The Ph.D. program’s mission is to educate students from across the globe who aspire to become scholars and make new contributions to management. We bring together our first-class faculty and cutting-edge research methods in an immersive, exciting study environment where the next generation of management scholars can refine their expertise. Our Ph.D. program combines highly relevant and structured training in the first two years with close mentorship from supervisors to help students cultivate their research skills for pioneering interdisciplinary social science research. With our Istanbul location, ample funding opportunities (including a fee waiver and stipend), and powerful commitment, we are dedicated to supporting and stimulating our doctoral students in a multicultural environment to realize their full potential.
While the Ph.D. program provides solid training in the theory and methods of various management fields, it also allows the students to apply the theory to practice. Besides rigorous course work covering strategic management, organizational theory, behavior, and operations management, students gain hands-on experience in the research process by working with faculty members on research projects from the early stages of their studies. In this respect, we conduct interdisciplinary social science research that profoundly impacts how the world does business. Thus, the program offers students a highly stimulating learning environment to be influential in the future of management.
Prof. Ümit Hacıoğlu
Our Ph.D. students receive sophisticated training in the latest research methods, enabling them to pursue productive academic careers. Their training consists of two parts: coursework to provide them with the required research skills and the existing body of knowledge and a closely supervised thesis. The program runs on a full-time basis in English. During the coursework stage, students are required to take four core and four elective courses (in a total of 24 credits) in different management fields, including strategy, organizational behavior, finance, marketing, operations, information systems, and entrepreneurship. Having successfully defended their thesis and following the completion of any required amendments, they are awarded a Ph.D. degree.
| Ibn Haldun University School of Graduate Studies Curriculum of Management PhD Program |
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| 1st Semester | |||||
| Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | |
| Theory | Practice | ||||
| MAN 601 | Advanced Research Methods I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 681 | History of Management Thought | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN DE1 | Departmental Elective Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN DE2 | Departmental Elective Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Language Courses | |||||
| Total | 12 | 32 | |||
| 2nd Semester | |||||
| Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | |
| Theory | Practice | ||||
| MAN 600 | Seminar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| MAN 602 | Advanced Research Methods II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 682 | Theoretical Perspectives and Research in Strategic Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN DE3 | Departmental Elective Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN DE4 | Departmental Elective Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Language Courses | |||||
| Total | 12 | 40 | |||
| 3rd Semester | |||||
| Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | |
| Theory | Practice | ||||
| MAN 697 | PhD Qualifying Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Total | 0 | 30 | |||
| 4th Semester | |||||
| Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | |
| Theory | Practice | ||||
| MAN 698 | PhD Thesis Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Total | 0 | 30 | |||
| Third and Fourth Year | |||||
| Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | |
| Theory | Practice | ||||
| MAN 699 | PhD Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| Total | 0 | 120 | |||
| Grand Total | 24 | 252 | |||
| REQUIRED COURSES | |||||
| Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | |
| Theory | Practice | ||||
| MAN 600 | Seminar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| MAN 601 | Advanced Research Methods I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 602 | Advanced Research Methods II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 681 | History of Management Thought | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 682 | Theoretical Perspectives and Research in Strategic Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES | |||||
| Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | |
| Theory | Practice | ||||
| MAN 603 | Organization Theory | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 604 | Theoretical Perspectives and Research in International Business | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 610 | Special Topics in Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 623 | Marketing Theory | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 634 | International Financial Markets and Derivatives | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 635 | Big Data and Business Analytics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 662 | Management of Technology and Innovation | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| MAN 664 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| ECON 602 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| ECON 603 | Advanced Microeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| NOTES: | |||||
| To graduate from PhD Program in Management, 24 credits in total and 9 courses having 252 ECTS which includes eight courses and one seminer course must be taken. Five of these courses are compulsory and four of them are elective. Moreover, as required by the Multilingualism Policy, requirements below must be fulfilled for graduation. 2) According to the decision of the Senate regarding Multilingualism Policy on 24.09.2018, some level of proficiency in English, Turkish and Arabic ( or in another language except for Arabic) is required as a condition for graduation for the students of the graduate programs subject to this policy. a- B1 level proficiency in English, B1 level proficiency in Turkish and A2 level proficiency in Arabic are required for PhD Program in Management. Since the language courses offered in this program will be opened as non-credit, reserving the condition to pass them successfully, grades gained from these courses will not be added to the Grade Point Average. b- Students can fulfill the graduation requirement regarding the language courses by either attending preparation program before program course period (if offered by the Program) or taking language courses along with their program courses during the program semester and passing these language courses successfully. Students who prove their proficiency by language test scores that are approved by the University will be considered as fulfilling graduation requirement. Regarding the language courses, the students are provided with two options; First option: The course is taught 1 hour a day for 5 days a week (in total: 5 hours a week) between 08:00-09:00 in the morning. Second option: The students may take the language course for 2 hours a day for 5 days a week (in total: 10 hours a week). The number of courses that should be taken to fulfill the required proficiency levels by the programs is stated below: For B1 level in Turkish and in English: Students must either select the First Option for 3 semesters or select the First Option for 1 semester and the Second Option for 1 semester (2 semesters in total) and pass them. For A2 level in Arabic: Students must either select the First Option for 2 semesters or the Second Option for 1 semester and pass them. Notice: Students will only register in language courses that conform with their levels, which will be decided after the placement test held by the Language School. |
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| LANGUAGE COURSES | |||||
| Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | |
| Theory | Practice | ||||
