This document provides guidance on developing research project titles for students. It discusses choosing a title that relates to the research objectives and focus, avoiding titles that are too long or short, and developing draft titles. It also provides examples of title areas and frameworks in various disciplines like human resources, marketing, and emerging topics. Key resources for generating research ideas like academic literature, reports, and journals are highlighted. The typical chapters of a research project are outlined to help decide on a suitable title.

1. welcome
students projects
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2. Skills and Investment
Teaching 22 years
Research 14 years
Coaching 14 years
Training 16 years
Consultancy 08 years
Mentoring 16 years
Industry-Academia 14 years
Post-doctoral 05 years
Core Competency
Teaching HR, HRM
Research in HR area
Research and Writing papers
MBA projects execution
PhD guidance
Research paper publication
Functional Area: Teaching, Research and Post Doc
Human Resources Development-HRD
International Human Resources Management- HRM
Strategic Human Resources Management- SHRM
Organisational Behaviour-OB
HR Branding, Empowerment and Leadership
International Human Resources Management (IHRM)
HR Research Perceptive and Approaches
Research
14 PhD guided/ awarded
04 PhD work submitted
03 Work in Progress
13 M.Phil guided/ awarded
200+ papers publications
650 MBA Research Summer projects guided
1000+ Masters Projects Examined/ Evaluated
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3. pain points in students research projects !!
which company !
which area of project !
?the research topic !!!

4. t i t l e
choosing a

5. the title- rules
relate to objective
relevance / context specific
research focus / variables
too long / short

6. [ title search
soft side ]
be passionate
feel interest in
sort of momentum
in line with your work

7. [ type of masters
research project ]
a. empirical work
b. case study
c. content research
d. freelance
e. comparison

8. [ title framing ]how do i frame my grand title

9. An Empirical Study of Employee(s) Engagement and Motivation at the Workplace in Microsoft, Bangalore, India
A Case Study of Employees Engagement and Motivation at the Workplace in Microsoft, Bangalore
Employees Engagement and Motivation at the Workplace in Microsoft, Bangalore
Microsoft Employees Engagement and Motivation Model at the Workplace
Microsoft Model of Employees Engagement and Motivation at the Workplace
Microsoft Model of Employees Engagement and Motivation
[ crafting the title ]
connect the dots

10. [ title search ]
Library
List few related Journals
Literature Search
Some Leads
Discussion with the Supervisor
Title Development
One-Two-Three draft
Model One

11. [ title search ]
Decide which area
Observe
Leads
Literature Search
Leads
Discussion with Supervisor
Title Development
Model Two

12. [ title search ]
Draft Title
Literature Search
Leads
Pre Final
Final- Senior-Faculty- Organisational Guide
Model
Three

13. [ title search ]
Concept framework
Literature
Leads
Title generation
Relate it to Objective/ Focus
Pre-final
Final
Model Four

14. [ title in Human
Resources ]
areas of projects
• motivation
• engagement
• job satisfaction
• dispute settlement
• wage and salary
• perfomance management
• training and development
• qwl
titles
effectiveness of motivation strategy adopted by ……
employee satisfaction level towards their job/work. assignment
employer - employee relation reflecting in dispute and peace settlement machinery
a framework of Salary and Wage payment: Reflections on Employee moral/satisfaction
a comprehensive study of t/d and its effectiveness/ evaluation/assessment
mapping training needs of employees: a case study
evaluation of compensation management system: a case of ……
reward policy at managerial level: a case of …….
reflections on QWL: a comparison of two organisation

15. [ title in
marketing ]
areas of projects
• customer
• satisfaction
• strategy
• advertisement
• brand
• prising strategy
• rural marketing
• …….
titles
formulation of marketing strategies to increase customer base
demand forecasting framework / and model development
customer satisfaction and repeat business model ….
effectiveness of advt in connecting the customers
selling strategies and need for training sales force
retail store operations: a case of …..
social media effect in deciding to buy the product
effectiveness of selling/ marketing using social media channels
analysis of training need assessment of retail executives at ……
brand building: a case of ZARA story in ……
brand as an identity: A Case of PAUL SMITH…
…..

16. [ emerging
areas ]
block chain technology
startups
social media/ digital
design thinking
big data
entrepreneurship (fairly)
…..
sector !!
refer
• Forbes
• Fortune
• Harvard Report
• NASSCOM Report
• CII

17. [ word to be used…
objectives ]
to identify the factor…..
to list out the variables…..
to examine the phenomena…..
to discover the reasons for…..
to explain the relations between…..
to compare the factors for.….
to examine the reasons for.….
to demonstrate…..
to explain the factors for ……
to assess / estimate the …..
[ decides your title ]

18. Academic Discussion on Social Media
Conference papers
LinkedIn discussion
Books
Dissertations and research in progress
Working papers or unpublished papers
Documents on the internet
Government publications
Personal requests to knowledgeable researchers
and / or practitioners
[ where I get this spark / a ]

19. Reports from research institutions / Companies
Reference works
general guides to the literature in particular subject
areas (compendium catalogues)
Journals / Editorials
Network talks and evening meets
Approach to Research Institutes
[ where I get this spark / b ]
specific journal database specific such as Wiley, AOM, HBS, IIM, XLRI, SAGE, Palgrave, Emerald, Springer

20. Budget
Business TV Talk
Business News
Paper reporting
Journal scanning
Article metric
Author metric
Journal metric
Citation metric
[ where I get this spark / c ]

22. [ the best clue….. ]

23. the [ c h a p t e r s ]
1[ Introduction ]
2[ Review ]
3[ Method of Study/ Methodology ]
4
[ Research Design ]
5[ Data Collection ]
6[ Discussion and Conclusion ]
7[ Suggestions and
Recommendations ]
8[ Questionnaire / references ]
title
motivation / engagement / branding

24. Academy of Management Journal: http://aom.pace.edu/amjnew/
Academy of Management Review: http://www.aom.pace.edu/amr/
Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/
Journal of Management: http://journalofmanagement.moore.sc.edu/
Don’t Miss to read / refer

25. Watch – Your daily must reads !!
HBR
‘ Idea Watch ’, Defend Your Research
AOM
‘ From the Editor ’,
IIMB
‘ Round Table ', Management Review
IIMA
‘ Colloquium ’, Vikalpa
The Academy of Management Perspectives - AMP
‘ Research Briefs ’
call for papers
current Issues in ….

26. recap
falls in the subject area / scope
avoid India, Karnataka or …..
avoid Abbreviations
don’t repeat the words
don’t put bracket
what are my Variables !!
[ golden rules for topic selection ]

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