milwaukiedave

Also keep in mind you can do a DBA instead of a Phd if you want to focus on applied research. It's just another option to think about.

I know it's been a couple months since you wrote your question. I haven't been logging on much at all lately even to check what's going on. I have a similar background to yours. My undergrad degree was in Speech Communications with a minor in Business, then I completed an MBA. My undergrad GPA was slightly less than yours and my GPA during the MBA program was 3.93. Three years ago I started working on a DBA. I won't kid you, it is hard. I've struggled at times with the work. I finished my last regular class three weeks ago and started my comprehensive exam two weeks ago and am really stressed. The rest of the classes forward are P/NP so my final GPA was a 3.97. Expect to put in lots of time on reading and assignments. Even with one class, 40 hours studying isn't unusual. If you do decide to go forward I recommend starting with one class and gauging the work load. The second and third class I took at the same time, but it wasn't too bad as one of them was statistics.

Well as for the DBA, I have dual interests. I am in South Korea and have been teaching English, though I want to teach Business which requires a doctorate. Obviously the problem with taking classes and being outside the US is not being able to attend a brick and mortar school. The school I went to for my MBA has classes both in a regular setting, online, and then compressed weekends (meaning you attend one weekend for three days straight, which I did once and didn't like much). A few of my MBA course were online, most of them were at the school. So I felt comfortable taking online classes. The other part is that I have this sick fascination with food. No really I'm serious. Ok, maybe not food, but retailers. Seriously I am interested in the international retail industry in South Korea. Many international companies have tried to enter the market and have been unsuccessful (most notably Wal-Mart and Carrefour) while others have had wonderful success (Tesco and Costco). My dissertation will be a qualitative study on international retail market entry in South Korea. I find the applied research more interesting.

I'm going to disagree with TheFez and say you can find PhD programs without GMAT or GRE scores that are accredited and real. The school I am at has a program for both PhD and DBA (I went the DBA route). Before I selected my school I did a fair amount of research and was able to talk to someone I know who had attended the school.