Master thesis at HEC Lausanne
Master thesis at HEC Lausanne
Topics for research master theses come from the research projects we're currently working on and our collaborations with companies. Mostly, these projects are hands-on and involve collecting and analyzing data. Plus, you'll need to dive into the latest studies and discussions in the field to find out what questions haven't been answered yet.
Themes include
Management and Economics of digital markets and platforms
Management and Economics of data and AI
Management and Economics of intellectual property
Entertainment industries: music, movies, books, video games, comics, photography, etc.
Requirements you have to meet to write a thesis with me:
Interest in the digital economy, from the perspective of Strategy, Information Systems or Marketing
Interest and skills in quantitative methods, including econometrics and Machine Learning or formal modeling
Successful participation in at least one of the following courses: "Strategy in Digital Markets", "Strategy of Innovation", "Platforms and Digital Business Models"
Examples of theses I have supervised recently:
Chopin vs. Copyright Trolls - An In-depth Analysis of Copyright Enforcement on YouTube
Designing Modular and Flexible Workflows for Agent-based Algorithm Auditing
Market Performance Prediction Using Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence and Robots in Firms: A Reality Check
The Influence of the Chicken-and-egg Problem on a Two-sided Platform Growth Strategy
On Product Certification for Newcomers in the Luxury e-Commerce: A Field Experiment
There are no strong formal requirements, but it is important that your work follows a coherent structure and is concise. Concrete guidelines for citations can be found here.
Excellent master theses follow the format of a paper published in the top journals in terms of structure and length (no more than 30 pages excluding appendix).
The introduction is a mini-version of the entire thesis, motivating the research question, introducing the setting, data, and method, foreshadowing the results, summarizing the implications, and placing it into the body of existing knowledge. A good introduction can only be finished when the entire thesis is finished.