Research Methods in Management 2600-IBP-RMiM
1. The scientific method versus other approaches in management research.
• Inductive and deductive approaches
• Quantitative and qualitative research
• Idiographic and nomothetic approaches
2. Approaches and perspectives in managment research methodology
3. Research Design
• Basic Stages of management research
• Principles of formulating research aims and research problems
• Principles of formulating research hypotheses
• Operationalization of variables
4. Basic research methods: theory, application and good practices
• Experiment
• Quantitative Survey Research
• Field Research (Observations, Interviews)
• Individual in-depth interviews
• Focus group interviews
• Using secondary data
5. Basics of Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis
• Use and development of codes for qualitative data analysis
• Content Analysis
• Thematic Analysis
• Narrative Analysis
• Grounded theory
• Preparing quantitative data for analysis
• Statistical tests for common types of research hypotheses in quantitative research
6. Reporting Research Findings
• Principles of crafting research reports: logic, structure, and source citation rules
• How to read and evaluate the credibility of research results
7. Good practices and common errors in management research
Total Hours - Student Workload (4 ECTS - 100 hours):
Class Sessions (Including Assessment and Examination) - 30 hours
Reading Literature for Classes - 20 hours
Preparing Assignments - 20 hours
Exam/Assessment Preparation - 30 hours
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
After the course the student:
K_W01
knows and understands the terminology of basic research methodology in management science,
K_W02
knows and understands the role and place of research methodology in the research process,
knows and understands decisions regarding the choice of research methods,
knows and understands key decisions related to preparing scientific research in the field of management sciences, including the selection of data collection and analysis techniques, and research report creation.
K_U01
Can use knowledge of research methods to plan and conduct scientific research.
K_U02
Can characterize the most important paradigms and research methods, knowing their strengths and weaknesses,
K_K01
Is ready for the assessment and critical analysis of published scientific research, considering their internal validity, external validity, constructs, and statistical inferences.
Assessment criteria
Activities during exercises and workshops - 20% of the grade, preparation and presentation of projects - 20% of the grade, attendance in classes - 20% of the grade, final exam (multiple-choice questions) - 40% of the grade.
Bibliography
• Clark, T., & Bryman, A. (2019). How to do your social research project or dissertation. Oxford University Press, USA.
• Ciesielska, M., & Jemielniak, D. (Eds.). (2018). Qualitative methodologies in organization studies. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Field, A. (2017). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics. SAGE publications ltd., USA.
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