Research & Master Thesis

Master Thesis Value 

Strategic Management is concerned with developing scientific knowledge that can be used in a practical setting to allow firms to perform better than their competitors. Completing their theses means our students can contribute to this knowledge-building endeavour, and significantly strengthen their ability to think logically, frame problems correctly, organise research and data-collection projects, analyse quantitative or qualitative information, and draw firm conclusions based on logic and observations. It also bestows a sharp competitive edge when they start their careers. 

Timely Completion 

Of all the MSc programmes, Strategic Management ranks among the highest in terms of the percentage of students able to start and complete their thesis within one academic year. This achievement is, in no small measure, due to the Research Clinic core course pioneered by the department, which helps students develop a feasible research proposal. The structured, motivational and personalised student-centred supervision provided throughout the thesis-writing trajectory ensures students complete their master thesis by the time the master electives are over. 

Master Thesis Topics 

Students of this programme enjoy a unique and unparalleled opportunity to choose from a very wide range of thesis topics. Consider some of the broad research themes from which last year’s students selected their topics: strategic renewal in a co-evolutionary context; value creation with clients; digital convergence and competition; organisation learning, knowledge management and innovation; organising for new product development; management buy-outs; alliances and networks; social capital; collaborating in globally distributed virtual teams; mergers and acquisitions; East-Asian business systems.