DBA-INTEGRATED

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Programme Aims

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a part-time programme that is designed to nurture business leaders with excellent research expertise and strategic vision with an ultimate goal to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises in China and around. The Doctor of Business Administration Programme is jointly offered by HKU Business School and Guanghua School of Management, the Peking University. With bringing in the world-class scholars from both The University of Hong Kong and the Peking University, a good mixture of both academic learning and practicality is ensured through teaching and experience sharing.

With an ultimate goal to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises in China and around, the DBA programme is designed to nurture business leaders with excellent research expertise and strategic global vision. In this professional doctorate programme, we aim at:

  • Demonstrating adherence to personal and professional ethics; 
  • Equipping the students with advanced knowledge and research capability in a variety of areas, including corporate governance, investment, international finance, global strategy and managerial innovation; 
  • Enabling them to apply research outcomes to real-life cases, enhancing their analytical skills, problem-solving abilities and decision-making strategies; 
  • Broadening the vision and mindset of students, creating synergies from national sentiments and global perspectives; and 
  • Establishing global leadership and innovative spirits of the DBA students in the business world.

On top of academic learning, the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) also blends in student activities as well as company visits, talks and seminars to make sure our doctoral students benefit from a full scope of training in the programme. It also serves a platform for building up their own network though different activities arranged by our professional programme team.

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Programme Structure

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)  requires students to complete 120 credits in 4 years on a part-time basis. Students are required to complete 66 credits from the Coursework Phase in two years’ time and to complete 54 credits from the Research Phase.

Coursework Phase

Year 1 + Year 2

Students are required to complete 66 credits:

Core courses

54 credits

Elective courses

12 credits

The coursework components aims at equipping students with advanced business knowledge and comprehensive research skills in various areas. It enables them to apply research outcomes to real-life cases. It benefits to the students in broaden up their visions, mindset and to establish global leadership and innovative spirits. DBA candidature will be confirmed after all coursework requirements are completed and pass preliminary oral defense.

Research Phase

Year 3 + Year 4

Students who progress to the research phase are required to attain 54 credits through completion of a thesis (40,000 words in total) under the supervision from the scholars from HKU and/or Peking University. The DBA candidates to complete the credits though preparing the:

Research Proposal

Thesis and Thesis Oral Defense

Preliminary Oral Defense

Awarding

The Degree of Doctor of Business Administration will be awarded by  The University of Hong Kong upon successful completion of the graduation requirement.

Course

Accounting

Management and Strategy

Finance

Marketing

Business Analytics

Economics

Core Courses

54 Credits

Elective Courses

12 Credits

Core Courses

(54 Credits)

• Advanced Financial Management
• Advanced Macroeconomics
• Advanced Microeconomics
• Behavioral Research Methods
• Big Data and Business Analytics
• Frontiers in Economics and Accounting Research
• Frontiers in Management Research
• Frontiers in Marketing and Business Analytics
• Globalization, Financial Crisis and Chinese Economy
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Leadership and Organization
• Marketing in China and global market
• Organizing Competitive Advantages
• Political Economy and Economic Policy
• Research Methods in Finance, Economics and Accounting
• Responsible Conduct of Research
• Strategic Marketing Innovation and Model Design
• Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Elective Courses

12 Credits

Elective Course

(12 Credits)

• Advanced Finance Theory
• Advanced Research Methods
• Business Creation and Dynamics
• China Financial Innovation and Economic Reform
• Global Economy and Capital Market
• Global Financial Innovation
• Global Wealth Management
• International Enterprise Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Services Marketing and Management
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Strategic Information System Management
• Strategic Management

** Not all the elective courses listed in the syllabuses will necessarily be offered each academic year.

DBA Thesis

54 Credits

• Research Proposal
• Preliminary Defense
• Thesis Defense

Student Profile

46

Average Age

18

Average Yrs. of Managerial Experience

Master’s Degree
or above

Academic Background

4:1

Male to Female Ratio

Industry

Position/Title

Our Faculty

HKU

PKU

Professor Hongbin CAI | The Dean of HKU Business School

Professor Hongbin CAI

• Dean
• Chair of Economics
• Director, Institute of China Economy

Professor Pingyang GAO

• Associate Dean (Research and Knowledge Exchange)
• Zhang Yonghong Professor in Accounting
• DBA Programme Director

Professor Chen LIN

• Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business)
• Chair of Finance
• Stelux Professor in Finance
• Director, Centre for Financial Innovation and Development

Professor Heiwai TANG

• Associate Vice-President (Global)
• Associate Dean (External Relations)
• Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics
• Director, Asia Global Institute
• Director, APEC Study Center
• Associate Director, Hong Kong Institute of Economics and
   Business Strategy

Professor Haipeng SHEN

• Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning - TPG)
• Chair of Business Analytics and Innovation
• Associate Dean (EMBA and IMBA)
• Patrick S C Poon Professor in Analytics and Innovation

Professor Echo Wen WAN

• Associate Dean (MBA)
• Zhang Yonghong Professor in Marketing
• Director, Institute of Behavioural and Decision Science

Professor Xin WANG

• Associate Dean (Taught Postgraduate)
• Professor in Accounting

Professor Hailiang CHEN

• Assistant Dean (Taught Postgraduate)
• Director, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute
• Professor in Innovation and Information Management

Professor Zhiwu CHEN

• Chair Professor of Finance
• Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance
• Director, Centre for Quantitative History
• Director, Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and
   Social Sciences

Professor Zhenhui Jack JIANG

• Padma and Hari Harilela Professor in Strategic
   Information Management
• Director, AI Evaluation Lab

Professor Jin LI

• Area Head of Management and Strategy
• Zhang Yonghong Professor in Economics and Strategy
• Director, Centre for AI, Management and Organization

Professor Tse-Chun LIN

• Area Head of Finance
• Professor in Finance

Professor Yulin FANG

• Director, Institute of Digital Economy and Innovation
• Professor in Innovation and Information Management

Professor Guojun HE

• The Hong Kong Jockey Club Professor in Economics, 
   HKU Business School​
• Director, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability
   Global Research Institute
• Director, ESG Research Institute, HKU Business School
   (Shenzhen)
• Associate Director, Institute of China Economy, HKU

Professor Dragon Yongjun TANG

• Associate Director, Centre for Financial Innovation
   and Development
• MSAF Programme Director
• Professor in Finance

Professor Zhixi WAN

• Area Head of Innovation and Information Management
• Professor in Innovation and Information Management

Professor Yanhui WU

• Area Head of Economics
• Professor in Economics, Management and Strategy

Professor Guochang ZHANG

• Chung Hon-Dak Professor in Accounting

Professor Kevin Zheng ZHOU

• Chair of Strategy and International Business
• Chung Hon-Dak Professor in Strategy and International
   Business
• Director, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Professor Hong ZOU

• Professor in Finance
• HKU IMBA Programme Director

Professor Heng CHEN

• MEcon Programme Director
• Associate Professor in Economics

Professor Xu LI

• HKU EMBA Programme Director
• Associate Professor in Accounting
• Associate Director, Asia Case Research Centre

Professor Ye LUO

• Associate Professor in Economics and Finance
• Associate Director, Institute of Digital Economy
   and Innovation

Professor Wen ZHOU

• Associate Professor in Management and Strategy
• Associate Director, Asia Case Research Centre