| ARA 501 | Basic Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARA 502 | Basic Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARA 503 | Intermediate Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARA 504 | Intermediate Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARA 505 | Advanced Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARA 506 | Advanced Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARA 507 | Intensive Basic Arabic | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| ARA 508 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| FRE 501 | Basic French I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| FRE 502 | Basic French II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| FRE 503 | Intermediate French I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| FRE 504 | Intermediate French II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| GER 501 | Basic German I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| GER 502 | Basic German II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| GER 503 | Intermediate German I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| GER 504 | Intermediate German II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| GRE 501 | Basic Greek I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| GRE 502 | Basic Greek II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| HEB 501 | Basic Hebrew I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| HEB 502 | Basic Hebrew II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| LAT 501 | Basic Latin I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| LAT 502 | Basic Latin II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PERS 501 | Basic Persian I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PERS 502 | Basic Persian II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PERS 503 | Intermediate Persian I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PERS 504 | Intermediate Persian II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PERS 507 | Intensive Basic Persian | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| PERS 508 | Intensive Intermediate Persian | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| SPA 501 | Basic Spanish I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| SPA 502 | Basic Spanish II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| SPA 503 | Intermediate Spanish I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| SPA 504 | Intermediate Spanish II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TLL 501 | Basic Ottoman Turkish | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TLL 502 | Intermediate Ottoman Turkish | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TLL 503 | Advanced Ottoman Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TLL 504 | Advanced Ottoman Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TLL 505 | Ottoman Paleography and Diplomatica | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TLL 506 | Advanced Readings in Ottoman Historical Texts | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TLL 507 | Intensive Basic Ottoman Turkish | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| TLL 508 | Intensive Intermediate Ottoman Turkish | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| TUR 501 | Basic Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TUR 502 | Basic Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TUR 503 | Intermediate Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TUR 504 | Intermediate Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TUR 505 | Advanced Readings in Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TUR 506 | Advanced Readings in Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| TUR 507 | Intensive Basic Modern Turkish | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| TUR 508 | Intensive Intermediate Modern Turkish | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
The purpose of this course is to expose doctoral students to various cutting-edge research in business management to help them define and advance their research interests. This course offers an in-depth discussion of essential topics in business research by experts in respective areas; exposure to tools and methodologies required for researching those areas; exposure to various business faculty, research styles, and presentation styles; the opportunity to experience ongoing research being presented and discussed, rather than just sharing finished-and-polished research products through manuscripts or publications. The format is that of a seminar or workshop, discussing ongoing and other yet unpublished research. The focus of each seminar is a research presentation by a different faculty member at Ibn Haldun School of Business or another academic/research institution.
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This course is designed to give doctoral students in business management, organization, and related disciplines a broad overview of evolutionary theories of management and organization. One of the key objectives is to learn how to construct a sound evolutionary argument in the social sciences. The main focus of the course is, then, on a critical and analytical review of the history of management theory. Students are encouraged to compare and contrast management theories and to examine them in the essential light of practical experience. A central skill of a good scholar is to write well. Therefore, the course will pay a lot of attention to how successful scholars craft their arguments and present them in written form. In addition, a major emphasis will be placed on the development of dissertation-supporting literature-review skills of students through the preparation of literature research papers.
This course is designed to provide doctoral students with a comprehensive understanding of strategy, including its foundational theory, research, and implementation. Strategic management starts with a central question of why some firms are more profitable than others. Then, based on the assumption that strategic challenge creates a fit between the organization and its environment, the course discusses the significance of goals and values, resources and capabilities, and structure and system and explores market forces, including competitors, customers, and suppliers. It includes measuring and responding to industry attractiveness at the corporate level and building a sustainable competitive advantage at the business level. Because of the applied nature of strategic management, theoretical foundation, empirical research, and case studies from real business life walk arm in arm. The topics include the market- and the resource-based view of the firm, balanced scorecard, sources of competitive advantage, diversification and vertical integration, technology-based industries, global strategies, and multinationals. For each section, besides an article accepted as a pioneer of the field, cutting-edge approaches and successful strategy implementations from different industries are introduced.
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In the last decade, hot topics in finance have been reshaping and redesigning the boundaries of modern finance. Therefore, any critical decisions for investment or financing activities require a detailed understanding of this new transformational and innovative change in the financial services industry. Traditional finance schools argue that economic environment boundaries only react based on resource and allocation issues. On the contrary, new schools in finance blend investment strategies with new theories and practices through a risk management perspective to Behavioral Finance. Moreover, the challenging issues in a digital business ecosystem target modern finance theories today with new ideas and techniques.
Additionally, the level of digitalization in the financial services industry brings some opportunities and threats which have not been experienced yet. For instance, the decentralized economic structure within a blockchain ecosystem seems to reshape the fundamental understanding of the primary resource allocation problem. Billions of dollars are today transferrable from wallet to wallet in the blockchain using several technologies and methods such as SegWit (Segregated Witness). Notwithstanding this, the highest level of confidence and intimacy at the lowest cost are the main advantages of using crypto assets for many actors in the financial system. Transactions are made within minutes without any participatory or regulatory intermediaries. Apart from the benefits of using blockchain technologies in modern finance, there are many hot topics, including digital transformation, crypto asset management, crowd sales of the token with ICOs, cybersecurity, value creation, sharing economies, black factories, industry 4.0, mining, carbon finance, and AI. This course aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of current issues in finance from a holistic perspective. It also aims to transfer elaborate skills and talents to our participants from the theory and practices of traditional and modern finance in this challenging and transforming financial environment.
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The objectives of the course are: to provide participants with an understanding of the key concepts of technology and innovation, their relationship with economics and with the organizational environment, and their overall impact on management and organizations; equip participants with the conceptual frameworks and analytical tools needed to research themes and topics of the innovation and technology management field; expose participants to a hybrid set of methods to understand the wide array of approaches to research in the field of innovation and technology management.
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