1. Web resources for thesis work
Literature
Business Research Methods
See document: introduction-to-research-methods
Bookboon is useful as a complement to course books
You only have to provide with e-mail address and simple basic information
Oxford University Press | Online Resource Centre | Student resources
See document: 01student
Bryman & Bell: Business Research Methods 3e
Research Project Guide
See document: project_guide
Web links
See document: weblinks
Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents
See document: www.slideshare.net
here you can find theory and data
Tools
EndNote | Thomson Reuters
See document: endnote.com
very powerful
you can export form databases with literature
can be used for free limited time
NVivo 10 research software for analysis and insight
See document: products_nvivo.aspx

2. powerful tool for coding and analysis of qualitative data
can be used for free limited time
Databases
Databases A - Z - Mälardalen University Sweden
See document: databaser-a-o-1.14097
Menus to click at MdH web
Startpage > Mälardalen University Library > Search & find > Databases for information
retrieval
Mälardalen University - Mälardalen University Sweden
See document: www.mdh.se
you can start here
check especially
Discovery
Search motor for most of the scholarly journal databases funded by the University Library.
DiVA
Licenciate and Doctoral theses, Student theses published at the Mälardalen University and also
at other universities in Sweden.
Retriever Business
Company Reports from Sweden.
Web of Science
Citation database.Multidisciplinary.
Company Search
See document: companysearch.html

3. The Securities and Exchange Commission
Edgar database
Quarterly report
10-Q
Annual report
10-K
try
Apple Inc
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
YUM BRANDS
DOW CHEMICAL
MICROSOFT CORP
Questions about your thesis
Here is a list you can use
for planning thesis
for reviewing theses
The review/opposition should not focus on spelling and grammar mistakes, but
concentrate on the main issues, such as:
Is the research question clear and precise?
It the purpose clear? Is it possible to evaluate if the purpose has been used?
Is theory clearly explained and critically discussed?
Is the method clearly defined and critically discussed?
Results and analysis clear and interesting?
Is the research question answered in the conclusions?
Have the authors attained their purpose?
Do the parts fit together as a whole?

4. Are the authors building a strong case, or have they jumped to conclusions?
Is the style of writing clear and interesting?