PhD in
Business Administration with an emphasis on senior management

The needs of the career in the country are closely related to the job possibilities of graduates of the Doctorate in Business Administration with an emphasis on Senior Management. The large and medium-sized projects that are developed in the country need high-level professionals, who are required in almost all fields of industry and commerce and, for this reason, companies and the public sector require qualified personnel to his execution. Some areas can be mentioned that further promote the hiring of people with this degree. Among them are:
a) Banking Sector:
The new professionals work as Executives, Business Managers, focused on business and commercial management or the dissemination of products linked to the offer of new banking products. Strong foundations in Management, leadership, finance, economics and national and international marketing are necessary.
b) Communication and advertising between organizations or businesses:
Communication and advertising projects are a daily constant. A director or manager of this type of initiatives must have knowledge of the media, companies, businesses, the market, customer segmentation and the most appropriate dissemination channels. Its objective is the success of the campaigns or strategies for the businesses in question.
c) Technology and systems:
With the rise of the Internet and new technologies, it is common to find job offers aimed at managing through technological resources, making decisions and leading efficiently, who have specialized knowledge in this matter. The possibilities of this area are innumerable.
d) Engineering:
In the various engineering projects that are developed for different organizations or businesses, there is a need for business management and administration professionals, since large quantities of goods and services are handled for their development, making it necessary to carry out registration activities. , control, purchase, sale and commercial relations, typical of a high-level professional in administration. These disciplines, due to the level of complexity of their projects, usually hire management professionals with the highest qualifications.

All applicants must submit the following documentation duly scanned from the original and sent to the promoter to be uploaded to the respective platform:

• Electronic admission form.
• Submit a research protocol. 
• Submit resume with supports.
• Conduct an admission interview with the coordination of the doctorate.
• Master's degree obtained. 
• Master's credits or notes or their equivalent obtained with a minimum index of 2.0. 
• Passport size photo
• Identification document

If you are a foreigner, the aforementioned documents must be apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your respective country. In the event that the country does not have a consulate, it must be processed before the official authorities that validate it.

• Certification of basic knowledge of the Spanish language for foreign students whose mother tongue is different.
• Authorized translation into Spanish of titles and credits (if necessary)

Note: Students enrolled in virtual modality whose nationality is different from Panamanian, must present a copy of their personal identity document from the country of origin (ID). 

In case of being a foreign student these documents must be provided with an apostille stamp or legalization through diplomatic channels and its translation in Spanish.

The permanence in the University will depend on the motivation, capacity and vision of the student to obtain the chosen degree. The student must maintain a minimum Academic Index of 2.0 and/or a minimum grade of 85 (B). 

Given the profile of the curricular educational model "CYBERHUMANIST" of the university, the student must: 

• Study in teams and individually.
• Develop research skills based on discovery learning. 
• Deepen in the disciplinary knowledge that is of interest to them. 
• Respect and comply with the regulations established by the statutes that regulate the relationship between the University and the students.
• Be up to date with their monthly payments.
• Attend at least 80% of the meetings under the face-to-face modality.
• For studies under the virtual modality, attendance is regulated by constant interaction in all activities planned on the platform, including synchronous and asynchronous meetings, as well as the development of the student's autonomous work.
• In case of prolonged absence, the student must present a justified argumentation. 
• All students in doctoral programs must have basic knowledge of computer science.
• Check knowledge of a language other than yours that allows you to read bibliography of the specialty. Said language must be one of those officially recognized by UNESCO; (Certification or knowledge test) (preferably English language. 
• Participate in curricular, extracurricular and professional development activities organized by the doctoral program.
• Develop your doctoral research in correspondence with a problem in the area of your training and the development of the search for solutions. 
• Participate in two congresses as a speaker or participant in the area of knowledge of the doctorate
• Present, defend and approve the doctoral thesis draft
• Present doctoral candidacy exam. 

To obtain the Doctorate in Business Administration with Emphasis in Senior Management, the following is required:

• Take and pass the academic content of the respective semesters.
• Take and pass all the subjects of the study plan with a minimum grade of 85 points equivalent to a B. 
• Maintain a cumulative academic index of not less than two (2.00) on a scale of three (3.00).
• Delivery, support and approval of the doctoral thesis. 
• Publication of two scientific articles in indexed scientific journals.
• Presentation of the research work in at least one international event based in Panama or in another country.
• Take a proficiency test in English or another international language
• Be in good standing with the institution (financial, academic, and library).

