Curriculum Doctoral Program in Business Administration Curriculum Amended in Academic Year 2004

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1 Curriculum Doctoral Program in Business Administration Curriculum Amended in Academic Year Curriculum Name : Doctoral Program in Business Administration 2. The Degree : Doctor of Business Administration D.B.A. 3. Responsible Institute : The Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Thammasat University. The Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University. Graduate School of Business Administration, The National Institute of Development Administration. 4. Rationale and Objectives : The JDBA Program aims to meet diverse needs of Thailand and the Southeast Asian region as follows: 1) To accelerate formation of faculty and research resources at the doctoral level. 2) To accelerate development of teaching, research and other program materials relevant to the SEA countries through the support of institution-based research and doctoral dissertations. 3) To optimize the use of available resources through effective networking and collaborations among local and regional institutions. 4) To strengthen existing institutional capacities for concrete contribution to national and regional economic development through advanced business education. 5) To promote better understanding of economic, management and business issues among universities in Thailand by working with Canadian and regional universities. 5. Time Schedule : The amended curriculum for the Doctoral Program in Business Administration has been in effect since academic year Teaching Staff : See the list of faculty staff attached to this curriculum.

2 7. Student Numbers : Approximately 10 students are admitted to Doctoral Program in Business Administration each academic year. 8. Admissions Requirements : 1) Applicants must hold a master s degree preferably a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or related field with an average GPA. of 3.25 or above. 2) Applicants have to submit a GMAT score with a minimum of 550 or GRE score of at least 1100 (verbal and quantitative sections) 3) Applicants have to submit a TOEFL/TU-GET/CU-TEP score of 550 or IELTS of 6.0 4) Applicants have to submit a statement of intent in pursuing a D.B.A. degree. 5) Applicants have to submit three letter of recommendation. 9. Selection Criteria : Admission to the program will be based on the Admission Committee s careful evaluation of the applicant s qualifications. The following criteria must be satisfied: 1) Master s degree requirement The applicant must hold a master s degree preferably a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or related field with an average GPA. of 3.25 or above. 2) Remedial courses For those who hold a master s degree other than an MBA, the remedial courses must be satisfied before they are admitted to the program. These courses consist of accounting, finance, international business and marketing. 3) Interview The applicant must show high motivation, strong sense of leadership, and the ability to communicate in English. 10. Program Structure 10.1 The Doctoral Program in Business Administration operates on a semester system, with each semester lasting weeks To successfully complete the Doctoral Program in Business Administration, students must obtain not less than 60 credit hours consisting of 24 credit hours of course work and 36 credit hours for dissertation Student must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 (They have to retake for any course below B) 10.4 Student must pass Preliminary Examination within 2 years after admitted as student. (exception for student who has an average GPA of 3.25 for the three core courses) 10.5 Student must pass Qualifying Examination within 3 years after admitted as student (Preliminary and Qualifying Examinations can be taken twice) 10.6 Successfully defend dissertation proposal within 4 years after admitted as student and also successfully defend dissertation within 5 years 10.7 The dissertation (may be partly) has been accepted for publication in international journal or publication.

3 10.8 Student have to transfer to the institution of dissertation advisor and will be granted doctoral degree from that institution. 11) Length of Study : To complete the Program, students must be registered not more than 10 semesters or 5 academic years after admitted as student. The time table of the JDBA Program is as follows: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Core Courses (9 Credits) + Major Courses (9 Credits) Major Courses () + Elective Course () Dissertation (18 Credits) Dissertation (18 Credits) Preliminary Exams Qualifying Exams Proposal Defense Dissertation Defense 12) Curriculum 12.1 Total number of credit Curriculum structure Requirements Courses Credits Core Major Elective Dissertation Total Subjects Core Courses Code Courses Credit Hours JDBA 801 Advanced Statistical Analysis 3(3-0-9) JDBA 802 Microeconomics 3(3-0-9) JDBA 803 Econometrics I 3(3-0-9)

4 Major Courses Subject Area: Accounting Code Courses Credit Hours JDBA 811 Research Methodology 3(3-0-9) JDBA 812 Financial Accounting Research 3(3-0-9) JDBA 813 Managerial Accounting Research 3(3-0-9) JDBA 814 Seminar in Accounting 3(3-0-9) Subject Area: Finance Code Courses Credit Hours JDBA 821 Financial Economics 3(3-0-9) JDBA 822 Financial Theory 3(3-0-9) JDBA 823 Corporate Finance 3(3-0-9) JDBA 824 Investment Theory and Analysis 3(3-0-9) Subject Area: International Business Code Courses Credit Hours JDBA 831 Research in International Business 3(3-0-9) JDBA 832 International Business Environment and Theory 3(3-0-9) JDBA 833 International Business Strategic Management 3(3-0-9) JDBA 834 Seminar in International Business 3(3-0-9) Subject Area: Marketing Code Courses Credit Hours JDBA 841 Advanced Marketing Research 3(3-0-9) JDBA 842 Marketing Theory and Practice 3(3-0-9) JDBA 843 Advanced Consumer Behavior 3(3-0-9) JDBA 844 Marketing Decisions Modeling 3(3-0-9) Elective Courses Selected from the other courses in Series and/or courses approved by the JDBA Executive Committee.

