{"id":144249,"date":"2023-01-05T12:32:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T07:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/?p=144249"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:19:16","slug":"can-someone-with-a-doctor-in-business-management-become-a-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/can-someone-with-a-doctor-in-business-management-become-a-professor","title":{"rendered":"Can someone with a doctor in business management become a professor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simple answer to this question is yes. But, as the expression goes, the devil is in the detail. Let me explain.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>IN THIS ARTICLE:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What or who is a professor?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What qualification must one have to be a professor?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does one become a professor?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why query whether a doctorate in business management holder can be a professor?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institutional autonomy to recognise a doctorate in business management<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>What or who is a professor?&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Macmillan Dictionary defines a full professor, in the American context, as \u201ca teacher at a US college or university who has the highest status and has the right to keep their job as long as they want\u201d.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>What qualification must one have to be a professor?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Wikipedia\u2019s overview of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academic_ranks_in_South_Africa\"><b>academic ranks in South Africa<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2022):&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A distinguished or extraordinary professor must hold a PhD, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">except in Accounting.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A senior professor must hold a PhD, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">except in Accounting.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A professor must hold a PhD, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">except in Accounting.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will have noticed that the overview above refers to a PhD, and not a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>doctorate in business management<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as a required qualification to become a professor. The explanation will be<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;given shortly. First, let us answer the question below.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>How does one become a professor?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The thesaurus cited above explains that in the British context, someone begins as a lecturer, then becomes a senior lecturer, then sometimes a reader, and finally a professor.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its article titled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b><i>How to become a professor in South Africa<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater Good SA says<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cThere are different routes that one can take in order to become a professor in South Africa. The most common is to first complete an undergraduate degree, followed by a master\u2019s degree, then a PhD. After completing a PhD, candidates must complete a post-doctoral fellowship. Once the post-doctoral fellowship is complete, candidates can apply for a position as a professor at a university.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn addition, professors in South Africa need to have a strong record of research and publication in their field, and will need to be able to demonstrate teaching excellence.\u201d Clearly, becoming a professor takes many years.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Can-a-DBM-holder-become-a-professor.jpg\" alt=\"DOCTORATE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT\" class=\"wp-image-144250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Can-a-DBM-holder-become-a-professor.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Can-a-DBM-holder-become-a-professor-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/reginsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Can-a-DBM-holder-become-a-professor-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>Why query whether a doctorate in business management holder can be a professor?<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most academically plausible explanation behind why this question is asked has to do with the relatively recent emergence of business and management as academic disciplines. According to Starbuck, cited in Saunders M.N.K., Lewis P., and Thornhill A. (2019), when business and management emerged as academic disciplines in the 20th century, they drew their theoretical base from a mixture of disciplines in the social sciences, natural sciences, applied sciences, humanities, and the domain of organisational practice. These disciplines had long traditions of scholarship based on research grounded in \u201cproven\u201d and \u201crecognised\u201d research philosophies and approaches to theory development, qualifying them for the accolade of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_of_Philosophy\"><b>Doctor of Philosophy<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (PhD), which business and management did not have.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The business and management disciplines are now recognised in their own right, and business and management schools award qualifications such as a <\/span><b>doctorate in business management.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Academic leadership at business and management schools resides with senior academics such as professors and those with doctoral qualifications, who supervise research undertaken by master\u2019s and doctoral candidates.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regenesys.net\/doctorate-of-business-management\/\"><b>Institutional autonomy to recognise a doctorate in business management<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universities have institutional autonomy to appoint qualifying candidates to professorial positions. Universities have the prerogative to make exceptions, for example, professors having to hold a PhD, except in accounting \u2026 or a <\/span><b>doctorate in business management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business management is now recognised as a discipline in its own right. Holders of doctoral qualifications in business and management are eligible to be considered <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;for professorship if they meet the requirements, including teaching, research and publication. In practice, there is no one-size-fits-all. Institutional autonomy gives universities the prerogative to appoint as professors academics who meet set academic criteria, regardless of their discipline of specialisation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>REFERENCES\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater Good SA. (2022). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myggsa.co.za\/how-to-become-a-professor-in-south-africa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to become a professor In South Africa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saunders, M.N.K., Lewis, P. and Thornhill, A. (2019). Research Methods for Business Students. 8th Edition, Pearson, New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macmillan Dictionary. (nd). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillandictionary.com\/thesaurus-category\/british\/teachers-in-college-or-university\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers in college or university<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wikipedia. (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academic_ranks_in_South_Africa\">Academic ranks in South Africa<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The simple answer to this question is yes. But, as the expression goes, the devil is in the detail. Let me explain. 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