Graduate Calendar 2008-2009

Business

Sprott School of Business
710 Dunton Tower
Telephone: 613-520-2388
Fax: 613-520-4427
sprott.carleton.ca

The School

Dean of the School:  Jerry Tomberlin
Associate Dean (Research):  To be announced
Ph.D. Program Director: Shaobo Ji
M.B.A. Director: Ian Lee

The Sprott School of Business offers a program of study and research leading to the degrees of M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Management.

Information about the Sprott Ph.D. follows the M.B.A. program and courses section.

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

The Sprott School of Business at Carleton University is a leading national school for teaching and research in business administration. Since its establishment in 1950, the School has prepared its students for professional careers in the private and public sectors, both in Canada and abroad. While the private sector has always been dynamic, the communications technology (ICT) revolution, liberalized trade agreements, globalization and the emergence of the knowledge-based enterprise have ensured that the business environment in recent years has been even more complex.

The MBA program provides advanced management knowledge and skills in all management disciplines, including those required to analyze, make decisions, and lead.  This program is designed for individuals who are employed in a managerial capacity in the private or public sector and who wish to broaden, deepen and enhance their management competencies and acquire more advanced knowledge to advance their management careers.  The Sprott MBA is designed to facilitate the development of analytical skills that are the foundation of strategic thinking and decision making.

The Sprott MBA is a professional program offered in two distinct streams.  The evening stream is open to applicants with two years minimum of management or professional experience, and may be completed on a part-time basis. The daytime stream is open to applicants with less than two years management or professional experience and is designed to be completed in four terms (including the internship) on a full-time basis.  All courses must be successfully completed within five years of admission.

The program concentrations are Financial Management, Management and Change,  Technology Management, and International Business.

The M.B.A program is described in detail below. Further information and application packages can be obtained from the School’s Web site or by contacting the Sprott School of Business.

M.B.A. Admission Requirements

Admission Policy

Admission is judged primarily on the applicant’s ability to successfully undertake advanced study in management based on his/her work experience and achievement, GMAT score (see below) and undergraduate grades.  Possession of the minimum admission requirements does not, in itself, guarantee acceptance.

As the M.B.A is a professional degree, advanced standing is not offered for undergraduate courses completed in related courses or disciplines.

Successful applicants will be assigned to one of two streams:

The daytime stream is for successful applicants with less than two years management or professional experience.  All courses in this stream will be offered during the day on a full-time basis only.  Successful applicants are accepted for September admission annually as a cohort.

The evening stream is designed for successful applicants who have at least two years of management or professional full time employment experience and this stream will be offered in the evening. 

Admission Requirements for Daytime Stream

Students are expected to have the equivalent of an Honours bachelor’s degree, with a minimum undergraduate average of B, and must have completed the GMAT with a minimum score of 550.  All applicants admitted to the day time M.B.A stream are required to complete their courses in the daytime program as a condition of admission.

Admission Requirements for Evening Stream

The evening stream is reserved for professionals with a minimum of two years of full-time management or professional employment experience. Students admitted to the evening stream, may with the permission of the M.B.A. Director, complete courses in the daytime stream. 

Applicants to the evening stream  are expected to hold the equivalent of an Honours bachelor’s degree, with a minimum overall average of B. In determining equivalence for those applicants who do not have an Honours degree, the School will give due consideration to the length and level of seniority of the applicant’s employment record.  All applicants must have completed the GMAT with a minimum score of 550. 

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

The Sprott School requires that all applicants submit scores obtained in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) offered by Pearson Vue, Bloomington, MN.

Language Requirements

Proficiency in English is necessary to pursue graduate studies at Carleton University. See Section 3.6 of the General Regulations of this Calendar for English proficiency rules.

M.B.A. Program Requirements

Graduate students in the School of Business are subject to the General Regulations section of this Calendar.

There is a mandatory non-credit one week immersion period for daytime M.B.A students shortly before the M.B.A courses commence.  Details are available at sprott.carleton.ca/mba

With the permission of the M.B.A. Program Director, students must also complete all of the courses required for at least one of the concentrations listed below.  The remaining credits may be selected from any of the concentration courses listed below.

All students must successfully complete the 4.25 credits (17 quarter-courses) compulsory courses, and at least one of the following concentrations:

• Financial Management
• Management and Change
• Technology Management
• International Business

Once the compulsory 4.25 credits are completed, students may then choose one of the following program options:

Evening Stream

M.B.A with one concentration (Total: 7.5 credits)

• 4.25 compulsory core credits (17 quarter-courses), plus
• 2.25 credits in the chosen concentration (9 quarter-courses), plus
• 1.0 credit from one or more of the other concentrations (4 quarter-courses).