5 Course Descriptions Core Courses JDBA801 Advanced Statistical Analysis Multivariate statistics: MANOVA, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, cluster analysis, logit model, structural equation model, non-parametric statistics. JDBA802 Microeconomics Theory of consumer choice and firm behavior. Theory of consumption and production. Pricing of products and factors of production under different market structures. Economics of information and choice under uncertainty; industry structures other than monopoly and perfect competition; market failure, imperfect information, externalities and public goods, and the role of government. JDBA803 Econometrics I Methods of parameter estimation, hypothesis testing of parameters, predicting of both simple and multiple regression models. Limitations of estimation method, how to perform diagnostic testing on multicollinearity, autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity, and specification error, and how to solve the problems. Maximum Likelihood estimation method; asymptotic distribution theory, computation, and statistical inference. Using Econometrics software and interpret the estimated results. Major Courses Subject Area: Accounting JDBA811 Research Methodology Philosophy of science and effects on research, research process and design, development of research questions, framework and hypothesis, measurement, sample size and sampling techniques, data collection and analysis, report preparation, and research ethics. JDBA812 Financial Accounting Research Application and implementation of financial accounting knowledge to theoretical construction, policy formulation and decisions. JDBA813 Managerial Accounting Research Advanced economic and analytical modeling applied to managerial accounting issues. JDBA814 Seminar in Accounting Analysis of the theoretical and current research literatures on problem areas in accounting.

6 JDBA815 International Accounting International aspects of both financial and managerial accounting for multinational corporations; comparative accounting standards and systems in different economic environments; conceptual, professional and institutional international accounting. JDBA816 Behavioral Accounting Behavioral concepts, current thoughts, and findings concerning behavioral elements relevant to accounting issues. JDBA911 Readings and Conferences in Accounting Advanced or specialized topics in Accounting which may have a relationship to the doctoral student s research topic or may be of sufficient significance for group study. JDBA916 Dissertation This course is for the doctoral students who are advanced to candidacy. 36 Credits Subject Area: Finance JDBA821 Financial Economics Foundations of modern financial economics; individuals consumption and portfolio decisions under uncertainty. Topics include expected utility theory, agency problems, information and signaling. For theory of macrofinance, emphasis will be on financial intermediation, aggregation, and contingent claims. JDBA822 Financial Theory Core theory of capital markets and corporate finance. The theory of financial decision-making under certainty and risk. Topics include the theory of investment under uncertainty, diversification and portfolio selection, capital structure, dividend, asset valuation, and options pricing. JDBA823 Corporate Finance Principle of intertemporal choice, alternative valuation models, investor preferences for corporate financial decisions in complete and incomplete markets, unanimity conditions, the Modigliani-Miller invariance theorems and the role of corporate firm resource allocation, the impact of dividend and financial decisions on firm valuation in perfect and imperfect markets and theory of firms and agency costs. JDBA824 Investment Theory and Analysis Intertemporal investment decision theory, time-state preference analysis, mean-variance analysis, stochastic dominance principle, arbitrage pricing models, multifactor duration analysis and bond immunization, portfolio insurance, program trading, fund management strategies and performance evaluation, pricing of options and option-like securities, futures markets and stock crash models.

