Research Fellowship Conclusions Fellowship Summary research talk 101
Research Fellowship Conclusions Fellowship Summary
research talk 101
JAIN Universityprofessor of strategic HRM,
head- research in management, brand ambassador, Asian HR Board, India
[email protected]/in/mmbagali
mm bagali, phd
CMS Business School / Bangalore
Preparation 2 years in advance
1995 First PhD
2008 Second PhD
Guided 6
Guiding 11
Managing around 90
Co-Guide 15
CMS Business School / Bangalore
Idea
Idea
Idea
Reviewing
Personal research map….
Motivation: Why should I do research?
Motivation: Why should I do research?
• Internal driveo Research interest (sense of achievement / fulfillment, curiosity)o Strong ambition (self-expectation)o Rejuvenated
• External driveo Degree and diplomao Parents, teachers, friendso Peer pressure (sense of honor and responsibility)o Small success
o I have PhD…. Security
Focus…..
Discover….. Create…..Explore
Knowledge creation
New direction
New approach
Others start thinking
Challenges !!!
• How do I start
• Where Do I start from
• What do I do ….
• Why I should with this stuff?
3 category of Writing !!!
Craft a Researchable Story/ picture that capturesBOTH ….. HEART and MIND
What general area or topic do you want to focus on? Why?
What specific review question will you address?
Is it specific enough?
Where is this question from?
Why is it important or interesting?
Who is the review for? Practitioners? Researchers? Both?
What type of literature review do you want to do?
Focus…..What are the key theories, concepts and ideas?
What are the main questions and problems that have been addressed to date?
What are the major issues and debates about the topic?
How has knowledge in the topic been structured and organized? How have approaches to these
questions increased our understanding and knowledge?
What are the origins and definitions of the topic?
What are the key sources?
What's your direction !!!
Leads to …..
Theory Building
Theoretical Framing
Foundation
Framework
Design….. Add/ Don’t add/ Cant add…..
Be clear about the scope/boundaries of the review
Formulate clear review questions
Make extensive efforts to find ALL the relevant literature
CIMO - context, intervention, mechanism, outcome
What general area or topic do you want to focus on? Why?
What specific review question will you address? Is it specific enough?
Where is this question from? Why is it important or interesting?
Who is the review for? Practitioners? Researchers? Both?
What type of literature review do you want to do?
Your narrative flow
• Here is a problem
• It’s an interesting problem
• It’s an unsolved problem
• Here is my idea
• My idea works (details, data)
• Here’s how my idea compares to other people’s approaches
• Howwwww ????
Your narrative flow
Here’s how my idea compares to other people’s approaches
Step 1….Failure to place the study in the broader context
Step 2 …. Old or out-dated
Step 3….. Literature not relevant to the study
Step 4 …. Too short or too long study
Step 5 …. The literature argues against itself
Sources…..
Conference papers
Books
Working papers or unpublished papers
Documents on the internet
Personal requests to knowledgeable researchers and/or practitioners
Reports from relevant institutions: companies, public bodies etc
tell how this research work make
LIFE BETTER
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The Key Ingredients of Research: Contribution
• One major contribution is better than many small ones
• Which journal
• The years to refer
• What is the contribution type?o Knowledge discovery, invention,
integration, application
• Identify, describe, and demonstrate the big idea
• Asking the right problem, then asking the problem right
The skeleton
• What is the problem
• Motivation and goals
• Relevant state of the art
• What is your key idea/contribution
• Why is your approach good/better
• What I just said and what I want to do next
Use simple language
FREE OF JARGONS
some observation
Clear sentence / clarityStraight to pointRepetitionsLogic flowComplex languageDense sentenceToo many jargonHanging at a pointConnectivity / thread
How to Get Published in Internationally Refereed Business Journals
How to Get Published in Internationally Refereed Business Journals
Formulating a Publication Strategy
Understanding the Publication Process
Structuring a Research Article/ Paper Significance on Abstract and Introduction section Adequate Literature Search
Choice of an Appropriate Methodology
Presenting results
Reference presentation and style of presenting
The Right form of Tables, graphs, Figure, Diagrams
The Length and Style of Presenting (formatting the paper)
Innovative content
New research questions
Looking at an old problem in new way
The hotness of the topic
Should have practical value
Avoid too technical terms
Novel approach / novel answers
Break through contribution
New set of variables, not considered in earlier study
How it helps manage the problem differently
Introduce a novel perspective to an existing problem
Journals??.... Impact, Citations, References,
Frequency with which the Journal Article is/ are cited in other Peer reviewed JlCited after your paper publication (within 2 years)Based on Three year periodThe composition of Editorial BoardPeriodicity
Indicates the importance of that jl to Research world/ researchersCategorizing the jl under quality areas
Limitations …New and OldAvailability and Non availabilityConcept papers not cited much
Thank you