Dear MTCians,
At the outset there are unlimited opportunities in doing PhD in management domain.MTC should motivate and provide guidance in pursuing PhD.
There should not be any difference of opinion that there should be strict standards of doing research and obtaining PhD.
Some teachers post topic and questioner on MTC and other forums.They are not worthy of even college projects. I understand that people may be buying Guide, Thesis Writers and even purchasing Examiners.as a short cut to pursue the career. But any way what prevents to at least know the concepts of topic concerned. Experience shows that such persons are let down at crucial moments and mirror is shown to them.FDI case put up by Mr.Ramesh.Do some justice to minimum three years you put in.
In what ever way you have taken PhD. At least basic ingradients which differentiate a PhD holder and non PhD holder should be obvious. A PhD holder should possess at least :
1. Ability to do deep / root cause analysis.
2. Ability to look beyond obvious by lateral / out of box thinking.
3.Urge to increase content and current on his domain at least.
A simple test,post on MTC should differentiate a PhD holder and non PhD holder. But we are not able to observe such differentiation.
Statistics and Statistical Tools are easy and otherwise any tool easy or difficult should be learnt or help can be taken to do the research.
Research is done on a topic and topic determine the use of Case Study or use of Statistical or Operations Research Tool or Computer simulations etc. The superiority will be determined by the benefits society draw from research not by any tool used. Tools are to arrive at the conclusion and not the conclusion it elf..
To be successful in Academics one should pursue PhD. Even Industry people should do PhD like Mt. Ganesh Natrajan and should be encouraged.
Regards
Raj Verma
On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Nagapavan Chintalapati <nagapavanc@gmail.com> wrote:
The case study can be a great method when the sample size is known ahead of time to be small.The excerpts are given below for immediate review of the other members.http://www.brighthub.com/education/postgraduate/articles/77789.aspxJust to be very clear i would like you go through the following link.Dear Dr. Appalayya MeesalaAccepting the Ph D aspirants should review their preparedness for undertaking Ph D requirements like coursework, research methodology knowledge, etc I have strong reservations in your strong opinion against Ph D being awarded through case methodology.
Advantage of Case Methodology
The case study can accomplish many of the same goals as other methods. For example, the case study can be exploratory (create new knowledge), constructive (solve some problem), or confirmatory (test a hypothesis with empirical evidence). The case study can also use either a primary (the researcher collects the data) or secondary (the researcher uses someone else's data) approach. Finally, a case study can be either qualitative or quantitative in nature. The idea that case study research can only be qualitative is incorrect.
Disadvantages
One of the biggest disadvantages to using the case study method has to do with external vs. internal validity. Using the case study method, the PhD researcher often does not have control over certain variables and events and, therefore, cannot control them as the researcher could in a lab experiment. Consequently, the researcher using the case study method must be content that his/her findings may only be applicable to similar cases. What the case study gains in internal validity, it loses in external validity.
Pygmalion effectConclusion
Just like any research method, the case study has advantages and disadvantages for the PhD researcher. If you are thinking of using a case study design for your dissertation or thesis, consider carefully whether it truly captures what you are trying to capture with your research. Do not blindly choose the case study method because it fits your criteria as a method with which you are most comfortable using.
Just go through the following works for more information.
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR15-2/vissak.pdf published in The Qualitative Report Volume 15 Number 2 March 2010 370-388
University of Canterbury Approved Ph D link http://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/10092/2902/1/thesis_fulltext.pdf (Ranked 226th in Arts & Humanities, 128th in Engineering & IT, 207th in Natural Sciences, and 243rd in Social Sciences) better than many Indian institutions
http://www.inclentrust.org/uploadedbyfck/file/compile%20resourse/Qualitative%20Research/Presentations/Qualitative%20Research%20in%20Information%20Systems.pdf (A paper published in MIS Quarterly)
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17084976&show=abstractFor your information I donot think there is any thing wrong in awarding a Ph D to P. Sainath of The Hindu for his work on farmers suicides. ( I was recently told by a friend that he was an expert in Faculty Selection Panel of a Central University in the area of Sociology)
I again reiterate the hardwork to undertake a Ph D is important aspect for every individual to note and the commitment and attitude are very important. No methodology is best for undertaking research...Best wishesNagapavan C--
On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Dr.Appalayya Meesala <ameesala@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Colleagues:
The eight Ph.D. commandments that I enumerated are not exhaustive; some experts have added some more. They have to be appreciated. It should also be noted that the commandments include only basics, but not advanced techniques like discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, CFA, MANCOA etc.
The said Ph.D. commandments are not pointedly applicable to all researches, particularly those involving operations research techniques, as pointed out by some experts. I fully agree with them.
Experts who are in favor of non-standard work (free-hand approach) should be wary of self-serving bias or similar-to-me errors; they should be familiar with the minimal technicalities and avoid them after understanding their limitations. Let us not avoid the methodologies just because we are not familiar with them.
One question that should wake us up from stupor is : do good universities permit research for Ph.Ds. based on a proposal of case-study based research? If case study can be a basis of Ph.D., will academic community agree to equate all the extensive news-paper accounts,( which are best case studies) as Ph.D. theses?
We the intellectuals should understand the damage that is done to research quality when there are no standards; our community can cleverly get around the standards when the standards are unequivocally specified and very much there; with the same imagination, we must think of the damage that we can do to research without standards.