7 JDBA825 Financial Market Developments and Innovations Developments of financial markets, sales and implication of financial instruments, internationalization of financial markets, financial deregulation and securitization, international co-operation on monetary and financial policies. JDBA826 International Financial Management Alternative theories of exchange rate determination, spot and future foreign exchange markets and management of foreign exchange risk, analysis of the international financial system, the operation of the international monetary systems and its implications for exchange rate determination. Additional topics include determinants of foreign investments types and characteristics of international financial institutions and the relationships between international and domestic financial markets. JDBA827 Seminar in Finance In this course an in-depth opportunity is provided for doctoral students to interact and exchange information on specialized topics based on research or their familiarity with the scholarly literature in finance. JDBA828 Econometrics II Advanced econometric models. System equations models; simultaneous equations models and Vector Autoregressive (VARs) models. Time-series analysis. Panel data models. Models with discrete dependent variables. Truncated and censored (Tobit) regression models. Switching regression models and disequilibrium models. Extensions of the theory of the linear model; Bayesian analysis; principal components, discriminant analysis, spectral analysis of time series; insufficient data problems. Using Econometrics software and interpret the estimated results. JDBA921 Readings and Conferences in Finance Advanced or specialized topics in Finance which may have a relationship to the doctoral student s research topic or may be of sufficient significance for group study. JDBA926 Dissertation This course is for the doctoral students who are advanced to candidacy. 36 Credits Subject Area: International Business JDBA831 Research in International Business A continuation of the independent international business study course in which students will have an opportunity to conduct research, analyze it and share their findings with faculty members and their peers. JDBA832 International Business Environment and Theory An integration of economics and functional areas of business focusing on the problems of managing international business operations; study of economic, legal, functional and administrative problems through cases and

8 literature emphasizing financial and marketing problems. Students select one area from the following for a special study and report; Europe, Latin America, Africa, Middle and Near East, or South Asia and Far East. JDBA833 International Business Strategic Management A review of research on the multinational business firm; survey of the various administrative, political and economic consequences of multinational firm operation in American, Europe, Japan, and the third world; among the specific topics discussed include administrative and bureaucratic characteristics of overseas business and how they compete with the multinational and transnational firms of other countries, personnel policy and labor relations, the impact of domestic legislation on direct foreign investment, including tax and regulation, and the interaction of multinational businesses with host governments. JDBA834 Seminar in International Business In this course an in-depth opportunity is provided for doctoral students to interact and exchange information on specialized topics based on research or their familiarity with the scholarly literature in International Business. JDBA835 International Logistics Management Understanding the management techniques necessary for effective international logistics management. Analytical tools for planning and establishing operation systems. Examination of processes, products, services, equipment, and facilities. Global operational and strategic aspects of logistics market/customer focus, operations, warehousing, inventory control, performance measurement, information technology and outsourcing. JDBA931 Readings and Conferences in International Business Advanced or specialized topics in international business which may have a relationship to the doctoral student s research topic or may be of sufficient significance for group study. JDBA936 Dissertation. This course is for the doctoral students who are advanced to candidacy. 36 Credits Subject Area: Marketing JDBA841 Advanced Marketing Research A continuation of the independent marketing study course in which students will have an opportunity to conduct research, analyze it and share their findings with faculty members and their peers. JDBA842 Marketing Theory and Practice Advanced topics in marketing, define and reviews behavioral, managerial, and environmental issues in marketing theory and its practical aspects.

9 JDBA843 Advanced Consumer Behavior Consumer decision making process, models of consumer behavior, and applications of behavioral science concepts to influence groups and individual behavior, memory of product information, information search behavior, incidental information acquisition, point of purchase environment, decision strategy, product evaluation, life cycle purchase patterns. JDBA844 Marketing Decisions Modeling Quantitative methods in marketing management, models of buyers behavior, brand choice models, segmentation analysis, new product models, advertising decision models, sales force compensation, distribution decisions, and pricing decisions. JDBA845 International Marketing Examination of social, political, cultural and economic environmental differences among countries in terms of their impact on the strategy of extension versus adjustment of marketing practice by multinational corporations, marketing functions in detail with respect to specific areas, and a special section focusing on international market research. JDBA941 Readings and Conferences in Marketing Advanced or specialized topics in marketing which may have a relationship to the doctoral student s research topic, or may be of sufficient significance for group study. JDBA946 Dissertation This course is for the doctoral students who are advanced to candidacy. 36 credits 13. Registration The specifics pertaining to registration shall comply with Thammasat University Graduate School Regulations (Master s Degree Program) Assessment and Program Completion 14.1 Assessment A Student s work is assessed one of nine grades as follows. Grades are equivalent to the values which appear below. Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C D F Value Students shall receive credits for only those courses in which they receive S or a grade not less than C.

10 Preliminary Examination, Qualifying Examination and Foreign language Examination shall be given a mark of P (pass) or N (non-pass) and shall not affect the student s grade point average Completion of the Program A student has completed the program when he/she has completed all coursework specified in the curriculum and satisfied all the conditions set by the Program; he/she has maintained a grade point average not lower than 3.00; he/she has received mark of P on the preliminary examination and qualifying examination; he/she successfully passed his/her defend dissertation his/her dissertation (may be partly) has been accepted for publication in international journal or publication. 15. Other Conditions All other terms and conditions not specified in this curriculum shall comply with the Regulations of the Thammasat University Graduate School (Master s Degree Program) 1985 and the rules and regulations of the University.