The Research Methods and Research Practice (RM&RP) strategic interest group (SIG) exists to promote debates – and stimulate innovation – around all aspects of academic research, from its conception through to its execution, the subsequent development of theory and the dissemination of findings and knowledge. The RM&RP SIG seeks to draw understanding about research methods and research practice from all business and management disciplines including Accounting, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, Learning and Development, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Behaviour, Strategy, and Systems Management. By sharing novel approaches and advancing knowledge about the usefulness of different methods and the facilitators of – and constraints on – the use of those methods in the research and broader environment, it seeks to enable researchers to improve the design and execution of their research and its dissemination. Good research approaches are indispensable to the asking of important research questions, the development of useful theories and meaningful engagement with broader societies. The RM&RP SIG aims to stimulate debate in a supportive environment in which all levels of academic from doctoral students through to senior professors feel at home. The RM&RP SIG aims to promote understanding across national borders and to draw strength from the diversity of research approaches that exist across Europe and beyond. It seeks to generate continuous debate between conferences through its use of a range of different media including electronic newsletters and a presence on the world wide web.
SIG OFFICERS (2021-2022):
David S. A. Guttormsen (USN School of Business, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway) – david.guttormsen@usn.no SIG Chair
Huiping Xian (University of Sheffield, UK) – hx58@leicester.ac.uk SIG Chair
Viktor Dörfler (University of Strathclyde, UK)) – viktor.dorfler@strath.ac.uk Main track chair
Marc Stierand (Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland) – marc.stierand@ehl.ch Main track chair
Gianpaolo Abatecola (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) – abatecola@economia.uniroma2.it Plenary organiser
Marek Szarucki (Cracow University of Economics, Poland) – szaruckm@uek.krakow.pl Plenary organiser
Prof. Dr Petra Poljsak-Rosinski (BAU International Berlin – University of Applied Sciences, Germany) – poljsak-rosinski@bauinternational-uni.de Treasurer
Heidi Collins – hcollins@swinburne.edu.my SIG Communication Officer
GT12_00 Research Methods and Research Practice General Track
Management scholars’ contribution to knowledge production depends on their ability to develop and apply suitable methods to achieve and interpret findings and to consider suitable conceptual frameworks to guide action for the application of that knowledge. The RM&RP track invites papers on all kinds of research methods, analytical techniques, epistemological and ontological approaches and management theories. It also welcomes papers on the future challenges facing researchers including the establishment of trust in their research, gaining access, co-creating knowledge with different stakeholders, working internationally and cross-culturally, remote data collection, catering for different audiences and promoting a positive impact.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education, Goal 5: Gender equality, Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Goal 10: Reducing inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Viktor Dörfler (University of Strathclyde, UK)) – viktor.dorfler@strath.ac.uk
Marc Stierand (Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland) – marc.stierand@ehl.ch
RESEARCH METHODS AND RESEARCH PRACTICE SIG STANDING TRACKS
ST12_01 – Organisational coevolution and ecosystems
It is often claimed that organizations in socio-economic contexts such as business ecosystems and industrial networks “coevolve”. Yet, the question remains: how? This track builds on the growing body of (co-) evolutionary-oriented and ecosystem-based research within disciplines like management, strategy, marketing, entrepreneurship, innovation, and organizational studies. In the production of knowledge regarding the coevolution of ecosystems and other socio-economic systems, we encourage the exploration of a wide range of methods and discussions on how these can advance management research. Thus, perspectives based on multi-level coevolution, systems thinking, ecosystems, memes, or agent-based modeling, constitute only examples of the welcomed submissions.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty, Goal 2: Zero hunger, Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people, Goal 4: Quality education, Goal 5: Gender equality, Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy, Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Goal 10: Reducing inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities, Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production, Goal 13: Climate action, Goal 14: Life below water, Goal 15: Life on land, Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Johan Kask , Örebro University, johan.kask@oru.se
ST12_03 – Research Methods for Complex Adaptive Systems
This topic is open to research on a variety of methods that would help identify, describe, categorise, analyse, forecast, and/or evaluate those systems that show adaptability to a level that indicates complexity. Organisations show these characteristics and are complex adaptive social systems (CASS). While complexity is not new in management studies, recent technological developments and related methodologies have made it tractable. This ST is directed to any methods—qualitative, quantitative, simulation, hybrid, mixed—that show how CASS are, could, or should be studied. Selected papers will be invited for submission to a special issue of Futures (Elsevier) on “Simulation and Dissimulation”.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people, Goal 4: Quality education, Goal 5: Gender equality, Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy, Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Goal 10: Reducing inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities, Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production, Goal 13: Climate action
Davide Secchi, Research Centre for Computational and Organisational Cognition, U. of Southern Denmark, secchi@sdu.dk
RESEARCH METHODS AND RESEARCH PRACTICE SIG TRACKS
T12_04 – Resource Interaction Research and Network Approaches
This special track seeks to provide a forum for discussions about resource combinations and connections occurring across organisations, and investigated by means of various network approaches. Submissions to this special track can be both conceptual and empirical and should contribute to better understanding the development and use of resources in a network context, focussing on such areas as innovation management, logistics, accounting, supply management, B2B marketing, environmental sustainability and digitalisation. We also encourage contributions fostering the discussion about the methodological challenges concerning the analysis of resource interactions.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Enrico Baraldi , Uppsala University, enrico.baraldi@angstrom.uu.se