The programme for the conference is given below. If you are presenting a paper and need to confirm a particular slot, please email the conference Director, Sue Nugus, who will try to accommodate you.
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Sunday 19 June
18:30
Pre conference registration and welcome meeting until 19:30
Monday 20 June
09:00
Registration and coffee
09:30
Room: Amphi 5 Welcome to the Conference
09:45
Keynote address: It’s about us: Collaboration in the ECRM Dr David Bednall, Deakin University, Australia
Room: B209 Stream B: Research Design and Process Chair: Stephan Bohm
Room: B211 Stream C: Conversation, Questionnaires and Mediation Chair: Stephen Atkins
Room: C212 Stream D: IT Maturity and CHAID Analysis Chair: Lewis Endlar
Room: C214 Stream E: Research Issues Chair: Mortaza Kokabi
10:45
Deletion, Distortion and Data Collection: The Application of the Neuro-Linguistic Progamming (NLP) Meta-Model in Qualitative Interviews Knight Jenny, University of Brighton Business School, UK
The Use of Case Study Research Methodology and Design in the Study of Information Onatu George, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Conversation Analysis - an Analytic Perspective Lopes Arminda, Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal
A Design Science Approach to Development of the IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT CMF) Carcary Marian, University of Limerick, Ireland
Researching Volunteer Legacy of The Games: Gatekeepers Goal Posts and Guardian Angels Benson Angela, University of Brighton, UK
11:15
The Benefits of Using of Expert Interviews in the Development of Research Cripps Helen, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Pragmatism in a Research Design Gopal Ji, Suman Bhakri, Delhi University and Prakash Sharma, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
The Granularity of Scale Response Categories: The Use of a 21-Point Scale Pearse Noel, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
SMEs Experience of Collaboration and Their IT Maturity Rasmussen Karsten Boye, University of Southern Denmark and Heiko Thimm, Pforzheim University, Germany
Student Reservation Price: How Much Will Prospective Sudents Pay for Their Undergraduate Degrees? Sutherland Matthew, Teresa Waring and Nigel Coates, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK
11:45
Telephone Requests for Participation and Refusals: Reflections on Gaining Interview Access to Chinese Managers Wang Catherine, Royal Holloway, University of London and Mark Saunders, University of Surrey, UK
An Integrated Research Process Model: A Conceptualized and Contextualized Methodology for Interrogating Complex Technological Development Issues Samkange Faith, Swiss Hotel Management School, University Centre, Leysin, Switzerland
Exploring the Effects of Identity-Based Trust: A Mediation Analysis Hameed Imran, Ghulam Ali Arain, Olivier Roques, IAE Aix-en-Provence and Jean-Marie Peretti, ESSEC Business School, Paris, France
An Exploration of Mobility Behaviours Using CHAID Analysis Thorn Kaye, Massey University, Kerr Inkson, University of Waikato and Stuart Carr, Massey University, New Zealand
The Customer Satisfaction Process Oriented Model (CS-Pro Mod): A New Theoretical Approach to Measure Customer Satisfaction Capelli Lucio, Universita Degli Studi Di Cassino, Roberta Guglielmetti, Giovanni Mattia, Roberto Merli and Maria Francesca Renzi, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
12:15
Lunch
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Lunch
Room: B206 Stream A:Research Methodologies Chair: Helen Cripps
Room: B209 Stream B: Mini Track on Mixed Methods Chair: Murray Clarke
Room: B211 Stream C: Action Research Chairs: Andrea Gorra
Room: C212 Stream D: Mini Track on Project Management Co-Chairs:Gary Bell and John Warwick
Room: C214 Stream E:Mini Track on Teaching Research Methods Co-Chairs:Marie Ashwin and Mark Saunders
13:30
Research Methodologies and Professional Practice: Considerations and Practicalities Cole Caroline and Steven Chase, Oliver Couch and Murray Clark, Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Conciliating Grounded Theory with Actor-Network Theory to Research Decision-Making Under Uncertainty Lopes Eurico, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal
