Faculty of Business Executive Education Team

Passionate, experienced and knowledgeable — our team and their networks empower excellence. Every member of our faculty is a distinguished expert in their field, possessing doctoral level qualifications obtained from some of the most renowned universities across the globe.   

Their comprehensive knowledge, extensive research experience, and commitment to teaching ensure that our DBA students receive a world-class education that seamlessly blends theory and practice.   

By enrolling in our programme, you will have the privilege of learning from and collaborating with academics who have not only excelled in their own academic journeys but have also gained international recognition for their contributions to the business world. Join us in this transformative educational journey and be mentored by the best in the field.  

Academic Supports  

DBA Supervisory Team: Your DBA supervisory team is here to guide you throughout your doctoral journey. Your lead supervisor is assigned in year 2, ensuring support from the beginning of your research project.  Your supervisory team will support you in your research journey, assisting from the initial research concept to your final thesis viva.  

Joint Course Directors and Executive Education: you'll be an integral part of our Faculty of Business, including its Executive Education. You'll receive unwavering support from our administrative teams, campus-based DBA course directors, Heads of Department, and the Head of the Faculty throughout your academic journey.  

 

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Dr Anne Burke, Joint Programme Director, DBA

Anne’s research interests encompass a diverse range of areas, including auditing corporate governance, entrepreneurship, action learning, processual research, and IT-business alignment. In her role, she not only conducts research but also actively contributes to the academic community by delivering lectures as part of PhD programmes at both the TCD Business School and Bursa Uludağ University.
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Dr Tena Patten, Joint Programme Director, DBA

Tena’s teaching interests straddle the areas of creativity, business, entrepreneurship and education. She is involved at postgraduate level in teaching and supervision and has published in the areas of research methodology, creative enterprise, and pedagogy. Her own DBA was a qualitative study of creative entrepreneurship.