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SeminaronTheoriesandMethodologiesforEmpiricalResearchInstructors:Prof.XiandeZhao(Email:[e-mail])Office:8thFloor,ShantouAlumni,WushanRoad.,TianheDistrict,Guangzhou,P.R.C.Tel:[phone]InstituteofSupplyChainIntegrationandServiceInnovationSchoolofBusinessAdministrationSouthChinaUniversityofTechnologySeminaronTheoriesandMethodologiesforEmpiricalResearchInstructor:Prof.XiandeZhaoE-Mail:[e-mail]:8:00-11:40AMonMonday(fromFeb.20toApr.9,2012)Classroom:12号楼111室CourseDescriptionThiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstothetheoriesandmethodologiesneededforempiricalresearchintheareasofoperationsandsupplychainmanagement(OMandSCM).Wewilldiscusshowusethepropertheoriesandmethodologiesinaddressinginterestingandpracticalbusinessproblems.Theinstructorsandinvitedspeakerswillpresentandanalyzesomeofthebestpublicationsutilizingthesetheoriesandmethodologiesanddiscusshowtomakecontributionstothedevelopmentandrefinementoftheories.Studentswillberequiredtoreadresearchpapers,critiqueandsynthesizeotherpeople’sresearchworkandidentifyareasforimprovementandfutureresearch.Theyarealsorequiredtopresentdiscusstheirownresearchpapersandproposals.Chinahasbecometheglobalmanufacturingcenter.TheuniqueChinesecultureandChina’srapideconomictransformationprovideresearcherswithampleopportunitiestotestexistingtheoriesanddevelopnewtheoriesinoperationsmanagement(OM)andsupplychainmanagement(SCM).Throughthiscourseandfollow-upcollaborationswithmoreexperiencedresearchers,wehopetoenhancestudents’researchcapabilitiessothattheycanconducthighqualityChina-basedresearchandpublishtheminreputableinternationaljournals.Specifically,theobjectivesare:1.Tointroducecurrenttrendsandresearchdirectionsinmainstreamoperationsmanagementincludingareassuchasproduct/serviceinnovationanddesign,innovationandtechnologymanagement,managementinformationsystems,relationshipmanagementandsupplychainintegration,qualitymanagementandbehavioraloperationsmanagement.2.Toprovidestate-of-the-arttheories,researchmethodologiesandtoolsforparticipantstoengageinChinaresearchintheareasofoperationsandSCM;3.TodemonstratehowtoapplyacombinationoftheoriesandmethodologiestoaddresssignificantissuesinoperationsandSCMareatoensurethattheresearchwillmakesignificantcontributionstotheoriesandpractices;4.Toprepareparticipantstopublishinmainstreaminternationaloperationmanagementjournals.AlthoughthecourseismainlydesignedforstudentswhowanttodoresearchinthisareasofOMandSCM,studentsinotherareassuchasManagementInformationSystems,StrategicManagement,HumanResourcesManagementandMarketingcanalsogreatlybenefitfromthiscourse.CourseFormat:Thecoursewillbetaughtinaninteractiveformatinvolvinglectures,in-classdiscussion/presentation,andwrittenreportsthroughwhichstudentsdemonstratecriticalthinkingandanalysisofassignedreadings.Studentsarerequiredtoreadassignedreadingsinadvance,writereportandmakepresentations.Aleaddiscussantwillbeassignedtomakeapresentationtocritiquetheassignedpapersintermoftheirkeycontributions,strengthsandweaknessesintermsoftheoriesandmethodologiesandturninthepptforthepresentationasthewritten-report.Otherstudentswillreadthepapersanddiscussthepapersfollowingthepresentation.Requirements:1.Attendanceismandatoryatallclasssessionsandwillbecountedintothefinalgrade.Whenabsencesareunavoidable,itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoobtainassignments,notes,etc.andcompletemissedwork.Contributionsinclassdiscussionswillalsobeconsideredfortheattendancegrade.2.Therewillbeonefinalproject.Theprojectwillrequirestudentstocompletearesearchpaperoraresearchproposal.Moredetailsinstructionswillbeprovidedlater.Assessment:Individualpresentation/report:40%FinalProject:30%Attendanceanddiscussions30%TentativeScheduleModuleTopicWeek1(Feb20th)TrendsandalternativemethodologiesforOperationsandSupplyChainManagementOverviewoftheEmpiricalResearchProcessesWeek2(Feb27th)Resource-BasedViewandKnowledgebasedviewOrganizationalLearningtheoryApplicationsofthesetheoriesinServiceInnovationandDesign,SupplyChainManagement,ManagementInformationSystemsWeek3(Mar5th)Transaction-CostEconomics(TCE)SocialExchangeTheorySocialCapitalTheory/SocialNetworktheoryApplicationsofthesetheoriesinSupplyChainIntegrations,ServiceInnovationandDesign.Week4(Mar12th)InstitutionalTheoryContingencyTheoryConfigurationTheoryandFitApplicationsofthesetheoriesinOperationsStrategy,QualityManagement,SupplyChainManagementWeek5(Mar19th)ExperimentsApplicationsofexperimentalmethodologiesinservicequalitymanagement,productrecall,supplierrelationshipmanagementetcWeek6(Mar26th)SurveysApplicationsofsurveymethodologyinsupplychainmanagement,qualitymanagement,serviceinnovationanddesign,managementinformationsystemsWeek7(Apr2nd)CasestudyApplicationsofcasemethodologiesinproduct/serviceinnovations,serviceoperationsmanagement,leanmanufacturingandservicesWeek8(Apr9th)SecondaryDataUseofsecondarydatainsupplychainmanagement,qualitymanagement,serviceoperationsmanagementPresentationsoffinalprojectsReadingMaterials:(byemail)TOPIC1:TrendsandalternativemethodologiesforOperationsandSupplyChainManagement