Double Roles: Employer Organization Focused Research Santti Risto, University of Vaasa, Finland
Project Organisation and the 'Community of Practice' Theory: Exploring the Connectivity Tanner Jonathan and Gary Bell, London South Bank University, UK
The Five Ps of Mixed Methods Research Cameron Roslyn, Central Queensland University, Gladstone, Australia
14:00
Methodological Aspects of Assessing the Quality and Quantity of Corporate Environmental Reporting Dragomir Voicu, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
A Proposed Mixed Method Approach to e-Service Project Appraisals Nandwami Abbas, Gary Bell and John Warwick, London South Bank University, UK
Business Systems Analysis as Research Bednar Peter and Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, UK
The Determinants of Drug Adoption in India: A Study on Antihypertensive Drugs Goswami Dipanjan and Gour C Saha, Institute of Technology and Management University, Gurgaon, India
Incorporating Critical and Design Science Research into an Introductory Business Research Methods Course Venable John, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
14:30
Plumbing the Depths: Research as a Developmental Tool Bradbery Patrick, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
Mixed Methods in Use: Experiences from Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Cronholm Stefan, University of Borås and Anders Hjalmarsson, Linkoping, Sweden
Action Research in a Foodservice Store: Reflections on Methodology Afifi Mohamed Fawzi, University of Menoufia, Egypt, Peter Jones and Anita Eves, University of Surrey, UK
How Paradigmatic Lens Explain Variations in Drug Adoption Model Goswami Dipanjan, Gour C Saha, Neera Jain, Anupama Chadha and Abir Goswami, Institute of Technology Management University, Haryana, India
Researching Innovation in Teaching Methods for Business School Courses Brown Ann and Martin Rich, Cass Business School, London, UK
Towards a Methodology of the Imagination: A (Radical) Proposal Armitage Andrew, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Overcoming QCA Method's Difficulties Thanks to the SC-QCA Protocol Chanson Guillaume, Université Paris 1 (Panthéon Sorbonne), Paris, France
Visual Methodologies: Photo-Elicitation in the University Classroom Fanning Stephen, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Development of a Project Management Methodology for Use in a University-Industry Collaborative Research Environment Chin, Christina May May, Andrew Spowage and Eng HwaYap, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
Postgraduate Research Methods Teaching and Variations in Undergraduate Background Michielsens Elisabeth and Peter Urwin, University of Westminster, London, UK
1530-1540 Overcoming Major Changes in a Research Environment: A study in Qatar’s Civil Service Al Khalifa Nasser Mohammed and Pat Gray, London Metropolitan University, UK 1545-1555 Proposal to Explore the Use of New Strategies to Create a Community Based Decision Making Process for Indigenous Peoples Marchioro Gary, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia 1500-1610 Researching Sustainable Development of the Rural Poor in India Swan Nicola, Henley Business School, Reading University, UK 1615-1625 Characteristics Influencing International Students' Information Search Behaviour and Satisfaction for a Private Higher Education Institution Ismail Nurlida, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Faridah Hassan and Nooraini Mohamad Sheriff, University Technological Mara, Malaysia 1630-1700 Discussion and Feedback
16:00
On the Promotion of the Utilisation of Research Findings by Graduate Students in Management Studies: A South African Perspective Marais Hendrik, University of Pretoria, Magdal Pienaar-Marais, National Research Foundation, Pretoria and Simon Gathua, Da Vinci Institute of Technology Management, Modderfontein, South Africa
The Viable System Model (VSM) and Qualitative Studies: A Research Perspective to Manage in a World of Complexity Hildbrand Sandra and Shamim Bodhanya, Leadership Centre, University of Kwa Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
Photos as Mirrors in Sport Fanning Stephen, Madeleine Ogilvie, Maria Ryan, Kate Mizerski, Martin MacCarthy andHelen Cripps, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Observing Dispersed Agile Project Processes Hughes Robert, University of Brighton, UK
