Academic research serves as a critical bridge between theoretical foundations and meaningful contributions to knowledge and practice. This course explores the essential components of academic research, beginning with the role of theory in shaping research questions and hypotheses leading to methodological choices.

5 ECTSProfs. Julie Hermans, Amélie Jacquemin, Laurent TaskinAcademic year 2024-2025Main objectivesThe reading seminar aims primarily to introduce Critical Management Studies (CMS) and assist doctoral students in the construction and development of their doctoral research—especially in its critical stance.

Justice Muzola 1 : Ecole doctorale Sciences sociales Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis Notre recherche s'intéresse aux croyances des femmes entrepreneures quant à la croissance de leur entreprise et à la manière dont ces croyances influencent leurs intentions de s'engager dans une trajectoire entrepreneuriale ambitieuse.

Transcending degrowth-business oppositions collectively through discourse, practice, and power Sabrina Courtois, Louvain Research Institute in Management and OrganizationsValérie Swaen, Louvain Research Institute in Management and Organizations & IESEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS 9221) Summary With rising demands for organizations to adapt their activities to environmental an