To thrive in today's complex, internationally competitive business environment, organizations require leaders who possess interdisciplinary knowledge, the ability to think in global terms and the acumen to design systems that shape and respond to worldwide and societal trends.

The Executive Doctorate in Business program offered by the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University helps executives develop these capabilities by teaching them how to apply relevant knowledge and research skills to contemporary business problems.
It also addresses the lifelong learning needs of intellectually active professional adults who already possess advanced degrees in their fields but wish to continue their education to the highest level.

The purpose of the Executive Doctor in Business program is to advance the development and practice of effective organizational leadership by providing senior level executives with:

• Knowledge and expertise required to identify, understand and successfully tackle the interdisciplinary, big picture issues that characterize global business management today
• Skills in formal social inquiry required to define and address complex issues and to disseminate knowledge related to their profession in a variety of professional and public outlets "to influence professional activity and public policy
• An interdisciplinary, globally oriented perspectives unavailable in traditional advanced degree programs

Robinson's Executive Doctorate in Business is one of only a few such programs in the world. It will be taught by the same faculty who lead the fourth largest PhD program in the nation and who teach in our top-five MBA program for working professionals.