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Welcome from the Associate Dean

Why Academia? Why Academia at LUMS SDSB?

Research CentresFaculty Profile

Facilities

The Programme

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Faculty Research

Students Making Waves

ProgrammeStructure

Financial Aid PhD Management

Admission Criteria

Welcome to the Suleman Dawood School of Business of the Lahore University of Management Sciences. It is my pleasure to introduce the PhD Management Programme to you as a prospective candidate who wants to prepare for an academic career of scholarship and teaching in an insti-tution of higher learning. The focal point of the vision of the Business School and the University is of gaining a regional recognition for excellence in research. The school offers a research based doctoral degree program in management; this is in addition to our undergraduate programme in Accounting and Finance, flagship MBA Programme and the much sought after Executive MBA Programme.

We see PhD in Management to serve two basic requirements of the school. First, the programme will strengthen the research culture of the university. Second, the graduates of the programme will meet the needs of highly qualified scholars in academic institutions of higher learning in the country in the field of management. Our rigorous programme is in synch with the international standards and our doctoral graduates shall help in partially fulfilling the needs in research and academia all over the country.

The Business School is very fortunate to have a highly qualified faculty, trained at the top notch higher education institutions of the world. We believe our faculty is amongst the very best in the region and remains active in various avenues of research and scholarship. Our well established research centres provide them the requisite support to focus on rigorous research that is also largely relevant to South Asian Region.

The campus provides specially designed office space and work environment for PhD students for them to concentrate fully on the research and scholarship. Moreover, world class faculty provides a close mentoring to further harness their skills and talent. We invite you to explore the following pages to see for yourself the potential rewards of our PhD Management degree programme for you.

Associate DeanDr. Anwar Khurshid

Welcome from the Associate Dean

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Why academia at lums sdsb?The LUMS SDSB offers a PhD in management that is comparable to any doctoral programme offered by the top universities across the globe. World renowned faculty, top of the line research centres, facilities, and an environment that is conducive to learning are some of the hallmarks that have been a major contributor in the field of educa-tion for the past 25 years.

The school offers a research based doctoral degree programme in management. The overall emphasis is on research based on originality. The students are expected to create, design, pursue and execute groundbreaking research work with all the freedom and tools that are required.

Pursuing a career in academia can be quite satisfying as it allows you to grow intellectually as well as financially. Management professors learn to combine their experience and skills to facilitate learning, carry out research that can impact major business decisions and inspire students in taking steps that aid in creating an original piece of research. It is like a knowledge hub for the students where they get to interact with leading organisations and lead-ers. The students with their bright new ideas create ample opportunities for themselves to prove a success in the business world. You will get an environment of highly intellectual and self motivated individuals that are committed to learning. You get to use your mind every day and develop a network of peers that help in creating something meaningful. You try to realise your full potential while conducting research and aim to get recognition on the international front for your efforts. This could materialise in the form of getting teach-ing and research opportunities from the top universities across the globe.A career in academia is quite flexible and rewarding. It allows you to look at other avenues of generating income while you enjoy your time away from regular teaching. You can be invited to deliver talks by universities, work on governmental or corporate assignments for a particular period, conduct research or develop cases etc.

Why academia?

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Research centres in collaboration with state of the art library provides access to all the business journals, industry wide reports and diverse range of publications that aid in creating scholarly work relevant to the South Asian region.

The research centres at LUMS are as follows:

l Case Research Centre(CRC)l Social Enterprise Development Centre(SEDC)l Strategic Sector Research Centre(SSRC)

Faculty ProFile

research centres

SDSB faculty includes PhDs from some of the finest universities in the world. Their regular participation in international conferences and publications in top academic journals ensures that they remain active contributors to the latest research in their respective fields. In addition to excellent academic credentials, several faculty members bring extensive experience of working in the industry. Eminent visiting faculty, from abroad and within Pakistan, further diversify and enrich the learning experience of students.