 The graduate as a Doctor must possess a set of distinctive attributes or traits in the five areas of personal performance: Knowing (knowing how to do), living, doing (abilities and skills), being (attitudes and values) and undertaking. 

KNOW (know how) 

• Schedule time, costs and budget through strategies, in order to achieve maximum resource efficiency in business administrative processes.
• Generates and implements knowledge of Business Studies in a creative and innovative way in business.
• Analyzes strategic decision-making, objectives, goals, actions and organizes changes in business markets at a national and international level, including globalization, ethics, social responsibility and the relationships between the different parties involved. 
• Provides a solution to problems or difficulties that arise during the development of business activities.
• Program resource management techniques and acquisitions to achieve organizational objectives.
• Optimally structure resources of new information technologies and electronic communication to achieve organizational objectives.
• Organize interdisciplinary and single-disciplinary teams in a coordinated manner, in such a way that the entire administrative process with collaborators is achieved efficiently.
• Interprets the operating principles, which include a shared set of values, decision-making processes, forms of communication within the team and with the rest of the employees, activity monitoring, among others.
• Develops the business operations of the company as a whole. This requires the planning of various processes to be carried out, the principles and practices of the company, as well as the monitoring of financial matters and business plans.
• Develop objectives and goals, as the main engine to drive the process-based approach. It is the best way of organization to obtain the expected results

LIVE 

• Develop awareness of social bonding.
• Expresses personal autonomy: Responsibility, Self-control, Assertiveness.
• Demonstrates communication, understanding and empathy. 
• He has the ability to resolve conflicts.
• Demonstrates cooperation and collaboration.
• Expresses prosocial feelings: solidarity, altruism, compassion, helping behaviors.
• Show respect to everything valuable.
• Maintains a behavior of democratic participation.
• Communicate limits on all performances and activities.
• Manage emotions 
• Maintains respect and tolerance with others.
• Expresses the need to listen to the other.

DO ( Skills)

• Demonstrates ability to work in a team.
• Demonstrates ability to identify, pose and solve problems.
• Demonstrates oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates creative ability.
• Recognizes the principles and importance of occupational health in Human Talent and industrial safety. 
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates capacity for abstraction, analysis and synthesis.
• Demonstrates ability to manage, process and analyze information.
• Ability to be proactive in formulating action plans.
• Has analytical capacity to identify each of the aspects related to situations or problems that arise in daily management. 
• Maintains reliability in the management of business information.
• Properly manage time and budget.
• It proves to be orderly and structured in daily practice and clear in the indications.
• Ability to be an empathetic and assertive leader, with a professional, positive, sociable, accessible and objective attitude, which positively influences colleagues, subordinates and their environment.
• Maintains satisfactory interpersonal relationships with his staff.

BEING (Attitudes and values)

• Adopt ethical commitment.
• Demonstrates ability to learn and update.
• Shows ability to act in new situations.
• Manifests appreciation and respect for diversity and multiculturalism. 
• Demonstrates commitment to quality.
• Shows an attitude of being open to new experiences.
• Express good development in your memory capacity.
• Possesses critical capacity before the system of cultural values.
• Express self-confidence.

UNDERTAKE 

It consists of the characteristics that are usually present in the personality of entrepreneurs. 

• He is willing to take risks. 
• Handle situations that can bring rewards when success is achieved, although there are significant damages in case of failure.
• He believes that success or failure depends on himself. 
• Expresses ability to organize and execute professional development actions. 
• Has initiative or proactivity. Personal characteristic that also defines entrepreneurs, acts, anticipating problems. 
• You are constantly looking for new opportunities, even if they are not related to your business model.
• He manages to carry out his business project by overcoming obstacles.
• Launches new products or services in anticipation of the competition.
• Establish strategies to eliminate procedures that can harm the business.
• It is consistent with the mission of your company or business.
• He has a long-term vision.
• It focuses on developing actions and are directed towards objectives.
• Persists when faced with setbacks.
• Take advantage of the investigations, especially those that serve to develop their abilities. 
• He has a holistic vision that allows him to consider all the factors that surround the business. 
• Ability to be flexible to know how to adapt to a changing environment.
• Adequately communicates information to partners, collaborators, employees, suppliers or customers. 
• It organizes activities and provides entrepreneurship tools to help entrepreneurs make their own business ideas come true.
• It provides guidance on the financing alternatives available for entrepreneurial projects, which allows entrepreneurs to present projects in government or private programs, aimed at financing the creation of new companies.

DOCTOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH EMPHASIS ON SENIOR MANAGEMENT