M.B.A. with one concentration plus a minor concentration (Total: 7.5 credits)

• 4.25 compulsory core credits
  (17 quarter-courses), plus
• 2.25 credits (9 quarter-courses) in the chosen concentration, plus
• 1.0 credit (4  quarter-courses) in a second, minor concentration (4 quarter-courses). See the lists under Minor Concentration in the next section for specific  course requirements.

M.B.A. with two concentrations (Total: 8.75 credits, see Note below)

•   4.25 compulsory core credits (17 quarter-courses), plus
•   2.25 credits in one concentration (9 quarter-courses), plus
•   2.25 credits in a second chosen concentration (9 quarter-courses).

Note: the two concentrations option described above includes an additional 1.25 credits (5 quarter-courses) to fulfil degree requirements.

The evening M.B.A program may be completed on a part-time basis.  However, all courses must be successfully completed within 5 years of admission.  Candidates admitted to the evening M.B.A may complete the M.B.A in the daytime MBA program with the permission of the MBA Director. 

Daytime Stream

Note: students with less than 2 years of management or professional employment experience must successfully complete BUSI 5999 [1.0] in order to graduate. Details and requirements for the practicum are available from the School.

M.B.A. with one concentration
(Total: 8.5 credits)

• 4.25 compulsory core credits (17 quarter-courses), plus
• 2.25 credits (9 quarter-courses) in the chosen concentration, plus
• 1.0 credit (4 quarter-courses) from one or more of the other concentrations, plus
• BUSI 5999 [1.0 credit] Practicum

M.B.A. with one concentration plus a minor concentration (Total 8.5 credits)

• 4.25 compulsory core credits (17 quarter-courses)
• 2.25 credits (9 quarter-courses) in a chosen concentration, plus
• 1.0 credit (4  quarter-courses) in a second, minor concentration (4 quarter-courses). See the lists under Minor Concentration in the next section for specific  course requirements.
• BUSI 5999 [1.0 credit] Practicum

M.B.A. with two concentrations (Total: 9.75 credits, see Note below)

•   4.25 compulsory core credits (17 quarter-courses)
•   2.25 credits (9 quarter-courses) in each of two concentrations, plus
•   2.25 credits in a second chosen concentration (9 quarter-courses)
•   BUSI 5999 [1.0 credit] Practicum

Note: the two concentrations option above includes an additional 1.25 credits (5 quarter-courses) to fulfil degree requirements.

The daytime M.B.A courses are designed to be completed in 3 terms on a full time basis. the practicum are available from the School. Students admitted to the daytime M.B.A program are not permitted to enrol in evening M.B.A courses. 

M.B.A. Course Categories

Academic Standing in M.B.A.

A grade of B- or better is normally required in each credit counted towards the degree. However, a candidate may, with the recommendation of the School and the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, be allowed to count a grade of C+ in two quarter-credit courses.

M.B.A. Courses

Accounting

ACCT 5001 [0.25 credit]

Financial Accounting

Fundamentals of financial accounting. Techniques used to measure business transactions, preparation of financial statements, recording and valuation of assets, liabilities and equities.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5004 (no longer offered).

ACCT 5002 [0.25 credit]

Managerial Accounting

Fundamentals of managerial accounting and control. Techniques for management decision-making, planning, and control including cost-volume-profit analysis, product costing, variance analysis, relevant costing, transfer pricing and the balanced scorecard.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5005 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite: ACCT 5001.

ACCT 5011 [0.25 credit]

Financial Statement Analysis

A user-oriented approach to the study of financial statements.  The role of the financial statements and the annual report in the financial reporting process, using ratio analysis to analyze firm performance and make forecasts of future performance.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5000 (no longer offered).

ACCT 5012 [0.25 credit]

Performance Measurement and Control

Efficacy and efficiency of corporate strategies. Design and use of performance measurement systems from an organizational integrated systems view. Balanced scorecard, activity-based management, and other performance measurement and control systems.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5000 (no longer offered).

ACCT 5013 [0.25 credit]

Public Sector and NGO Accounting

Governmental and NGO accounting principles, practices, and unique financial reporting requirements. Comparison with private sector financial reporting and performance evaluation.

ACCT 5014 [0.25 credit]

Financial Corporate Governance and Accountability

Corporate governance functions including management and controllership, boards of directors, auditors, security commissions and the control of enterprise-wide risk management. Historical development and evaluation of current practices, including Sarbanes Oxley and its implications.

