PM1110 – Advanced Research Topics in Management (PhD Research Area)
PhD Management
Core Course
PM1110 – Advanced Research Topics in Management (PhD Research Area)
Course Unit Code: PM1110
Type Of Unit: Core
Level of Course Unit: Doctoral
Year of Study: First year
Semester: Spring
Number of ECTS Credits: 10
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites
Three MBA/MSc level courses in the chosen management research area
Each student will read and analyse 5 seminal (classic) and 5 recent papers in their chosen management research area and for each paper prepare a critical review in which the following questions are answered:
1. What are the main research questions of the paper? Why are they important?
2. How does the paper challenge current boundary conditions or expose limitations?
3. What theory/framework is being used and what are they key assumptions in the paper?
4. What are the central hypotheses/propositions/arguments? Are they valid?
5. What is the sample and research design?
6. What are the key constructs/variables in the paper?
7. Is the empirical method appropriate?
8. What are the findings? How useful/interesting
9. What are the policy, research and practical implications of the paper?
10. What are the limitations of the research paper; did the authors addressed them?
11. What future research could be derived from the paper?
Course Objectives
This doctoral seminar reviews current research in management with an emphasis on the participating students’ chosen functional areas of management for their own research. There are five primary goals of this seminar course:
- Expose students to relevant theories in management through classic and current texts.
- Expose students to relevant methodologies in management.
- Help students understand, evaluate, and interpret the conceptual and methodological aspects of research in management,
- Emphasize theory development, clear and logical writing, and paper structure.
- Ensure deep understanding of the seminal contributions and frontier research in their chosen functional area of management for their research
Develop the skills necessary to publish in and review for top-tier journals
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the students are expected to have:
- Mastered the classic and recent literature in their chosen functional area of management.
- Constructed an inventory of advanced research topics in this area.
- Identified the relevant theories and research methodologies employed in their chosen functional area.
- Articulated a research topic within their chosen functional area.
- Produced a critical review of the relevant literature identifying gaps and limitations.
- Propose ways in which these gaps and limitations can be addressed through further research.
- Acquire actionable knowledge that can be translated into the students own research efforts and research outputs.
Course Content
Course Features
Reading, analysis and critical review of 10 papers in each student’s area of management research, followed by an in-class presentation and discussion. All students are expected to actively participate in class, regardless of who is leading the discussion for a particular reading. Students are expected to have read all required papers before the class time and be ready to talk about the main message, theory, methods, and possible extensions of each paper.
Written critical review of 10 selected papers and in class presentation and defence in front of the class.
Readings
A. Required general management reading:
Whetten, D. A. 1989. What constitutes a theoretical contribution? Academy of
Management Review, 14: 490-495.
Rindova, V. P. 2008. Publishing theory when you are new to the game. Academy of
Management Review, 33(2): 300-303.
Alvesson M., & Sandberg, J. 2011. Generating research questions through problematization.
Academy of Management Review, 36(2):247-71.
Suddaby, R. 2014. Editor’s comments: Why theory? Academy of Management Review, 39:407-411.
Cornelissen J. 2017. Editor’s comments: Developing propositions, a process model, or a typology? Addressing the challenges of writing theory without a boilerplate. Academy of Management Review, 42(1):1-9.
Shepherd D.A., & Suddaby R. 2017. Theory building: A review and integration. Journal of Management, 43(1):59-86.
Ragins, B. R. 2012. Editor’s comments: Reflections on the craft of clear writing. Academy of Management Review, 37(4): 493-501.
Pollock, T. G., & Bono, J. E. 2013. From the Editors: Being Scheherazade: The importance of storytelling in academic writing. Academy of Management Journal, 56: 629-634.
Lange, D., & Pfarrer, M.D. 2017. Sense and structure: The core building blocks of an AMR article. Academy of Management Review, 42: 407-416.
B. Ten research area papers for analysis and critical review to be chosen by student and approved by instructor
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