Lecture 1 Flashcards
What do submitted manuscripts undergo before being published?
Double-blind peer review process
What is the acceptance rate of submitted manuscripts in journals?
5-8%
Does not have an empirical content. No data. You will see conceptual work in certain journals . Your thesis will not be like this – it must have an empirical component
conceptual research
uses data in a systematic way to answer a research question. Has theory, a phenomenon, and data. Data can be quantitative, qualitative or both (mixed methods)
Empirical research
Types of empirical research
inductive and deductive
ends with theory – Building theory with data. commonly (but not exclusively) associated with qualitative research.
induction
induction
Observation -> pattern -> tentative hypothesis/proposition -> general theory
Building theory with data. ends with theory
begins with theory – Testing theory with data. commonly (but not exclusively) associated with quantitative research
deduction
Deduction
Theory -> hypotheses -> observation -> falsification
begins with theory. test theory with data
statement of relations among concepts within a set of boundary assumptions and constraints. prevents the observer from being dazzled by the full-blown complexity of natural or concrete events
theory
functions of theory
describes the objects and evenuts being investigated
to establish theories by which objects can be explained and predicted
components of theory
variables, constructs
propositions and hypotheses
adequately describe the objects and events being investigated and to establish theories by which objects and events can be explained and predicted
theory - abstraction
terms which, though not observational either directly or indirectly, may be applied or even defined on the basis of the observations” – more abstract
construct
an observable entity which is capable of assuming two or more values” – more concrete
variable
Concrete and operational statements built from specific variables – formulated and tested in quantitative research
hypotheses
More abstract – often formulated as outcome of qualitative research
proposition
The management research canvas
A template highlighting the core elements of empirical research
A template highlighting the core elements of empirical research
management research canvas
four parts of research project
- Framing of the study: define RQ and relevance
- Theoretical framework
- Empirical methodology: method for collecting and analysing data
- Conclusions
parts of management research canvas
- The puzzle
- Audience and prior research
- Research question
- Theoretical constructs and relationships
- Research setting
- Research design and analysis
- Empirical findings
- Contributions
- Boundary conditions and limitations
the broad management question that the research project adresses. specifies the domain on management theory to which the project seeks to contribute. A broad question that preoccupies a large community of management scholars
The puzzle
the puzzle
What broad management question does this research project address? What are you trying to explain or understand better? Why is this puzzle important?
Audience and prior research
which audience should find your research interesting and relevant? How does prior research address the puzzle?
Succintly stated, to focus on one aspect of the broader puzzle
RQ
RQ
What specific question does your research answer? Why is it important to answer this research question?
Research question should be …. to make a contribution
at the edge of human knowledge
Good research question should …
- be clear
- indentify key constructs
- not too ambitious: broad enough to be non-trivial, narrow enough to be answerable
- adress the gap
- start with ‘how’ or ‘what is the effect’
What is not a good question
construct in context questions
only new context but construct is already well understood
no substantial contribution
When is a question with new context good?
- when the question itself is new
- the context changes the underlying assumptions of prior research
