Nobel International Business School
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration affiliated with Ghana Institute of Public Administration
Accra, Ghana
PhD
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
About: NiBS, a private boutique business school in Ghana, offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration affiliated with the Ghana Institute of Public Administration. The executive-focused delivery suits busy professionals and stresses new theory, research methodologies, scholarly publication, and cognitive leadership to tackle leadership challenges in Africa. It prepares candidates for academic roles in universities and polytechnics where research and teaching are central.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may pursue roles as university or polytechnic faculty, academic researchers, executive educators, leadership consultants, policy advisors, or research directors. They can work in higher education, think tanks, corporate research units, and consultancy.
Program Overview
The Ph.D. program offered by NiBS is designed to improve the quality of business education. It is designed to adequately prepare candidates to pursue careers in a university and polytechnic setting as full-time faculty members where research and teaching will be their primary focus. The program has a focus on new theory and knowledge development with a heavy emphasis on a variety of research methodologies and publications.
Courses:
The core courses (3-credits each) emphasize the development of skills in understanding theories and practices of business administration
Core Courses
- MGT 801-Managing Organizations
- MGT 802-Business Economics
- MGT 803-Accounting for Decision-Making
- MGT 804-Marketing Management
- MGT 805-Managing Operations
- MGT 806-Managerial Finance
- MGT 900-Scientific Inquiry and Theory Development
- MGT 901-Qualitative Research I
- MGT 902-Qualitative Research Methods II
- MGT 903-Quantitative Research
- MGT 904-Advanced Quantitative Research
Specialization 12 credits in one of the following areas
Finance
- MGT 810-Corporate Finance Theory and Research (3 credits)
- MGT 811-Investment Theory and Research (3 credits)
- MGT 812-Special Topics in Finance (6 credits)
Management
- MGT 813-Organizational Theory (3 credits)
- MGT 814-Theory in Organizational Behaviour (3 credits)
- MGT 815-Special Topics in Management (6 credits)
Marketing
- MGT 816-Theory in Marketing Strategy
- MGT 817-Consumer Behavior Theory and Research (3 credits)
- MGT 818-Special Topics in Marketing (6 credits)
Strategy & Innovation
- MGT 819-Strategic Innovation Theory (3 credits)
- MGT 820-New Product Development (3 credits)
- MGT 821-Special Topics in Innovation (6 credits)
Organizational Leadership
- MGT 822-Leadership Theory and Practice (3 credits)
- MGT 823-Leadership Issues in Emerging Markets (3 credits)
- MGT 824-Special Topics in Leadership (6 credits)
Teaching and Publishing Seminars
- MGT 905-Teaching Seminar (3 credits)
- MGT 906-Publishing Seminar (3 credits)
- MGT 907-Doctoral Thesis- (24 credits)
Degree Awarded:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration
Program Focus
- The program is designed to focus on applied and theoretical research that improves instructor and educational outcomes.
- Each candidate develops research and teaching skills to generate new perspectives, use applied research in business, and improve the quality of teaching.
Target Participants
The PhD in Business Administration program is designed for two types of candidates:
- Experienced business executives who would like “to give something back” by becoming effective educators in Universities.
- Young graduates who want to become innovative teachers and researchers in Universities to contribute to the body of knowledge in their chosen disciplines
