Course description
This is a generic, 5 ECTS, PhD course. It aims to acquaint Doctoral Candidates with the process of theorizing and theory building in management research.
We start from the premise that it is critical for Doctoral Candidates to master the process of theorizing and theory development from the extant knowledge and empirical data quite early in their Doctoral studies.
By the end of the course the Doctoral Candidates will have gained skills and knowledge in:
- Discovering your voice during the literature review process
- Gaining sensitivity to theoretical development during the literature review process
- Building theory-driven typologies
- Discovering your voice during data collection and analysis process
- Gaining sensitivity to theoretical development during data collection and analysis process
- Building data-driven typologies
The PhD course is delivered using a mixture of lecture-based and interactive teaching methods, including 2 group assignments and feedback to Doctoral Candidates on their identified issues and challenges.
The students will have the opportunity to meet in-person scholars and practitioners who will share their knowledge and experience in theory building during the course:
- Dr. Andy Lowe, Grounded Theory Institute, California, US
- Dr. Matthias Zach, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Germany
- Dr. Michal Lysek, Axis Communications, Finland
- Prof. Romeo V. Turcan, Aalborg University Business School, Denmark (organizer and host)
TBRP PhD course attracts, as primary target, Doctoral Candidates in their 18-24 months of the doctoral program. However, we also welcome Doctoral Candidates in their earlier and later stages of the doctoral programme.
The course admits maximum 20 Doctoral Candidates. The course is provided in-person format only.
Registered Doctoral Candidates will have full access to the course programme and material via course Intranet. Upon receiving the registration fee, each student will get an e-mail with log-in instructions. Any queries about course intranet shall be directed to the PhD Course Secretary.
Deadlines:
- DL1: Oct 28, 2024 - Essay submission. Please go to application to start the application process.
- DL2: Nov 04, 2024 - Essay acceptance.
- DL3: Nov 15, 2024 - Registration and payment of course fee. Early registration is strongly encouraged.
Participation fee is 350 EUR. The fee will cover costs related to lunches, coffee breaks, two dinners during the week of the course. Participation: in person only. Each participant is responsible for his/her own travel and accommodation.
The 2024 Edition takes place on Dec 2-6, 2024 and is hosted by the Aalborg University Business School.
Any queries about application, registration and administration, please contact the host, Michael K. Simonsen.
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