The Hunt for a Thesis

The thesis is one, of several reasons, that made me choose the System Design and Management program and not an MBA program. I have been looking forward to it with much anticipation.

Now that I have started the thesis seminar, I quickly found out what’s the hardest thing about starting a thesis.

It’s not finding a subject. Ideas come easily, every week I think of a new idea that gets me hipped.

It’s not finding an advisor. There are plenty of experienced professors willing to advice.

Unless the research subject is theoretical or not case-specific, which is not my desired direction, the hardest thing is connecting to a company that is willing to share data for research. Sponsored students are lucky (not just because of money) they have an established relationship with a supportive company.

No worries, with patience and persistence even hard things reach a successful conclusion.

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