Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the PDW Advancing Qualitative Research Using Interviews: Benefits, Challenges, Pitfalls, and Tensions on Friday, August 9, 2019 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Boston Hynes Convention Center in 104.
Organizers
Sara R. S. T. A. Elias, University of Victoria, Canada
Brett Crawford, Purdue University, USA
Amanda Peticca-Harris, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
David Boje, New Mexico State University, USA
Anna Stevenson, Lund University, Sweden
Panelists
Anne Smith, University of Tennessee, USA
David Boje, New Mexico State University, USA
Hans Hansen, Texas Tech University, USA
Marcos Barros, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
Tina Dacin, Queens University, Canada
Sponsors: Research Methods (RM), Strategizing Activities and Practices (SAP), Critical Management Studies (CMS)
Drawing on the experience of five internationally renowned scholars, as well as on the active participation of the audience, this PDW seeks to problematize some of the conventional ways of conducting interviews and to explore increasingly authentic interview approaches and techniques associated with the contemporary practice of interviewing. This PDW also aims to open a space for dialogue on how we may increase transparency on the interactive nature of the interview situation, while encouraging awareness of how the positions that we, as researchers, adopt shape the knowledge and reality representations that we produce. Collaboratively, we aim to create a space where we can problematize interviews, but also build on this popular form of qualitative data generation, rather than denounce it altogether. Because this workshop is developmental in nature, it will focus on trading ideas and practical tips for how to approach (or avoid) interviewing, depending on the contemporary organizational sites and phenomena under study. The intention will be to illustrate how nontraditional techniques may bolster interview research to provide richer and more interesting analyses that lead to more impactful theoretical contributions. This workshop may benefit researchers who, regardless of career stage, wish to explore and engage with the complexities of interview research. Overall, this PDW provides a platform for reflection for scholars interested in conducting more integrative research and cultivating more inclusive and contemporary research practices.
Registration is not required and everyone is welcome to attend!
We look forward to seeing you in Boston!
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Sara R. S. T. A. Elias
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
University of Victoria
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