A template for PhD dissertations that adheres to the guidelines for the Business Economics Programme from the Management, Strategy and Innovation (MSI), Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven.
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\documentclass[10pt,twoside]{book}
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% This is a template for the FEB, MSI Doctoral Thesis %
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% Markus Trunschke %
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% Note: - This template is partially based on Manuel Gigena's and Thomas Schaper's templates
% - This template currently only contains one of the cover page options. I will update it with the other options soonish.
% Side size for use with twoside:
\usepackage[paperwidth=16cm, paperheight=24cm, left=.8in,right=.5in, top=1in, bottom=1in]{geometry}
% adjustbox allows to resize boxes flexibly
\usepackage{adjustbox}
% Large integral signs
\usepackage{bigints}
% Allows to include tabel contents from other files without error
\usepackage{catchfile}
% Provide floatbarrier
\usepackage{placeins}
% Allows to make additional lists of e.g. equations
\usepackage{tocloft}
% \usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{tikz} % Used in front page. It's for putting graphical elements on a page
\usepackage{helvet} % Gives Arial fontf
% \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
% Gives math symbols
\usepackage{amsmath}
% Gives a number of fonts for equations
\usepackage{amsfonts}
% Use float environment
\usepackage{float}
% Allows to create tables with table notes
\usepackage{threeparttable}
% Allows to format captions
\usepackage{caption}
% Provides color definitions
\usepackage{color}
% The graphicx package provides the includegraphics command.
\usepackage{graphicx}
% Use vector grpahics
\usepackage{svg}
% The amssymb package provides various useful mathematical symbols
\usepackage{amssymb}
% For dummy text (can be deleted when using the template)
\usepackage{lipsum}
% Define missing symbols
\DeclareMathOperator*{\E}{\mathbb{E}}
% Provides the "rules" commands
\usepackage{booktabs} %,tabulary,rotating}
\usepackage[sectionbib]{natbib} % \usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage{chapterbib}
\renewcommand{\bibname}{References}
\setcitestyle{aysep={}} % no comma zwischen Author and year
\usepackage{siunitx}
% Multicolumn and multirow
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{multirow}
% For correct typesetting
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
% To get the euro symbol
\usepackage[gen]{eurosym}
% Provides a command allowing to make underlinings over linebreaks and removes underlining of journal titles with option normalem
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
% Allows to rotate pages
\usepackage{pdflscape}
% Hyperref allows to create links. Load with option to make them black
\usepackage[colorlinks=true, allcolors=black]{hyperref}
% Allows for 1.5 spacing
\usepackage{setspace}
\singlespacing
% Define an abstract environment for chapter abstracts
\newenvironment{ChapterAbstract}{\rightskip1in\itshape}{}
\begin{document}
%\maketitle
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% Front matter (Cover, title page, acknowledgment, doctoral committee)
\include{0_Front_matter/front_matter_main}
\mainmatter
\pagestyle{headings}
% Introduction
\include{1_Introduction/1_Introduction}
% First Chapter
\include{2_Chapter/main_chapter_2}
% Second Chapter
\include{3_Chapter/main_chapter_3}
% Third Chapter
\include{4_Chapter/main_chapter_4}
% Conclusion
\include{5_Conclusion/Conclusion}
% Start back matter (everything after main chapters)
% Appendices
\include{6_Back_matter/Appendices/Appendices}
\backmatter
% Last page
\include{6_Back_matter/last_page}
% Back cover page
\include{6_Back_matter/Back_cover.tex}
\end{document}