Overall: To develop an understanding of the doctoral research process in management or a related field.

Supporting: (a) to have a better understanding of the practice called research and the inherent uncertainties involved in it, (b) to be able to understand the process of selecting a broad research domain and identifying a research problem or issue, (c) to have an understanding of research methodology and the factors influencing the choice of research method, (d) to be better informed on how to document research, and (e) to be aware of the behavioural skills relevant for researchers.

Broad Topics to be Covered

• Foundations of Inquiry
• Selection of Research Issues
• Forms and Methods of Inquiry
• Reporting on Inquiry
• Social and Institutional Environment of Research

Registration

• Please send an e-mail to the convenor (rahul<AT>ximb.ac.in) introducing yourself and providing a Statement of Learning Intention (SLI) within 400-500 words. The SLIs should indicate what you intend to learn in this DSS-2011, given your background, previous experiences, and interests. The SLI should be attached to the email as a Word document (.doc or .docx). The SLIs will be taken into consideration to ensure a good fit between the programme objectives and the participants' learning intentions.
• On reviewing your SLI, the convenor will advise you about the programme's suitability given your learning needs.
• On receiving confirmation from the convenor, please make a bank draft in favour of "Xavier Institute of Management" payable at Bhubaneswar, for the appropriate participation fee (INR 6,000 for full-time students and INR 12,000 for those in employment). The fee includes lodging and boarding. Foreign participants are requested to contact the convenor for separate registration details.
• Please send a covering letter (and the payment) to the address given at the end.
• Cancellation charge (25% of the fee) will apply. For any payment-related queries, please contact Mr Kishore Pradhan, Accounts Officer (kishore<AT>ximb.ac.in).

Programme Coordination Committee

Debiprasad Dash, XIMB, INDIA and Swinburne Sarawak, MALAYSIA; dpdash<AT>ximb.ac.in
Paromita Goswami, XIMB, INDIA; paromita<AT>ximb.ac.in
Rahul Thakurta, XIMB, INDIA; rahul<AT>ximb.ac.in [Convenor]

Programme Advisory Committee

Anand Agrawal, Swinburne Sarawak, MALAYSIA; prof.anand<AT>gmail.com
Banikanta Mishra, XIMB, INDIA; banikant<AT>ximb.ac.in
Biju Dominic, FinalMile Consulting, Mumbai, INDIA; biju<AT>finalmile.in
Jacob D Vakkayil, IIMC, Kolkata, INDIA; jacobdv<AT>iimcal.ac.in
Jaydeep Mukherjee, IIFT, INDIA; jaydeepm74<AT>gmail.com
Jeevan Arakal, XIMB, INDIA; jeevan<AT>ximb.ac.in
Pratik Modi, IRMA, Anand, INDIA; pratik<AT>irma.ac.in
Ramasubramanian S., GE Global Research, Bangalore, INDIA;ramasubramanian.sundararajan<AT>ge.com
Roel Wieringa, University of Twente, Enschede, NETHERLANDS; roelw<AT>cs.utwente.nl
Rohit Varman, IIMC, Kolkata, INDIA; rohit<AT>iimcal.ac.in
Snigdha Pattnaik, XIMB, INDIA; snigdha<AT>ximb.ac.in
Vasanthi Srinivasan, IIMB, Bengaluru, INDIA; vasanthi<AT>iimb.ernet.in

Registered Participants

1. Aditya Vikram Tripathy, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, INDIA, adityavtripathy<AT>gmail.com
2. Amar Pattnaik, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U507001<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
3. Anup Raj, CIMP, Patna, INDIA, anupraj019<AT>gmail.com
4. Arjyalopa Mishra, National Law University, Cuttack, INDIA, lops_83<AT>yahoo.co.in
5. Asish K Panda, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U511001<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
6. Atul Kumar, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U511002<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
7. Danyal Sahu, Tech Mahindra Ltd., Kolkata, INDIA, danyal_s<AT>rediffmail.com
8. Debasish Samal, Kingston P.G. College, Hyderabad, INDIA, debasish1samal<AT>gmail.com
9. GSR Murthy, SIDBI, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, sriram<AT>sidbi.in
10. Gupta Chandra Bidika, BSNL, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, guptabidika<AT>gmail.com
11. Julian Tobias, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U511003<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
12. Lalatendu Keshari Jena, HAL, Sunabeda, INDIA, lkjena1980<AT>gmail.com
13. Laxmi Prada Pattnaik, IMIS, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, laxmiprada<AT>yahoo.com
14. M L Shankar Kaarmukilan, National Law University, Cuttack, INDIA, 2mukil<AT>gmail.com
15. Mahendra Kumar Shukla, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U510002<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
16. Mousumi Padhi, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U507004<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
17. Pallavi Kar, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U511004<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
18. Poornima Mahapatra, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U511005<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
19. Rajeesh Mohan, <Self-Employed>, Ranchi, INDIA, rajeshmj01<AT>indiatimes.com
20. Rajesh K Sathpathy, Academy of Management Studies, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, rajesh.ranjita<AT>gmail.com
21. Rupambika Bharati, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U511006<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
22. Sandeepa Nayak, IRMA, Anand, INDIA, nayaksandeepa<AT>gmail.com
23. Santana Pathak, The Times of India, Ahmedabad, INDIA, santanapathak<AT>gmail.com
24. Satyendra Chandra Pandey, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U510003<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
25. Seyedeh Zahra Ojagh, University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN, zahraojagh<AT>ut.ac.ir
26. Srilata Pattnaik, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U510004<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
27. Subrat Prassanna Mishra, Krupajal Business School, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, mishra_s_p<AT>yahoo.com
28. Suhas Sushant Das, VE Commercial Vehicle Ltd., Indore, INDIA, Suhas_iimc<AT>yahoo.co.in
29. Sumita Sindhi, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U507006<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
30. Sushanta Kumar Nandi, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, INDIA, sushanta.nandi08<AT>gmail.com
31. Swati Panda, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U509001<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
32. Tusharika Mukherjee, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, INDIA, tusharikamukherjee<AT>gmail.com
33. Upendra Maurya, XIMB, Bhubaneswar, INDIA, U509003<AT>stu.ximb.ac.in
34. Vishal Kumar Radhakrishnan, Happy Valley Business School, Coimbatore, INDIA, vishal.hvbs<AT>gmail.com