Week

Date

Content

Material/Papers

1

2/27

Syllabus / Introduction

Evaluating Empirical Research

2

3/6

Tips on research and writing /

Planning your argument

Kim, H-W & Kankanhalli, A. 2009. Investigating user resistance to information systems implementation: A status quo bias perspective. MIS Quarterly, 33 (3): 567-582.

3

3/13

Introduction and the Research Process: Ideas and Evidence

Bailyn, L. "Research as a cognitive process." Quality and Quantity 11 (1977): 97-117.

4

3/20

What is Theory

Making Sense of Data

Sutton, R.I. and Staw, B.M. 1995. What theory is not? Administrative Science Quarterly 40(3): 371-384.

Weick, K.E. 1995. What theory is not, theorizing is. Administrative Science Quarterly 40(3): 385-390.

DiMaggio, P.J. 1995. Comments on ‘What theory is not’. Administrative Science Quarterly 40(3): 391-397.

Alvesson, M. and Karreman, D. 2007. Constructing mystery: Empirical matters in theory development. Academy of Management Review 32(4): 1265-1281.

Shah, S.K. and Corley, K.G. 2006. Building better theory by bridging the quantitative-qualitative divide. Journal of Management Studies 43(8): 1821-1835.

5

3/27

Experimental Design & Multivariate Analysis

Hair et al. (2009), 1-27

Venkatraman, N. (1989), “The Concept of Fit in Strategy Research: Toward Verbal and Statistical Correspondence,” Academy of Management Review, 14(3), 423-444.

6

4/3

Research paper preparation

Independent study for preparing the term research project.

7

4/10

Regression Analysis

SPSS software practice

8

4/17

Structural Equation Modeling

Hair et al. (2009) 711-732

Hooper, D., Coughlan, J. and Mullen, M.R. 2008. Structural Equation Modelling: Guidelines for Determining Model Fit. The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods 6(1): 53-60.

9

4/24

Structural Equation Modeling in practice

Lisrel software practice

10

5/1

Term paper midterm presentation

Term paper research project proposal

11

5/8

Tips for Publication

Strategy and tips for writing a high-quality quantitative research paper.

12

5/15

Paper Critique

Discussion of research design, data collection and analysis

13

5/22

Paper Critique

Discussion of research design, data collection and analysis

14

5/29

Paper Critique

Discussion of research design, data collection and analysis

15

6/5

Term paper presentation

Term paper presentation and discussion / Course wrap-up

(Presentation slides due 6/4 24:00 in Dropbox)

16

6/12

Final exam week

Term paper write-up due 6/12 24:00 in Dropbox

17

6/19

Research paper preparation

Independent study for preparing the term research project.

18

6/26

Research paper preparation

Independent study for preparing the term research project.