April 12, 2017, by Lisa Chin
[Guest Seminar] Research methodology in management research: mixed methods and the rigour of relevance
All postgraduate research students on campus are invited to attend a seminar entitled “Research methodology in management research: mixed methods and the rigour of relevance” by Emeritus Professor David Wastell.
Details:
There is a rich plurality of methods in management research generally, and information systems scholarship in particular. This can cause confusion, controversy and a degree of tribalism in the choice of preferred approaches. Although peace has been proclaimed in the “method wars”, it is evident that prejudices and biases still remain; these are often portrayed in terms of the trade-off between relevance and rigour. In this talk, I will argue for a pragmatic, mixed methods “methodology”, contending that “real world” research can square the circle, bringing both relevance and rigour. To support this case, I will describe a recently-completed action research project of mine, which aimed to enhance patient safety at the interface between hospitals and community social services in the UK.
Date: 25th April 2017, Tuesday
Time: 10.30am – 12pm
Venue: F1A24
About the speaker:
David Wastell is Emeritus Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University Business School, UK. He began his academic career as a cognitive neuroscientist, exploring (in his PhD) the relationships between brain activity and attentional processes. He continued his interests in cognitive and clinical neuroscience first at the Applied Psychology Unit (Cambridge, UK), investigating stress and technological innovation in collaboration with British Telecomm, and subsequently at Manchester Medical School. David’s interests in Information Systems developed during this latter period, and he was appointed Professor of the Information Society at Salford University in 2000, before moving to Nottingham in 2005. David was formerly President of the UK Academy of Information Systems, and his current research interests include neuroscience and social policy, cognitive engineering of complex human-machine systems, and design/innovation in the public services. His ideas about design and the managerial role are set out in his 2011 book: “Managers as designers in the public services: beyond technomagic”. His most recent book (just published, with Sue White) presents a critical appraisal of the implications of the “new biologies” (neuroscience and epigenetics) for social policy
No registration is required.
For more information on this seminar, please email Wendy.Gan@nottingham.edu.my.
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