DSM Courses Schedule

LLSMA 2002 - Research Methods (3 parts) – 10 ECTS

If you register and pass for the block of 3 courses => 10 credits

If you choose and pass the courses separately => 3 credits each

Part 1 : Advanced Discrete Optimization (Daniele Catanzaro) 

Part 2: Qualitative Research Methods (Laurent Taskin)

Part 3: Quantitative Research Methods (Vincenzo Verardi)

Description

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Advanced Discrete Optimization

• Polytopes
• Efficiency
• TDI Systems
• Matroid Theory
• Equivalence between separation and optimization
• Branch-&-cut 
• Case Studies

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LLSMA 2002 - Research Methods (3 parts) – 10 ECTS

If you register and pass for the block of 3 courses => 10 credits

If you choose and pass the courses separately => 3 credits each

Part 1 : Advanced Discrete Optimization (Daniele Catanzaro) 

Part 2: Qualitative Research Methods (Laurent Taskin)

Part 3: Quantitative Research Methods (Vincenzo Verardi)

Description

See the full course description here

Quantitative Research Methods

• Defining Research Problems and background to quantitative research.
• Research designs
• Hypothesis Testing (Conceptual)
• Type I and Type II Error
• Sampling, probability and sampling distributions.
• Statistical Power
• Description and Measurement: Levels of measurement, normal distribution, reliability, validity, and generalizability.
• Surveys: development and variable measurement
• Control variables
• Common Method Variance: Assessment and remedies
• Cross-sectional and longitudinal field studiesExperimental and quasi-experimental research
• Multiple regressions: linear regression, nonlinear regression
• Bayesian analysis usefulness in research in Management: an introduction
• Bootstrapping: an introduction for testing mediation, moderation and moderated mediation
• Structural Equation Models: an introduction
• Multilevel modeling: an introduction

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LLSMA2006 - Theories of Organizations in Management – 5 ECTS

Prof. Régis Coeurderoy

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Why do firms exist? And why markets and other arrangements among individual or collective actors exist? How can we explain the causes and consequences of interactions and collaborations between actors? How can we assess (and give sense to) performance evaluations (profit, efficiency, legitimacy...) at individual or organizational levels? Here are some of the core questions supporting a sizeable chunk of research works in management. To tackle seriously such issues, researchers need to develop intellectual frameworks that we call theories. Theories provide lens to analyse people actions and behaviors and to draw causal relations. Furthermore, theories create the common grammar that a community of researchers shares.

Albeit considered as a "practice matters at first" discipline, management also needs theories, not only to be accepted as an academic discipline, but also to create sound, replicative and cumulative knowledge. So far, theoretical approaches of organizations developed in management studies have been widely inspired by more old and established disciplines in social sciences – economics, psychology and sociology. More recently, researchers in management have developed efforts to create a more specific approach.

This course is an introduction to these theories of organizations widely used in the research field of management & organizations. We will review the main theoretical approaches through their disciplinary origin: economics (day 2), sociology (day 4) and psychology (day 5). We will also review the theories more “management based”: the competence approach (day 3) and the stakeholders approach (day 6). We will start by a brief introduction and an analysis of behavioural assumptions adopted in these social science theories.

The learning objectives are twofold. The very first learning objective will be focused on the basic features of each theoretical approach. We will help students (a) to acquire a helicopter’s view and a synthetic perspective on the different theories - useful knowledge to position your research on sound foundations (internal consistency); (b) to sort out concepts and frameworks and to be able to identify specific features of each theory and overlaps/contradictions between theories - other useful knowledge to position your research on sound foundations (external consistency). The second learning objective will be more oriented towards the development of a researcher’s skills. We will help students (a) to develop analytical reading skills – useful to manage huge volumes of articles; (b) to develop synthetic writing skills – useful to orchestrate discussion between papers and develop your own way.

The course is a PhD level course.