l Alfred Jaeger, PhD, Stanford (Desautels Faculty of Management, Mcgill University)

l Arif I. Rana, PhD, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

l Arif N. Butt, PhD, Mcgill University

l Asad Zaman, PhD, Stanford

l Ehsan Ul Haque, PhD, University of Texas-Arlington

l Faheem Ul Islam, PhD, University of Cambridge

l Farzad R. Khan, PhD, Mcgill University

l Imran Ali, PhD, Australian national

Universityl Irfan Butt, PhD, Carleton University

l Jamshed H. Khan, PhD, University of Texas-Arlington

l Jawaid A. Ghani, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

l John Hulland, PhD, MIT (Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh)

l Kamran A. Chatha, PhD, Loughborough University

l Mehdi Farashahi, PhD, Concordia University (Associate Professor, JMSB, Concordia University)

l Muhammad A. Siddiqui, PhD, University of Strathclydel Muhammad F. Anwar, PhD, State University of new

York – Buffalol Shazib E. Sheikh, PhD, University of Manchesterl Syed Zahoor Hassan, PhD, Stanford University

The following faculty will be involved in the PhD Programme:


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LUMS has a beautifully land-scaped campus, spread over 100 acres, with world class facilities. The University provides a single site for teaching, administration and recreation in an incredible atmosphere with superb conve-nience and safety for all students. The campus is equipped with all modern facilities easily accessible to students and has been carefully planned to create an environment conducive to learning.

The following state of the art facilities are provided by LUMS:

l Library - The first automated library of Pakistan with a col-lection of over 52,000 volumes

l Information Systems and Technology (IST)

l Dining Blockl Super Storel Sports Complex along with

cricket, football and hockey fields

l Mosque

Facilities


“One cannot think of a better place in Pakistan for quality business research. The facilities are comparable to any world class university. Access to numerous databases and availability of latest research softwares with personal printing quotes are just to name a few. The presence of highly motivated faculty and accomplished specialisation with industry and academia- with excellence in teaching and research and a platform to network adds further breadth and refinement to our exposure.”

ABDUR RAHMAN MALIK, PhD MAnAgEMEnT CAnDIDATE, LUMS

the ProgrammeIn keeping with its stated goal of becoming an internationally renowned centre of research in the field of management, the Suleman Dawood School of Business is offering a course based PhD Programme in the following two specialisations:

a) Organisational Behaviour/Strategy & Organisation (OB/S&O)b) Operations Management (OM) In this programme, outstanding students will have an opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills required to pursue research at the frontiers of the management field under the supervision of the best management professors in Pakistan. This PhD degree is ideal for those seeking academic research and teaching careers in management.

Organisational Behaviour/Strategy & Organisation (OB/S&O)

This specialisation area (OB/S&O) refers to a collection of theory and research that helps develop a deeper understanding of personal, interpersonal, and system-wide processes in organisations. It especially allows us to gain greater insights into the functioning of complex and evolving organisations. The principle objective of OB/S&O is to train students in theory and methods of the following disciplines:l Organisational Behaviourl Human Resource

Managementl Strategy/Organisation

Studies

Current Research Topics

SDSB faculty is engaged in research in the following topics:

l Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics

l Critical Management Studies

l Industrial Management Studies

l Industrial Clusters & Competitive Strategy

l Cross-Cultural Management

l Leadership & Organisational Change

l negotiationsl Motivation, Values,

Attitudes and Behaviour

Operations Management (OM)

This specialisation area (OM) deals with configuring people, material, machine, and method for optimal benefits. The area draws upon a wide range of disciplines including mathematics, economics and other social sciences. Work performed in this area is typically characterised by a blend of theoretical and applied research.

Current Research Topics

l Mathematical Modelling/Optimisation

l Scheduling and Transportation

l Supply Chain Managementl Total Quality Managementl PhD candidates can also

pursue doctoral research that examines problems and issues pertaining to Pakistani industry and emerging economies

l System Optimisation - System Dynamics - Enterprise Modellingl Operations Strategyl Technology/ Innovation

Managementl Product/ Process

Developmentl Value Stream Management

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“Research facilities at SDSB are among the best in the country. I have access to all notable research databases and I have never faced any difficulty in getting the required research material.”

MUHAMMAD AyAZ, PhD MAnAgEMEnT CAnDIDATE, LUMS

“One cannot think of a better place in Pakistan for quality business research. The facilities are comparable to any world class university. Access to numerous databases and availability of latest research softwares with personal printing quotes are just to name a few. The presence of highly motivated faculty and accomplished specialisation with industry and academia- with excellence in teaching and research and a platform to network adds further breadth and refinement to our exposure.”

