Wednesday 18 June

18:30-19:30 - pre-conference reception and registration

Thursday 19 June

09:00

Registration and coffee

10:00

Room: D05
Opening of the Conference by the Conference Chair: Dr Peter Sharp, Regents College, London, UK

10:15

Keynote address: Business research: An opportunity and a challenge.
Dr Jill Collis, Faculty of Business and Law, Kingston University, UK

11:10

Conference splits into streams

Room: D01
Stream A: Quantitative Methods
Chair:

Room: D02
Stream B: Qualitative Methods
Chair:

Room: D03
Stream C: Research Experiences
Chair:

11:15

Investigating the Use of Likert-Type, Variable-Response Items in Cross-Cultural Research: The Influence of Culture-Based Response Bias
Culpepper Robert, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacodoches, TX, Liming Zhao, Lexmark Inc, Lexington, KY and Joseph Ballenger, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacodoches, TX, USA

Innovative Developments in the Use of Template Analysis: Two Comparative Case Studies from the Field
Waring Teresa, Newcastle Business School and David Wainwright, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

Meditations on Self Practice: An Autobiographical Discourse
Armitage Andrew, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK

11:45

Individualised Rating-Scale Procedure: A Means of Reducing Response Style Contamination in Survey Data?
Chami-Castaldi Elisa, Nina Reynolds and James Wallace, University of Bradford School of Management, UK

Beyond the Usual Suspects: Critically Informed Research
Bednar Peter, Lund Univesity, Sweden and the University of Portsmouth and Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, UK

Undertaking a Structured Literature Review or Structuring a Literature Review: Tales from the Field
Armitage Andrew and Diane Keeble-Allan, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK

12:15

The Delphi Technique and Educating Entrepreneurs for the Future
Amos Trevor and Noel Pearse, Rhodes Investec Business School, Rhodes University, South Africa

Action Research Applied to Knowledge Management in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company
Sharp Peter, MaKE Inc and Regent's Business School, London, UK

Longitudinal Research Approaches in International Business - A Typology
Paavilainen Eriikka and Mélanie Raukko, Turku School of Economics, Finland

12:45

Lunch in D06

Lunch in D06

Lunch in D06

Lunch in D06

Room: D01
Stream A: Case Study Research
Chair:

Room: D02
Stream B: Information Systems Research
Chair:

Room: D03
Mini track: Grounded Theory
Chair: George Allan

Room: D04
Mini Track: The Role of Paradigms
Chairs: Gillian Green and Chris Atkinson

14:00

Active Exploration of Emerging Themes in Interpretive Case Study Research: The “Evolutionary Case” Approach
Dawson Linda, Monash University, Caulfield East, Australia

Issues and Difficulties in Doing Participative Research in China: Lessons Learned from a Survey in Information Systems Research
Peng Guo Chao (Alex) and Miguel Baptista Nunes, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, UK

Dynamic Systems Analysis: The Technology Acceptance Model
Abu-Shanab Emad, Yarmouk University, Jordan

Is Modernist versus Postmodernism a Relevant Discussion Today?
Bednar Peter and Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, UK

14:30

Theorising from Case Studies: Current Practices in International Business Journals
Piekkari Rebecca, Helsinki School of Economics, Catherine Welch, University of Sydney, Australia and Eriikka Paavilainen, Turku School of Economics, Finland

Inductive Approaches Using a Priori Coding in Information Systems Research: A Discussion
Al-Mamari Salim and Miguel Baptista Nunes, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, UK

Building Knowledge – Developing a Grounded Theory of Knowledge Management for Construction
Graham Brian and Ken Thomas, Waterford Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland

Crossing the Rubicon: From Quantitative Objectivism to Transcendental Phenomenology
Bradbery Patrick, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia

15:00

Using Visual Techniques in Research: The Case of Correspondence Analysis
Esteves José and Victor Bohorquez, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain

Varieties of Actor-Network Theory in Information Systems Research
Underwood Jim, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

IT Project Management Through a Grounded Theory Lens
Georgieva Svetla, Technical University of Sophia, Bulgaria and George Allan, Univesity of Portsmouth, UK

15:30

Refreshments in D06

Refreshments in D06

Refreshments in D06

Refreshments in D06

16:00

Knowledge Café: How to run a Research Department in a Global Economy: Research Methodology Implications
Facilitated by Professor Dan Remenyi, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

17:30

Close of conference day.

