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Completing a PhD in business and management: a brief guide to doctoral students and universities
journal contribution
posted on 2015-11-09, 16:02 authored by Yogesh K. Dwivedi, M.N. Ravishankar, Antonis C. SimintirasPurpose – Despite the ever-growing number of PhD students all over the world, there remain significant doubts about whether entering students in business and management disciplines fully understand the process of producing a PhD thesis, defending it and developing a coherent publication strategy. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to offer some guidance on what it takes to successfully complete a doctoral research thesis. Design/methodology/approach – The arguments and guidance presented in this viewpoint paper are drawn on the authors’ collective supervision and doctoral examination experiences. Findings – The paper presents guidelines on three key issues related with the doctoral completion: choosing a research problem; demonstrating rigour and quality; developing a publication strategy. Originality/value – The content presented in this paper would be valuable aide to those pursuing doctoral research.
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Business
Published in
Journal of Enterprise Information ManagementVolume
28Issue
5Pages
615 - 621Citation
DWIVEDI, Y.K., RAVISHANKAR, M.N. and SIMINTIRAS, A.C., 2015. Completing a PhD in business and management: a brief guide to doctoral students and universities. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 28 (5), pp. 615 - 621.Publisher
© Emerald Group Publishing LimitedVersion
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2015Notes
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1741-0398Publisher version
Language
- en