Journey of Graduate Studies

Leow Chee Seng (Dean) • Dean, Graduate School, IIC University of Technology, Cambodia • Director, Centre of Executive Education, UNIRAZAK • Honorary Professor, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam • Honorary Professor, Sandikta College of Administrative Science, Indonesia • Adjunct Professor, HELP University, Malaysia • Senior Lecturer, Putra Business School • Panel of Supervisors, Asian E-University (AeU), Malaysia • Editorial Board for Journal SRM-IMT Journal of Business and Management Research • Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Social Education and Innovation

(IJSEI), Romania • Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies

(IJHSSS), India • Editorial board Member for Journal of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Education (JWE) • Editorial Board Member of Journal of Management of Roraima” (EISSN: 2237-8057),

Romania • Editorial board for Journal Body Language • Member of Scientific Committee for International Peer Review, Faculty of Business

Economics and Entrepreneurship, Belgrade, Serbia. • Peer Reviewer for Global Journal of Management And Business Research • Member of Reviewer, Academic of Management Journal, USA • Member of Reviewer, Academic of Management Review, USA • Member of Reviewer, Academic of Management Learning & Education, USA • Member of Reviewer, Academic of Management Discovery, USA • Member of Reviewer, Global Impact Factor (GIF), Australia • Hon. Treasurer of Institute of Marketing Malaysia • Council Member, FOMCA, Malaysia

Topic of Discussion

• The Challenges of Graduate Studies

• Choosing the Right Topics

• Developing Research Proposal

– The skeleton

– Where to start

– How to start

– How to plan

• Summary

The Challenges of Graduate Studies

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Stages of Graduate Studies

Before Deciding Research Topics

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Factors Influencing Research Topics

Knowledge Gap Practicability

What to do After Choosing Research Topics?

Zoom Down Your Studies to Identify Topics

Human Resource Management

Human Talent Management

Leadership

Transformational Leadership

TL Process

Change Management

Talent Matching

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Activity One

• What is the most important in a graduate thesis?

Preparation for Proposal Defense (PD)

• Chapter 1: Introduction

• Chapter 2: Literature Review

• Chapter 3: Methodology

• References and Instrument

Chapter 1: Introduction

• 1.0 Introduction • 1.1 Background of study • 1.2 Problem statement • 1.3 Needs of Study • 1.4 Objective

– 1.4.1 General Objective – 1.4.2 Specific Objectives

• 1.5 Research Questions • 1.6 Operation Definition • 1.7 Summary of Chapter

Chapter 2: Literature Review

• 2.0 Introduction

• 2.1 Development / Evolution of the Industry

• 2.2 Discussion of variables for Theoretical Framework

• 2.3 Related Model

• 2.4 Theoretical Framework

• 2.5 Research Hypothesis

• 2.6 Summary of Chapter

Chapter Three: Methodology

• 3.0 Introduction • 3.1 Research Design • 3. 2 Sampling

– 3.2 .1 Sampling Frame – 3.2 .2 Sampling Method – 3.2 .3 Sampling Procedure – 3.2 .4 Sampling Size

• 3.3 Research Procedure • 3.4 Instruments

– 3.4.1 Reliability – 3.4.2 Validity – 3.4.3 Scale

• 3.5 Statistical Analysis • 3.6 Ethical Consideration • 3.7 Timeline • 3. 8 Summary of Chapter

Step 1: Related Theories

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From Research Topics PROBLEM Research Questions

It is a real problem? It is not oversimplified with yes/no

Evidence can be located It is interesting and relevant to me

This question is manageable I can learn something the

Step 3: Synthesis of Theoretical Framework

Step 3: Hypotheses

• Identify if the research questions can be answered through – Quantitative

– Qualitative

– Mix-method • Concurrent ?

• Parallel?

• Null hypothesis

• Alternative hypothesis

Step 4: Chapter One

Step 4: Chapter One

Step 4: Chapter One

Step 5: Writing Literature

• Snowball literature

• Focus on

– Background

– Problem

– Variables

Activity Two: Background

Identification of Problem and Needs of study

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