Business

BUSI 5500 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Finance

Contemporary finance theory and practice. Innovations in corporate financing, financial planning, financing strategies, valuation of contingent claims, implications of agency theory. Emphasis on financial decisions of technology-based firms.
Prerequisite: permission of the M.B.A. Director.

BUSI 5501 [0.5 credit]

Current Topics in Financial Research

Topical and classical research and empirical issues in investments, portfolio management, corporate finance, and capital markets. Innovative research methods and their applicability to contemporary areas of financial products.
Prerequisite: Permission of the M.B.A. Director.

BUSI 5801 [0.25 credit]

Statistics for Managers

Techniques for using data to make an informed use of statistics. Applications,  interpretation and limitations of results. Sampling, descriptive statistics, probability concepts, estimation and testing of hypotheses and regression, using practical business situations.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5904.

BUSI 5802 [0.25 credit]

Business Ethics

Impact of corporate decisions on society. Models and standards of business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR).  Methods of measuring and reporting.  The rise of corporate power, stakeholder analysis, corporate governance, sustainability, national and international pressures on CSR.

BUSI 5803 [0.25 credit]

Managerial Economics

The application of economic principles and methodologies to business decision problems. The logic and consequences of consumer and producer decision-making and the resultant market outcomes.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5604.

BUSI 5900 [0.5 credit]

Tutorials/Directed Studies in Business

Tutorials or directed readings in selected areas of business, involving presentation of papers as the basis for discussion with the tutor.
Prerequisite: admission to the program prior to the fall term of 2008 and permission of the M.B.A. Program Director. Completion of an undergraduate business course may be required.

BUSI 5902 [0.5 credit]

Business Research Methods

Basic issues of scientific research as applied to business problems.The logic of scientific research, proof and verification, hypothesis testing, the logic of statistical inference, research design.
Prerequisite:  admission to the program prior to the fall term of 2008 and permission of the M.B.A. Program Director.

BUSI 5903 [0.5 credit]

Multivariate Statistics for Business Research

Classical methods of multivariate statistics including multiple regression; emphasis on assumptions and coping with violations; theoretical understanding of methods and practical computer-based data analysis skills. Provides background for studying more advanced statistical topics.
Prerequisite:  admission to the program prior to the fall term of 2008 and permission of the M.B.A. Program Director.

BUSI 5907 [0.5 credit]

M.B.A. Thesis Tutorial

A seminar designed to help the student formulate and evaluate specific research topics. The successful submission of a thesis proposal is necessary for the completion of the course.
Prerequisite:  admission to the program prior to the fall term of 2008 and permission of the M.B.A. Program Director.

BUSI 5908 [1.0 credit]

M.B.A. Research Project

Prerequisite:  admission to the program prior to the fall term of 2008 and permission of the M.B.A. Program Director.

BUSI 5909

M.B.A. Thesis Research

Prerequisite: BUSI 5907 and admission to the program prior to the fall term of 2008 and permission of the M.B.A. Program Director.

BUSI 5999 [1.00 credit]

Practicum

As a condition for graduation, all students in the daytime stream with less than 2 years of management or professional employment experience are required to have a minimum of four months practical management experience.  The practicum will be selected and assigned by the Director of the M.B.A. program.  Details are available from the School.

Finance

FINA 5501 [0.25 credit]

Financial Management

Overview of finance from the perspective of the financial manager. Corporate governance issues, financial markets, time value of money, valuation and yields of financial securities, capital budgeting, financial statement analysis, and the trade-off between risk and return.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5504.

FINA 5502 [0.25 credit]

Corporate Finance

Aspects of corporate finance of most concern to managers: investment, financing and payout decisions, corporate restructuring. Case studies will be used.
Prerequisite: FINA 5501.

FINA 5511 [0.25 credit]

Investments

The analytical foundations and tools necessary for successful decision making by investment managers and analysts and by individual investors.  Includes a significant hands-on component.

FINA 5512 [0.25 credit]

Valuation

Valuation techniques needed for enterprise valuation. The identification of value drivers, insights into the valuation of companies in different settings. Step-by-step procedures for valuing businesses. Includes a team case analysis and presentation. 

FINA 5513 [0.25 credit]

Mergers and Acquisitions

Theory and practice of mergers and acquisitions. Skills needed to be effective in mergers and acquisitions. Best practices in deal origination, design, implementation and post merger integration.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5500.
Prerequisite: FINA 5512.

FINA 5514 [0.25 credit]

International Finance

Issues encountered by the multinational financial manager in making financing and investment decisions within a global context. Foreign exchange markets, parity conditions, currency quotation methods, management of foreign exchange/political risk and international capital budgeting.

