{"id":144083,"date":"2022-11-28T19:18:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/?p=144083"},"modified":"2023-02-21T13:14:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T07:44:53","slug":"is-a-doctorate-in-business-management-dbm-as-good-as-a-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/is-a-doctorate-in-business-management-dbm-as-good-as-a-phd","title":{"rendered":"Is a Doctorate in Business Management As Good As a PhD?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exponential growth of the 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> industrial revolutions has been accompanied by increasing pressure from organisations to stay ahead of the technology curve. Whether you are in industry or academia, if you have a masters, you need to upgrade your expertise and help to expand the knowledge base at doctorate level to stay ahead in this ever-changing business environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>this article covers:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evolution of the doctorate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which doctoral programmes are available in South Africa?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should you earn a DBM or a PhD?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comparing the typical PhD with a DBM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Programme differences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Management career differences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PhD careers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DBM careers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Core modules<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entry requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe title=\"Welcome to Regenesys\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCX8F5iiIrM\" width=\"664\" height=\"374\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Evolution of the doctorate<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><strong>Doctoral<\/strong><\/a> degrees have a long and interesting history. In 9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century madrassas, individual teachers awarded <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ijaza <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(licences to teach particular subjects or books, earned on the strength of students\u2019 ability to deduce religious law from Islamic texts). By the 12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century European universities were awarding licences to teach Latin \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">licentia docendi <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 and it is from this term, literally \u201clicence to teach\u201d, that \u201cdoctorate\u201d evolved (Noble, 1994). By the 1800s the doctorate had been adopted as the highest-level academic qualification in Europe and North America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original doctorate was awarded in a vertical articulation of the studies. For example, if a master\u2019s degree was completed in a specific field such as law, a doctorate in law would have been conferred on the student. Likewise, if a master&#8217;s degree was completed in theology, the doctorate conferred would have been in theology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The question then arose as to what would happen if you wanted to do a doctorate in a field different from the one you studied before. The doctor of philosophy degree \u2013 the PhD \u2013 became the designation for doctoral degrees in disciplines outside a student\u2019s original field, with the first awarded in Paris in 1150.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key issue is that when you are in a specific field \u2013 say accounting \u2013 and are moving up in that specific field (\u201carticulating vertically\u201d), you tackle a related doctoral degree such as a doctorate in business management or a doctorate in business administration. Another example is a doctorate in accounting, through which someone with an accounting master\u2019s degree would, through his or her research in pursuit of the higher qualification, help to expand the existing body of knowledge in the field.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><strong>doctorate in business administration <\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><strong>doctorate in business management<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the research undertaken for a PhD contributes to new knowledge in a field not necessarily related to a student\u2019s original field of study (not \u201cvertically articulated\u201d).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>Which doctoral programmes are available in South Africa?<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Council on Higher Education points out that both variants of the doctoral qualification may be offered by academic institutions in South Africa: a general doctoral degree (PhD), and a professional doctoral degree (Leitch,\u00a0 2022) such as a <strong>Doctorate of Business Management (DBM)<\/strong>. \u201cThe defining characteristic of the general doctorate is that the candidate is required to demonstrate high-level research capability and to make a significant and original academic contribution at the frontiers of a discipline or field. In the case of the professional doctorate, the defining characteristic is that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in addition to the demonstration of high level research capability, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it requires the ability to integrate theory with practice through the application of theoretical knowledge (developed through accompanying coursework, with the option of accompanying work-integrated learning) to highly complex problems in a wide range of professional contexts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhile the focus of the general doctoral degree was originally understood in terms of the provision of education and training more aligned with an academic career, it has since been recognised that the national and global labour market for doctoral graduates has expanded beyond that of an academic career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe professional doctoral degree is designed around the development of high-level performance and innovation in a professional context.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>Should you earn a <\/b><b>doctorate in business <\/b><\/a><b>or a PhD?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which is the more worthwhile qualification for you \u2013 a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">doctorate in business management <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PhD_in_management\"><strong>PhD in management<\/strong><\/a>? When considering your options, what matters is how well the qualification requirements align with your career goals and interests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are NQF level 10 degrees \u2013 the highest that can be awarded in South Africa. Both involve conducting extensive research, extensive data analysis, the creation of new knowledge useful to industry and society as a whole, and both are highly respected in the academic and business worlds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the <\/span><strong>doctorate in business management<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is considered a professional doctorate,\u00a0 the PhD is an academic doctorate. The latter focuses mainly on developing theories and addressing gaps in theory, while the former concentrates on solving real-world organisational problems, making it more suitable for anyone pursuing a career in business or consulting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both degrees require the student to identify a research area where there are adequate academic articles and text books that are peer reviewed by well recognised academics in your field of study. This implies that the theories and models have been statistically proven against established benchmarks and tools of analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will also need to consider which academic or industry-accepted body of knowledge you will add value to in completing this degree. Examples of bodies of knowledge are the Project Management Body of Knowledge produced by the Project Management Institute, and the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice Body of Knowledge. The first is supported by sound academic research and has been tested in practice by registered professional project managers. The second\u00a0 specifies how and why certain accounting policies, procedures and documentation are used.