9th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies

Abstracts Selected

Abstract submissions have now closed. The review panel have completed the selection process 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 21 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, which are available from the download area.

You can see an outline programme on the programme page.

Abstract titles: Listed in random order
Developing a Parallel Multi-level Mixed Design to Investigating Quality Management in Greek Universities	Building a system for Managing Clinical Pathways; design science research-in-progress
Performance of Service Delivery in Mental Healthcare Systems;a case of Strategy-as-practice	Factors’ constraints on firms’ managers research participation in learning and research in action
Multi criteria evaluation tool for health services	Telling My Story ; Practice Based Research
Managerial Role In Reducing Cognitive Dissonance Attuned To Workers Harmony	The Research of Ecosystem Risk on Romania’s Territory by using Statistical Tools
Can We All Do a Fast, Effective and Rigorous Literature Review? Insights from an Advanced Training Programme on Scientific Research in Social Sciences	Critical Management – unlocking organisational secret data to gain a critical frame interpretation?
Is it them or is it us? Using grounded theory to investigate the influence of MNE country of origin culture on employee experiences of work-life balance.	The Dialogical Process; Towards a Critical Research Methodology for Practice-based Organisational Research
Research and Development Reporting in Malaysia	A model for male partner involvement in reproductive health services
Exploring the Relationship between Strategic Reactiveness and Entrepreneurial Management Tendencies; Small and Medium-Sized Sectors	Knowledge Management Methodology; Developing a Phenomenology Approach for Knowledge Management Research
An Influence Of Gender On Overall Behaviour	Methods, Methodologies and philosophies for understanding student performance
The use of the case study method in theory testing	Theoretical and Methodological Frame of EFQM Excellence Model
Modelling Business-to-Business Relationship Quality; A People-Based Approach	Traversing the Edge; Using Discourse Analysis to Understand IS Power Relations
Virtual Trust versus Mistrust; Strategies for Creating Better Online Experiences for Students with Disabilities	Consumer Shopping Behavior Pattern on Selected Consumer Goods: Empirical Evidence on Malaysian Consumers (Kuching City)
Identifying Geographic Disparities in Dental Healthcare Services Using a Geographic Information System	Business Research Planning Using Quantitative Multiple-Criteria Decision Making approach
The Analytical Model - The Niponic Management of Research and Development in Companies in the Iberian Peninsula	Qualitative Field Research; Bringing ‘Access’ to the Forefront on the International Business Research Agenda
Shadowing a profession-in-action	Social Responsibility and Ethical Dilemmas in Teaching Research Methods
Student research in a Web 2 world; learning to use new technology to gather primary data	Rapid organisation change; Using Action research and Grounded theory to discharge a leading edge Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) Capability.
Minding their P’s; Passion and Minding Professionalism in early childhood teaching.	Qualitative or quantitative; how to improve quantitative research methods by means of qualitative ones in Iranian research scene
A Methodology for Assessing the Interaction Environment of Organizations	Using card-based games in semi-structured interviews
Researching Decision-Making under Uncertainty using GTM	Quality of working life of managers; public VS private sector
CRM; A Competitive Tool for Indian Banking Sector	Methodological challenges in social research
When a qualitatively oriented researcher moves into the arena of mixed research methods	Seizing the opportunity; Using availability samples in policy programs for creating relevance for broader contexts
Grounded Theory Method; An Essential Approach to Analyse Design	Telling not asking for data
Researching sensitively without sensitising: exploring the strength, relationship between, and reasons for trust and distrust	Assessment of individual cultural attributes; A comparison of two methodological approaches.
Subtextual Phenomenology; a methodology for first-person, reflective research	Research interviews by Skype; A new data collection method
Explaining National Standard-Setting and Accounting Conservatism Using a Mixed Research Model	Exploring the relevance of complexity theory to research on Top Management Teams
Combining Inductive and Deductive Thematic Analysis	A review of the use of mixed methods in organisational research
Tracing doings and sayings in a business context	The honest business
Does Methodology Count? Lessons from the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise	Gaining competitive advantages through customer knowledge
Method Architecting in Adaptive Information Systems	Systems Practice as Management Research; An Agency Approach
The application of grounded theory methodology to business management and operational research projects;Lessons from novice researchers.	Understanding Intercultural Communication in Ethiopian Higher Education; An Integrated Perspective
Grounded theory-based trajectories of Portuguese faculty effort-reward imbalance in e-learning development	Linking organizational strategies, Processes, Outcomes; Evidences from Grass-Roots.