FINA 5521 [0.25 credit]

Financial Management Concentration Integration

Integrates and applies all the accounting and finance concentration coursework. Critical thinking is stressed via the case study approach. Focuses on complex problems and allows students to gain a deeper understanding of the salient issues discussed within the financial management concentration.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5500.

International Business

IBUS 5701 [0.25 credit]

International Business

Managerial and strategic implications of differing international environments for a variety of business functions including structure and control, managing human resources, marketing, finance and logistics. Complexities of working across political and cultural boundaries.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5300 (no longer offered).

IBUS 5711 [025 credit]

International Marketing and Trade

Models for understanding factors that influence buyer decisions in different markets.  Product adaptation, distribution networks, promotion practices, cross-border pricing strategy and regulatory and other limitations.  The macro and micro effects of culture provide a connecting theme.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5301 (no longer offered).

IBUS 5712 [0.25 credit]

Business and Government in Emerging Economies

Projects in emerging economies often involve partnerships between businesses, local governments and foreign donors.  Emerging forms of cooperation which address issues of poverty, infrastructure and education.  The role of international firms in the process of economic transition. 
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5300 (no longer offered).

IBUS 5713 [0.25 credit]

Doing Business in the United States

The role of the United States as Canada’s most important foreign trade partner.  The U.S. as a distinct business environment.  Regulatory structures, competitive environment, buyer behaviour and business culture in the U.S. and Canada.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5300 (no longer offered).

IBUS 5721 [.25 credit]

Regional and Global Business Strategies Concentration Integration

Regional and global business expansion strategies and how global interdependence and regional trade groups affect international investment and marketing strategies.  Environmental and political factors that influence policy within and between trade blocs and how businesses participate in these processes. 
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5301 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite: successful completion of all courses in the International Business concentration.  Students in the Minor in International Business must have successfully completed 0.75 credits from courses in the International Business concentration.

Information Systems

ITIS 5401 [0.25 credit]

Fundamentals of IT Service Management

ITIL and ISO 20000 topics including service support and service delivery fundamentals. Service support includes service/help desk, configuration, incident, problem, release, and change management. Service delivery includes security, service level, capacity, continuity, availability and IT financial management.
Precludes additional credit for IBUS 5701 and ITIS 5413.

ITIS 5411 [0.25 credit]

IT Service Support

Management of IT processes crucial to business operations.  IT service management (ITSM) best practices including service desk management, incident management, problem management, change management, release management, and configuration management. 
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5401.

ITIS 5412 [0.25 credit]

IT Service Delivery

Service level management, services reporting, service continuity and availability management, budgeting and accounting for IT services, capacity management and information security management.  Service level agreements (SLAs) and information technology security techniquesr subjects.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5401.

ITIS 5413 [0.25 credit]

Enterprise Architecture and Governance

Exploration and analysis of enterprise architecture frameworks used to guide organizations in aligning business and IT strategies and goals while enhancing organizational efficiency in the adoption and use of IT.  Models of IT Governance.

ITIS 5421/TOMS 5321 [0.25 credit]

Strategic Management of Technology Concentration Integration

Components and aspects of technology strategy formulation and its successful implementation in an organization. Technology strategy from a general management perspective, designing and developing technology strategy for sustaining competitiveness. Project-based course.
Prerequisite: successful completion of all courses in the Technology Management concentration.

Management

MGMT 5101 [0.25 credit]

Managing People

Understanding organizations through the relationships that define them. Theories, concepts and experiential exercises are used to help students understand their own values, attitudes and goals; how to motivate, communicate, teach and lead others, and how to apply these concepts to improving personal and organizational performance.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5100 (no longer offered).

MGMT 5102 [0.25 credit]

Managing Organizations

The design and function of complex organizations including the effects of size, environment, and technology on organizational structures and systems.  Sources of uncertainty and strategies for managing environmental relationships.  Work teams, group dynamics and organizational culture.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5101.
Prerequisite: MGMT 5101

MGMT 5111 [0.25 credit]

Conflict and Negotiation

Conflict, negotiation and bargaining.  The bargaining process, conflict handling and how to analyze, plan and implement successful negotiations. Management and labour objectives and strategies that lead to conflict.

MGMT 5112 [0.25 credit]

Power and Influence

The role of power and influence in organizations.  Sources of power, the effectiveness of various influence tactics, the implications of powerlessness, types of empowerment, organizational politics and fostering constructive versus destructive political behaviour in organizations.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5101.

