Make immediate and significant improvements and contributions to the organizations you serve and prepare to become more strategically focused and innovative.
The Leadership PhD program with a specialization in organizational leadership curriculum is both strategically focused and innovative, aligning contemporary leadership theory with today's best leadership practices. The coursework offers students the opportunity to identify and achieve personal learning objectives and professional goals as well as the opportunity to make immediate and significant contributions to their organizations.
Offered as a specialization within the PhD program in leadership, the organizational leadership specialization will develop scholar practitioners who will grow their organizations by incorporating various methods of strategic planning and forecasting, innovative change initiatives, organizational diagnostic strategies and purposeful reform interventions.
Program Objectives
The specialization in organizational leadership is designed to equip students with the:
- Knowledge of leadership theory and best practices.
- Appreciation of leadership history, research, implementation and evaluation.
- Ethical framework for effective strategic decision making and organizational forecasting.
- Ability to analyze trends, regression, growth management and systemic change agenda.
Learning Objectives
In addition to the overall objectives of the leadership department and its programs, students will acquire the following knowledge, skills and competencies in the Leadership program’s specialization organizational leadership:
- Apply and analyze knowledge of the social and political contexts of organizational culture and decision-making to enhance high-performing organizations.
- Conduct strategic research and evaluation of organizations in order to interpret and apply results to strengthen competitive advantage.
- Implement and assess organizational change and development initiatives and reform efforts.
- Lead and facilitate the development of learning organizations by promoting creativity and adaptability to ensure effective organizational performance.
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