Management Research

Recommended Prerequisites

None.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical-practical classes with exposition of subjects, analysis and discussion of conceptual issues, as well as scientific articles and internship reports/work projects.

Learning Outcomes

This course aims to identify the main paradigms and methodologies involved in a research process in economics and finance. As a result of the teaching-learning process the students should:
- know a wide range of research methodologies, be able to analyse their potentialities, applications and limitations, and master the appropriate terminology;
- understand the method and the specific characteristics of scientific research in a Master's project
- master the ethical issues raised by different methodologies, and be able to conduct the various stages of research within the constraints imposed by them;
- explore the sources of valid scientific information and master the tools and methods of referencing them efficiently and appropriately to the specific channels where the original research is to be disseminated;
- and to be able to formulate a clear research proposal.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

In the various items that make up the unit the following topics are addressed, among others: (1) The research process: assumptions and main stages; (2) Bibliographic databases and referencing standards (3) literature review process - State-of-the-art survey; (4) How to write an internship/work project report, (5) main sources of obtaining data: primary and secondary; (6) the stages of the publication process in scientific journals - the review process and the role of editors and reviewers (7) Preparation of a research project: main elements and evaluation criteria

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 40.0%
Analysis and discussion of documents suggested by the teacher: 60.0%

Bibliography

Adrian R. Bell, Chris Brooks and Marcel Prokopczuk (2014)Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Empirical Finance,Edward
Elgar, ISBN: 978 1 78254 017 5
Nigar Hashimzade and Michael A. Thornton, eds.(2015 ) Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Empirical Macroeconomics,
Edward Elgar, ISBN: 978 1 78254 507 1
Nigar Hashimzade and Michael A. Thornton, eds,(2021) Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Empirical Microeconomics,
Edward Elgar, ISBN 978 1 78897 647 3.
BRYMAN, Alan ; BELL, Emma — Business research methods. 2nd ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Thomson, William. 1999. "The Young Person's Guide to Writing Economic Theory."Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 37, No. 1