MGMT 5113 [0.25 credit]

Managing Teams

Factors affecting team performance.  Team development, the impact of team size, team processes, organizational practices that support teams, potential team interventions and the unique challenges faced by virtual teams. 

MGMT 5114 [0.25 credit]

Cross-Cultural Management and Diversity

Issues arising from diversity within organizations including the challenges confronting organizations operating in multicultural settings.  The implications of cultural differences for motivation, communication, conflict and leadership.  Identification of practices that facilitate the effective management of diversity.         

MGMT 5115 [0.25 credit]

Leadership

Post-heroic leadership theories, with a practical emphasis on developing and honing leadership skills in practicing managers.  A highly self-reflective course, requiring students to question and share their own leadership styles and situational antecedents.

MGMT 5116 [0.25 credit]

Managing Performance

Principles and techniques relating to the development, support, and evaluation of employee performance in organizations.  Models of individual and organizational performance; identifying high performing employees; methods of measuring performance; employee development and incentive systems. 

MGMT 5117 [0.25 credit]

Knowledge Management

Knowledge as a resource; methodologies for managing ongoing and future knowledge needs in businesses. As required knowledge is dispersed and developed throughout the globe, international dimensions of knowledge management.

MGMT 5121 [0.25 credit]

Fundamentals of Organizational Change Concentration Integration

A macro view of organizational change. The nature of change, forces for and against change, tools to diagnose what needs to be changed, and various change strategies. Key conceptual models for understanding organizational change.

Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5806 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite: successful completion of all Management and Change concentration courses.  Students taking a minor concentration in Management and Change must have completed 0.5 credits (or the equivalent) of Management and Change concentration courses.

MGMT 5122 [0.25 credit]

Leading and Managing Organizational Change Concentration Integration

What change means for individuals and groups.  Conceptual models for understanding change at the micro level. Responses to change, managing its negative impacts, gaining commitment to change, change management competencies and changing organizational culture.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5806 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite: MGMT 5121 and successful completion of all Management and Change concentration courses; students in minor concentration in Management and change must have at least 0.5 credits (or the equivalent) from the Management and Change concentration courses.

MKTG 5201 [0.25 credit]

Marketing Strategy Formulation

Basic concepts underlying development and sustaining of successful buyer-seller relationships including the core concepts and practice of marketing, the role of marketing in the organization, relationship and exchange bases, environmental scanning, competitor assessment, marketing research, segmentation, positioning, targeting of markets and strategy planning.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5204 (no longer offered).

MKTG 5202 [0.25 credit]

Marketing Strategy Implementation

Development and implementation of marketing strategy and plans, including interpretation of strategic positioning into product, promotion, pricing and channel decisions and the measurement and tracking of marketing success.  Special attention to the role of product innovation and introduction.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5200 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite: MRKT 5201.

MKTG 5211 [0.25 credit]

Technology Marketing

Marketing in technology-intensive environments, with focus on business buying processes. Buyer behaviour, competitive and environmental analysis, planning and implementation of product and service innovations, targeting and positioning in the early stages of introduction, management through the growth stages, tracking success and contingency planning.

Strategic Management

STGY 5901 [0.25 credit]

Corporate and Business Strategy

Strategic analysis, formulation and implementation.  Strategic management emphasizes the determination and evaluation of environmental opportunities and threats in light of strengths and weaknesses in the organization’s value chain using VRIO in order to enhance its core competencies and craft a sustainable competitive advantage. 
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5808.

STGY 5902 [0.25 credit]

Strategic Management Capstone Project

Research and analyze a firm according to principles of STGY 5901 course.  Using Factiva, Mergent, Hoovers, Bloomberg, Statistics Canada, US Census Bureau, industry associations, SEC, SEDAR, identify and analyze data to construct case study and analysis of corporate and business strategies of a single firm.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5808.

Technology and Operations Management

TOMS 5301 [0.25 credit]

Modeling Business Decisions

Quantitative methods for strategic, tactical, and operational business decision making. Optimization, simulation, project management, decision analysis, and multi-criteria analysis.  Underlying ideas, model formulation, computer implementation, and analysis of model results, with applications from various business functions.

Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5600 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite: BUSI 5801.

TOMS 5302 [0.25 credit]

Operations Management

The provision of services and goods to customers, with focus on efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.  Planning and control of processes involving products, workers, equipment, suppliers, and customers.  Effects of variation and uncertainty on lead time, inventory, quality, and customer service.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5600 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite: BUSI 5801.

