DBA 9001:Seminar in Business Research I

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission into Coles DBA program.
This course examines the topics and research in the major fields of business that focus on decision making at the individual, group, and firm level. These topics consider strategic decisions made by firms in setting prices, investing, and producing. Likewise, the topics are explored from the individual’s point of view regarding their consumption choices, effort and motivation levels, and responses to alternative forms of leadership. Research is introduced that considers alternative models of individual and firm decision making with specific focus on the interplay between individual and firm decisions. Each topic is introduced through research papers and textbook treatments of seminal theories. These theories are then reinforced with current research that apply and/or test these theories.