Doctor of Philosophy (Business)

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest level of academic qualification one can achieve. This qualification sets graduates apart as having developed an exhaustive understanding of a selected focus area in the discipline of business studies, placing graduates at the forefront of their chosen field of research from the Doctor of Philosophy (Business) programme at the Sunway University.

Students will utilise the best-suited research design with the Doctor of Philosophy (Business) course at Sunway University to explore and/or test informed ideas. The outcome of the research extends the frontiers of knowledge, and students will disseminate the scholarly findings to peers and practitioners, through academic and professional networks, conferences/seminars and even publications.

Students will be a part of a team of leading international scholars who actively promote scientific, technological, social and cultural progress while shaping business, legal and societal boundaries. By the end of the research study, our graduates would have developed expertise in their chosen field and be well-equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and personal attributes to carry out independent research.

Career Prospects

• Business Lecturer
• Business consultant
• Market Research Analyst
• Business Project Manager
• Entrepreneur
• Management Analyst

Areas of Research

• Banking

• Consumer Behaviour

• Corporate Governance

• Finance

• Green Supply Chain Management

• Human Resource Management

• Industrial Relations

• International Trade

• Marketing Management

• Organisational Behaviour

• Services Marketing

• Strategic Management