TOMS 5311 [0.25 credit]

Quality Management

Defining quality, quality improvement, six sigma, lean enterprise, benchmarking and control charts; quality audits, ISO 9000, ISO 20000 and the progressive excellence program; role of quality assurance in service and product development; Process management and performance excellence.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5401 (no longer offered).

TOMS 5312 [0.25 credit]

Technology Development

Transformation of knowledge and ideas into products, processes and services. Development/innovation process models, successful and efficient integrated product/process/service development, cross functional teams, quality function deployment, lead-user approach, open innovations paradigm, disruptive innovations, and intellectual property management.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5401 (no longer offered).

TOMS 5313 [0.25 credit]

Technology Adoption for Services

Adoption and implementation of technology- driven products and processes for enhanced services. Technology forecasting and scanning; transfer of technologies including technology sourcing, pricing, transfer modes, and success factors; selection of appropriate technology, its vendor and consultant; risk management; managing change.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5700 (no longer offered).

TOMS 5314 [0.25 credit]

Supply Chain Management

Organizational, strategic and operational aspects of managing supply chain from domestic and international perspectives. Outsourcing strategies, supplier relationship and information sharing, supplier networks, contracting and procurement management, logistic integration, role of information technology, and supply chain performance and metrics.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 5601 (no longer offered).

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

The focus of the Ph.D. program in Management is applied and basic research on complex management problems in a rapidly changing and globally oriented environment. The doctoral program in management is designed to develop graduates skilled in research with both a theoretical and practical understanding of the complex problems of business and managers. These graduates will pursue careers in university education and research, in training and research in private and public sector organizations, and in business management.

The program is designed to accomplish its objectives by its orientation to a holistic, integrative, and discipline-supported approach to management problem solving, focused on critical issues facing managers in organizations in both the private and public sectors.

The degree will normally be pursued on a full-time basis for the first two years.

Admission Requirements

Admission into the Ph.D. program will be judged primarily on the applicant's ability to undertake research successfully and his/her prospects for completion of the program. Admission to the Ph.D. program is governed by the requirements stated in the General Regulations section of this Calendar.

The normal requirement for admission to the doctoral program in management is a master's degree (or equivalent) in business or a related field with an A- average. A number of years of work experience is desirable.

A student enrolled in the M.B.A. program (or a similar research-based master's program in business) who has completed a minimum of 2.5 credits and who has shown outstanding academic performance and research promise may be admitted to the Ph.D. program without completing the master's program. Normal Ph.D. program requirements, as stated below, will apply. Each case will be considered on an individual basis for advanced standing in the Ph.D. program. Advanced standing will be considered for a maximum of 1.5 credits.

Applicants who have completed a thesis-based master's program in business or a related area may have their program requirements, as set out below, adjusted at the time of admission.

All Ph.D. candidates, regardless of their previous field of specialization, are expected to have or to acquire a basic knowledge of statistics and at least two of the following areas of management: finance, marketing, organizational behaviour, management science, information systems, and productions/operations management. Students will be admitted to the program with a course of study designed where appropriate to supplement previous education, experience, and training.

The School requires that all applicants submit scores obtained in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) offered by the Education Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. Successful candidates will normally have a GMAT score of at least 600. All applicants whose native tongue is not English must be tested for proficiency in the English language and obtain a minimum score of 550 on the TOEFL, or its equivalent. See Section 3.6 of the General Regulations section of this Calendar for details.

Deadline for applications is March 1 for fall term admissions and October 1 for winter term admissions. Applicants for fall term wishing to be considered for financial assistance must submit their completed applications before December 1. Program Requirements

The program requirements for the Ph.D. in Management are:

• 10.0 credits comprised of: 1.5 credits in research and analysis methods; 1.5 credits of seminar courses in functional areas of business; 1.0 credit from a selection of advanced course electives in the School of Business; and 1.0 credit of free electives which must be approved by the thesis supervisor;
• A thesis normally equivalent to 5.0 of the 10.0 required credits, which must be defended at an oral examination;
• One written and one oral comprehensive examination;
• Participation in the School of Business seminar series on current business issues for one year;
• Participation in a seminar series on, and classroom experience in, teaching methods;
• Presentation and oral defence of the thesis proposal.