ABDUR RAHMAN MALIK, PhD MAnAgEMEnT CAnDIDATE, LUMS

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Irfan Butt

l Butt, Irfan. “Achieving

Alignment between Manufacturing and Marketing through Positioning Strategy”, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, March (Special Issue), 83-95, (2009) with Vinod Kumar and Uma Kumar.

Kamran Ali Chatha

l Chatha, Kamran A. “On the nature

of Process”, IAE Conference, Strasbourg, France, September (2010).

l Chatha, Kamran A. and Jajja,

Muhammad S. “Optimal Shelf Space Allocation Using System Dynamics Approach: A Case Study in Shoe Retailing Industry”, Asian Business & Management Conference, Osaka, Japan, (2010).

Arif Nazir Butt

l Butt, Arif n. “Convergence and Divergence can be two faces of the same coin: The emergence of a global management culture and its impact on managerial dynamics in developing countries”, AIB 2010 Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 25-29, (2010).

l Butt, Arif n. “Does emotional intelligence really matter in interpersonal processes?”, 2010 Annual Academy of Management Conference, Montreal, Canada, August 6-10, (2010).

Farzad Rafi Khan

l Khan, Farzad R. ”’I feel like a foreign agent’: ngOs and corporate social responsibility interventions into Third World child labour”, Human Relations Journal 63(9): 1417-1438.(2010).

l Khan, Farzad R. “CSR as Imperialism: Towards a Phenomenological Approach to CSR in the Developing World”, Journal of Change Management (forthcoming 2011)

Mohammad Athar Siddiquil Siddiqui,

Mohammad A. “Looking Out and

Beyond: A Clarity Perspective Model of Career Success Conference”, AHRD Conference, Shanghai, China. Dec, (2010) with Mohammad Kamran Mumtaz (PhD Management Candidate, LUMS)

SELECTED RECENT FACULTy PUBLICATIONS

Faculty research

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studentsmaking Waves

l Abdur Rahman Malik Was offered a fellowship

in John Molson School, Concordia University, Canada, funded by the Canadian government. He is working with Dr. Terri Lituchy, Associate Professor, (Concordia University). The title of the project is LEAD (Leadership Effectiveness in African Diaspora). This is a research project to investigate the leadership and motivational issues in African countries and the African Diaspora in US, Canada and the Caribbean.

l Muhammad Azeem Ali Shah

Authored a conference paper titled “The Effect of Technological Change on Working Relationships in Large Organisations.” It has been accepted at ICBME Conference, Bangkok, Thailand (January 2011).

l Ashar Saleem His research paper ‘An Institutional Explanation of Crossvergence was accepted by the Association of International Business (AIB), Conference held in San Diego, USA (24-30 June, 2009). His paper was co-authored with Dr. Mehdi Farashahi of Concordia University and made it to AIB’s prestigious conference proceedings.

l Muhammad Ayaz Co-authored a case with Dr. Kamran Ali Chatha. The case titled, ‘Production Options at Prime Safety Limited’ was accepted for publication in the Asian Journal of Management cases (7:55, 2010).

l Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja Co-authored a research paper with Dr. Shaukat Brah. The research paper titled, ‘Impact of Strategic Supply Chain Management on Organisational Performance’ has been accepted for oral presentation at the 40th Annual Meeting of Western Decision Sciences Institute to be held at Portland,(USA) (Conference Date: 5-8 April, 2011).

l Mohammad Kamran Mumtaz Authored a conference paper titled, ‘Integrated Location and Inventory Problem in a three–tier Supply Chain’. It was accepted at the PMAC Conference, Canada (2010).

l Faiza Muhammad Co-authored a case with Dr. Farzad Rafi Khan. The case titled, ‘HRM at Affluent Advertising (Pvt) Ltd’ was accepted for publication in the Asian Journal of Management Cases (7:177, 2010).

l Shoaib ul Haq Co-authored a book chapter with Dr. Mehdi Farashahi. The research was accepted for publication in Routledge’s (UK) upcoming volume ‘LOCAL vs. gLOBAL LOgIC: The Multinational Enterprise in Developing Countries’. This book was published in 2010.

