Based on what we know about a specific field, we can develop a research question or problem as well as the intended contribution. This part is the pivotal point of a great dissertation or a research project. In other words, this determines whether your work might contribute to what we already know or not.
A rather painful process is the literature review. Conducting a literature review has only little to do with inspiration (that is also important for research) but rather with transpiration.
However, the literature review is important for the development of your research idea into a research problem or question. It also helps you in finding arguments for your specific research approach and gives you material to discuss your own results. In this session, you will also find hints on how to conduct a literature review.
As mentioned previously, the research idea is a starting point. The research processes follows usually the structure of a dissertation or a seminar paper.
The main difference is that a dissertation is way more elaborated. In this session, we will go through this typical structure. You will also find some hints on where to start and where to end.
Research always starts with an initial idea. This initial idea can be an observed problem from management practice or just a research interest.
However, this initial idea is just a starting point for your research process. It is important to further develop this idea into a research problem or a research question.