Course Requirements

All students in the doctoral program are required to complete successfully:

The following 0.5-credit courses:

• BUSI 6902, BUSI 6907 and either BUSI 6905 or BUSI 6906.
  Note: students who have not successfully completed BUSI 5903 (or the equivalent) must do so before enrolling in BUSI 6905;
• 1.5 credits of advanced seminars including at least one two-course sequence, from the following doctoral seminar courses: BUSI 6100 and BUSI 6101; BUSI 6200 and BUSI 6201; BUSI 6300 and BUSI 6301; BUSI 6400 and BUSI 6401; BUSI 6500 and BUSI 6501;
• 1.0 credit from the following advanced seminars: BUSI 6701, BUSI 6702, BUSI 6703, BUSI 6704, BUSI 6801, BUSI 6802, BUSI 6803, BUSI 6804, BUSI 6805.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete 0.5 credit from BUSI 6701, BUSI 6702, BUSI 6703, or BUSI 6704, a series of courses which focuses on the dimensions of complex problem representation and analysis. Students are also strongly encouraged to complete 0.5 credit from BUSI 6801, BUSI 6802, BUSI 6803, BUSI 6804, or BUSI 6805, a series of courses oriented to specific management issues.

The remaining 1.0 credit elective, chosen with the approval of the thesis supervisor to assist in the thesis research process, normally will be chosen from either those courses at the 5000- or 6000-level in the School of Business listed above, or from outside the School in a supporting discipline or in the area of statistics. Thesis

All Ph.D. candidates are required to complete successfully a thesis normally equivalent to a minimum of 5.0 credits on a topic approved by the School. Students with appropriate background will be reviewed for possible adjustment of thesis weight.

Comprehensive Examinations

All Ph.D. candidates are required to successfully complete one written and one oral examination. The written examination will consist of a major essay that provides a comprehensive analytical review of the literature in an area of the student's specialization. The issues dealt with in the essay will be distinct from the student's thesis topic. The submission of the essay will be followed within three to four weeks by a comprehensive oral examination. In addition to questions based on the written portion, the oral comprehensive will include questions on peripheral topics previously assigned by the student's comprehensive examination committee.

The comprehensive examinations must be completed successfully before the Ph.D. proposal defence is scheduled. In normal circumstances, the oral defence must occur within four calendar terms of the student's initial registration in the Ph.D. program. Students who do not fulfil this requirement may be asked to withdraw from the program. Academic Standing

Doctoral students must normally obtain a grade of B- or better in each credit, and Satisfactory on the comprehensive examinations, the Ph.D. thesis and its oral defence.

Ph.D. Courses

Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings and to determine the term of offering, consult central.carleton.ca

BUSI 6100 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Modern Organization Theory

The development of post-structuralist organization theory is examined. Theories of organizational culture and symbolism, political theories of organization, ethnomethodological, decision-based and population ecology approaches are investigated. The social, economic, and intellectual forces shaping organization theory provides a major focus.

BUSI 6101 [0.5 credit]

Current Topics in Organizational Behaviour

Current topics and debates in the research on organizational behaviour. Potential topics include motivation, learning, communication, decision-making, small group behaviour, leadership, careers, power and conflict.

BUSI 6200 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Marketing I

Marketing theory, history, and developments through the analysis, synthesis, and extension of theoretical and empirical papers on: the marketing concept, the role of marketing in various types of organizations, defining and segmenting markets; managing new product introductions, established products and marketing planning.

BUSI 6201 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Marketing II

Marketing decision-making practice and theory in business and not-for-profit organizations in such areas as consumer decision-making, organizational decision-making, analytical methods, and research methods to aid in marketing decision-making.

BUSI 6300 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Management of Production/Operations I: Strategic Management of Production Systems

Developing the firm's strategies with respect to facilities, locations, production technologies, and sourcing arrangements. Recent developments in management policies and practices that enable production systems to operate at full potential in the wake of time- and quality-based competition.

BUSI 6301 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Management of Production/Operations II: Production/Technology/Strategy Interface

The evolution and management of process innovation; management of productivity using production technologies; integration of production strategy and technology; and interactions with research and development. Topics include quality function deployment and the deployment of process innovations.

BUSI 6400 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Information Systems I: Information and Computing Technologies in Management

The role of computing and communications technologies and information systems in the functioning of organizations and managers. Current developments in the information systems field.

BUSI 6401 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Information Systems II: Analysis and Design of Information Systems

Theory and practice concerning factors determining the effective use of computing technologies, particularly on the match between the information systems and its users.

BUSI 6500 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Finance I

Selected topics in financial theory. Topics are chosen according to new developments in theory and with the interests of the students in mind. These may include theory of derivatives, pricing theory, information asymmetries, agency theory, economic efficiency, and empirical methods.

BUSI 6501 [0.5 credit]

Seminar in Finance II

Emerging areas in finance such as total quality management, left-hand financing, activity-based costing, multi-criteria decision-making, neural networks, etc. Integrative problems spanning two or more functional disciplines in management, such as taxation.

