Overview

Why Choose the DBA in International Business

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 International Business 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

Move into senior roles that lead organizations across borders, advise them and teach the next generation.

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Lead Across Borders

Direct international strategy, operations and teams.

  • International executive
  • Regional or country director
  • Global operations leader

CONSULTING

Advise on Global Growth

Help organizations enter and compete in new markets.

  • International business consultant
  • Market entry advisor
  • Global strategy advisor

ACADEMIA

Teach and Research

Teach business and publish research in higher education.

  • Business professor or lecturer
  • Program director
  • Business researcher

PUBLIC & NONPROFIT

Lead in Global Institutions

Apply international business expertise beyond the private sector.

  • International development leader
  • Trade policy advisor
  • Government relations director

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; MIT Sloan. 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, and an M.S. from George Washington University.

Christopher Raymond, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, followed by an international MBA.

John Wang, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Business Administration, Temple University, completed on a scholarship award.

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