21993 Readings in Management

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UTS: Business: Management
Credit points: 6 cp

Subject level:

Undergraduate

Result type: Grade and marks

There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Description

This is a guided reading subject led by the supervisory panel for higher degree research students in Management. The student plays a proactive role in identifying theoretical frameworks relevant to a specific body of knowledge or practice under the guidance of the supervisory panel. Assessment in this subject focuses on critically evaluating and applying expert knowledge to research issues in business.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1.	Apply appropriate strategies in identifying and selecting credible sources of information within a specific knowledge domain in Management
2.	Critically analyse and synthesise existing literature, concepts and theories within a specific knowledge domain in Management
3.	Identify relevant research gaps within a specific knowledge domain in Management
4.	Effectively communicate research findings and contributions

Contribution to the development of graduate attributes

This subject enables students to obtain the required knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and empirical literature within a specific knowledge domain in Management.

This subject develops the following Program Learning Objective(s) for the Bachelor of Business (Honours):

Communicate research processes, findings, and contributions effectively for diverse audiences (2.1)

This subject develops the following Program Learning Objective(s) for the Master of Business (Research):

Demonstrate and apply expert knowledge and underpinnings of business research to examine theoretical and/or empirical issues in business (1.1)
Critically evaluate existing knowledge and apply creative thinking to research issues in business (1.2)

Teaching and learning strategies

This research reading subject is individually supervised with no formally scheduled class contact. Regular meetings are arranged between academic supervisor and student to support knowledge development, review project progress, and provide academic guidance and feedback.

Content (topics)

Guided reading in research area
Identification of theoretical frameworks relevant to the research project
Development of critical evaluation and application of expert knowledge to research in business
Supported completion of literature review that informs the conceptual development of the thesis topic

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Literature Review (Individual)

Objective(s):	This addresses subject learning objective(s): 1, 2, 3 and 4
Weight:	100%
Length:	5000 words (Honours/ MRES)/ 10,000 words (PhD) maximum
Criteria:	Knowledge of the field/sources Articulation of theoretical/empirical research issues Critical evaluation Identification of future research opportunities Writing

Minimum requirements

Students must achieve at least 50% of the subject’s total marks.

Required texts

Essential texts will be determined by the student in conjunction with their academic supervisor.

References

The student's supervisor may recommend material depending on the particular topic area chosen for the empirical research. See also below a list of suggested references:

Booth A., Sutton A., Papaioannou D. (2016). Systematic approaches to a successful literature review (2nd ed.). SAGE.

Breslin D., Gatrell C. (2020). Theorizing through literature reviews: The miner-prospector continuum. Organizational Research Methods. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428120943288

Briner R. B., Denyer D. (2012). Systematic review and evidence synthesis as a practice and scholarship tool. In Rousseau D. M. (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of evidence-based management (pp. 112–129). Oxford University Press.

Denyer D., Tranfield D. (2009). Producing a systematic review. In Buchanan D. A., Bryman A. (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of organizational research methods (pp. 671–689). SAGE.

Gaur A., Kumar M. (2018). A systematic approach to conducting review studies: An assessment of content analysis in 25 years of IB research. Journal of World Business, 53(2), 280–289.

Gond J. P., Mena S., Mosonyi S. (2020). The performativity of literature reviewing: Constituting the corporate social responsibility literature through re-presentation and intervention. Organizational Research Methods. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428120935494

Jesson J. K., Matheson L., Lacey F. M. (2011). Doing your literature review: Traditional and systematic techniques. SAGE.

Paul J., Criado A. R. (2020). The art of writing literature review: What do we know and what do we need to know? International Business Review, 29(4), Article 101717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101717

Randolph J. J. (2009). A guide to writing the dissertation literature review. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 14(13), 1–13.