About
Research Methods Group (RMG), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ranchi, is India’s first dedicated cross-disciplinary hub for research methods in management. The RMG provides a shared platform for training, innovation, and knowledge exchange across management research, policy studies, and allied disciplines. The RMG comprises faculty and researchers working collaboratively to advance research methods.
The RMG aims to position IIM Ranchi at the forefront of research methods excellence, where researchers critically engage with philosophical foundations of inquiry, master diverse research methods, and pioneer approaches suited to complex organizational, economic, and policy challenges.
Areas of Work
The RMG addresses three interconnected dimensions of research methods:
Philosophical Foundations
Epistemological frameworks, research paradigms, and ethical principles that underpin rigorous scholarly inquiry.
Methods Integration
Research designs that synthesize quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches for contextually grounded investigation.
Analytical Capabilities
Statistical software, qualitative analysis platforms, spatial and network analysis, text mining, bibliometrics, simulation, and computational methods.
These dimensions converge to build research capacity, establish national and international collaborations, and develop globally accessible methods resources.
Activities
- Workshops and training programs on advanced research methods
- Research design clinics and methods consultations
- Speaker series and methods seminars
- Development of methods resources and teaching guides
- Collaborative research and methods development
- Conferences and workshops on emerging methods
