session 3

Title

Innovation: The Academics' Perspectives

Description

This session will contain academic presentations, at any level of analysis, and on any aspect of entrepreneurship, innovation, finance, or investment. organization theory, investment, etc. Variance and phenomenological studies are encouraged. Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods approaches are all accepted. Academic domains of interest include strategic management, economics, leadership, innovation management, and all perspectives of organization theory (including organizational economics, cognition and interpretation, power and dependence, technology, learning, complexity and computation, institutions, networks, ecology, and evolution). At a minimum, submissions are expected to be at the level of working papers performed as part of any graduate degree program (i.e., masters, doctoral, and post-graduate). This work can include theoretical and applied research. ABSTRACT GUIDELINES: The abstract should stand on its own. There are two options for abstract content from which to choose: ○ Option 1 - Research Paper: The submitted abstract should include the following information, and not exceed one page (approximately 400-500 words): § What did the author do? What ideas, notions, hypotheses, concepts, theories or thoughts were investigated? § How did the author do the work? What data were generated and used? What was the origin of the data? How were data gathered? What tests, scales, indices, or summary measures were used? In other words, how was the analysis and/or synthesis done? § What were the conclusions and what were the significant findings? ○ Option 2 - Research Paper: The content of the research article abstract includes the following sections: § Research problem: Summarize your purpose and rationale (1 to 2 sentences) § Research questions: Explicitly state the research questions § Literature review: Identify the bodies of literature you consulted; Summarize the key points of the review § Methodology: Identify your study as qualitative, quantitative, critical, or mixed; Identify your study as case study, experiment, survey or other; Describe how you chose participants and how many you used; Describe how you chose your location and its type; Identify your method of data collection; Name your analysis techniques § Results and Conclusions: Summarize your answers to the research questions; Summarize the implications of your results (1 sentence); Summarize the limitations of your study (1 sentence); Summarize your suggested future research (1 sentence) ○ Option 3 - Case Studies: For case studies, the following sections could be briefly described in the abstract: § Background § Research Questions § Situating the case § Methodology § About the case § Conclusions It is recognized that some studies cannot readily be summarized in this way and require more descriptive abstracts. Do not use telegraphic phrases. Do not repeat information given in the title. Do not use abbreviations. The purpose of an abstract is to enable the abstract evaluation and paper selection committee to understand the essential hypothesis, method and findings of the research. If selected during the March meetings, the authors will be asked to submit an extended abstract to ken.davidian@gmail.com within 60 days, with the following content and format: ○ Total Page Length: 5-10 pages ○ Sections: Introduction/Background, Literature Review, Methods, Data, Results, Conclusions, Limitations, Future Research ○ Page Margins (Left, Right, Top, Bottom): 1 inch/2.5cm ○ Font Size: 12 point ○ Font Style: Times New Roman ○ Line Spacing: Double

Date

2019-10-24

Time

09:45

Room

152A

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Dr. Ken Davidian, United States;

• Co-Chair: Mrs. Claire Jolly, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France;