BUSI 6701 [0.5 credit]

Choice Behaviour

Examines choice behaviour from a variety of disciplines. Topics covered may include individual choice models in economics, Von-Neumann-Morgenstern utility, Luce Choice Axiom and its extensions, multi-criteria individual choice behaviour, and multi-criteria group choice behaviour.

BUSI 6702 [0.5 credit]

Analysis and Representation of Complex Problems

This course uses qualitative and quantitative techniques and theoretical frameworks to represent organizational systems, problems and decisions that executives and managers face. The qualitative models are viewed as primary, providing the setting for the quantitative models, selection of choice mechanism, and interpretation of solutions.

BUSI 6703 [0.5 credit]

Systems Concepts in Management

A unified outlook toward management theory is developed through specifying system variables, components, boundaries and limitations. The importance of computer-based systems for analyzing and managing integrated systems in the context of control, decision-making and model-building.

BUSI 6704 [0.5 credit]

Managing the Change Process

The process of organizational change and the external forces which drive such changes. Topics include both micro and macro theories of change and issues around change management such as leadership and resistance to change.

BUSI 6801 [0.5 credit]

Management of Technology

Introduction to issues in the management of technology. Topics include: technology strategy and policy, technology forecasting and planning, the process of technology innovation from concept to market, research and development management, technology adoption, diffusion and implementation, technology transfer, and technology and social issues.

BUSI 6802 [0.5 credit]

Women in Management

An exploration of the research and organizational challenges arising from changing gender roles. Topics include: the sex segregation of work, gender differences in management styles, work-family conflict, women's careers, managing sexual harassment, employment equity and pay equity.

BUSI 6803 [0.5 credit]

Corporate Strategy and Policy

Theories of the firm, origins of the modern corporation, analysis of the external environment, industry analysis, value chain analysis, resource-based theory, distinctions between corporate and business strategy, economies of scope, diversification and sustainable competitive advantage.

BUSI 6804 [0.5 credit]

International Business Strategy

An advanced examination of contemporary theory on international business expansion. Topics include trade and investment flow interactions; expansion modes, location theory, and sequential expansion; globalization, consumer behaviour, and culture; trans-border information flows; internationalization by firm size; strategic alliances; and free trade blocs.

BUSI 6805 [0.5 credit]

Canadian Business Competitiveness

Competitiveness at the country, industry, and firm levels, examined in the context of Canada's unique characteristics from various domestic and international perspectives including industrial organization theory, comparative perspectives on industrial concentration, internalization theory, Porter's competitiveness diamond, business-government interactions,and government support programs for business.

BUSI 6806 [0.5 credit]

Entrepreneurship

An examination of research in entrepreneurship focusing on theory building and empirical testing of factors that shapes the identification, evaluation and exploitation of opportunities and the creation of new organizations. Topics include: environmental influences on formation and growth, theories of growth and entrepreneurial clustering.

BUSI 6900 [0.5 credit]

Directed Readings

Directed readings in selected areas of business, involving presentation of papers as the basis for discussion. A part of the requirement for the course may be participation in an advanced course at the undergraduate/graduate level.

Prerequisite: permission of the School.

BUSI 6901 [0.5 credit]

Special Topics

Designed to expose students to new and emerging issues in selected areas of business research. Integrative problems involving two or more areas of business research are also explored. The topics covered may vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: permission of the School.

BUSI 6902 [0.5 credit]

Research Methodology in Business

The study of research techniques commonly used in research on business and management issues. The development of knowledge of these methodologies and their application, and their possible use in the thesis research of the student are the two main goals of this course.

BUSI 6905 [0.5 credit]

Advanced Statistical Methods for Business Research

A practical introduction to advanced statistical methods used in business research, with particular focus on discrete categorical data. Topics include the analysis of two-way and three-way tables; loglinear modeling; logistic regression; generalized linear models. Students will analyze real data using appropriate software packages.

BUSI 6906 [0.5 credit]

Advanced Methods and Models of Management Science

Advanced study of decision-making under certainty and uncertainty. Topics include: constrained and unconstrained optimization; project management; scheduling and facilities location; multi-objective dynamic programming; multi-attribute utility theory; discrete choice. Links between theory and application will be illustrated through case studies and applied modeling.

BUSI 6907 [0.5 credit]

Ph.D. Thesis Tutorial

An intensive preparation for Ph.D. thesis research, under the direction of one or more members of the School. The successful submission of a thesis proposal is necessary for the completion of the course.

BUSI 6908

Ph.D. Comprehensives

Preparation for comprehensive examinations.

BUSI 6909

Ph.D. Thesis