An Empirical Analysis of Research Approaches Used by Doctoral Students of Accounting and Finance in an Indian University	Factorial Validation Of Ecotourism Destination Image And Ecotourist Motivation; Empirical Analysis Of Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia
Unlocking Complexity with Simplicity; A Social Constructionist take on the ‘Ethnographic Interview’ in Multilingual and Intercultural ‘Multi-Site’ Field-Research	A Strategy for delayed Research Method Selection driven by Data Collection; Deciding between Grounded Theory and Phenomenology
Analysing Qualitative Evidence – The Role of CAQDAS	Qualitative analysis of the employers’ view upon quality of education
The reasons for attrition; we (still) haven’t got a clue	Taking Stock of Research Methods in Strategy-as-Practice
Doing Qualitative Research in Chinese Contexts; lessons learned from a grounded theory study in a Chinese healthcare environment	Tracking employees’ twists and turns; a mixed methods approach to assessing change in the psychological contract
Statistical Analysis of Scientific Productivity:A Study of Scientists and Different Research Institutes in India (2001-2009)	A Qualitative Approach of Social Network Analysis; A Study on Employees’ Networking at Work
Case study in Postgraduate Dissertations on Small and Medium sized Firms	Mixed method in management;methods, opportunities and challenges
Views from a Meta-discipline: The Systems Approach in Research	Multi research methods using captive respondents
Rethinking Management Post-graduate Education – Next-generation MBA; Science, Technology and Philosophy, Management Foundations for the Post-industrial Society - an innovative approach to contemporary management challenges	Examining the Effect of Destination Image on Tourist Total Experience (TTE) and Destination Loyalty; An Analysis of International Tourists’ Experience at Perhentian Island, Malaysia
Is There a new Method to Analyse Qualitative Information?	Identification and Motivation of Participants for Luxury Consumer Surveys
Evaluation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Models of Adoption and Use in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabian SMEs	Accounting Information Distortion in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises; A Research Proposal
Research Methodology by Numbers	User based Participatory Implementation of Enterprise Systems in SME's
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge-management – emergent communities of practice create new patterns of competitiveness and change	An Application of Narrative Methodology in Researching the Local Experience of a Tourism Destination
An application of four stages model for Grounded Theory to study knowledge sharing	Exploring customer relationships in software technology firms; A mixed methods approach
From Organisational Knowledge Management to Personal Knowledge Management - Reflecting and Researching Ongoing Management Practice; exploring the way we think through semiotics – how signification processes determine action patterns	Grounded theory; from analysis of social practices to theory building – the ontological and epistemic grounding of four case studies in an Organisational Learning research project
Reflexivity in Qualitative research – putting the researcher at stake	Use of the Internet by Libyan academic staff members
Using Focus Groups & Post-it Boards In Studies of ISD Team Behaviour; A Set of Recommended Practices	Using Multiple Qualitative Methods at the U.S. Census Bureau to Aid the Design of a Data Collection Software for Business Users
Sub-Phenomenology and the Poetics of Space - The Intuitive Sketch Process as a Method	Qualitative Data Analysis and Organisational Sense-making – the interconnections between organisational culture, follower/leadership relations and organisational images
Uncovering Hidden Meanings, Values and Insights Through Photos	The Importance of Philosophy in Competitive Strategy Research
Sub-Phenomenology and the Poetics of Space - The Intuitive Sketch Process as a Method	The role of Pilot Studies in Grounded Theory: Understanding the context in which research is done!
Grounding the Context of Enterprise Acquisition	Contextual Inquiry as a Critical Perspective in Research
The Grounded Theory Method In The Middle East Region Knowledge Management Research	A mixed-method investigation of environmental practice in Australian small-scale manufacturing
Business Research Education in the 21st Century: A Sustainable Approach	Using Grounded Theory to Analyse Students’ Use of Learning Journals
Going Deeper – exploring the incorporation of insights from quantum physics, learning theory and human development research into management research	Testing the Compatibility of Local Accounting Legislature with International Standards
The space avatar of business – a cognitive meta-represention of the company	Effectuation and Risk-taking of Angel Investors
Reflexivity and Research Training in Professional Doctorate: the DBA learning experience	Applying Structural Equation Modeling to Determine the Value of Web-based Survey Methods versus Non-electronic Survey Methods
Qualitative research paradigm: what the novice researcher needs to know	Discussion on the use of visual and narrative methods in management research
Measuring business-to-business customer service; A structural re-examination of the INDSERV scale	An immersed approach to workplace safety culture intervention and behavioural change; Insights about factors which the literature remains silent about.
