MISM research methods workshop 1 topics

The following are upcoming Research Methods topics for MISM programme:

1. Ethics: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2012/03/research-and-consulting-ethics.html
2. plagiarism: http://josephho33.blogspot.hk/2011/08/plagiarism-what-plagiarism.html
3. project mgt control: note the following major phases of a research process: Motivation -> Literature review -> formulate research question(s) and/or formulate conceptual framework -> formulate research strategies (e.g. survey, case study) -> formulate data generation methods (e,g, interviews, observations, etc) -> conduct data analysis (e.g. qualitative and/or quantitative ones).   Develop a project plan to capture these activities.

Students need to study the workshop materials for details of the above topics

Class discussion:

What are the major ethical issues arising from the following research strategies:

1. Case study
2. Action research
3. Survey
4. Experiment

Some general ethical issues are: confidentiality, privacy, informed consent, impacts on stakeholders, infringement of basic human rights, subjectivity in interpretation of data, honesty


[Note:

A. Rights of participants in Management Research: right not to participate; right to withdraw; right to give informed consent; right to anonymity; right to confidentiality
B. Responsibilities of researchers: no unnecessary intrusion; behave with integrity; follow appropriate professional codes of conduct; no plagiarism; review research works ethically


 - re: Oates, 2008, Chapter 5]

To what extent are the ethical considerations of Management Research different from that of other social sciences and engineering disciplines?

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Relevant readings

• Bell, E. and Bryman, A. (2007) "The Ethics of Management Research: An Exploratory Content Analysis" British  Journal of Management 18, pp. 63-77.
• Walker, B. and Haslett, T. (2002) "Action Research in Management: Ethical Dilemmas" Systemic Practice and Action Research 15(6) December, pp. 523-533.
• Oates, B.J. (2008) Researching Information Systems and Computing, Sage Publications.