Ph.D. Business Administration

1. List of Academic Staff

Name	Status and Qualification	Research Interests
J. O. Adeoti	Professor & Head of Department B.Sc. (ABU, Zaria); MBA, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Financial Management, Operations Research and Total Quality Management
Sidikat L. Adeyemi	Professor B.Sc.,  MBA  (ABU,  Zaria);  Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Strategic Management, Operations Management
U. Gunu	Professor B.Sc. (UDUS, Sokoto); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Human Resources Management and Entrepreneurship
S. B. Isiaka	Professor B.Sc., MBA, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship;and    General Management
A. Salman	Senior Lecturer B.Sc. (Sokoto); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Human Resources Management and Entrepreneurship
Falilat A, Abdul	Senior Lecturer B.Sc. (Sokoto); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Entrepreneurship and Marketing
I.I. Aun	Senior Lecturer B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Human Resources Management      and Entrepreneurship
G.T. Oladipo	Senior Lecturer B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	General Management, Entrepreneurship and Small Scale Business Management
*R. A. Gbadeyan	Professor B.Sc., MBA, (ABU, Zaria); M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Quantitative Marketing, General Marketing
*M. A. Aremu	Professor B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Strategic Management, General Management and Financial Management
*I. B. Kadiri	Professor B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ilorin); Ph.D. (UDUS, Sokoto)	Quantitative Analysis, Small Business Management, Managerial Economics

*Lecturers from other departments

B.                 Introduction

The programme is the highest academic qualification in Business Administration designed primarily to expose candidates to conduct independent research in Business Administration. The programme is designed to train candidates to fit into any academic or research based institutions in the country or globally.

C.                     Philosophy

The philosophy of the programme is the development of highly skilled and globally competitive academic researchers in tertiary institutions as well as for the private, public and international organisations. The Programme is designed to enhance the candidates‘ skills as it is devoted to both advanced theoretical studies and practical analysis.

D.                   Aim and Objectives

The aim of the programme is to produce highly skilled researchers that can conduct independent research that can compete globally.

Objectives:

1. developing the candidates advanced skills in critical thinking and analysis to enable them assume broader and higher academic responsibilities in a rapidly competitive academic global environment;
2. promoting research efforts directed towards meeting the socio-economic as well as cultural needs of the society;
3. exploring new frontiers of knowledge through scholarly research and innovative endeavours in the respective areas of specialisation directed at the immediate and long time needs of the society; and
   1. providing critical manpower needs in the area of management for national development.

E.                       Admission Requirements

The candidates are required to possess the following:

1. Five ‗O‘ Level Credits passes or equivalent subjects including English Language Mathematics, Economics and two other social science subjects.
2. Graduate with a Second Class (Honours) Lower Division or its equivalent from the University of Ilorin or any other recognised university.
3. M.Sc. degree in Business Administration or Management from the University of Ilorin or any other recognised universities with at least an average of B grade (60%).M.Phil./Ph.D. degree l conversion (having satisfied all requirements) in Business Administration or Management from the University of  Ilorin or any other recognised university.
4. All prospective candidates shall sit for a qualifying interview organised by the department and score a minimum of sixty percent (60%).

F.                 Duration of the Programme

The Full-time programme shall run for a minimum of 36 calendar months and a maximum of 60 calendar months.

G.                                        Detailed Course Description

BUS 901    Management Thought and Philosophy 3 Credits

Idea and evolution of management as a field of endeavour. Managers and the environment. Strategising. Organisation architecture. Managing innovation and change. Staffing and developing a diverse work force. Managing through power, influence and negotiation. Effective leadership. Globalisation and the manager. Case studies. 45h (T); C

BUS 902   Seminar in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship 3Credits

Business enterprises. Entrepreneurial and strategic thinking that drives entrepreneurs in a dynamic competitive regional, national and global economy. Application of entrepreneurial and strategic management practices: using case analysis to organisations of varying sizes. Introduction into thinking about the future. Foundation of the field. Methodologies and link to planning, decision- making, strategy and public policy. 45h (T); C

BUS 903    Advanced Research Methodology 3 Credits

Traditional scientific research methods. Research in social, physical and natural sciences. Problems of research in developing countries. Common errors in research. Types of and the selection of research topic. Problem and hypotheses formulation. Research design. Instruments and data collection. Data analysis and interpretation. Research report and some qualitative research approaches: phenomenograhy, activity theory and ethnography. 45h (T); C

