26E99905 - Master's Thesis Seminar, 09.01.2019-07.02.2019
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Assignment to compensate a lecture
If you are not able to attend the lecture, to compensate you will have to write:
- a one page summary each for 3 pre-selected articles on methodological aspects of doing academic research in Management Studies (i.e. 1 page for each article)
- Plus a page where you provide your reflections concerning why (or why not) and how the summarized articles can be useful for / applied to your own project
- The assignment is evaluated as pass or fail –> You need to pass!
Compulsory readings:
Eisenhardt, K. (1989). Building Theories from Case Study Research. Academy of Management Review, 14(4): 532-550
Alvesson, M. Kärreman, D. (2007). Constructing Mystery: Empirical Matters in Theory Development. Academy of Management Review, 32(4): 1265-1281
Plus one of the following:
Gioia, D. Chittipeddi, K. (1991). Sensemaking and Sensegiving in Strategic Change Initiation. Strategic Management Journal, 12: 433- 448
OR
Mantere, S. Schildt, H. Sillince, J. (2012). Reversal of Strategic Change. Academy of ManagementJournal, 55(1): 172-196
OR
Welch, C., Piekkari, R., Plakoyiannaki, E., & Paavilainen-Mäntymäki, E. 2011. Theorising from case studies: towards a pluralist future for international business research. Journal of International Business Studies, 42: 740-762.