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Course Syllabus

Master 2023/2024

Research Seminar "Master Thesis Preparation Skills"

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: 6
Contact hours: 48

Course Syllabus

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Abstract

НИС для программы "Международный менеджмент"
Learning Objectives

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

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

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

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Assignment #1. List of major journals, authors, conversations in the field of study
    Students submit 2-3 pages of text with full references and prepare themselves to share their findings with peers in 5 minutes presentation (up to 3 slides)
  • non-blocking Assignment #2. Project Proposal
    Students submit standard Project Proposal in writing and prepare themselves for oral presentation of it in class with the use of 2-3 slides.
  • non-blocking Assignment #3. ISM
    Students come up with the Interpretive Structural Modelling in their field of study and present the results in writing.
  • non-blocking Assignment #4. Research methodology OR Evidence-Based Management
    Students, following the academic research track, submit their research methodology description and justification. Students, following the applied project track, undertake EBM-based analysis of the problem in question.
  • non-blocking Assignment #5. Structured thesis plan
    Students develop and present in class their thesis plans.
  • non-blocking Assignment #6. Final Report
    Students come up with a ten-pages summary of their progress in thesis preparation
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2023/2024 3rd module
    0.1 * Assignment #1. List of major journals, authors, conversations in the field of study + 0.1 * Assignment #2. Project Proposal + 0.3 * Assignment #3. ISM + 0.3 * Assignment #4. Research methodology OR Evidence-Based Management + 0.1 * Assignment #5. Structured thesis plan + 0.1 * Assignment #6. Final Report
Bibliography

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