8th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies

Programme

The conference has now closed. The final programme is given below.

You can download pictures of the presenting authors here and a copy of the abstract booklet here.

Sunday 21 June 2009
18:30	Pre-conference reception and registration in the Bar at the Phoenicia Hotel (Until 19:30)
Monday 22 June 2009
9:00	*Registration and coffee*
10:00	Room: Aula Magna Opening of the Conference by the Conference Chair: Saviour Gauci, University of Malta
10:15	Keynote address: Professor Godfrey Baldacchino, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada Researching Material, Representational and Experiential Tropes: Branding the Island, Enisling the Brand
11:10	*Conference splits into streams*
	Room: Aula Magna Stream A - Longitudinal Research Chair - Christine Walsh	Room: Library Stream B - Qualitative Methods Chair - Marie Ashwin	Room: Rector's office Stream C - Grounded Theory Chair - Joseph Santora	Room: Lecture Room 1 Stream D - Constructivism Chair - Marian Carcary
11:15	Research Methods – A Case Example of Participant Observation Iacono Jessica, Corus International Trading Ltd, Ann Brown and Clive Holtham, Cass Business School, City University, London, UK	Combining Semiotic Perspectives fin Consumer Research Ogilvie Madeleine and Katherine Mizerski, Edith Cowan Univeristy, Perth, Australia	The Use of Grounded Theory to Construct Meaning in Corporate Social Responsibility Considine Phil, University of Lincoln, UK	The Repertory Grid Technique: A Method for the Study of Workplace Learning Shaw Corrine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
11:45	The Temporal Dimension of Longitudinal Research in International Business Raukko Melanie and Eriikka Paavilainen, Turku School of Economics, Finland	Claiming the Streets: Feminist Implications of Psychogeography as a Business Research Method Knowles Deborah, University of Westminster, London, UK	Researching Organizational Culture using the Grounded Theory Method: Recognising Some of the Currents and Eddies on the Research Voyage Pearse Noel and MacDonald Kamyamgale, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa	Personal and Online Repertory Grid Methods for the Development of a Luxury Brand Personality Heine Klaus, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
12:15	A Longitudinal Approach to Evaluating Undergraduate Students Studying ‘Enterprise Education’ Modules: Pitfalls, Problems and Struggles Harte Victoria and Jim Stewart, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK	Building a Qualitative Research Methodological Strategy to Understand Knowledge Management in the Brazilian Organizational Context: Multiple Case Studies for the Proposition of an Integrative Conceptual Model Alvarenga Neto Rivadávia C. Drummond, Fundação Dom Cabral, Beatriz Valadares Cendón and Ricardo Rodrigues Barbosa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil	Implementing ‘Grounded Action Research’ in Information Systems Development: The OrganiK Approach Vasconcelos Ana, Dimitris Bibikas, Tim Zijlstra and Iraklis Paraskakis, University of Sheffield, UK	The Search for a Coherent Research Design for Constructivist Management Studies: A Meta-Analysis of an Action Research Project Livieratos Antonios, University Paris 11 Sud, France
12:45	*Lunch*	*Lunch*	*Lunch*
	Room: Lecture Room 1 Stream A - Health Information Systems Chair – Milena Bobeva	Room: Library Stream B - Qualitative Methods Chair - Ann Brown	Room: Rector's Office Stream C - Grounded Theory and Post Modernism Chair - Noel Pearse
14:00	Action Research in Emerging Technologies in Health Information Systems: Creating a Mobile Information Environment in a Hospital Ward Dawson Linda, Julie Fisher, Stephen Weeding, Monash University, Liza Heslop, Victoria University, Andrew Howard, Monash University, Australia	Evaluating Qualitative Research: Implementing the Research Audit Trail Carcary Marian, University of Limerick, Ireland	Understanding Effective Boards: Grounded Theory Methodology and Mutual Fund Governance Cullen Margaret and Niamh Brennan, University College Dublin, Ireland
14:30	Data Collection Among Healthcare Professionals: Three Experiences From the IS Sector Heiro Eeva and Reetta Raitoharju, Turku School of Economics, Finland	An Intellectual Device To Critically Appreciate Software Project Management Methodologies Bell Gary, John Warwick and Mike Kennedy, London South Bank University, UK	The Journey of Undertaking an Explorative Case Study by Post Modernist Inquiry for the Purposes of a Doctoral Thesis Keeble-Ramsay Diane, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, UK
15:00	Challenges of Intercultural Data Collection: Experiences from Health IS Research Raitoharju Reetta, Eeva Heiro, Turku School of Economics, Finland, Ranjan Kini and Martin D’Cruz, IU Northwest, Gary, Indiana, USA	Developing a New Perspective on Leadership Theory: From a Tree of Knowledge to a Rhizome of Contingencies Mortimer Christine, York St John University, UK	Secret Data and Organisational Life: The use of Personal Exchanges to Reveal Hidden Truths Armitage Andrew and Alan Thornton, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, UK
15:30	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*
	Room: Lecture Room 1 Stream A - Mixed Methods Chairs - Rivadávia C. Drummond Alvarenga Neto	Room: Library Stream B - Questionnaires and surveys Chair - Margaret Cullen	Room: Rector's Office Stream C - Factor Analysis, Case Study research and Literature Reviews Chair - Martin Rich
16:00	Towards a Pragmatic and Philosophic Basis for a Multi-Methods Approach to Investigating English Further Education Colleges' Performance as Measured by Student Retention and Achievement Jenkins Wyn, Staffordshire University, UK	A Real World Comparison of Responses to Distributing Questionnaire Surveys by Mail and Web Saunders Mark, University of Surrey, UK	The Values that University Students Attributed to the Internet: Replication of Factor Analysis Results with the Nominal Group Technique Bourdeau Laurent, Laval University and Pascale Marcotte, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres, Canada
16:30	Mixed Methodology Approach to Place Attachment and Consumption Behavior: A Rural Town Perspective Ryan Maria, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia	Some Best Practices Concerning Survey Nonresponse - and a Few Good Ones Too Rasmussen Karsten Boye, University of Southern Denmark and Heiko Thimm, Pforzheim University, Germany	Succession in Nonprofit and Public Sector Organizations: Findings from Case Study Research Santora Joseph C., William Seaton, Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, USA and James Sarros, Monash University, Caufield, Australia
17:00	An Exploration of a Mixed Modalities Approach within Entrepreneurial Decision Making Douglas David, Staffordshire University Business School, UK	How to Make sure your Figures Don’t Lie – Lessons from Information Systems Survey Research Dorner Verena, University of Passau, Germany	‘Read, Mark, Learn and Inwardly Digest’ * An International Flavour to a Literature Review. * With Apologies to the Book of Common Prayer (1662) Ashwin Marie, Ecole de Management de Normandie, France and Alan Hirst, London South Bank University, UK
17:30	*Close of Conference Day*
18:30	*We will go by typical Maltese Luzzu boat to Vittoriosa*
19:00	*Conference Dinner at the Lupenara Restaurant, set in the historic Fort St. Angelo*
22:15	*Return to Valletta by Luzzu boat*

