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ECRM 2009
22-23 June, Valletta, Malta
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Abstracts Selected

 


The closing date for abstract submission has been extended to 5 January 2009. The review panel have completed the selection process of abstracts received to date and the following is a list of abstracts selected for submission as full papers. To maintain the integrity of the blind review process, abstract titles are listed in no particular order and authors are listed alphabetically by lead author surname.

Full papers are due not later than 19 January 2009. Please read the style guidelines document. Papers should be submitted as .doc or .rtf file attachments by email to the Conference Manager, Elaine Hayne with the paper submission checklist and copyright form.

You can see an outline programme on the programme page.

 

Abstract titles (in no particular order)

An analysis of the methodological approach as used in post graduate research at a South African tertiary institution

How do organisations obtain value from large ERP projects ?

The journey of undertaking an explorative case study by post modernist inquiry for the purposes of a thesis

Some best practices concerning survey nonresponse - and a few good ones, too

Secret data and organisational life: The use of personal exchanges to reveal hidden truths

Evidence-based practitioner research- experiences and dilemmas

Research methods – a case example of participant observation

Interaction and emergence; Complexity theory and management research

A real world comparison of responses to administering questionnaires by mail and online

Combining semiotic perspectives for more depth, insight and understanding.

Designing multi-purpose and multi-layered conceptual frameworks; A methodological procedure for creating integrative realities

Action research in emerging technologies in HIS; Creating a mobile information environment in a hospital ward

An intellectual device to critically appreciate software project management methodologies

Impact of organisational communication on impact of organizational communication on change in perceived organisational performance in Pakistan

Evaluating qualitative research – implementing the research audit trail

‘Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest’ * an international flavour to a literature review. * with apologies to the book of common prayer (1662)

Applying consumer culture theories to sub-cultural groups: Researching identity and culture in the surf industry

The contribution of corpus linguistics to mixed-methods management research

“Wasting research material; Exploring the subjectivities of resistance during difficult times”

A longitudinal approach to evaluating undergraduate students studying ‘enterprise education’ modules; pitfalls, problems and struggles

Language in tourism advertising; The contribution of figures of speech to the representation of tourism

Data collection within healthcare professionals – three experiences from IS sector

Some research methods' problems in an intellectual business; Basic problems reconsidered in library and information science researches

Challenges of intercultural data collection; Experiences from the health IS research

Business research in service industries; The choice of meaningful methodological approaches

Claiming the streets; Feminist implications of psychogeography as a business research method

The temporal dimension of longitudinal research

Risk management of action research

Reconciliation of opposing research approaches by means of ontological horizons

Googling companies - a webometrics approach to business studies

Developing a new perspective on leadership theory; From a tree of knowledge to a rhizome of contingencies

Succession in nonprofit and public sector organizations; Findings from case study research

The use of grounded theory to construct meaning in corporate social responsibility

How to make sure your figures don’t lie – lessons from information systems survey research

Are women ambitious? A study of women in the Irish civil service

Spirituality, meaning and the workplace

Millennial students and information literacy; Educating for employability

Move along please – there is nothing new here!

Understanding through narration; The use of storytelling as an approach to organisational research

Bibliometric approach to the study of student satisfaction

Serendipitous research; A reflection on two case studies in grounded theory

Systemic combinatory use of brainstorming, mind-maps and rich pictures for analysis of complex problem spaces

How do homework guides help students acquire procedural knowledge?

Creativity and systemic thinking; Beyond requisite variety

Assessing the accurate method to use on business and management quantitative research

Embedding a research culture into teaching

The more they play, the more they play; the moderating effect of neurobiological factors on the relationship between habit and addiction

Doing qualitative research in Chinese contexts; Lessons learned from a grounded theory study in a Chinese healthcare environment

What sort of reality matters? Linking interpretive participatory action research with the paradigm of praxis

Researching organizational culture using the grounded theory method; Recognising some of the currents and eddies on the research voyage

(Secret & password protected) Diary of a Web 2.0 Novice; A Subtextual Phenomenon

The search for a coherent research design for constructivist management studies; A meta-analysis of an action research project

The repertory grid technique; A method for the study of workplace learning

Implementing ‘grounded action research’ in information systems development; the OrganiK approach

Learning through action in an e-business environment- managing the deployment of a mobile communications platform

Mixed methodology approach to place attachment and consumption behavior; A rural town perspective

Within and beyond corporate e-boundaries; Supervisor’s experiences with mentoring students online

The guideline and procedures for constructing quality control charts with VAR models

