Contents

01 09
Welcome from Faculty
the Associate Dean Research

03 10
Why Academia? Students
Why Academia at LUMS SDSB? Making Waves

04 11
Research Centres Programme
Faculty Profile Structure

05 12
Facilities Financial Aid
PhD Management

06 13
The Programme Admission
Criteria
Welcome from the Associate Dean
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 Dean
Dr. Anwar Khurshid
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Why Academia?
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 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.
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Research centres
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
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.

The following faculty will be involved in the PhD Programme:

l Alfred Jaeger, l Jamshed H. Khan,

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
University
l Irfan Butt,
PhD, Carleton University
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 Strathclyde
l Muhammad F. Anwar,
PhD, State University of New
York – Buffalo
l Shazib E. Sheikh,
PhD, University of Manchester
l Syed Zahoor Hassan,
PhD, Stanford University
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Facilities
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 Block
l Super Store
l Sports Complex along with
cricket, football and hockey
fields
l Mosque
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The Programme
In 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 Behaviour
l Human Resource
Management
l Strategy/Organisation
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 Negotiations
l 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 Management
l Total Quality Management
l 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 Modelling
l Operations Strategy
l Technology/ Innovation
Management
l Product/ Process
Development
l Value Stream Management

Studies

Abdur Rahman Malik, 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.”
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Muhammad Ayaz, PhD MANAGEMENT CANDIDATE, LUMS

“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.”
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Faculty research
Selected Recent Faculty Publications

Irfan Butt Kamran Ali Chatha Arif Nazir Butt Farzad Rafi Khan Mohammad Athar
Siddiqui
l Butt, Irfan. l Chatha, Kamran A. l Butt, Arif N. l Khan, Farzad R. l Siddiqui,
“Achieving “On the Nature “Convergence ”’I feel like a foreign Mohammad A.
Alignment between of Process”, IAE and Divergence agent’: NGOs and “Looking Out and
Manufacturing Conference, can be two faces corporate social Beyond: A Clarity
and Marketing Strasbourg, France, of the same coin: responsibility Perspective Model
through Positioning September (2010). The emergence interventions into of Career Success
Strategy”, Indian of a Global Third World child Conference”,
Journal of l Chatha, Kamran A. management labour”, Human AHRD Conference,
Economics and and Jajja, culture and Relations Journal Shanghai, China.
Business, March Muhammad its impact on 63(9): 1417-1438. Dec, (2010) with
(Special Issue), S. “Optimal managerial (2010). Mohammad
83-95, (2009) with Shelf Space dynamics in Kamran Mumtaz
Vinod Kumar and Allocation Using developing l Khan, Farzad R. (PhD Management
Uma Kumar. System Dynamics countries”, AIB 2010 “CSR as Imperialism: Candidate, LUMS)
Approach: A Case Annual Meeting, Rio Towards a
Study in Shoe de Janeiro, Brazil, Phenomenological
Retailing Industry”, June 25-29, (2010). Approach to CSR
Asian Business in the Developing
& Management l Butt, Arif N. World”, Journal
Conference, Osaka, “Does emotional of Change
Japan, (2010). intelligence Management
really matter in (forthcoming 2011)
interpersonal
processes?”,
2010 Annual
Academy of
Management
Conference,
Montreal, Canada,
August 6-10, (2010).
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Students
Making 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).
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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
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:

coursework Thesis
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Term I Term I Work on dissertation Work on dissertation
Statistics* Philosophy of Administrative Sciences*

Research Methods* Pedagogy* Support Area Course 2 (e.g., Sociology of

Max Weber; Optimisation)

Term II Support Term II Specialisation Dissertation Proposal Dissertation

Term II Support Area Course 1 (e.g., Term II Specialisation Area Course 3 (e.g., Defense Write-Up
Psychology; Advanced Probability) Negotiation for OB/S&O; Enterprise
Modeling for OM)

Specialisation Area Course 1 (e.g., Specialisation Area Course 4 (e.g., Stra-

Organisational Behaviour for OB/S&O; tegic Management for OB/S&O; TQM)
Scheduling for OM)

Specialisation Area Course 2 (e.g., Or- Work on dissertation Work on dissertation

ganisation Theory for OB/S&O; Supply
Chain Managenent for OM)

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM A COMPREHENSIVE EXAM B Dissertation Defense

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

MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL SADIQ JAJJA, PhD MANAGEMENT CANDIDATE, LUMS

“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.”
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Financial Aid PhD Management
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.
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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
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
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Admission criteria
Geographical Distribution
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 Faisalabad Karachi
Islamabad/Rawalpindi Lahore
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 For additional details please contact:

Average GMAT/LMAT score 610 SDSB Admissions and Financial Aid Office
Average GRE score 1410 Tel: +92 42 111 11 5867 (Ext:2387)
Average Age 31 Fax: +92 42 3589 6559
Average Experience (in years) 5 Email: sdsbadmissions@lums.edu.pk
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