FB8002D Methodology for Applied Business Research
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Description: FB8002D Methodology for Applied Business Research II Prof Robert M Davison Dept of Information Systems 1 A Little Background Born raised through Masters in the UK In HK since Sept 91 at CityU since July 92 What motivates my research
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FB8002D Methodology for Applied Business Research II Prof Robert M Davison Dept of Information Systems 1 A Little Background Born, raised, through Masters in the UK In HK since Sept ’91, at CityU since July ’92 What motivates my research? Questions about how technology transforms people, processes and livelihoods globally Much of my teaching and research is informed by cross-cultural experiences, notably conversations, observations and other qualitative sources 2 Current Work @ CityU Teaching areas: Global IS in Organizations; IS Consulting Qualitative Research Methods for PhD students Research methods and epistemologies: Action Research – qualitative and interpretivist Case Studies Qualitative Data and an Interpretivist Perspective Editing two scholarly journals Information Systems Journal Electronic Journal of IS in Developing Countries 3 Prior Experience Supervising DBA Students Wilson Ng – Technological Innovation in Cebu Christophe Viguerie – Enterprise Blockchain Fareeda Cassumbhoy – Digital Transformation 4 Our (Rough) Agenda Introduction to the data collection techniques and research methods associated with qualitative research Reflection on how to present research effectively, as evidenced or illustrated through several papers. To consider the process of undertaking research with some examination of four recent papers and focusing in particular on interviews, case studies and action research 5 Five Papers Wong, L.H.M. and Davison, R.M. (2018) Knowledge Sharing in a Global Logistics Provider: An Action Research Project, Information & Management 55, 5, 547-557. Davison, R.M. and Ou, C.X.J. (2018) Subverting Organisational IS Policy with Feral Systems: A Case in China, Industrial Management and Data Systems, 118, 3, 570-588. Davison, R.M. and Martinsons, M.G. (2016) Context is King! Celebrating Particularism in Research, Journal of Information Technology, 31, 3, 241-249. Davison, R.M., Wong, L.H.M., Ou, C.X.J. and Alter, S. (2021) The Coordination of Workarounds: Insights from Responses to Misfits between Local Realities and a Mandated Enterprise System, Information & Management 58, 8, 103530, 1-12. Davison, R.M., Wong, L.H.M. and Alter, S. (2024) Navigating Low Code's Limitations: Workarounds Can Be Essential to the Successful Completion of Work, MIS Quarterly Executive. 23, 3, 291-304. 6 The Research Process I When I start a new project, I think about the big picture What am I trying to learn and who is interested? What will I need to do in order to satisfy my curiosity? What kind of research question may help me to focus on the intended outcome? Is there a problem to solve, and will my solution add to knowledge in a way
