Academic Research, Publishing and Writing : Critical Thinking and Strategies for Business Scholars / John Dumay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dumay, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic writing.

Business writing.

Scholarly publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2024]

Summary:

Academic Research, Publishing and Writing: Critical Thinking and Strategies for Business Scholarsis designed for all scholars of business and management and outlines practical and proven ways of designing, developing, and executing impactful research and writing projects with a view to eventual publication.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1: Critical Thinking and the IDEALS Framework

Critical Thinking

Purposeful Reflective Judgement

Avoiding the Dominance Structure

An Ethical Dimension

The IDEALS Framework

Note

References

2: Becoming a Critical Scholar

Who Am I?

How Beliefs Shape Us as Academic Researchers

Critically Assessing the Beliefs of Others

The Role of the Critical Academic Researcher

Research Without Much Impact

Integrated Reporting as Fashionable Research

Copycat Research

Furphy Research

Research with Impact: Going Beyond Boundaries

Who Likes Chocolate?

3: Developing a Publishing Strategy

Strategy and Engineering

Understanding the Myths

Publish or Perish

Choosing a Journal

Rule 1: Publish in Journals Familiar to You and Your Colleagues

Rule 2: Never Submit a Paper to a Journal You Are Unfamiliar with

Pub Phishing

Paper Mills

Open Access and Ethical Publishing Traps

Gold Open Access

Hybrid Open Access

Bronze Open Access

Green Open Access

Diamond or Platinum Open Access

Publishing for Impact

Developing Debates

Developing Normative Research

Co-authorship

Testing the Waters

Talk to an Editor

Submit an Outline, Abstract or Draft

Test at Conferences and Seminars

Test with Trusted Colleagues or Experts

notes

4: Undertaking a Critical Literature Review

Understanding Different Types of Literature Reviews

Building on IDEALS: Identify the Problem

The Iterative Nature of Literature Reviews

The Structure of a Literature Review

Opening Paragraph(s)

Critically Reviewing the Literature.

Summarising the Review and Developing the Ultimate Problem and Research Question

Understanding the Serendipitous Nature of Research and Literature Reviews

Conclusion

5: Designing Research for Reliability, Validity, and Generalisations

Methodology, Methods, and Case Study Research

Designing Your Research for Reliability and Validity

Reliability and a Research Protocol

Reliability and a Research Database

Establishing Validity

Multiple Sources of Evidence

Have Research Participants Review Case Evidence and Results

Data Triangulation and Multilateration

Generalisation in Qualitative Research

6: Writing Structure Using Reasoning and IDEALS

The Academic Article Recipe

Developing an Argument

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Abductive Reasoning

Writing Argumentative Paragraphs

Linking Argumentative Paragraphs

Ensuring Critique, Not Criticism

7: Polishing the Diamond

Writing Concisely and Clearly

Dragon Naturally Speaking

Grammarly

The Writers Diet

The Paramedic Method

The Elimination Method

PerfectIt

A Brief Note on Generative AI

Proofreading

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-80071-288-X