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>Comparing the typical PhD with a\u00a0 <\/b><b>doctorate in business<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 1149px;\" width=\"884\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>A Typical PhD Curriculum Requires<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Regenesys\u2019 DBM Curriculum Requires<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A research proposal that does not have to be related to the student\u2019s master\u2019s studies;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A research proposal that aims to find efficient, effective solutions to a real-world business problem through in-depth research;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must contribute to the evolution of the field of business management and the human sciences body of knowledge through:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The evaluation of management and systems-thinking principles at the heart of the design and evolution of research to add to the body of knowledge;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appraisal of the relevance of emerging management theories and practices from an interdisciplinary and social change perspective;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must contribute to the professional body of business and management knowledge through:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In-depth study of the application of current research to solve practical problems in business and management;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In-depth research to solve complex, real-world problems in business and management;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead to the identification and addressing of gaps in the existing body of management knowledge, and contextualise them in the academically proven theoretical body of knowledge;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make feasible recommendations based on a sound academic literature review, as well as secondary and primary data sources; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These recommendations must be set out in an action plan, supported by a detailed cost-benefit analysis that makes clear the rationale underpinning the recommendations and action plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead to development of reliable and accurate new models, proven through rigorous statistical modelling and supported by extensive literature and practice review, to solve the problem identified and in so doing contribute to positive change in business and society;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make feasible recommendations based on a sound academic literature review, as well as secondary and primary data sources; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These recommendations must be set out in an action plan, supported by a detailed cost-benefit analysis that makes clear the rationale underpinning the recommendations and action plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>Programme differences<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally when studying towards a PhD in management, you will complete a\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dissertation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0for which you conduct scholarly and original research with the goal of addressing a gap in the body of knowledge in the field of business management. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/\">Regenesys<\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><strong>Doctorate of Business Management programme<\/strong><\/a>, you will typically take advanced business and research modules, and conduct a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">doctoral study<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0that requires scholarly and original research focused on developing a practical solution to a business problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Council on Higher Education points out that no matter which degree you choose, candidates \u201cmust demonstrate the same level of research-related intellectual achievement. Both carry 360 credits at NQF level 10, requiring 3,600 hours\u201d \u2013 or two years\u2019 \u2013 full-time study, according to the Higher Education Qualifications Subframework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/?utm_source=Blog-Organic-Ramesh&amp;utm_medium=Blog+Post-Organic-Ramesh&amp;utm_campaign=Is+a+DBM+as+good+as+a+PhD%3F&amp;utm_id=ORG-BLOG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-144090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Is-a-doctorate-in-business-management-as-good-as-a-PhD.jpg\" alt=\"Is a doctorate in business management as good as a PhD\" width=\"900\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Is-a-doctorate-in-business-management-as-good-as-a-PhD.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Is-a-doctorate-in-business-management-as-good-as-a-PhD-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Is-a-doctorate-in-business-management-as-good-as-a-PhD-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Management career differences<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While a doctoral degree can help you achieve your professional goals and make a significant contribution to the relevant body of knowledge, it can also help a business create a competitive advantage in the marketplace and reposition it as a more sustainable entity, those who earn these degrees usually take slightly different career paths. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>PhD careers<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academic facilitator, which may lead to a professorship at a university;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researcher and consultant in a specialised business segment, or in academia;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researching new trends to create implementation scenarios;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy advocate in the public or private sector.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>Doctorate in business management <\/b><b>careers<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business strategy and board-level work;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating governance structures and systems for a business;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business consulting and evaluation of business strategies and sustainability;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leadership and management in business;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrepreneur or business owner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How you can earn your Doctorate of Business Management at Regenesys Business School<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This programme develops complex problem-solving capabilities through application of a rigorous scientific research process that will contribute to creation of new knowledge in management and leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Core modules<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will study:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to research at doctoral level;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research methodology;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carry out your research;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And defend your study.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Click <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><b> for details on how to register for the programme.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>References<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hall, S. (2019). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theclassroom.com\/reference-person-phd-8468887.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The history of the doctoral degree<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leitch, A., Prof. (2022, March 01). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.che.ac.za\/news-and-announcements\/doctoral-degrees-national-report\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National review of South African doctoral Qualifications 2020-2021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Council on Higher Education. Retrieved November 24, 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Noble, K.A. (1994). <a href=\"https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=ED370486\"><i>Changing doctoral degrees: an international perspective.<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exponential growth of the 4th and 5th industrial revolutions has been accompanied by increasing pressure from organisations to stay ahead of the technology curve. 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