18:15

Pre-dinner drinks at Herringham Hall in Regent’s College.

19:00

Conference dinner aboard the My Fair Lady, cruising the Regent’s Canal.

Friday 20 June

09:30

Room: D05

Plenary session: Panel discussion, led by Peter Sharp.
How should we plan, implement and publish research in Business and Management in the Global Economy?
Panelists: Professor Christopher May, University of Lancaster, UK; Professor Karel Williams, University of Manchester, UK and Justyn Trenner, CEO, ClientKnowledge, UK

10:30

Refreshments in D06

Refreshments in D06

Refreshments in D06

Room: D01
Mini track: Mixed Methods
Chair: Branka Krivokapic-Skoko

Room:
Mini track: Teaching Research Methods
Chair: Martin Rich

Room:
Mini track: Researching Sensitive Topics
Chair: Gisela Schulte Agyeman

11:00

A Critical Examination of Mixing of Methods for Developing Business and Management Theories
Douglas David, Staffordshire University Business School, UK

My Colleagues and My Filing Cabinet: Insider Research Access for Part-Time Post-Graduate Students
Knowles Deborah, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London, UK

Using Avatars in Management and Social Science Research
Mendy John, University of Lincoln, UK

11:30

A Framework for Mixed Stakeholders and Mixed Methods
Crump Barbara and Keri Logan, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Let's Focus Here ...
Ashwin Marie, University of Hertfordshire and Alan Hirst, London South Bank University, UK

How to Protect the Fledgling Researcher Connected with Emergent Research and Learning Initiatives: What are the Ethical Issues?
Dyer Peter, University of Lincoln, UK

12:00

Opportunities and limitations of a Single Case Study Design for Researching the Post Merger Integration Process
Lauser Bärbel, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Millennial Students and Technology Choices for Information Searching
Rich Martin, Cass Business School, London, UK

Advising Students Studying Sensitive Topics: Experiences and Challenges
Agyeman Sam, University of Lincoln, UK

12:30

Lunch in D06

Lunch in D06

Lunch in D06

Lunch in D06

Room: D01
Mini track: Mixed Methods
Chair: David Douglas

Room: D02
Mini track: Teaching Research Methods
Chair: Martin Rich

Room: D03
Mini track: Researching Sensitive Topics
Chair: Gisela Schulte Agyeman

Room: D04
Stream D: Structural Equation Modelling
Chair:

13:30

The Use of a Sequential Multi Method Research Design in Exploring Psychological Contracts within Academia
Krivokapic-Skoko Branka and Grant O'Neill, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

Teaching Research Methods To Greek MBA Students
Athanasoulis Christos, University of Piraeus, Greece

White Researcher-Black Subjects: Exploring the Challenges of Researching the Marginalised and ‘Invisible’ 
Schulte-Agyeman Gisela, City Psychological Service, Kingston upon Hull, UK

Partial and Total Disaggregation Framework of a Second-order Construct in the Relationship of Organisational Culture and Internal Corporate Governance
Wibowo Amin, Mohammad Quaddus and Robert Evans, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

14:00

Educating Research Students for Employment in a Global Environment
Hartney Daphne and Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Researching Ethical Consumer Behaviour: Reflections on an Emergent Methodology
Hiller Alex, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Evaluating Model Fit: A Synthesis of the Structural Equation Modelling Literature
Hooper Daire, Joseph Coughlan, Dublin Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland and Michael R. Mullen, Florida Atlantic University, FL, USA

14:30

Room: D05

Summary of issues raised during the conference

Led by: Peter Sharp

15:00

Close of Conference