I don't deny the value of case study method, but can one prove that they have made efforts worthy of a Ph.D. degree while employing case study method?
What heartens one is that a majority of well-meaning intellectuals are in favor of standards. Insisting on standards cannot be equated to ego or rudeness! No emotions or malice please.
Dr. Appalayya Meesala
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On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Indranil Bose <sentindranil@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear sir,Same is true for some universities in Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. I can tell you that many grey haired Professors ask for bribe in these states for clearing the phases like Synopsis acceptance, Pre-submission and post-submission defense etc.The same professors discourage or talk in very high spirit against the PhD s offered by many good private universities in these states and outside like KIIT University, GITAM University, VIT university, Nirma University at Gujarat etc.Such an irony !!!!Regards,Indranil Bose
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Stephen Narayanan <stepnrn@gmail.com> wrote:The concern expressed by Mr. Vemuganti really underscores the point that Ph D's are awarded without a proper controlling mechanism and here too I have heard of bribes which only open the door for the thesis being accepted clearing the way for awarding the Doctorate Degree. Spot fixing officials in some Universities in North have brazenly asked to 'X" amount saying that even the Director who would be evaluating the thesis would be getting paid. One of the IT Head of my previous Institute who was pursuing his Ph D told me how he had was made to run around for 3 days when he didn't offer the cut and finally he had to negotiate and pay before his submission was accepted. No doubt the Ph D would enable the award-es to move into the elite category but if their communication skills are below par and they are unable to express and explain their research work...they become an embarrassment for the Institute when representing them in Conclave/Seminar and are made fun of my student community - raising credibility on the institute employing such candidates.At the same time there is no dearth of real talent in our country....there could be many unexplored geniuses who do not have the proper avenues to get a Doctorate Award though they truly deserve it.... but such geniuses do not need a Framed Doctorate Degree to notify their achievement.....the student following they have....would be a real indicator of their real place as " Guru ".--
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Ramesh Vemuganti <vemugantiramesh@gmail.com> wrote:
In addition to the gaps aptly listed out by Meesala, poor communication skills of research scholars & Ph D"s
is the bane of our education system
I feel extremely concerned when I interact with few Ph D"s & interview them on various panels.
They cannot explain the research work they have done, properly.
How can you award Ph D to such candidates? Why will students of next gen listen to them?
Every candidate opting for a Ph D must clear an English Communication Skills test & has to be be a good communicator.
Neither Knowledge & nor Expression should be taken for granted.They have to be acquired & are two different aspects.
Or else, he must not be allowed to apply or awarded a Ph D. It is a mockery of the system & has wide ranging implications.
No wonder, our B Tech/ MBA/ PGDM/ PG students - are shying away from classrooms.
This malady is coming in the way of India emerging as a Superpower by 2030.
Let us work in this direction.
regards
Ramesh Vemuganti
24/5/13
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 8:43 PM, drjaganmohanreddy <drjaganmohanreddy@gmail.com> wrote:
In continuation of my earlier posting , as a response to Indranil Bose's views on the subject, I just would like to add that for my Doctoral thesis I followed mostly case study method though few simple statistical tools were made use of to drive across the message.In my view more than the method (like people say purpose more important than the procedure) the purpose of the study and most importantly the inferences the study throws up is important.If we can follow the mantra of creating, communicating snd delivering value in every thing we do (not compromising on vslues/ethics) that's good for the self and the society.Sent from Samsung Mobile
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From: Indranil Bose <sentindranil@gmail.com>
Date: 23/05/2013 16:00 (GMT+05:30)To: join_mtc@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [MTC Global] Don't ever attempt to do Ph.D. in Business Management if you satisfy all or any one of the following conditions.
Respected Prof. Meesala,As an academician, you should not discourage others from pursuing PhD in management.PhD is a learning process and every sincere candidate learn a lot during this knowledge exercise. May be the candidate requires more time to complete the same than a candidate, who is well equipped with all the research skills.Moreover, now a days, many top class PhD thesis are being prepared on the basis of case study method, where extensive knowledge of statistical tool is not much required. Which is required in such case is called the conceptual and analytical skill.The mentality of the Indian scholars, which can be properly described as "We and they syndrome', where "we' denotes PhDs and 'They' indicates non-PhDs, may be greatest reason for limited growth of research culture.Thank you very much sir,Regards,Yours sincerely,Indranil BoseSenior Assistant ProfessorLal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management and TechnologyBareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Virendra Goel <goel.virendra@gmail.com> wrote:Good suggestion Dr. Meesala. Hope our members who are planning to do their PhD will take note of the suggestions and first equip themselves with right attitude and skills before starting the process of PhD.
Regards
Virendra Goel
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Subject: [MTC Global] Don't ever attempt to do Ph.D. in Business Management if you satisfy all or any one of the following conditions.
Don't ever attempt to do Ph.D. in Business Management if you satisfy all or any one of the following conditions.
1. You don't know what topic you should do your research on;
2. You have not read 30-40 research articles till now, and you cannot distinguish between an ordinary article and a research articles;
3. You don't know what comprises literature review;
4. After reading 50 research articles also, you have not got an idea about research gaps, and likely hypotheses;
5. You did not get an idea about what a hypothesis means;
6. You don't have an idea about published valid scales and measures;
7. You don't know the calculation of descriptive statistics, chi-square, t-test, anova, correlation, regression coefficients;
8. You are under the impression that Ph.D. is about writing a voluminous book with a lot of distantly related material.
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