Course Plan_VN_2021

SM 62.9018 Foundation of Management Research (June-July, 2021) Sessions Structure: Topics Comments Session Date Session 1 June 19 Building blocks of theory development (I) Lecture Building blocks of theory development (II) Lecture 9am to 12noon Selected articles Students presentations Session 2 June 20 Selected articles Students presentations Your model/concept development Lecture 9am to 12noon Session 3 July 3 Session 4 Group 1: 9am to 12noon Session 5 Group 2: 1pm to 4pm July 4 Group 1: 9am to 12noon Group 2: 1pm to 4pm July 10 July 11 No class Student model Session 6 July 24 Student model Students presentations Session 7 Students presentations Group 1: 9am to 12noon Group 2: 1pm to 4pm July 25 Group 1: 9am to 12noon Group 2: 1pm to 4pm

Sessions Details: Topic Readings Comments No Session date* Lecture: 1- What Constitutes A Theoretical Contribution? Articles: you need to read 1- Overview of management research: 2- Editor’s Comments: The Craft Of Writing Theory and understand the articles 1 Session 1: - Topic selection Articles – Variety And Similarity In AMR before you show up in the June 19th - What is theory? class. (Saturday) 2- Building blocks of theory development (1): 3- Developing novel theoretical insight From - Building blocks of your model development (FOUR 2 Session 2: blocks) reviews of existing theory and Research June 20th Lecture: Continuous (Sunday) Building blocks of theory development (2) - Building blocks of your model development (FOUR blocks) Session 3: - You may select an article you want, but it has to be - Each student selects one 3 July 3 an A-Journals (FT List). Of course, the article has to article for presentation. be related (as much as possible) to your research - Your presentation will (Saturday) Students work: interest follow the framework (FOUR Article presentations If you want, I can suggest some articles for you BLOCKS) we discuss in the class Session 4: - Your presentation should 4 July 4 not be more then 20 minutes (Sunday) 5 Session 5: Lecture: July 10 1- Overview of your research topic (How to briefly (Saturday) describe your research): Four steps: - Articles will be posted on Dropbox The goal is to understand how to present your research (i) Topic; (ii) research problem; (iii) purpose statement questions, objectives and model (objectives); (iv) research question. - Your presentation should 2- Your research model not be more then 20 minutes No class on July 11 6 Session 6 Students work: July 24 Students present the following: (Saturday) Give an over view of your topic, then: Research questions, objectives, and model 7 Session 7 1- Identify your RQ, July 25 2- The main constructs in your research model and (Sunday) 3- The relationship between them * I may need to make some changes/modification based on the needs of the participants.