Research Design and Development

Catalog description

This course is designed to lay a foundation for good empirical research in management and organizations, introducing basic assumptions and underlying logics. The goals of the course are (1) to examine the steps required to frame an empirical research question guided by theory, (2) to introduce students to the range of research methodologies used in our field and examine the strengths and limitations of each, and (3) to facilitate students’ application of these steps to their own research projects in a workshop format. It is designed for management Ph.D. students who will undertake research publishable in scholarly social science journals. Students will become acquainted with a variety of approaches to research design, evaluate the products of empirical research, practice several common techniques, and apply these practices to their own research projects.