How Do I Make a Scholarly Contribution? (session 1 of 5)
Speaker: Mikko Ketokivi (IE)
Every researcher seeks a contribution, but the definition of what constitutes one remains elusive. This introductory session examines different ways of thinking about establishing contributions. We also ask in what ways research can achieve the elusive objective of being interesting.
Material referenced in the session and recommended for further reading:
1) Davis, M. S. (1971). That's interesting: Towards a phenomenology of sociology and a sociology of phenomenology. Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 1(4), 309-344.
2) Locke, K., & Golden-Biddle, K. (1997). Constructing opportunities for contribution: Structuring intertextual coherence and "problematizing" in organizational studies. Academy of Management Journal, 40(5), 1023-1062.
3) Bartunek, J. M., S. L. Rynes, and R. D. Ireland (2006). What makes management research interesting and why does it matter? Academy of Management Journal 49(1), 9-15.
4) Dutton, J. E., and J. M. Dukerich (1991). Keeping an eye on the mirror: image and identity in organizational adaptation. Academy of Management Journal 34(3), 517-554.
5) Santos, F. M., and K. M. Eisenhardt (2005). Organizational boundaries and theories of organization. Organization Science 16(5), 491-508.
The follow-up reflection of Session 1 (and the concept of truth in particular) is now available both at the New Scholars channel and my personal webpage for this seminar (it looks like comments with URLs in them are deleted, so I cannot post the link in this comment).
Much appreciate New Scholars for your recording and editing. It's simply brilliant of your work. And thank you, Prof. Ketokivi, for the very captivating session. Look forward to upcoming sessions. :)
Thank you for your comment, and I hope to see you again next Friday! I will post a short follow-up reflection on the notion of truth (I was pretty sure Davis' thesis would raise a few eyebrows and objections). I will get the follow-up reflection posted by Monday at the latest.
Thank you so much for the series - looking forward to the new sessions and perhaps join in on one of them if time permits. Based in Asia so it's a little late for me :)
Thank you for your kind words! Yes, the timing can be challenging for some participants, which is another reason for recording the lecture parts and making them available online. We thought 4 PM CET would be the best time, although it is very early for some and very late for others.