This seminar is designed to equip students with a basic understanding of doing research in the area of international business and with the prerequisites for writing a Bachelor thesis at the Department of International Business. They will be able to distinguish the principles of different research schools, to recognize common methodological tools, and to appraise the quality of empirical studies. The seminar will also enable them to review scholarly literature efficently, to interpret it critically, to structure it meaningfully and to integrate it into their own B.Sc. theses following the standards of good research practice.