Author: Paul

I went through the chapters again this morning – looking for inconsistencies in layout. A lot of my early work still uses the original format (rather than than the one recommended by my sup), so I adjusted it all to bring it in line with my current work. Putting everything together (see Consolidation post) into…

Even though I had a clear day yesterday, I just didn’t get a great deal done. I guess that is the way it goes sometimes. I was trying to discuss the idea of managers personality profiles affecting learning but it wouldn’t flow. The trick I have found is to reread what I have written several…

15/11/2010 by admin. Ok, I have finished the methodology and the introduction – well, finished in that I am relatively happy with what has been written so far. I have a few references to complete and some to update, otherwise it is pretty much done (fingers crossed). Actually, I am feeling quite upbeat about where…

11/11/2010 by admin. A reasonable amount accomplished today. I now have about 4500 words for the method – at least until my sup sees it! It seems to be quite tightly written though, so having to rewrite any of this part will be be quite difficult. I feel as though I have managed to get…

09/11/2010 by admin. A brilliant day in terms of getting words down on the page! I had cancelled a meeting that was due to take up the whole day in order to get things done and it has paid off. I have all but finished the Intro now, with just a few references to fill…

06/11/2010 by admin. Well, after several months of blogging apathy, I have decided to try and make a new start. This blog forms part of a module on dissemination (or at least that is the aim), so it is important that I make a better effort to keep it up to date. I met with…

So, there it is… First draft of chapter 2 almost ready for submission. In the end I was lucky enough to take three days clear so that I could finish it off… I need to get back into the habit of ’snack’ writing… Waiting for whole hours of time to write, is not getting the…

I don’t really know how other people lay out their papers, but I tend to read about the subject – at least enough to understand what else I need to read – and then list the sections from introduction to conclusion. In each section, I will put the headings for arguments and try to make…

Reading is going well. I have managed to work my way through a couple of papers and a book that may influence my thesis: my next chapter is entitled ‘how managers learn’ – so a nice tight field there then! It is only when you look at specific questions you realise just how wide the…

Well, I reckon that was a long enough break, but time to get my head down and do some work. Needless to say, I am behind now, so getting a great deal of reading completed over the next few months is imperative. I have worked out that reading a paper a day will just about…