Research Seminar "Master Thesis Preparation Skills"

Master 2022/2023

Type: Compulsory course (Master in International Management)

Area of studies: Management

Delivered by: Department of Strategic and International Management

Where: Graduate School of Business

When: 2 year, 2, 3 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Nikolay Filinov

Master’s programme: Международный менеджмент

Language: English

ECTS credits: 5

Contact hours: 40

Full Syllabus

Abstract

НИС для программы "Международный менеджмент"

Learning Objectives

The seminar is intended to develop students’ ability to identify the research gap and come up with a research question, (or single out the real-life business problem substantial for the business in question and formulate the business project objectives)
The seminar is intended to develop students’ ability to select the appropriate research methods/methods of international management to be used
The seminar is intended to develop students’ ability to implement scholarly/diagnostic research
The seminar is intended to develop students’ ability to finalize the project results in the appropriate documentary form (that of scholarly article or of a managerial document)

Expected Learning Outcomes

Student upon completion of the course identifies the research gap and comes up with a research question, (or singles out the real-life business problem substantial for the business in question and formulate the business project objectives)
Student upon completion of the course gathers the information sources, processes the data, and comes up with a systemic literature review on the topic. Uses interpretive structural modelling as a tool for literature review
Student upon completion of the course applies the Evidence-Based Management methodology for the justification of the proposed managerial intervention(s)
Student upon completion of the course compiles the relevant pool of sources for analyzing the research problem, or practical issue in the area of international management and consulting and uses appropriate research/diagnostic methods
Student upon completion of the course finalizes the project results in the appropriate documentary form (that of scholarly article or of a managerial document)

Course Contents

Master`s Thesis requirements
Formulating research question/topic of the business project
Revised and updated RQ formulation/business project goal formulation is to be delivered for the second meeting on the section.
Systemic Literature Review Techniques.
Research design and research methods
Evidence-Based Management Concept and Methodology.
Academic writing and academic presentation

Assessment Elements

Assignment #1. List of major journals in the field and publication dynamics.
Assignment #2. List of major conversations in the field.
Assignment #3. Project proposal presentation
Assignment #4. Development of ISM for the topic.
Assignment #5. Methodology of the project.
Assignment #6. PICOC table and Critically Appraised Topics (CAT) procedure.
Assignment #7. Structured thesis plan
Assignment #8. Report on the project status

Interim Assessment

2022/2023 3rd module
0.1 * Assignment #6. PICOC table and Critically Appraised Topics (CAT) procedure. + 0.1 * Assignment #5. Methodology of the project. + 0.2 * Assignment #8. Report on the project status + 0.2 * Assignment #4. Development of ISM for the topic. + 0.1 * Assignment #2. List of major conversations in the field. + 0.1 * Assignment #3. Project proposal presentation + 0.1 * Assignment #7. Structured thesis plan + 0.1 * Assignment #1. List of major journals in the field and publication dynamics.

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Armstrong, M. (2017). Armstrong’s Handbook of Performance Management : An Evidence-Based Guide to Delivering High Performance (Vol. Sixth edition). London: Kogan Page. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1640145
Bailey, S. (2017). Academic Writing : A Handbook for International Students (Vol. Fifth edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1650435
COLQUITT, J. A., & ZAPATA-PHELAN, C. P. (2007). Trends in Theory Building and Theory Testing: A Five-Decade Study of the Academy of Management Journal. Academy of Management Journal, 50(6), 1281–1303. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMJ.2007.28165855
Dwivedi, Y. K., Janssen, M., Slade, E. L., Rana, N. P., Weerakkody, V., Millard, J., Hidders, J., & Snijders, D. (2017). Driving innovation through big open linked data (BOLD):Exploring antecedents using interpretive structural modelling. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-016-9675-5
Dźwigoł, H., & Dźwigoł- Barosz, M. (2018). Scientific Research Methodology in Management Sciences. Financial & Credit Activity: Problems of Theory & Practice, 2(25), 424–437. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=138589507
Elsbach, K. D., & Knippenberg, D. (2020). Creating High‐Impact Literature Reviews: An Argument for “Integrative Reviews.” Journal of Management Studies (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 57(6), 1277–1289. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12581
Guidebook and Regulations for Graduate Study in Research Methodology. (2013). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.6EC28709
Hegde, D. S. (2015). Essays on Research Methodology. New Delhi: Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1001250
Marler, J. H., & Boudreau, J. W. (2017). An evidence-based review of HR Analytics. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28(1), 3–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1244699
Nina Shin, & Sangwook Park. (2019). Evidence-Based Resilience Management for Supply Chain Sustainability: An Interpretive Structural Modelling Approach. Sustainability, 2, 1.
Shafeeq Hussain Vazhathodi Al-Hudawi, & Sa’anisah Abdul Rahman. (2019). Constituent Characteristics of Academic Research Writing: A Structured Literature Review. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3081473
Snyder, H. (2019). Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039
Strang, K. D. (2015). The Palgrave Handbook of Research Design in Business and Management. New York City, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1075586
TRANK, C. Q. (2015). “Reading” Evidence-Based Management: The Possibilities of Interpretation. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 2015(1), 48–62. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2013.0444

Recommended Additional Bibliography

ALVESSON, M., & Sandberg, J. (2011). Generating Research Questions through Problematization. Academy of Management Review, 36(2), 247–271. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2009.0188
Amer Alzaidi, & Shahzad Qamar. (2018). Factors affecting the adoption of internet banking: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Business Information Systems, (1), 95. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.ids.ijbisy.v28y2018i1p95.124
Cao, Z., & Shi, X. (2021). A systematic literature review of entrepreneurial ecosystems in advanced and emerging economies. Small Business Economics, 57(1), 75–110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00326-y
Evidence based evaluation of eHealth interventions: A systematic literature review. (2018). Journal of Medical Internet Research, (11). https://doi.org/10.2196/10971
Gravina, N., Villacorta, J., Albert, K., Clark, R., Curry, S., & Wilder, D. (2018). A Literature Review of Organizational Behavior Management Interventions in Human Service Settings from 1990 to 2016. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 38(2/3), 191–224. https://doi.org/10.1080/01608061.2018.1454872

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