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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 its ontological and epistemological foundations;

Methodological implcations of critical rationalism, social constructivism, critical realism, and governmentality studies;

Assessing impact of methodological choices on participants' dissertation projects.

Lectures with discussion; student presentations; in-class group work and discussion; reviewing student papers.

Presentations, term paper, reviews of other students' term papers.

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

Compulsory readings for introductory session on 10.10.2010:

Czarniawska, B. (2014). Social science research: From field to desk. Los Angeles: Sage. (chapter 1)

O'Leary, Z. (2017). The essential guide to doing your research project (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage. (chapter 1)

Detailed references available in course syllabus.

See curriculum.

Participation in seminar meetings is compulsory.

Please  read literature for first session on 10.10.2018.

It is highly recommended to participate in the general information meeting on the PhD programme organized by the Dean of Studies on 01.10.2018, 15:00, Faculty Meeting Room (Fakultätssitzungssaal, Sowi, 3rd floor).