Conducting Longitudinal Case Study Research in Emerging Markets	Spreading the Load – a Programme Team Approach to Delivering Methodology
‘A Ruggedised Method for Measuring Levels of Entrepreneurial Activity in Least Developed Economies”

Authors: :Listed alphabetically by lead author surname
Abd. Razak Muhammad Hafiz and Izaidin Abdul Majid, Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia with Mohd Syafiq Iqbal Solah, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom	Khakpour Abbas, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
Achimas Cadariu Andrei, Iuliu Hatieganu University, Romania and Ligia Achimas Cadariu, Octavian Fodor Emergency hospital, Romania	Knowles Deborah and Elisabeth Michielsens, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
Aggrey Kwesi, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom	Kokabi Mortaza, Shaheed Chamran University, Iran
Agnawe Abadelkarim, Sheffield University, Department of Information Studies, United Kingdom	Krivokapic-Skoko Branka and Grant O'Neill, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Akir Oriah, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, and Md. Nor Othman, University of Malaya, Malaysia	Kumar Rahul and Pooja Thakar, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, India
Alajamy Maram and Miguel Baptista Nunes, The University of Sheffield, Dept. of Information Studies, United Kingdom	Lacerda Nobre Angela, ESCE-IPS, Portugal
Alam Ian, State University of New York, USA	Lebile Rufus Tosin, Gill Green and Kondal Kandadi, University of Bolton, United Kingdom
Allan George, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	Lee Gregory, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Anderson Amy, U.S. Census Bureau, USA	Lichrou Maria, University of Limerick, Ireland
Armitage Andrew and Alan Thornton, Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom	Lopes Arminda, Instituto Politecnico De Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ashwin Marie, EM Normandie, France and Alan Hirst, London SouthBank University, United Kingdom	Lopes Eurico, Instituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ayalew Anteneh Tsegaye, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany	Martins Jorge Tiago and Miguel Baptista Nunes, University of Sheffield, Information Studies Department, United Kingdom
Azevedo Rocha Pedro, Évora University, Portugal	Martins Nico, University of South Africa, South Africa
Bai Ping and Jianguo Yuan, School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China	Melih Madanoglu, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Bankins Sarah, Queensland University of Technology, Australia	Migiro Stephen, Unisa SBL, South Africa and Agnes Oseko, Moi University, Kenya
Baptista Nunes Miguel, Maram Alajam, Salim Al-Mamari and Jorge Tiago Martins, Department of Information Studies/University of Sheffield, United Kingdom	Molina-Azorín José F., University of Alicante, Department of Management, Spain and Roslyn Cameron, Southern Cross University, School of Commerce and Management, Australia
Barrett Bob, American Public University, USA	Musa Rosidah, Jamaliah Mohd Yusof, Faizah Rahim and Faridah Hassan, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Beck Lien and Jill Coene, KIZOK/University of Hasselt, Belgium with Friso Den Hertog, UNU MERIT/maastrichtuniversity.nl, The Netherlands	Musa Rosidah, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Bednar Peter, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom	Myers Graham, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Bell Matthew, The University of Bolton/BAE SYSTEMS, United Kingdom	Nazaruk Marcin and Andrew Weyman, the University of Bath, United Kingdom with Elizabeth Hellier, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Bertrand Catherine and Laurent Bourdeau, Université Laval, Canada	Nienaber Hester, Unisa, South Africa
Boeri Miriam, Darina Lepadatu, Elle Ballard and Robin Crawford, Kennesaw State University, USA	Osoian Codruta, Monica Zaharie and Razvan Nistor, Babes Bolyai University, Romania
Borota Popovska Mirjana, Institute for sociological political and juridical research, Macedonia and Vasil Popovski, Institute of Economy, Macedonia	Papadimitriou Antigoni, CHEPS. Twente University, The Netherlands
Bradbery Patrick, Charles Sturt University, Australia	Parameswaran Unnithan Vijayakumar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India with Ashish Sen, FEIL, India and Neelima Rao, Novartis, USA
Browaeys Marie-Joëlle and Sandra Fisser, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, The Netherlands	Parry Sara, Bangor University, United Kingdom and Beata Kupiec-Teahan, Scottish Agricultural College, United Kingdom
Carcary Marian, University of Limerick, Ireland	Pihl Ole, Department of Architecture and Design, Aalborg University, Denmark
Charleson Diane, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia	Rasmussen Karsten Boye, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark and Heiko Thimm, University of Pforzheim, Germany
Clark Beverley, AUT University, New Zealand	Reiter Sebastian, Glenn Stewart and Christine Bruce, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Conboy Kieran, NUI Galway, Ireland	Rich Martin, Cass Business School, United Kingdom