A study on the betas for different Chinese industries

Understanding Effective Boards - Grounded Theory Methodology and Mutual Fund Governance

Interaction- A tool for observing the relationship in relationship marketing

Management decision making; An exploration of mixed methods and human cognition

A multi -methods approach to investigating English further education colleges' performance as measured by student retention and achievement

 

 

Author names, in alphabetical order, by lead author surname

Agyeman Gisela, City Psychological Service, East Yorkshire

Kennedy Monica and Deborah Blackman, University of Canberra, Australia

Agyeman Sam, University of Lincoln, UK

Khalid Komal, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Alves Helena, University of Beira Interior, Portugal

Knowles Deborah, University of Westminster, UK

Armitage Andrew and Alan Thornton, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Kokabi Mortaza, Shaheed Chamran University, Iran

Ashwin Marie, Ecole de Management de Normandie, France and Alan Hirst, London Southbank, UK

Lihong Zhou, Ana Vasconcelos and Miguel Baptista Nunes, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, UK

Bednar Peter and Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, UK

Martins Maria, Universidade Nova Lisboa, Portugal

Bednar Peter and Lynn Day, University of Portsmouth, UK

Livieratos Antonios, University Paris 11 Sud, France

Bell Gary, Jon Warwick and Mike Kennedy, London South Bank University, UK

Meebelo Nalishebo, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Bentley Yongmei, Anjali Shegunshi and Mike Scannell, University of Bedfordshire, UK

Mendy John, University of Lincoln, UK

Bobeva Milena and Jennie White, Bournemouth University, UK

Mortimer Christine, York St John University, UK

Brooke Carole, Lincoln Business School, University of Lincoln, UK

Murphy John and Andrew Armitage, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Carcary Marian, University of Limerick, Ireland

Ogilvie Madeleine and Katherine Mizerski, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Chuang Yi-An and Yufan Wu, University of Lincoln, UK

Pan Xia, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau

Considine Phil, University of Lincoln, UK

Pearse Noel and MacDonald Kanyangale, Rhodes University, South Africa

Courtney Shaun and Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Pollach Irene, University of Aarhus, Denmark

Cullen Margaret, University College Dublin, Ireland

Raitoharju Reetta, Turku School of Economics, Finland and Eeva Heiro, Turku Center For Computer Science, Finland

Dawson Linda, Julie Fisher, Stephen Weeding and Liza Heslop, Monash University, Australia

Rasmussen Karsten Boye, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark and Heiko Thimm, Pforzheim University, Germany

Djafarova Elmira and Teresa Waring, Northumbria University, UK

Raukko Melanie and Eriikka Paavilainen, Turku School of Economics, Finland

Dorner Verena, University of Passau, Germany

Rich Martin, Cass Business School, UK

Douglas David, Staffordshire University Business School, UK

Romero-Frias Esteban, University of Granada, Spain

Gillander Iain and Lisa Mcneill, Otago University, New Zealand

Ryan Maria, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Graham Brian and Ken Thomas, Waterford Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland

Santora Joseph C., Thomas Edison Statae College, USA with James C. Sarros, Monash University, Australia and William J. Seaton, Thomas Edison State College USA

Harte Victoria, Institute for Enterprise, UK and Jim Stewart, Faculty of Business & Law, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Sauian Mohd Sahar, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia

Hartlep Nicholas, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, USA

Saunders Mark, University of Surrey, UK

Heinze Aleksej and Chris Procter, Salford Business School, UK

Shaw Corrinne, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Heiro Eeva, Turku Centre For Computer Science/Turku School of Economics, Finland and Reetta Raitoharju, Turku School of Economics, Finland

Singh Shawren, University of South Africa, South Africa and Sam Lubbe, Unisa, South Africa

Iacono Jessica, Ann Brown and Clive Holtham, Cass Business School, City University, UK

Underwood Jim, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Jenkins Wyn, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire

Valiulis Maryann, Deirdre O'Donnell and Jennifer Redmon,  CGWS, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Jolley David W., Norwich University, USA and Deborah Black, University of Vermont, USA

Vallack Jocene, Central Queensland University, Australia

Jones Richard, Cass Business School, UK

Vasconcelos Ana, University of Sheffield - Department of Information Studies, UK with Dimitris Bibikas, SEERC - South Eastern Europeaqn Research Centre, Greece, Tim Zijlstra, University of Sheffield - Department of Information Studies, UK and Iraklis Paraskakis, SEERC - South Eastern Europeaqn Research Centre, Greece

Keeble-Ramsay Diane, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex

Visala Seppo, University of Tampere, Finland

 

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