BUS 904         Ph.D. Seminars 3 Credits

Candidates are expected to submit a seminar paper and defend it in an open oral examination by a body of experts in the relevant chosen area of specialisation 135h (P); C

BUS 905    Imperatives of Globalisation 3 Credits

Global economy environment and local economics. Questioning free trade. Positive and negative impacts of free trade. Technological changes. Relation to the national development or under-development. Multinational companies. Histories and reasons for these companies‘ special mobility. Globalisation and the environment. Social Equity. 45h (T); C

BUS 906    Advanced Quantitative Analysis 3 Credits

Advanced quantitative techniques for decision-making: in general and research in particular. Multivariate statistical methods. Advanced topics in optimisation techniques and stochastic models. 45h (T); C

BUS 907         Seminars in Human Resource Management 3 Credits

Most recent research in the area of HRM. Examining current issues and trends focusing on the formulation, design, execution, and results of his/her research. 45h (T); C

BUS 908    Seminar 3 Credits

Candidates are expected to write and submit a seminar paper and defend it in an open oral examination by a body of experts in the relevant chosen area of specialisation. 135h (P); C

BUS 909    Management of Change 3 Credits

Issues, techniques, and strategies for the management of change. Developing expertise in predicting relevant changes in the organisation‘s task environment. Change initiatives and harmony in business environment. Techniques for environmental scanning. Task forecasting models. Current issues: employee ownership, team-based management, mergers and acquisitions, organisational renewal, managing resistance, applying change models to various industries and situations. 45h (T); E

BUS 910    Government Business and Society 3 Credits

Area of government business and business-society relations as one of the critical areas where the general manager spends a considerable amount of time. Responsibilities of the firm. Role of a general manager. Skills needed and ethical and philosophical issues in government related business. 45h (T); E

BUS 911    Seminar in Public Enterprises Management 3 Credits

Candidates are expected to write and submit a seminar and defend it in an open oral examination by a body of experts in the relevant chosen area of specialisation. 135h (P); E

BUS 912    Advanced Marketing Theory 3 Credits

Advanced marketing theory and research. In-depth review of marketing theory and research. Advanced review of influential theories in the development of marketing thoughts. Journal articles on marketing. Overview of contemporary theories and research in marketing. 45h (T); E

BUS 913    Multinational Enterprises 3 Credits

World trade organisation (WTO). Multilateral trade agreements. Trade in good. Trade in services. Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights and institutional issues. Market access. Customs-related issues and trade rules. Future challenges facing the current multilateral trading system. Economic interpretation and integration. 45h (T); E

BUS 914    Advanced Conflict Management 3 Credits

Cultural implications in team-building. Ethics. Conflict resolution. communication styles. Values and how they can be adapted to an intercultural context. Foundations and theories of conflict. Theories of conflict resolution. Responses to conflict. Different approaches to conflict resolution. Mediation. Evaluative processes. Adjudicative processes: litigation and binding arbitration. Negotiation. Mediation skills clinic. Interpersonal and intergroup conflict. Kinds of conflicts. 45h (T); E

BUS 915         Industrial Relations 3 Credits

Concession bargaining. Worker participation. Growth of non-union firms, and recent researches and new theories. 45h (T); E

BUS 999    Thesis 12 Credits

Students will present final thesis to the board of examiners consisting the head of department, postgraduate coordinator, internal examiner from related department, representative of the dean of the postgraduate school and the external examiner. 540h (P); C

Graduation Requirements

Candidates must have taken and passed 33 Credits of compulsory courses and 6 Credits of elective courses with a score of not less than 50%. Candidates must have also presented and defended the protocol, two seminars and post field internal defence to the satisfaction of a panel of internal

examiners. The final thesis shall be assessed and found satisfactory for the award of Ph.D. degree by panel of four (4) including an external examiner.

I.                   Summary

The Ph.D. programme requires a minimum of 39 Credit made up as follows:

Core Courses: BUS 901 (3), BUS 902 (3), BUS 903 (3), BUS 904 (3), BUS 905 (3),

BUS 906 (3), BUS 907 (3), BUS 999 (12)                                                     33 Credits

Elective Courses: BUS 908 (3), BUS 909 (3), BUS 910 (3), BUS 911 (3), BUS 912 (3), BUS 913

(3), BUS 914 (3), BUS 915 (3)                                                                       6 Credits

Total                                                    =                                       39 Credits