Webinar synopsis
Researchers often hold a romantic view of theory, which they feel should be a complete, detailed, flawless, deep, and exhaustive explanation of a phenomenon. They also often hold a romantic view of theory building, which they envision either as emerging from trancelike periods of writing or as the product of a rigorous, detailed, structured deductive process. The perspective Professor Suzanne Rivard offers here is both more realistic and pragmatic. She espouse Weick’s (1995) view that the outcomes of a researcher’s theorizing efforts are seldom full-blown theories. Often, they are “approximations” that, if given a chance, may develop into rich theories. Based on her experience as a researcher and as a senior editor of a journal department dedicated to publishing theory, Professor Rivard offers a view of theory building as a craft, which calls for exerting care and ingenuity, and requires patience and perseverance. She describes a theory building process anchored in this view, along with a few design principles that can contribute to the quality of the product of the theorizing process.
Related article:
- Rivard, S. 2021 “Theory Building is neither an Art nor a Science. It is a Craft,” Journal of Information Technology, (36: 3), pp. 316-328.
Reference:
- Weick, K. E. 1995. "What Theory Is Not, Theorizing Is," Administrative Science Quarterly (40:3), pp.385-390.
This event is part of the annual BAM Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building (AACCB) webinar series:
The AACCB webinars will help attendees to gain greater clarity about some contemporary issues, and how they link in with other related management research areas. Delivered by senior academics engaged in cutting edge research, the topics to be covered in the series will provide attendees with scholarly insight into what constitutes meaningful scholarship, and the making of optimal theoretical and methodological choices when crafting high impact manuscripts for publication. There will also be opportunities to discuss ways to get the best out of the publication process, crafting a careers, and networking with fellow academics, and other management researchers, all in one place.
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Provider Information
BAM Council's Sub-Committee of Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building (AACCB)
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Who Should Attend?
The event speaks to Sections A1 and A2 as detailed in the BAM Framework
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Speakers
Professor Suzanne Rivard
Suzanne Rivard is Professor of Information Technology at HEC Montreal and is the HEC Montreal Endowed Chair in Strategic Management of Information Technology. Dr. Rivard is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Fellow of the AIS (Association for Information Systems). She received her Ph.D. from the Ivey School of Business, the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests are resistance to information systems implementation, outsourcing of information systems services, software project risk management, and strategic alignment. Her work has been published in such journals as Communications of the ACM, DataBase, Information and Management, Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, MIS Quarterly, Organization Science, and others.
She received an honoris causa doctorate from Aix-Marseille Université. The article entitled “A Multi-Level Investigation of Information Technology Outsourcing,” she co-authored with Benoit Aubert, Jean-François Houde, and Michel Patry received the 2012 Best Article Award from the Journal of Strategic Information Systems. The article entitled “A Multilevel Model of Resistance to Information Technology Implementation” co-authored with Liette Lapointe from McGill University received the 2005 Paper of the Year Award from the MIS Quarterly.
Suzanne Rivard is a Senior Editor for the Journal of Strategic Information Systems (JSIS), a member of the Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS) editorial board, and a member of the Senior Advisory Board of Information and Organization. She was the Senior Editor for the MIS Quarterly Theory and Review Department from 2010 to 2016. She also served as Senior Editor for the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Associate Editor for Information Systems Research and the MIS Quarterly, and member of the editorial board of Systèmes d’information et management.
Chaired by
Prof Fiona Wilson
Fiona Wilson was Professor of Organisational Behaviour in the Adam Smith Business School. Having recently retired after over 21 years there, she is currently Emeritus Professor, an Affiliate and Honorary Senior Research Fellow.
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Benefits of attending
- Learn about new frontiers in management research methods
- Gain greater clarity on your methodological choices
- Network with other doctoral students and academics all in one place
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Contact
Please contact the BAM Office at [email protected] with any queries.
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Event Fee
BAM Members: Free
BAM Student Members: Free
Non-Members: £25
Non-Members, Students: £15
To become a member, please follow the link: BAM Membership
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Registration closes on 17th May 2022 at 16:00 UK time