Study background and significance: Introductory sentences
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Ø This study (dissertation, research)...
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· examines the role of...
· explores why...
· investigates the effects of...
· assesses the impact of [insert text] on...
· developed and tested the idea that...
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Ø I...
| · investigated the role of...
· outline how...
· introduce the concept of...
· extend prior work on...
· examine the relationship between [insert text] and...
· identify...
· evaluate these [insert text] by...
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Ø In this study (dissertation, research) I...
| · propose a model of...
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Leading with research questions
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Ø This study (dissertation, research)...
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· “[Insert a research question]?” is a fundamental question in [the name of your area of interest]. We suggest [argue] that a new generation of research in this area needs to address the extended question: [Insert your research question]?
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Leading with research hypotheses
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Ø This study (dissertation, research)...
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· tested hypotheses regarding the relationship between [insert text] and...
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Ø It was…
| · hypothesized that [insert variable] is negatively [positively] related to...
· hypothesized that [insert variable] is more negatively [positively] related to [insert variable] than [insert variable].
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Leading with a dissertation aim or goals
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Ø This study (dissertation, research)...
| · has three goals: (1) [insert goal one], (2) [insert goal two], and (3) [insert goal three]
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Literature component
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Ø Previous research (extent research, previous studies, or prior studies)…
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· offers a descriptive account of...
· has shown that...
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Ø Literature on [insert area of the literature] has focused almost exclusively on...
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Ø Synthesizing [e.g. name of theories], this research built and tested a theoretical model linking...
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Ø This model addresses X (e.g. 2) major gaps in the literature.
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Ø Drawing on [insert name] research, we argue that...
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Significance of the study
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Ø We develop theory to explain how...
Ø Our most important contribution is...
Ø This study advances our understanding of...
Ø To date, no systematic investigation has considered...
Ø We examine how organisations use [insert text] to overcome...
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Methodological components
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Ø We conducted...
| · in-depth case studies of [X number of private/public] enterprises in [country]
· a laboratory experiment and a field study to test our hypotheses
· an inductive study of...
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Ø We employed...
| · multiple methods to test...
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Ø Using...
| · a sample of [X number of people, firms, data, objects, e.g. doctors, banks, songs], we collected data from three sources [e.g. X, Y and Z].
· comparative case analysis, this research explored the role of...
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Ø To illustrate these ideas, [insert company name or type] was used as a case study to show how...
Ø We tested these hypotheses using [e.g. student test score] data to measure [e.g. teacher performance]
Ø We developed a 9-item scale to measure...
Ø Using data from...
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Results
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Ø The findings from the research...
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· show that the impact of [insert text] on [insert text] is more complex than previously thought/assumed.
· address a controversial belief among practitioners that...
· illustrate the antecedents and consequences of [insert text] and [insert text] in...
· suggest that the effect of [variable X] on [variable Y] was moderated over time when...
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Ø A predicted, the...
Ø Contrary to our expectations...
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Conclusions
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Ø The results, implications for managers, and future research are discussed.
Ø Theoretical contributions and managerial implications of the findings are discussed.
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Ø The findings...
| · provide support for the key arguments.
· support the prediction that...
· support the model:
· offer insights into...
· prompt a re-thinking of [insert your area of interest
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Ø We conclude that...
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