Balancing Guidance and Independence in Student Learning of Research Skills Rich Martin, Cass Business School, London, UK
16:30
Challenges of Conducting Qualitative Research In Iranian Universities and Research Institutes Abili Khodayar, University of Tehran, Iran
Interwoven Quantitative and Qualitative Analytics in Management Research Dedashti Msoud, Islamic Azad Univeristy Dashtestan, Iran, Malek Elahi, PN University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Roberto F. Villarroel, University of the East, Manila, Philippines and Bridget Tang Qian Peng, Nanyang Technological Unviersity, Singapore
Colour Coding: an Alternative to Analyse Empirical Data via Grounded Theory Stottok Bernd, Martin Bergausand Andrea Gorra, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
The Impact of Cultural Dimensions on the Project Management Triple Constraint Model Hargreaves Nicole, Lewis Endlar, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK
Postgraduate Business Research Methods: Facilitating Learning by Adapting Teaching Strategies to Match Learning Styles Nienaber Hester, UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa
17:00
Inciting Advanced Levels of Practitioner Reflection Through Progressive Graphic Elicitation Campbell Robert, Gillian Green and Mark Grimshaw, The University of Bolton, UK
Project Management Bodies of Knowledge: Conjectures and Refutations Shepherd Miles and Roger Atkinson, Bournemouth University Business School, UK
The Problems of Teaching Research Methodology in a Middle Eastern Country: the Iranian Experience Kokabi Mortaza, Shaheed Chamran University, Iran
17:30
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Close of conference day
19:00
Buses leave from Appart Hotel Caen to go to the conference dinner at Café Mancel in the walls of Caen Castle
22:30
Buses return to the Appart Hotel Caen
Tuesday 21 June
09:00
Room: Amphi 5 Welcome to the Conference
09:30
Keynote address: Research Methodology……Like the Circles That you Find in the Windmills of Your Mind Dr Dan Remenyi, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
09:45
Presentation to introduce ECRM 2012 by Gill Green
10:00
Refreshments
Poster contributors will stand by their posters for others to come and discuss the research
Researching Australian Gun Ownership: Respondents Never Lie…Or Do They? MacCarthy Martin, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
A Critical Discussion on the Selection of a Data Collection Technique for an Interpretivist Grounded Theory Study: In-Depth Interviews vs. Focus Groups Martins Jorge and Miguel Baptista Nunes, University of Sheffield, UK
The Death of Aspiration for High Performance Working, Post the Global Credit Crisis - Researching its Meaning in the Workplace Keeble-Ramsay Diane and Andrew Armitage, Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
A Functional Measurement Approach to Cope with the Non-Linearity of Judgements in Marketing Research Massidda Davide, David Polezzi and Giulio Vidotto, University of Padua, Italy
1030-1040
Conceptualizing, Designing and Conducting a Qualitative Study: Insights From a Doctoral Study on Youth Livelihoods in Botswana
Joseph Molefe Coper, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
1045-1055
Using Photo-Elicitation to Explore Place Attachment in a Remote Setting
Tonge Joanna, Susan Moore, Lynnath Beckley, Murdoch Univeristy, Perth and Maria Ryan, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
1100-1110
Guanxi and Networking in Social Network Theory: Culture and its Affect on Attitude
Dauw-Song Zhu, Yi-Kang Chen, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan and Louis White, University of Houston Clear Lake, USA
1115-1125
Potential Technique for Capturing Building Design Tacit Knowledge to Decrease Cost and Time Overrun
Pourzolfaghar Zohreh, Rahinah Ibrahim, Rusli Abdulah andNor Mariah Adam UPM, Serdang, Malaysia
1130-1200
Discussion and Feedback
11:00
Ethics in a Developing Country Context Swan Nicola and Trevor Long, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK
Writing Under Cover: Content Analysis of ‘Nigerian 419’ emails Knowles Deborah, University of Westminster, London, UK
Communities of Practice as a Vehicle for Research into Business Improvement Practice Welch Christine and Tammi Sinha, University of Portsmouth, UK
