I am pursuing my MSc in Project Management in Sweden and will be writing my masters thesis this spring. My bachelors degree is in Business Management, and I have 8 years military experience (4 as a battalion comms sergeant)
I am trying to figure out the best way to find companies in the U.S. that I can write my thesis with. I think it would be great to work with a company and actually make an impact instead of writing something theoretical. I'm just not sure what is the best way to locate companies interested.
I am interested in studying how trans-national companies communicate with each other. I would prefer a company that has some ties with Sweden, but am open to pretty much anything.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks for the advice Tom, this should really help me get started.
Edward,
I suggest also directing this question to both the headquarters and the local chapters of the Project Management Institute.
http://www.pmi.org/Get-Involved/Chapters-PMI-Chapters.aspx
Also identify a short list of companies you ideally want to involve in your project. Then develop a networking plan to find contacts within those companies, and build relationships with those "contacts". 2 great places to start are the Advisor+ directory on this site, and the "Veteran Mentor Network" on LInkedIn.
https://acp-advisornet.org/directory
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Veteran-Mentor-Network-4466143/about
Finally, you can utilize LinkedIn's free "Advanced Search" tool to find individuals that meet certain criteria, including group members, company, etc.
http://www.linkedin.com/vsearch/f?adv=true&trk=federated_advs
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