Tuesday 23 June 2009
9:30	Room: Aula Magna Plenary session: Panel Discussion led by Peter Sharp and Pete Mann Expectations and Reality: International Students – Research Methods – Supervision Provision
10:30	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*	*Refreshments*
	Room: Lecture Room 1 Stream A - Methods for Business Research Chair - Jim Underwood	Room: Library Stream B - Online issues Chair - Phil Considine	Room: Rector's Office Stream C - Critical Thinking Chair - Andrew Armitage
11:00	Business Research in Service Industries: The Choice of Meaningful Methodological Approaches Sauian Mohd Saha, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia	Within and Beyond Corporate e-Boundaries: Supervisor’s Experiences with Mentoring Research Students Online Bobeva Milena, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK	Systemic Combinatory use of Brainstorming, Mind-Maps and Rich Pictures for Analysis of Complex Problem Spaces Bednar Peter and Lyn Day, University of Portsmouth, UK
11:30	Bibliometric Approach to the Study of Student Satisfaction Alves Helena, University of Beira Interior, Portugal	Googling Companies - A Webometrics Approach to Business Studies Romero-Frias Esteban, University of Granada, Spain	Move Along Please – There is Nothing New Here! Bednar Peter and Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, UK
12:00	Reconciliation of Opposing Research Approaches by Means of Ontological Horizons Visala Seppo, University of Tampere, Finland	The (Secret & Password Protected) Diary of a Web 2.0 Novice Doing Subtextual Phenomenonology Vallack Jocene, Central Queensland University, Australia	Spirituality, Meaning and the Workplace Brooke Carole, Lincoln Business School, University of Lincoln, UK
12:30	*Lunch*	*Lunch*	*Lunch*
	Room: Lecture Room 1 Stream A - Actor Network Theory Chair - David Douglas	Room: Library Stream B - Frameworks and Methodologies Chair - Corrine Shaw	Room: Rector's Office Stream C - Postgraduate Research Chair - Deborah Knowles
13:30	Overcoming the Fear of the Social - Moving with ANT into Burrell and Morgan's Empty Box Underwood Jim, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia	Developing Multi-Purpose Multi-Dimensional Conceptual Frameworks: A Method for Creating Integrative Realities Murphy John and Andrew Armitage, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, UK	An Empirical Analysis of Research Approaches used by Post Graduate Students in a South African Tertiary Institution Singh Shawren and Same Lubbe, University of South Africa, Pretoria
14:00	Interaction - A Tool for Observing the Relationship in Relationship Marketing Chuang Yi-An and Yufan Wu, University of Lincoln, UK	Interface Design for Affect: A Picture Paints a Thousand Words Newall Lynne, Gillian Green, University of Bolton and Lynne Hall, Sunderland University, UK	Millennial Students and Information Literacy: Educating for Employability Rich Martin, Cass Business School, London, UK
15:00	Room: Aula Magna Summary of issues raised during the conference Led by: Joseph Azzopardi and Frank Bezzina, University of Malta
15:30	*Close of conference*

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