Integrating Affect with Psychological Contract Breach (PCB) and Work Attitudes: A Case of Pakistani University Teachers Arain Ghulam Ali, Imran Hameed, Delphine Lacaze, IAE Aix-en-Provence, and Jean-Marie Peretti, ESSEC Business School, Paris, France
11:30
Adaptation of the Spiral Model of Software Development to Business and Management Dissertations and Research Projects Tjandra Nathalia, Edinburgh Napier University and Geoffrey Darnton, Requirements Analytics, Bournmouth, UK
Real Life Learning by Doing and Experiencing: A Research Based Project to Investigate the Effectiveness of an Experiential Learning Model with Event Management Students. Lamb David, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Round Table Discussion Research Design to Address Challenging Business Environments Banham Heather and Yunke He, Okanagan College, British Columbia, Canada
Applying a Social Networking Approach to Solve Problems in Online Survey Research Randle Oluwarotimi,Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
12:00
Room:Amphi 5 A Debate on the topic of "Literature searches can seriously damage your research" An Oxford style debate Chaired by Roger Atkinson
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Room: B206 Stream A: Cross-Cultural Research Chair:
Room: B209 Stream B: Literature Reviews and Research Proposals Chair:
Room: B211 Stream C: Research in Portugal Chair:
Room:C212 Stream D: Quantitative Methods Chair:
Room: C214 Stream E: PhD Colloquium Chair/Discussant: Dan Remenyi
14:00
Cross-Cultural Management: Global Knowledge or Local Knowledge? Dupuis Jean-Pierre, HEC Montréal, Canada
Demystifying the Arduous Doctoral Journey with an Eagle Vision of a Research Proposal in a Jiffy Ibrahim Rahinah, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Evaluation of Dynamic Participation in Portuguese Active Employment Programmes Nunes Alcina, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Faulty Results by Neglecting Mobile Service Usage Context Niklas Susanne, Stephan Böhm, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Stefan Strohmeier, Saarland Univesity, Germany
14:00-14:10 From Aeronautical RCM Engineer to Reluctant Academic: A Reflection from Past to Practice to Praxis Moxey Paul, University of Bolton, UK 1415-1425 Utilising Multiview as Framework: Enabling a Reflection on Software Development Practice Hagan Dave, University of Bolton, UK 1430-1440 Rumination to Reflection: The Quest to Revisit Entrepreneurial Learning Roberts David, University of Bolton, UK 1440-1500 Discussion and feedback
14:30
Fraternité, Egalité, Liberté - A Supervision Journey Across Cultural Frontiers Ashwin, Marie, Normandie Business School and Alan Hirst, London South Bank University, UK
Replication, Logic and Original Contribution to the Body of Knowledge: Can the Two Ever Meet, or Co-Exist? Ngwenya Bongani, Solusi University, Zimbabwe
Is There a Causal Relationship Between Construction Activity and the Portuguese Economy? An Econometric Empirical Application Nunes Alcina, Jorge Lopes and Carlos Balsa, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
A Fuzzy Logic System for Evaluating Quality of Management Institutions Bandyopadhyaya Vijaya, Chadragupt Institute of Management Patna, Ranja Bandyopadhyaya, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpul, India
15:00
Room: Amphi 5 A summary of issues raised during the conference. Led by Marie Ashwin
15:20
Prize-giving: Award for the best PhD paper and Best Poster Prize
15:30
Close of Conference
Work-in-Progress with Posters
An Empirical Investigation of Relevance in Information Systems Research McAran Dan, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK
Practical Considerations on Research Methods in Corporate Governance Bordean Ovidiu Niculae and Anca Borza, Babes Bolyai University of Cluj Napoca, Romania
Toward a Large Dams-Specific Project Management Framework Bentahar Omar, Polytechnic of the University of Nantes and NIMEC of IAE Caen, France
SmartAid Relief-Team Staffing: Testing Raters in KSAO Dimension Reduction Atkins Stephen, Otago Polytechnic of New Zealand (Abstract only)
Methodology for the Construction of a Research Problem on Management Process Arias Londoño Óscar, Medellin University, Colombia
Methodology for Analysis and Modeling Risk in an Investment Project Vasquez Paniagua Jose, Universidad de Medellín, Colombia
