Overview

Why Choose the DBA in Entrepreneurship

Four reasons experienced professionals choose Anaheim University for their doctorate.

Live Online Seminars

Two 90-minute live webcam seminars in every course, plus a daily discussion forum.

Learn From Experienced Faculty

Study with professors who hold doctoral degrees and bring wide experience in business, plus expert guest speakers.

A Global Classroom

Network with classmates from around the world in a culturally diverse learning environment.

Accelerated Courses

Six-week courses keep you moving, with a new term every six weeks.

Program Learning Outcomes

What you will be able to do by the time you complete the program.

Organizational Analysis

  • Analyze organizations operating in a global, diverse and technological environment
  • Analyze organizational structures to improve performance

Leadership

  • Apply ethical and sustainable leadership to manage change and optimize performance
  • Enhance leadership capacity in a variety of workplace settings

Research

  • Conduct original research on leadership principles, theories and skills
  • Design and construct a publishable research project

Professional Growth

  • Devise and implement strategies for your own ongoing professional development

How You'll Learn

Each six-week course combines two live webcam seminars, a daily discussion forum, written assignments and a team project.

Online discussion forum Daily, all 6 weeks
Next CourseNew term every 6 weeks
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Your Dissertation

Your doctorate ends with research that explores an existing issue in your field.

01

STAGE 1

Coursework

9 foundation courses, 4 Entrepreneurship courses and 2 electives, with the qualifying and comprehensive exams.

02

STAGE 2

Proposal

Writing the Doctoral Dissertation Proposal, where you shape your research question and design.

03

STAGE 3

Dissertation

Four dissertation terms to research, write and complete your dissertation.

Career Paths

Lead new ventures, advise founders and teach entrepreneurship at the highest level.

VENTURE LEADERSHIP

Build and Grow Ventures

Launch, scale and lead companies in dynamic markets.

  • Founder or CEO
  • Venture executive
  • Innovation director

ADVISING & INVESTMENT

Guide Other Founders

Advise start-ups and growing businesses on strategy and funding.

  • Start-up advisor
  • Business development consultant
  • Venture analyst

ACADEMIA

Teach and Research

Teach entrepreneurship and publish research in higher education.

  • Entrepreneurship professor or lecturer
  • Incubator or accelerator director
  • Entrepreneurship researcher

SOCIAL VENTURES

Create Social Impact

Apply entrepreneurial skills to mission-driven organizations.

  • Social enterprise founder
  • Nonprofit executive director
  • Community economic development lead

Meet Our Faculty

Learn from experienced academics and professionals who bring subject expertise, research, and real-world perspective into the classroom.

Robert Robertson, Ph.D.

Dean of the Akio Morita School of Business. Ph.D. in Management and Organization, Stirling University. A Fulbright Specialist who has lectured across Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Carlos Aquino, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Sciences and Technology, University of São Paulo. Author of How to Learn: Andragogy and Learning Skills, with 25 years leading business schools in the U.S. and Brazil.

Vince Carter, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Marketing, George Washington University; MBA, Columbia. Editorial board, Marketing Management Journal.

Barbara Son, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Urban Business Economics, Portland State University, with a master’s concentration in technology, business and economics.

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Ready to Start Your DBA in Entrepreneurship?

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