<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>Which organizational design methods are utilized to enhance innovation and entrepreneurial success? How are business plans for innovative ventures developed? What management techniques are most effective in encouraging creativity in employees? These are among the questions addressed in the Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Development and Leadership with a specialization in Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at the University of Arizona Global Campus. Other topics likely to be discussed in specialization courses include global innovation methodologies, the use of social media technologies in innovation and entrepreneurship, changes in organizational culture to foster innovation, and organizational responses to market changes. In major courses, you will focus on organizational leadership tools and theories, performance assessment methods, change management, and business ethics. Throughout the program, you will take research design and methodology courses and seminars, and develop, write, revise, and present a dissertation. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>As a prospective student of the PhD in Organizational Development and Leadership - Innovation and Entrepreneurship program, you will be required to hold a master's degree from an accredited institution. You should display above-average critical thinking, creative, and assessment skills, as innovative leaders in business settings must often evaluate existing procedures and policies and design new approaches to help businesses grow and remain competitive. Applicants to the University of Arizona Global Campus should have a high school diploma or GED; some programs may have additional requirements. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>The 62 required credits needed to earn this PhD reflect 44 credits in major courses, research courses, and a dissertation process in addition to 18 credits in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship specialization. You must also complete three non-credit in-residence workshops. </p> <p><u>Major Courses</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code</th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td>ORG 7102</td><td> Advanced Seminar: Leadership &amp; Management</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 7105</td><td> Scholarly Argument I</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 8511</td><td> Advanced Topics in Performance Management</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 8510</td><td> Advanced Seminar: Leading Organizational Change</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 8518</td><td> Professional &amp; Business Ethics in Organizational Leadership</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 7410</td><td> Research Design &amp; Methods: Qualitative</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 7400</td><td> Research Design &amp; Methods: Quantitative</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 7402</td><td> Advanced Tests &amp; Measurements</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 7101</td><td> Assessment Tools for Organizational Leadership</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 7110</td><td> Scholarly Argument II</td></tr> </table><p><u>Research Course - Select one of the following courses</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code</th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td>RES 7415</td><td> Advanced Statistics</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 7440</td><td> Advanced Study in Qualitative Research</td></tr> </table><p><u>Capstone and Dissertation Courses</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code</th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td>DOC 8770</td><td> Doctoral Capstone Seminar</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 8910</td><td> Dissertation Planning I</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 8912</td><td> Dissertation Planning II</td></tr> <tr><td>RES 8990/8992</td><td> Dissertation</td></tr> </table><p><u>Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialization Courses</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Code</th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td>ORG 8801</td><td> Organization Design for Innovation</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 8805</td><td> Managing for Agility</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 8855</td><td> Advanced Social Networking for Organizations</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 8803</td><td> Creating a Culture of Innovation</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 7525</td><td> Issues &amp; Methods in Market Research</td></tr> <tr><td>ORG 8815</td><td> Global Issues in Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship</td></tr> </table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterIGraduate">What Could I Do After I Graduate?</h3> <h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4> <p>Having successfully completed the PhD in Organizational Development and Leadership - Innovation and Entrepreneurship program, you could be prepared to assume the highest levels of management within an organization or pursue an instructional or administrative career in postsecondary academics. You might help start-up companies devise planning strategies, existing companies revise policies or processes in areas of production, staffing, or marketing; oversee market research practices or even start your own business venture. </p> <p>Once you possess this PhD, you might fill one of the following roles: </p> <ul><li>Management consultant </li><li>Organizational researcher </li><li>Business professor </li><li>Business owner</li></ul>