LFU:online

After successfully finishing this course you should:

- Have acquired sound knowledge of methodological approaches and issues in business and management research;

- Be able to understand and critically evaluate the impact of ontological and epistemological choices on research design; and

- Be capable of taking a reasoned decision regarding your own methodological position in doing your PhD research.

Introduction to methodology and research designs; basics of quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, interventionist research designs; methodological foundations of research and research designs

Lectures with discussion; readings; in-class group work and discussion

Individual term paper.

For detail see course syllabus which will be available at the start of the course.

Reading list will be available in the course syllabus.

For preparation, you may want to read:

Baert, P., & Rubio, F. D. (2009). Philosophy of the Social Sciences. The New Blackwell Com­panion to Social Theory (pp. 60-80): Wiley-Blackwell.

Edmondson, A.C. & McManus, S.E. (2007). Methodological fit in management field research. Academy of Management Review, Vol. 32(4), pp. 1155-1179.

See curriculum.

The course will be completely online which poses some challenges. I would appreciate if you can all make it possible to have your webcam active during the seminar sessions as this provides a better basis for communication.