Hot Topics in Exemplary Research
Objectives
1. Demonstrate how to develop a contribution that is excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour
2. Develop research susceptible of being published in world leading journals
3. Integrate a wide range of research inputs to do exemplary research and write a scientific article for a top journal
4. Collaborate effectively in research teams
5. Identify the main theories and models present in a given literature
6. Present and discuss findings in light of the existing knowledge
7. Get acquainted and integrate different hot-topics in management into prevailing research questions
8. Understand the importance of balancing a strong familiarity with the recent literature
9. Understand how to develop a novel and interesting research problem
10. Learn how to provide reviewers and readers an excellent report of fieldwork, data collection and data analysis procedures
11. Critically analyse and constructively discuss
12. Apply research ethics in the publication process
(*2023-2024. The updated course’s syllabus will be available to students at the beginning of each academic term)
General characterization
Code
6203
Credits
3,5
Responsible teacher
TBA
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
English
Prerequisites
n/a
Bibliography
Colquitt, J. A., & George, G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ-Part 1: Topic choice. Academy of Management Journal, 54(3), 432-435
Bono, J. E., & McNamara, G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ-Part 2: Research design. Academy of Management Journal, 54(4), 657-660
Grant, A. M., & Pollock, T. G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ-Part 3: Setting the hook. Academy of Management Journal, 54(5), 873-879
Sparrowe, R. T., & Mayer, K. J. (2011). Publishing in AMJ-Part 4: Grounding Hypotheses. Academy of Management Journal, 54(6), 1098-1102
Zhang, Y. A., & Shaw, J. D. (2012). Publishing in AMJ-Part 5: Crafting the methods and results. Academy of Management Journal, 55(1), 8-12
Ge/etkanycz, M., & Tepper, B. J. (2012). Publishing in AMJ-Part 6: Discussing the implications. Academy of Management journal, 55(2), 256-260
Corley, K. (2012). Publishing in AMJ-Part 7: What's Different about Qualitative Research? Academy of Management Journal, 55(3), 509-513
Frost, P., and Sablein, R. (1992), Doing exemplary research, Sage
Teaching method
Teaching methods will incorporate a mix of:
• TA) theoretical exposition: state of the art
• TB) class discussion: of a paper of the teacher's authorship, good vs bad publication examples.
• TC) examples of replies to referee reports.
• TD) learning from guest speakers authors avoidable errors in designing, analyzing, and reporting studies in a wide range of knowledge areas and topics of management.
• TE) Class discussions about successful and unsuccessful strategies, to undercover underlying reasons usually unwritten and invisible to the students.
Evaluation method
The grading scale used is typically ranging from 0 to 20 (10 points is considered the threshold pass grade). A qualitative Pass/Fail grading can also be used.
Subject matter
A. Learn how to publish hot topics in management, namely:
a. The importance of a hot topic for setting the hook,
b. Emotions in Behavioral Decision Making,
c. Consumer-brand Relationships,
d. Value Creation and Innovation Management,
e. Global Leadership,
f. Motivation and Well Being at Work,
B. Integration of a wide range of research inputs to do exemplary research and write a scientific article for a top journal
which incorporates proper:
a. Topic,
b. Research design,
c. Hypotheses,
d. Methods and results,
e. Discussion of the implications.