International Research Cooperation in Management and Quality Studies 1600-SZD-SPEC-MWB-ZJ
A 20-hour class combining seminar and workshop elements, delivered in a hybrid format. The course prepares doctoral students in management and quality studies to plan and develop international research cooperation. It combines short problem-oriented lectures, discussion, case analysis and project work on an individual internationalisation plan for the doctoral project.
The course covers the following topics:
• Block 1: International research cooperation in management and quality studies (4 hours)
• Internationalisation of research as part of disciplinary development and individual academic careers.
• Specific features of international and comparative management research: context, institutions, organisational cultures and access to data.
• Benefits, limitations and risks of international cooperation: visibility, research quality, inequalities of access and transaction costs.
• Block 2: Building academic networks and research visibility (4 hours)
• Mapping the research environment: teams, conferences, journals, thematic groups and academic associations.
• Participation in international conferences: selecting events, preparing abstracts, networking and post-conference follow-up.
• Communicating one’s research contribution in English and building a researcher profile.
• Block 3: Academic mobility and research visits (4 hours)
• Research fellowships, short stays, Erasmus+ and other forms of doctoral mobility.
• Planning a research stay as a guest: aims, host selection, contact with a supervisor, schedule and expected outcomes.
• Hosting visiting researchers: preparing a visit programme, integrating guests with the team and building lasting cooperation.
• Block 4: Joint publications and research projects (4 hours)
• From contact to co-authorship: developing an idea, role division, schedule and project management.
• Authorship, communication, open science, data management and ethical responsibility in international teams.
• Aligning joint projects with theoretical and methodological debates in management and quality studies.
• Block 5: Individual international cooperation plan (4 hours)
• Presentation and consultation of individual plans for internationalising doctoral research.
• Identifying potential partners, funding sources, conferences, journals and host institutions.
• Discussion of realistic outcomes: publication, conference presentation, research visit, grant proposal or cooperation with organisations.
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Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands:
• WG_01 - the worldwide body of knowledge in management and quality studies, including the role of international networks, academic mobility and joint publications in the development of the discipline.
• WG_02 - main development trends in management and quality studies related to research internationalisation, inter-institutional cooperation, comparative research and open science.
• WG_03 - selected methodological conditions of international research, including data comparability, the role of context, cooperation with organisations and principles of teamwork in research projects.
• WK_01 - fundamental dilemmas of contemporary science related to the ethics of cooperation, authorship, data ownership, unequal access to academic networks and researchers’ social responsibility.
Skills | The graduate is able to:
• UK_05 - communicate in a foreign language using terminology specific to management and quality studies to the extent enabling active participation in an international academic environment.
• UW_01 - prepare a map of potential partners, conferences, journals, mobility programmes and host institutions relevant to their doctoral project.
• UW_02 - develop a realistic plan for a short research stay, Erasmus+ visit, fellowship or co-authored publication project.
• UW_03 - design basic rules for cooperation in an international team, including role division, schedule, communication, authorship and data management.
Social competences | The graduate is ready to:
• KO_01 - responsibly fulfil researchers’ obligations in international relations, respecting integrity, transparency and the contribution of collaborators.
• KO_02 - undertake actions that increase the social and organisational impact of research through transnational cooperation and knowledge exchange.
• KO_03 - think and act entrepreneurially in building networks, initiating cooperation, obtaining mobility opportunities and developing an international research profile.
• KK_01 - critically assess their own potential for international cooperation and the role of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems in management and quality studies.
Assessment criteria
Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the permitted number of explained absences: Active participation in in-person or online classes is required. One justified absence is permitted. In the case of absence, the doctoral student agrees with the instructor how to make up for the missed workshop work.
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session): The course is passed on the basis of active participation and an individual project: an international research cooperation plan for the student’s doctoral project.
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes: assessment of the project work, presentation or discussion of the individual international cooperation plan, observation of participation in discussions and workshop tasks.
Evaluation criteria: The project work and class activity are assessed. The criteria include: alignment with course aims, fit with management and quality studies, relevance of selected partners and cooperation forms, feasibility of the schedule, substantive quality, consideration of ethical and organisational issues and quality of justification for planned actions.
Bibliography
List of the subject-related literature:
• Voronov, M. (2026). When a flagship conference stops caring: The case of the AOM Annual Meeting. Journal of Management Inquiry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10564926261432898
• Acedo, F. J., Barroso, C., Casanueva, C., & Galán, J. L. (2006). Co-authorship in management and organizational studies: An empirical and network analysis. Journal of Management Studies, 43(5), 957–983.
• Wuchty, S., Jones, B. F., & Uzzi, B. (2007). The increasing dominance of teams in production of knowledge. Science, 316(5827), 1036–1039.
• Joshua Newman (2024) Promoting Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration: A Systematic Review, a Critical Literature Review, and a Pathway Forward, Social Epistemology, 38:2, 135-151, DOI: 10.1080/02691728.2023.2172694
• Katz, J. S., & Martin, B. R. (1997). What is research collaboration? Research Policy, 26(1), 1-18.
• Laudel, G. (2002). What do we measure by co-authorships? Research Evaluation, 11(1), 3-15. And other works.
• Perkmann, M., Tartari, V., McKelvey, M., et al. (2013). Academic engagement and commercialisation: A review of the literature on university-industry relations. Research Policy, 42(2), 423-442.
• Sonnenwald, D. H. (2007). Scientific collaboration. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 41(1), 643-681. And other works.