What About the Conflict Between Economics and Management Science Research Methods for Accounting and Finance Research Proposal, UOS, UK
The objectives of the course
to learn how to read published articles in the field
to learn general skills of writing your dissertation
to learn how to solve real-life problems in a structural way
to learn how to conduct an independent research
Introduction
Outline of the course
Research process
Research proposal and literature review
Inductive research and data collection
Deductive research and data collection
Types of data and descriptive statistics
Basics of hypothesis testing
Hypothesis testing, a test of association
Regression analysis
Meta-Analysis
Event study in Accounting & Finance
Lecture 1 Research process
What is research?
Features of research in Accounting & Finance
Types of research
The philosophical issues of research
From the observed problem to research questions
The process of conducting research
Two examples
Lecture 1 Research process
What is research?
To do research is to provide an answer to a question or to find a solution for a practical problem
Management-oriented research vs. academic research
Applied (empirical) research vs. Fundamental (theoretical) research
Quantitative vs. qualitative research
Lecture 1
Research process
Features of research in Accounting and finance
Social sciences
Multidisciplinary
Theory-led research vs Problem-centered research
Practitioner research vs Academic research
Positive vs Interpretive
Lecture 1
Research process
Types of research
Reporting: to present what it is
Descriptive: to summarize what you observed
Explanatory: to explain the phenomenon (theory)
Predictive: to predict what will be
Q: think about an example, you can do research at different levels on the same topic
Lecture 1
Research process
Example: explanatory & predictive research
Productivity = Constant + a0*Working arrangement +error
Consumption = Constant + a1*Income + error
From explanatory research to obtain “a”,
From predictive research to forecast the level of consumption next year given the expected income in next year.
Lecture 1
Research process
The philosophical issues of research
The assumption about the nature of social reality
(ontological )
objectivism
constructivism (subjective)
The assumption about the nature of knowledge
(epistemological)
positivism
interpretivism
Q: What about the conflict between Economics and Management Science?
Q: Is it possible to combine them?
