Theory and Theory Development in Research

Registration Fee: 750 (USD 25)
6 & 7 Aug 2026
6:30- 8:30 PM (IST)


  • Resource Person- Dr Shalini Sahni

    A seasoned academician with over 18 years of experience and is presently working as Director and Founder of Koach scholar.  She has conducted workshops at premier institutes like NIT Trichy, ICFAI, MDI, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management, University of Delhi, Christ University, Odisha University, KR Mangalam, Wellingkar Inst of Mgmt, Indian Maritime University  and many more. Dr Shalini has extensive experience in using and teaching LR methods and various data analysis software and has conducted more than 100+ FDP’s and trained 5000+ scholars.

    With a wealth of experience in leveraging literature review methodologies and qualitative research, she has published papers in the reputed journals like International Journal of Consumer Services (A), Tourism Recreation Research (A), Journal of Consumer Affairs (A), Acta psychologica (A) , Benchmarking (B), Global Business Review, Vision etc. She is well versed with various research tools, such as MAXQDA, NVIVO, AMOS, SPSS, Smart PLS, Bibexcel, Gephi, Vosviewer etc.

    • Schedule at a Glance

  • Identification of a Theory
    • Sources of theory (literature, phenomena, context)
    • Theory-context fit
  • Theory and its Elements
    • Constructs, definitions, relationships
    • Theoretical vs conceptual framework
  • Theory Development
    • Construct conceptualization & operationalization
    • Hypothesis/proposition development
    • Theory triangulation/integration
    • Boundary conditions & scope
  • Application & Writing
    • Writing theory sections (thesis chapter/journal paper)
    • Common reviewer pitfalls in theoretical contribution
  • WHEN THE STUDENT IS READY, THE MASTER APPEARS

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