000 times.
The following is a sample of Executive Doctorate in Business published dissertations by our accomplished alumni. Students apply quantitative and qualitative research methods to contemporary business problems and draw on interdisciplinary, practical application of theory. Dissertations are written with the guidance of a faculty advisor.
Fabiola Corvera
“IT-Enabled Service Innovation-A Field Study of Agile Approaches to Value Co-Creation.” Corvera-Stimeling, Fabiola {2015). Doctoral Dissertation, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.
Dawn McKell
“Does Merger and Acquisition Activity Play a Role in The Pre-Existing Healthcare Initiatives of Improved Quality and Decreased Costs Highlighted by The Affordable Care Act?” McKell, Dawn C. {2016}. Doctoral Dissertation, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, 2016.
Hazen Witemeyer
“Employee Engagement Construct and Instrument Validation.” Witemeyer, Hazen A. {2013). Doctoral Dissertation, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.
Merle Campbell
“Decision-Making Amplification Under Uncertainty: An Exploratory Study of Behavioral Similarity and Intelligent Decision Support Systems. Campbell, Merle {2013). Doctoral Dissertation, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.
Late Lartego Lawson
“Designing and Orchestrating Embedded Innovation Networks: An Inquiry into Microfranchising in Bangladesh.” Lawson-Lartego, Late M. {2016}. Doctoral Dissertation, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.
Edward Cho
“Exploring Barriers to Effective Risk Management Through a Proposed Risk Governance Framework.” Cho, Edward {2016}. Doctoral Dissertation, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.