Supply Chain Management Research Tools

An Overview of Research and Resource Materials Developed for Supply Chain Management, Supply Management and Operations Management Education Programs in Higher Education.

The Literature Review

The Role of the Literature Review to Assist the "Manager as Researcher"

The Ingredients of Successful Research

"There is no simple way of ensuring that research will be successful. The types and contexts of research vary so widely that 'ideal' strategies will differ from situation to situation. And if the research is worth doing, then one is likely to be dealing with a problem which is not fully understood, and for which the ideal course of investigation cannot be charted in advance with any certainty. Nevertheless there are a number of factors which seem to increase the chances of research being successful - all things being equal. Four such factors are discussed in this chapter: motivation, support, style and personal qualities. The chapter concludes with some thoughts about one of the biggest problems of all: getting started."

-- Mark Easterby-Smith, Richard Thorpe, and Andy Lowe. Management Research: an Introduction. Second Edition. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA. 2002. pp. 13-23.

Jim's Research Resources Collection

Bare Bones Research Tutorial, Case Analysis Methodology, Choosing a Research Topic, Citing Resources, Copyright Information, Evaluating Internet Resources, Grant Writing, Internet Research, Social Research Methodology, UC Berkeley Web Research Methodology.

Citing Sources in Research: a Road Map

Style Manual via Biblioscape.Com. Includes links to1) readings about style manuals, 2) guides to APA,MLA, and Turabian/University of Chicago style manuals, and 3) guides to citing electronic resources; Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides  Footnote and Citation Style Guides, Citing Electronic Information, Statement on Plagiarism;  APA Guide for Writing Research Papers based on American Psychological Association (APA) Documentation; MLA A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation; Documentation and Style Guide Developed by Gary Shimek and David Tietyen; Turabian Style Guide via Media Union Library, University of Michigan; A Quick Guide to Citing via Penn State University Library; University of Richmond Writing Center, A Brief Citation Guide For Internet Sources In History And The Humanities; Uncle Sam “A Brief Guide to Citing;” Copyright Information for Educators; Government Publications Department Regional DepositoryLibrary, The University of Memphis.

Writing a Publishable Paper on the Learning Outcomes of Your Research Project

Ten Periodical editorial style guides and author style guides for the Manager as Researcher

Action Learning -- The Philosophical Underpinning of Project-Centered Learning

"Action learning couples the development of people in work organizations with action on their difficult problems. It is based on the premise that there is no learning without action and no sober and deliberate action without learning. This contrasts with the principles underlying most of our formal education. Action Learning makes the task the vehicle for learning...."
-- Mike Pedler . Action Learning in Practice. Third Edition. Gower Publishing, Ltd., Aldershot, Hampshire, England. 1997. P. xxx.

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