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Programme structure

courseWork thesis year 1

TERM IStatistics*

Research Methods* Pedagogy*

Term II SupportTerm II Support Area Course 1 (e.g., Psychology; Advanced Probability)

Specialisation Area Course 1 (e.g., Organisational Behaviour for OB/S&O; Scheduling for OM)

Specialisation Area Course 2 (e.g., Or-ganisation Theory for OB/S&O; Supply Chain Managenent for OM)

COMPREHEnSIVE EXAM A

TERM IPhilosophy of Administrative Sciences*

Support Area Course 2 (e.g., Sociology of Max Weber; Optimisation)

Term II SpecialisationTerm II Specialisation Area Course 3 (e.g., negotiation for OB/S&O; Enterprise Modeling for OM)

Specialisation Area Course 4 (e.g., Stra-tegic Management for OB/S&O; TQM)

COMPREHEnSIVE EXAM B

Work on dissertation

Dissertation Proposal Defense



Dissertation Write-Up


Dissertation Defense

year 2 year 3 year 4

The programme has been designed to ensure that doctoral students have the full range of necessary research and teaching competencies, skills and sufficient knowledge of their subject area. This skill set will assist them in designing and executing research at the highest standards of academic excellence. The programme aims to combine structured course work with supervised research study. The design has been made in line with international standards and HEC guidelines.

A typical time line of the Programme structure is provided below:

*Refers to core courses which all PhD students are required to take regardless of their specialisation area

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“LUMS is an excellent place for experiencing PhD Management education. The university sets up everything for the PhD candidates to become world class intellectuals while studying in Pakistan. During my two years of exposure to PhD Man-agement at LUMS I have learned that value addition during the programme is comparable with the best universities of the world and in fact better than many European universities.”

MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL SADIQ JAJJA, PhD MAnAgEMEnT CAnDIDATE, LUMS


SDSB provides funding to PhD students in terms of scholarship and research assistantship. Additionally, after completion of course work PhD students are eligible to teach courses at undergraduate level. The University’s policy is to admit students purely on merit, regardless of their financial status or background. The PhD Management Programme offers a full tuition fee waiver to all students on merit, subject to the approval of Associate Dean - Academics. Other types of financial assistance will include a monthly assistance package up to PKR 30,000 so that the students devote themselves to fulltime studies without fiscal restraints. Teaching assistantships and stipends to support faculty in research projects are some of the other opportunities that may be available to doctoral students for additional financial assistance, subject to faculty approval.

If a student receives funding from another source, the said amount of fee waiver and/or scholarship allowance given by LUMS would be adjusted accordingly. Please note that the fee waiver and/or scholarship funding is approved initially for one year and is renewable based on academic performance. In the financial year 2010 - 11, more than PKR 5.75 million was given in financial assistance to PhD Management students.

Estimated annual expenses of books, cases and reading material are

approximately PKR 40,000.

* Dollar amount subject to change.

Note: The University reserves the right to change its policies.

Fully funded programme Monthly assistance of

PKR 30,000 Research Associateship also available

The breakdown of the financial expenses during the first year is as follows:

Fees PKR US $*

Admission 30,000 500

Tuition 360,000 8,113

Registration, Computing, Extracurricular 25,000 300

Security (refundable) 10,000 200

Total 425,000 9,113

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admission criteria

The admission process at LUMS is competitive and transparent. Applications are assessed purely on the basis of merit.The basic requirements for applying to the PhD Programme in Management are as follows:

l A minimum of sixteen years of education result-ing in a Masters or Bachelors degree from an HEC recognised University

l gMAT/gRE/LMAT (LUMS Management Admission Test)

l Well thought out statement of research purpose. The PhD dissertation will require substantive em-pirical work and is intended to extend knowledge on a particular subject of interest to the manage-ment academic community

l Interview performance

PhD Management Admitted Applicant Profile

Average gMAT/LMAT score 610Average gRE score 1410Average Age 31Average Experience (in years) 5

For additional details please contact:

SDSB Admissions and Financial Aid OfficeTel: +92 42 111 11 5867 (Ext:2387) Fax: +92 42 3589 6559Email: [email protected]

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FaisalabadIslamabad/Rawalpindi

KarachiLahore


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