The Professor/Expert/Writer at your end to:
1. Based on my educational background, work experience, current, organization and place of work, identify a suitable doctorate level research topic/title. Let
the professor propose a couple of topics for me to choose. The DBA expects to conduct research so that the outcome of the research is useful for the
researcher’s organization/industry in solving a business challenge/problem as well as the researcher is adding original contribution to the academic
literature/scholarship.
2. Then provide a short research proposal (even within 1000 words is ok) in the attached template for concurrence of my Supervisor, and
3. Then develop the full 40-50’000 words thesis over a period of next 12-24 months on the chosen topic
(Note: Expert/writer to develop the research proposal knowing that he/she has to manage the questionnaire, survey, data collection and analysis as
applicable at their end, make up data if needed)
Deadline: 31Dec2023, but the Thesis Development to start this month, in next 2 weeks or so, it will be chapter by chapter development over the next 12-24
months totaling 40-50’000 words
Student/ Researcher Profile
Bachelor’s Degree: Electrical Engineering;
Master’s Degree: MBA
Work Experience:16 Years;
Industry: Oil & Gas Downstream/ Petrochemicals
Work Area / Skills: Growth Strategy, Project Management, Business Analysis, Business Case Development and Economic Evaluation of Oil & Gas Capital
Projects, Partnership and JVs formation for capital projects in downstream petrochemicals within Oil & Gas, Procurement Excellence, Business
Transformation. Have worked on the above domains both in corporate roles and as a Management Consultant advising organizing around the above areas
Current Organization: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Past Organizations: PwC, Shell, British Gas, Renoir Consulting, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Current Place of Residence: Indian national working and living in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Course/ Program features Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)
• 3 yrs. Doctorate in Business Administration (PhD in Management/Business) starting March 2021. The 1st year has 5 modules that are primarily taught
courses and year 2 & 3 are for conducting the actual research and writing 50000 words thesis.
• Most of the students in this program are MBAs and currently working professionals with > 10 years’ work of experience in different areas of
Business/Management.
DBA Journey of the Researcher So Far YEAR MODULE CREDIT (ECTS) Word Count Status (as on 18Jun2021)
Year 1 – First 6 Months M1. Research Methodology and Methods 10 Assignment of 5000 words Completed
M2. Research Issues within Contemporary Management 10 Assignment of 6000 words Completed
Year 1 – Second 6 Months M3. Interim Research Project (Pilot Project) 20 Assignment of 7-8’000 words Completed
M4. Designing a Research Project (Thesis Proposal) 10 Assignment of 5000 words Completed
M5. Developing as a Researcher
(Individual Reflection) 10 Assignment of 5000 words Completed
Year 2 & 3 M6. Practice Based Thesis 120 PhD/DBA thesis of 50000 words Need to start