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Paper-based thesis and dissertations: analysis of fundamental characteristics for achieving a robust structure
- Source :
- Production, Volume: 31, Article number: e20200100, Published: 09 JUN 2021, Production v.31 2021, Production, Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO), instacron:ABEPRO, Production, Vol 31 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção, 2021.
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Abstract
- Paper aims This study identifies fundamental characteristics for developing a paper-based thesis (PBT), providing some recommendations to researchers who decide for this academic research report. Originality This paper contributes to the literature by providing guidance to develop PBTs, which has been attracting researchers' interest because it demonstrates publication capacity and potential as a researcher. Additionally, it is still not entirely clear which issues and countermeasures researchers should address when choosing the paper-based structure. Research method The authors searched for articles of PBTs already published, institutional documents (e.g., regulations for conducting PBTs in Brazil and abroad) and journal papers concerning this subject. A content and document analysis were conducted in the papers and PBT internal regulations, respectively. Main findings Results indicate five main factors that impact the success of a PBT approach: (i) the initial planning for this academic model; (ii) alignment between the articles and the thesis/dissertation; (iii) research design construction; (iv) copyrights requirements; and (v) issues regarding co-authorship. Based on that, the study also builds some guidelines to structure a robust PBT. Implications for theory and practice Our recommendations might be meaningful to scholars and researchers bring more theoretical, empirical, and structural robustness when developing a PBT final document.
- Subjects :
- Research design
Computer science
media_common.quotation_subject
Manufactures
TS1-2301
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Thesis by publications
Originality
0502 economics and business
Hybrid thesis
Research method
media_common
Structure (mathematical logic)
Article-based thesis
Management science
Thesis as a series of papers
05 social sciences
050301 education
Subject (documents)
Paper based
Document analysis
Publication-based thesis
Structural robustness
0503 education
050203 business & management
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Production, Volume: 31, Article number: e20200100, Published: 09 JUN 2021, Production v.31 2021, Production, Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO), instacron:ABEPRO, Production, Vol 31 (2021)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....de99243e6f0f434081958c0c11517873