Module 1: Emerging Trends in Business
Explore the forces reshaping modern business administration and examine how emerging trends influence strategy, leadership, and organizational decision-making.
- ✓ Strategic analysis
- ✓ Applied doctoral thinking
- ✓ Contemporary business trends
- ✓ Evidence-based decision-making
Welcome to Module 1
Situate emerging trends within the broader practice of business analysis.
In this module, you will explore emerging trends in business administration, including artificial intelligence, sustainability, globalization, and digital transformation. More specifically, you will examine the historical development and business implications of these trends.
This module establishes the foundation for your doctoral work by emphasizing critical analysis and applied thinking. You will begin developing the habits of mind required for DBA-level work: questioning assumptions, evaluating evidence, and connecting ideas across contexts.What You Will Be Able to Do
These outcomes emphasize analysis, evaluation, and application of business trends and theories.
Analyze major emerging trends in business administration.
Evaluate foundational business theories and frameworks used to explain business change, leadership, strategy, and managerial decision-making.
Apply business theory to current challenges and opportunities facing organizations in a global business environment.
Your Learning Path
Complete these activities to meet the learning outcomes and begin building your course project.