Future European Conference on Research Management
ECRM 2021
A virtual conference hosted by ACI and University of Aveiro, Portugal
Date: 17-18 June 2021
Conference Proceedings
The Electronic Proceedings from ECRM are included in your registration and are available to download for conference participants. They are also available to purchase in 2 different formats.
- PDF Version - £50 plus Postage and Packaging
- Printed Version - £60 plus Postage and Packaging
Best PhD Papers
1st Place
Develoment of Boundary Object Supported Method to Study Children's Healthcare Customer Journeys
Lauri Litovuo, Tampere University, Finland
2nd Place
Using firm‐level data from Various Sources: Researching Start‐ups in Ireland
Thi Ngoc Dao and Clare O'Mahony, Technological University Dublin, Ireland
3rd Place
Literature Review: A Technique for Conceptualising Management research in South Africa
Basia Dennis Bless, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa
Competition Winner
Revitalizing the Methodological know-how Behind Typologies and Taxonomies
Martin J. Eppler, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Runner ups:
Raising Green Hydrogen Energy Awareness while Teaching
Research Methodology
Ning Ding and Uli Mathies
Students Helping out Fellow Students: Peer-to-peer
Instruction on Research Methods in Portugal
Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira, Cláudia Miranda Veloso, Cicero
Eduardo Walter, Adriana Nishimura, Maria José Sousa, Ramiro Gonçalves, José
Martins and Frederico Branco
Conference Executives
Conference Co-Chairs
Dr. Manuel Au-Yong Oliveira and Professor Carlos Costa, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Ana Maria da Palma Moreira, ISPA‐Instituto Universitário, Lisbon & ISMAT, Portimão
The Future of Data Analysis
Maria José Sousa, ISCTE‐Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and CIEO Algarve University
Unlocking the Algorithm of Research Methods
Message of Thanks
We extend our thanks to all participants at the conference, both presenters and attendees and gratefully acknowledge the support of the University of Aveiro, Portugal and the assistance provided by the Conference Chair and keynote speakers. The stream and mini track chairs are to be applauded for their efforts in ensuring that timekeeping requirements were respected by all participants and the chair and discussants of the PhD Colloquium are thanked for their invaluable contribution to this important part of the conference.
Finally, we value and unreservedly acknowledge the essential role performed by the executive and programme committees in respect of the double blind review process.
We trust that that overall the conference exceeded your expectations; we welcome your feedback
Previous ECRM Conferences
ECRM 2020
Hosted by:
Virtually Hosted by: ACPI and University of Aveiro
Campus Universitário de Santiago
3810-143 Aveiro Portugal
18 - 19 June 2020
Winners at ECRM 2020
Best PhD Winners
Rural and Peri-Urban Communities in South Africa: Using innovative qualitative research to hear their voices
Dorothy Queiros, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Sensemaking and Identity Work in a Foreign Host Culture
Anna Kimberley, University of Westminster, UK
An Observational Analysis of the Entrepreneurship Policy Discourse in Hamburg, Germany
Moritz Philip Recke, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Best Poster Winners
Research Paradigms for Business and Management: Multicultural Axiology and Constructive Epistemology Perspectives
Nazik Roufaiel and Magdy Roufaiel, State University of New York-ESC, Saratoga Springs,USA
Team Management Automation
Olaf Flak, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Competition Winners
Winner
Developing First-Year Undergraduate Business Students’ Research Skills: Using a Model United Nations Framework
Dr Gyuzel Gadelshina, Northumbria University, UK
Joint Second Place
A Holistic Approach to Academic Competences: Creating an Immersive Learning Experience
Kenny Meesters, Tilburg University and Yan Wang, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Research Methods Index: A Case Study
Marcia Mkansi, University of South Africa, South Africa
Conference Executives
Conference Co-Chairs:
Dr. Manuel Au-Yong Oliveira and Professor Carlos Costa, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Paul Griffiths
Re-thinking Research Methods in Social Sciences: Moving away from Determinism
João José Pinto Ferreira
How to help students effectively use keywords (thesis, dissertation or research article)
ECRM 2019
Hosted by:
Wits Business School,
University of the Witwatersrand,
2 Saint David’s Place,
Parktown, 2193,
Johannesburg,
South Africa PO Box 98,
Wits, 2050, Johannesburg
20-21 July 2019
Winners at ECRM 2019
Joint PhD Winners
The use of Mobile Learning Technologies for the Professional Development of Academics at a University of Technology
Granny Setswe and Maria Madiope, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
The Role of HRM as an Enabler of Creativity: Initial Research Findings
Anastasia Kulichyova, Sandra Moffett and Judith McKnight, Ulster University, Londonderry, UK
Best Poster Winner
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Anthony Stacey, WBS, University of the Witswatersrand
Programme Chair:
Prof. Louise Whittaker, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Dan Remenyi, University of the Western Cape
ECRM 2019 Being a successful academic researcher
ECRM 2019 Being a Successfully Published Academic Researcher
ECRM 2018
Hosted by:
The University of Roma TRE,
Rome, Italy
12-13 July 2018
Winners at ECRM 2018
Joint PhD Winners
Native Narratives: Making Sense of Living in a Different Culture
Anna Kimberley, Lorna Stevens and Alison Rieple, University of Westminster, Haaga-Helia UAS, Finland
Financial Literacy Level in the Czech Republic and Selected European Countries
Josef Nesleha, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Joint Best Poster Winners
Maximum Variation (MV): A Framework for Determining Adequate Sample Sizes in Qualitative Research Ben K. Daniel, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Cooperative Research in Dual Study Courses
Helmut Döring, Internationale Berufsakademie (IBA), University of Cooperative Education, Germany
ECRM 2017
Hosted by:
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT),
Dublin, Ireland
22-23 June 2017
Winners at ECRM 2017
Joint Best PhD Papers
Evaluating the Impact of Effectuation on new Social Enterprise Ventures in Ireland
Gavan Cleary, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Using Insider Action Research in the Study of Digital Entrepreneurial Processes: A Pragmatic Design Choice
Kisito Futonge, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Best Poster
Why Use a Mixed-Method Research Approach in Business Clusters?
Jamie Meehan, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Competition Winners
Developing Research Designs for Studies into Complex Socio-Technical Systems
Jolien Ubacht, Bertien Broekhansand Bert Enserink, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands