One of the most important decisions you will make as a doctoral student in India is determining your thesis topic. You want your research to be current, novel, and relevant to what is going on in the world today. The next several years of your life are going to be spent working on this document so you want to ensure it reflects your passions and interests. Otherwise, it is going to be tedious and difficult to complete. Management is a huge field. Many students in India and elsewhere can get bogged down in this long, arduous process. However, it does not need to be intimidating.

India is very quickly becoming known as a significant place to go for higher education in management. The country has seen tremendous growth in its university systems and is offering topnotch education and research in management. By going to the website, you will find a selection of current and up-to-date topics.

To help you get started, here are some examples of potential contenders:

• Management of technology and innovation from the view of research and development, business modelling, and strategic management are unbelievably hot fields right now.

• Entrepreneurial Management. Small, home businesses are an important part of the economy in Northern India. Development and research in management to ensure that family owned businesses remain viable in the worldwide market is an important field.

• Human resources management.

• Restaurant Management.

• Ethics and responsibilities in the office.

• Going green at work, environmental stewardship in business management.

• Developing non-monetary incentives in management.

• Developing management strategies and effectiveness with an aging workforce.

• Staying competitive in a global economy.

• Personality Traits in consumers and effective managers.

• Exploitation in the garment industry.

Other ways to help you find suitable topics include speaking with your academic supervisor. Ask them questions about their research and interests and see if they appeal to you. What does he or she suggest?

Research what other students at your university have written about. Is there further research that can follow-up what they have done? Read the discussion sections and look for questions to answer. These questions and directions for further inquiry all point to potential topics. Examine the reference section and look at the titles of the journal articles that are referenced. Choose a handful that seem interesting to you and read them. Often the research of others will lead you to refining an interest of your own to pursue.

Talk with fellow students about what they are doing. Sometimes you can develop their ideas further or take a different stance on what they will be looking at.