Dawson Linda, Virginia Plummer and Stephen Weeding, Monash University, Australia	Rivera Gonzalez and Andrew Cox, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Douglas David, Staffordshire University Business School, United Kingdom	Rowley Jennifer, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom with Rosalind Jones and Sonya Hanna, Bangor Business School, United Kingdom and Magda Vassiliou, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Dowling Karin, University of Tasmania, Australia	Ryan Maria and Gary Marchioro, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Dragomir Voicu D., Liliana Feleaga and Niculae Feleaga, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Romania	Ryan Maria and Madeleine Ogilvie, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Ecevit Emek Can, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom	Saini Ramdhan, Seth Motilal (PG) College, Jhunjhunu, India, with Prakash Sharma, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India and Aruna Saini, NRDD College of Management, Jhunjhunu, India
Egholm Feldt Liv and Maja Lotz, International Center for Business and Politics , Copenhagen Business School, Denmark	Sauian Mohd Sahar, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia and Haruizwan Hashim, Dancom Systems Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Erturgut Ramazan, Air NCO Academy, Turkey	Saunders Mark, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Factor Aharon, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia	Saur-Amaral Irina, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Factor Aharon, Glenda Francis and Steven Theiler, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia	Saxena R.K., Manoj Kumar Kushwaha, Kamal Bhatia and Ila Saxena, Institute of Management Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India
Fakis Apostolos, University of Derby, United Kingdom	Semmelrock-Picej Maria Theresia, Klagenfurt University, Austria
Felipa Reis, Open University, Portugal	Shaw Corrinne, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Flores Adao, Centre for Tourism and Leisure Research, Portugal	Shaw Corrinne and Howard Smith, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Fong Reynoso Carlos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico	Sinha Priyanki, Indian Statistical Institute, India
Frederick Howard, Deakin University, Australia	Skoko Hazbo, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia and Arnela Ceric, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Gradinaru Giani, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania	Strouhal Jiri, University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic
Guttormsen David Sapto Adi, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick & Centre for International Business, University of Leeds (CIBUL), United Kingdom	Taifi Nouha and Mariangela Lazoi, eBMS-ISUFI-Università del Salento, Italy with Angelo Corallo and Giuseppina Passiante, Università del Salento, Italy
Guttormsen David Sapto Adi, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick (PaiS), United Kingdom and Daniella Fjellström, Centre for International Business, University of Leeds (CIBUL), United Kingdom	Topuzovska Marija, Institute for Sociological and Political - Juridical Research, University Ss.Cyril and Methodius, Republic of Macedonia
Harrison Tyler and Susan Morgan, Purdue University, USA	Trabado Jordi and Miralles Francesc, La Salle - Ramon Llull University, Spain
Hart Adam and Jim Underwood, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia	Vallack Jocene, C.Q. University, Australia
Harte Victoria, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom and Jim Stewart, Leeds Business School, United Kingdom	Vasudevan Ranjith, Rajesh Nair and Gayatri Vivek, Sies College of Management Studies, India
Heine Klaus, Technische Universitaet Berlin / Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany	Vengerov Alexander, Ramapo College of NJ, USA
Huang Ching Choo, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia with Haron Mohamad Nor, Institut Profesional Baitulmal, Malaysia and Kalsom Salleh, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia	Venkateswaran Ramya T. and Ganesh N Prabhu , Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India
Iacono Jessica, USA with Ann Brown and Clive Holtham, Cass Business School, United Kingdom	Verzelloni Luca, University of Bologna, Italy
Ibrahim Fahmi and David Edgar, Caledonian Business School, United Kingdom	Vieira Armando Luís, Universidade de Aveiro - DEGEI/GOVCOPP, Portugal
Inaam Idrees, Ana Vasconcelos and Andrew Cox, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom	Welch Christine, University of Portsmouth Business School, United Kingdom
Jenkins Wyn, Staffordshire University Business School, United Kingdom	Yan Chung-Yih and Neng-Pai Lin, Institute of Health Care Organization Administration, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Jooste Karien, University of Johannesburg, South Africa with Hans Amukongo and Agnes Van Dyk, University of Namibia, Namibia	Yang Peter, National Chiayi University, Taiwan and Che Hsiu Tsai, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Keeble-Ramsay Diane and Andrew Armitage, Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom	Zhou Lihong, Miguel Baptista Nunes and Ana Vasconcelos, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Kirkham Janet, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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