Research Methodology in Management Sciences

How can one conduct rigorous doctoral research in management sciences? How does one choose between positivism, interpretivism, and constructivism? How can you ensure that your results are valid and generalizable? How can you incorporate contemporary issues such as mixed methods, artificial intelligence, and research ethics into your approach? This book provides concrete and rigorous answers to these questions. The result of more than twenty years of teaching research methodology at the Center for Doctoral Studies in Management Sciences, it serves as a comprehensive guide covering the entire doctoral process: from the initial epistemological stance to ensuring the rigor of the results. Organized into three parts and eight chapters, the book guides researchers step by step through the epistemological foundations of management sciences, the empirical approach and the operationalization of concepts, as well as the requirements for scientific rigor.