DBA in Business Administration

The DBA program at GUtech is designed for experienced professionals from a wide range of industries, including commercial, public, and private sectors. It targets senior managers, executives, entrepreneurs, and consultants who aim to advance their careers and enhance their ability to address complex business challenges through research-driven solutions.

Graduates of GUtech’s DBA program will be well-equipped for leadership roles, contributing to strategic decision-making in both corporate and public sectors. The program prepares professionals to become expert organizational practitioners, capable of bridging the gap between academic research and real-world business practice. They will possess the skills necessary to drive innovation, improve organizational performance, and provide thought leadership in their respective fields.

• University Graduate Attributes and Skills

Key attributes build on the purpose and the core values of the University and are listed below:

• Ethics – The graduates have developed awareness and holistic understanding of their role as responsible citizens in an increasingly globalised context;

• Critical thinking and problem solving – The graduates are able to engage real-world problems in a theoretically informed, rigorous, and questioning manner. They are able to devise solutions, select the most appropriate one, implement it, and reflect on its performance.

• Creative thinking – The graduates are able to think laterally and develop creative ideas.

• Individual and team work – The graduates have the capability to work effectively alone or in a team, to be self-directed, and to show independent judgment

• Communication – The graduates are effective communicators, using oral, written, and electronic communication skills. They can interact confidently in a variety of settings, with a range of people from both genders, individually and in team situations, from peers to the wider community;

• Life-long-learning – The graduates appreciate that learning is continuous and have the ability to continue learning throughout life. They have developed a variety of approaches to learning, including self-directed, collaborative and self-reflective processes.

• Sustainability – The graduates have acquired knowledge and have been engaged in a range of practices that enables them to implement sustainability in line with the United Nations SDGs and Oman’s Vision 2040

• DBA Degree Specific Graduate Attributes and Skills

The DBA degree holder will have acquired the aptitude to:

• Demonstrate a deep and comprehensive understanding of business administration, at the forefront of the field, and its relationship to other relevant areas.

• Apply relevant research techniques to address significant new developments in business administration.
• Apply relevant research using disciplinary knowledge to solve complex business problems in innovative and creative ways.

• Communicate and explain the results and significance of original research to peers, stakeholders, and the wider community, including presenting findings at academic conferences and seminars.

• Identify and analyze complex problems, using numeracy and ICT skills to generate new knowledge or contribute to professional practice.

• Take responsibility for all aspects of research and academic work, ensuring high standards and accountability.

• Promote knowledge exchange and share research insights to benefit the broader professional and academic communities.

• Demonstrate a deep understanding of ethical values and integrate these values into leadership practices, promoting them to others.

• Publish original and novel research findings that contribute to advancing knowledge and scholarship in business administration.