Master of Management (MM)

Master Thesis

Module

This one-semester growth journey, upon successful completion, not only entitles you to a Master of Management degree, but also opens up new career opportunities.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Olga Štangej

Head of Module

Master Thesis

The objective of the module

The master's final work module is an opportunity to make sense of and implement the knowledge acquired during previous studies, and at the same time to strengthen and deepen competences and acquire new skills in solving organizational or industrial problems in the chosen field.

Why should you choose this module?

The module is intended for managers who seek to solve specific complex management problems in their organization or seek to consolidate their expertise in areas relevant to organizations, the market or themselves.

Module results

After completing the module, you will create value for the organization, as your work will provide scientifically and managerially based practical recommendations.

Lithuanian

1 semester

2024 m. Autumn

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What will you learn?

Main topics

Lecturers

About module

The master's final work module is an opportunity to make sense of and implement the knowledge acquired during previous studies, and at the same time to strengthen and deepen competences and acquire new skills in solving organizational or industrial problems in the chosen field. This onesemester growth journey, upon successful completion, not only entitles you to a Master of Management degree, but also opens up new career opportunities. Studying managers choose to solve specific complex problems of management science or practice through this research project based on literature and situational analysis, research, and various managerial, science-based tools and logic. At the same time, they consolidate their expertise in relevant areas for organizations, the market, or themselves.

Accordingly, the master's thesis substantiates the student manager's ability to systematically accumulate, synthesize and apply knowledge to solve complex management problems by planning, preparing and defending an integral and independent project. The insights and findings gathered during the work can serve reasonably well, and solutions can soon be put into practice.

What will you learn?

After completing the module, you will be ready to create value professionally:

By developing a specific managerial topic or issue in detail, basing the discussion on classic and recent scientific works, managerial practice, secondary and primary data analysis
By analytically, comprehensively and, in some cases, in a non-standard way, presenting an approach to the actual problem
By presenting the topic and the problem analysis in a unique way in writing and orally
By supporting the insights with a reasoned analysis of the literature, providing a reasoned opinion and a choice of tools to solve the problem
By properly designing the research design and methodology to solve the problem
Being able to choose and carry out a valid and reliable study or secondary data analysis (modeling), based on the results of which it is possible to unambiguously discuss the interrelationships of phenomena, factors affecting the object of interest and/or their consequences, predict future scenarios, choose a solution suitable for the company as a whole
Providing scientifically and managerially meaningful practical recommendations
Express thoughts in writing and verbally fluently, based on managerial concepts - in a way that is characteristic of business science and practice

Main topics

MBD topic selection and problem formulation workshop
Principles of literary analysis: lecture-seminar
Presentation of the work topic and possible research methodology to the commission
Seminar on social research methods
Consultation sessions for the development of a research instrument
Data analysis working session
Individual data processing consultations according to the established schedule
Preparation for presentation seminar

Lecturers

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Olga Štangej

Head of the module, associate professor of the ISM University of Management and Economics, head of the Master's of Management Program
More than 10 years of parallel work in business, business consulting and academic practice in Lithuania and foreign countries (Switzerland, Germany)
Specializing in leadership, entrepreneurship, family business
Conducts scientific and applied research, the results of which are published in academic journals and books, presented at international scientific and practical events

Doc. dr. Irina Liubertė

Obtained a master's degree in organizational psychology at Vilnius University and worked as a manager in an international pharmaceutical market research company for thirteen years
Currently, Irina teaches and consults at the ISM University of Management and Economics and conducts scientific and applied research and projects
Interned at universities in the United Kingdom (Warwick Business School and Cass Business School), gives presentations at scientific international conferences, such as The Annual Meeting of Academy of Management and EGOS (European Group for Organization Studies) Colloquium

Vyr. lekt. Margarita Pilkienė

Works in scientific and pedagogical field at the ISM University of Management and Economics
At the ISM School of Management, directs the Applied Organizational Psychology module and the Master's Degree in Educational Leadership
Regularly participates in international conferences, gives presentations on the topics of educational leadership and balanced leadership
Studied at Vilnius University (Master of Psychology) and Baltic Doctoral Program (ISM joint doctoral program)

How does Master of Management (MM) work?

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Identify the need for knowledge

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