ECRM 2018 - Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies PRINT VERSION

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These proceedings represent the work of researchers participating in the 17th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies (ECRM) which is being hosted this year by Università Roma TRE, Rome, Italy on 12-13 July 2018.

ECRM is a recognised event on the international research conferences calendar and provides a valuable platform for individuals to present their research findings, display their work in progress and discuss advances in the area of Research methodology within the Business Studies Domain. It provides an important opportunity for researchers and practitioners to come together to share their experiences in this varied and expanding field. This year the conference has had a focus on Interventionist Research which has been highlighted in the pre-conference workshops and keynote presentations.

The first day will be opened with a keynote presentation by Dr. John Dumay from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, who will be speaking on “Getting your Hands Dirty: A Critical Approach to Interventionist Research”. In the afternoon there will be a speech by Prof. Anna Linda Musacchio Adorisio from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark entitled “Broadening the Context: Interpretive Lenses for Business Research”. Prof Paola Torrioni of the University of Turin, Italy will then speak on the second day about “Mixed Method Research”.

With an initial submission of 167 abstracts, after the double blind, peer-review process there are 57 academic Research papers, 5 PhD Research papers published in these Conference Proceedings. These papers represent truly global research in the field, with contributions from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand and UK.