DBA Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which citation management principle is essential for maintaining academic integrity in a DBA dissertation? → Accurately attributing all ideas, data, and direct quotes to their original authors
2. A student considering a career in human resources management should study the requisite core curriculum courses, which include- → math, science, social studies, and English language arts.
3. Which statistical test is appropriate when comparing means across three or more independent groups? → One-way ANOVA
4. In Porter's Five Forces framework, which force is represented by the availability of substitute products? → Threat of substitutes
5. What does the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) represent? → The blended cost of all capital sources (debt and equity) weighted by their proportions
6. Which organizational structure is MOST appropriate for a multinational pursuing a multidomestic strategy? → Worldwide geographic area structure
7. Which financial metric measures the annual return generated on shareholders' equity investment? → Return on Equity (ROE)
8. The Uppsala model of internationalization suggests that firms expand abroad in a sequence primarily driven by: → Psychic distance and incremental learning
9. According to the Modigliani-Miller theorem (without taxes), what determines a firm's value? → Its real assets and earning power, not how it is financed
10. Demand for ____ increases as the price rises. → Falls
11. What is 'throughput' in operations management? → The rate at which a system produces its final products or services
12. The __ policy modifies ___ and ___ levels to regulate the economy. → Fiscal, taxation, spending
13. A multinational's 'integration-responsiveness' (IR) grid plots strategies along two axes. What do those axes represent? → Pressure for global integration and pressure for local responsiveness
14. Which of the following describes 'reverse innovation,' a concept popularized by Immelt, Govindarajan, and Trimble? → Innovations developed in emerging markets that are later adopted in developed markets
15. It is typical to start an entry-level career in human resources management with a _________ degree. → Bachelor's
16. Which framework evaluates an organization's internal strengths and weaknesses alongside external opportunities and threats? → SWOT analysis
17. What is the primary purpose of a systematic literature review in doctoral research? → To provide a comprehensive and unbiased synthesis of existing evidence
18. Groups departments based on similarity in process, region, consumer, or product. → divisional structure
19. Incentive compensation based on sales volume. → Commissions
20. One area where demand has risen specifically is- → Business Information Technology
21. What is 'beta' in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)? → A measure of a security's volatility relative to the overall market
22. Which concept describes the phenomenon where incumbent companies fail because they over-invest in sustaining innovations while ignoring disruptive ones? → The innovator's dilemma
23. In corporate innovation management, what is 'open innovation' as described by Henry Chesbrough? → A paradigm where firms use external ideas and paths to market alongside internal R&D
24. In a DBA proposal, what is the primary function of the 'gap in the literature'? → To justify why the proposed study is necessary and how it will contribute new knowledge
25. Which of the following increases the quantity of money? → Raise Interest Rates
26. A firm pursuing a 'born global' strategy is best characterized as: → A firm that enters international markets from or near its inception
27. Which leadership theory emphasizes the exchange of rewards for performance between leaders and followers? → Transactional leadership
28. What is the primary focus of 'servant leadership' in organizational contexts? → Prioritizing the growth, well-being, and empowerment of followers
29. What is the core principle of 'lean manufacturing' as applied in US operations management? → Eliminating waste (muda) to improve flow and create value for customers
30. Which research design is most appropriate when a DBA student wants to study a phenomenon in its real-world context using multiple sources of evidence? → Case study design