• descriptive secondary source Masters thesis: Goal of this thesis type is to identify a state of the art research status on a given topic and to derive an own theoretical model for later testing
• empirical primary source Masters thesis: Goal of this thesis type is to investigate into a particular relevant research problem by conducting an empirical study using primary data.
• empirical applied Masters thesis: Goal of this thesis type is to investigate into a particular relevant research problem by applying it to a real organizational context.

Special attention is given to the scientific rigor of the developed work. Primary research is encouraged and supported with in depth qualitative and quantitative methodologies (see statistical methods in the modul " Quantitative Analysis").

The thesis is to be written in English. The time allotted amounts to four months.

The preceding module "Master thesis seminar" gives guidance in structuring and research design.

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