Research on Gender, women empowerment v/s research on OB

[Saman]

hi,

 

I'm in little dilemma here. What if somebody have a research experience on social issues such as women empowerment, gender research which is more inclined towards the social factors but not on the hardcore OB topics will add-up in the research experience ??

As I have done my bachelor's and trying to find the hardcore internship which I can relate to I/O field but not getting it. which ultimately forcing me to join the internships which are based on above mentioned topics.

 

So please tell me if this experience will be counted toward my research work or not. Or I should wait for the opportunity which relates to OB field.

 

regards

 

[BeingThere]

I have read on some program websites that any research experience is considered. These programs state that they at least want to know a student understands what they are getting into with research.  Of course, research experience in your topics of interest is probably better, but any research experience is better than no research experience at all.  Can you do an independent research project in your area of interest or more closely related to it?

 

Also think about how those "social" topics may be relevant to OB. 

Edited December 2, 2013 by Bren2014

[lewin]

I take some exception to the implication that research related to sexism and gender can't be "hardcore" or OB -- it gets published in top journals too, when done right. 

Edited December 3, 2013 by lewin

[BeingThere]

I take some exception to the implication that research related to sexism and gender can't be "hardcore" or OB -- it gets published in top journals too, when done right. 

 

Lewin, I think you may have misunderstood what OP meant.  I read it as him meaning that there are some "hardcore" OB topics, or some topics that are very traditionally OB.  Not that gender/sexism research can't be hardcore. 

[lewin]

haha, yes, could be. I originally said "statement that..." and changed it to "implication that..."   I'm not in I/O, though some of my research has organizational implications, so I would defer to your expertise.

[Saman]

Thank you everyone for your valuable time to provide your thoughts but I think you didn't get my issue. Actually in OB people research about the behavioral factors which have influence on the productivity or any other task. But apart from it there are also some topics which best fit to come under the ambit of sociology such as - improving the status of children in society, improving the status of women by streamlining operations for women's economic group and so on.

So the experience on latter part of research would be countable towards the research experience in OB or not i.e. would this experience be considered similar to the experience in OB if I plan to take admission in masters I/O.

 

I welcome your valuable comments and thoughts. 

[BeingThere]

You will have to talk to people at the schools you plan to apply to.  Due to the fact that you have research experience, period, and that you are considering master's programs, what you want to study might be more important than what you have studied.  If research is your interest.  If you don't want to do research and want an applied master's then there should not be a problem.

 

Read the information provided on master's programs websites and talk to people at the programs you are interested in.

Edited December 4, 2013 by Bren2014