Seminar 3: “Research Philosophy and Methodology”

Many previous Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students labelled research philosophy ‘a tough cookie but eye-opening food for thought’ and personally rewarding. This research seminar illuminates the determinant influence of research philosophy on the overall research design requiring a coherence between the researcher’s philosophical stance and the chosen research methodology at hand. The seminar focuses on the interrelationship of three central themes: ontology, epistemology and methodology. Participants can expect a potpourri of classical, phenomenological and contemporary philosophies to be presented in a nutshell. The seminar will support the participants in reflecting on her/his own and other researchers’ world views and identifying those of other researchers.

Prof Hans Rüdiger Kaufmann (PhD)
Department of Management and MIS, School of Business

After many international academic engagements, Rudi was officially ranked Full Professor Marketing at the University of Nicosia in February 2013. Since 1.2.2016 he is also affiliated with the University of Applied Management Studies Mannheim.

He has been a launching member and President (2007-2009) of the international research network on consumer behaviour, CIRCLE. Furthermore, he is a launching member, Vice-President and previous Research Co-ordinator of the EuroMed Research Business Institute (EMBRI), and member of the editorial board of the network’s Emerald journal, the EuroMed Journal of Business. From 2012- 2016, Rudi was a member of the Board of the AMA Global Marketing SIG as Vice-Chair Communications. He is a member of the editorial board of a variety of other journals and author/editor of 15 books (mainly in the field of Consumer Behaviour, Marketing and entrepreneurship) and 6 Electronic Books (Thompson Reuters accredited conference proceedings). In addition, he is an Associate Editor of the ABS ranked World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Visiting Professor of John Moores University Liverpool, the International Business School of Vilnius University and Visiting Professor of the University of Vitez (Chair of Entrepreneurship). He co-initiated and participated in a variety of EU supported research projects and participates as an invited speaker on several global occasions.