1.  Introduction to the theories of the firm
2. Firms, markets and other organizations: theoretical foundations for a puzzle
3. Behavioural assumptions: rationality and motivation
4. Theoretical foundations 1: the coordination issue
5. Theoretical foundations 2: the competence issue
6. Theoretical foundations 3: the institutional issue
7. Theoretical foundations 4: the network issue

Schedule 

Additional 6 hours: pre-recorded video capsules for independent viewing

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LLSMA2007 - Communication and Writing Skills – 5 ECTS

Prof. Valérie SWAEN & Manuel KOLP

Description

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COURSE OBJECTIVES 

The objective of the course is to help young researchers in management get a better understanding of the peer reviewed publication process and develop their academic writing skills. This course provides transversal competences to doctoral students and future researchers – i.e. competences that are useful regardless of their specific topic and discipline. During this seminar, students will learn how to write a literature review, an academic paper; how to get published and how to present a research paper. 

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 

• prepare a research plan and an academic paper; 
• write a paper following the academic standards; 
• review an academic paper; 
• pitch his/her research; 
• present a research seminar ; 
• build online profiles and web presence 

COURSE CONTENT 

The different topics that will be covered in this course are the following ones: 

• Defining what makes a good research idea? 
• Designing your literature review (Searching for literature; Quality of journals; Writing the literature review…) 
• Developing your research design (Conceptual model, hypotheses, methodology…) 
• Writing your paper: what and how? (Structure of an academic paper; Writing an abstract; Writing the basic sections: data collection, findings, discussion, conclusion, limitations and future research; Positioning a research and defining contributions; Common mistakes of novice writers…) 
• Publishing process (Soliciting for feedback; Developing research papers; Selecting an appropriate journal; Order of authors; Making the paper ready for submission; …) 
• Reviewing your paper 
• Presenting your research in a research seminar 
• Pitching your research to a non-expert audience 
• Becoming an impactful academic 
• Using Web Tools and establishing web presence and visibility 

COURSE ORGANIZATION 

Students are expected to prepare the writing/reading assignment and think about the topics before each session. They are also expected to contribute in an informed, critical and innovative manner during the sessions. 

EVALUATION METHODS 

Different assignments will be asked from students: 

• writing a working paper following the academic standards (see specific guidelines posted on Moodle); 
• presenting this working paper (see specific guidelines given in class); 
• reviewing a paper written by another student and discussing it after the oral presentation/poster. 

The assessment of your performance will be composed of the following elements: 

• Quality of the written working paper (65%) 
• Quality of the oral presentation of your working paper (20%) 
• Quality of your review and discussion of a classmate paper (15%) 

Schedule 

A presentation day is organized in June 

Schedule to be confirmed. 

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LLSMA 2002 - Research Methods (3 parts) – 10 ECTS

If you register and pass for the block of 3 courses => 10 credits

If you choose and pass the courses separately => 3 credits each

Part 1 : Advanced Discrete Optimization (Daniele Catanzaro) 

Part 2: Qualitative Research Methods (Laurent Taskin)

Part 3: Quantitative Research Methods (Vincenzo Verardi)

Description

See the full course description here

Qualitative Research Methods

• General characteristics of qualitative approaches
• Research design and data collection
• Interview Guide and questioning
• Analyzing and making sense of data
• Data Quality Control
• Reflexivity and heterodox approaches
• Ethnographic and Visual Approaches

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LLSMA2001 - Epistemology of Management – 5 ECTS

Prof. Matthieu de Nanteuil

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This course should allow the students to access to a critical theory of knowledge applied to management and, in a wider sense, to all disciplines that belong to management studies. Such a goal is at the same time theoretical and practical: firstly, it should help students understand how a "management science" has been progressively invented, what are the challenges and limitations of such a project; secondly, it will introduce the participants to the main debates in the epistemological field, mixing fundamental and applied epistemologies; thirdly, it will give them reflexive roots to fulfill their research in management studies.

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Exact schedule will be added soon

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Blanche Ségrestin Bio (from MINES Paris)

Blanche Segrestin est enseignant-chercheur au sein du Centre de Gestion Scientifique (CGS) de MINES ParisTech.
Avec Kevin Levillain, elle coordonne les travaux de la Chaire Théorie de l’Entreprise – Modèles de gouvernance & création collective.

Blanche Segrestin s’est vue décerner fin 2019 le prix du livre RH 2019 pour son ouvrage co-écrit avec Kevin Levillain, « La mission de l’entreprise responsable – Principes et normes de gestion ».