49th AIB UK & Ireland Chapter Conference
“International Business and SDG 8 – Are we on course?”
13 – 15 April 2023, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
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VENUE:Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow
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AIB-UKI Methods Workshops 12th and 13th April This year's AIB-UKI Methods Workshops are hosted and jointly organised by the University of Glasgow.
1. Necessary Conditions Analysis
Instructor: Dr. Nicole Franziska Richter, Associate Professor of International Business, University of Southern Denmark Date and time: 12th April 2023, 9am to 5pm Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) is a novel research methodology that has attracted much attention in the academic community in recent years. NCA follows a necessity logic and can identify necessary conditions in data sets. A necessary condition is a critical factor for an outcome: if the necessary cause is not in place the outcome will not materialize. Hence, the necessary condition can be a bottleneck, critical factor, constraint, disqualifier, etc. In international business, we, for instance, demonstrated that political stability is a necessary condition for inward foreign direct investments into a country. In practice, the right level of a necessary condition must be put and kept in place to avoid guaranteed failure. By adding a different logic and data analysis approach, NCA adds both rigor and relevance to theory, data analysis, and publications. NCA has the potential “to change how researchers approach testing for cause-and-effect relationships” (according to an editor of a top journal). The workshop will focus on the following main topics:
2. Literature Reviews in the Age of Information Overload Instructor: Dr. Noemi Sinkovics, Senior Lecturer in International Business, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow Date and time: 13th April 2023, 9.30am to 12.30pm Prerequisites of publishing include the identification of relevant and interesting research questions, the adequate delineation and framing of research problems, and the quality of the research design and execution. The ability to identify and analyse relevant literature underpins each stage of the research process. However, the exponential growth of publications within and outside of business and management studies can be overwhelming. Researchers need effective and efficient tools to identify, analyse, and synthesize relevant literature. This workshop offers an introduction to tools and techniques that can help researchers make sense of large bodies of literature and design search strategies that lead to manageable samples. With the proliferation of literature reviews in academic journals, the expectation of what qualifies as a meaningful literature review is constantly changing. The workshop will walk participants through some guidelines to help them keep up with the changing demands. During the workshop we will work with different software tools (e.g., EndNote, NVivo, and VosViewer) that can aid the search and analysis process as well as enhance creativity in the initial design process. The workshop will focus on the following main topics:
3. An Introduction to Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) Instructors: Dr. Nicole Franziska Richter, Associate Professor of International Business, University of Southern Denmark, Prof. Dr. Rudolf R. Sinkovics, Professor of International Business, University of Glasgow Date and time: 13th April 2023, 9.30am to 12.30pm This focused workshop looks at partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), which has received considerable attention in a variety of business and management disciplines. The goal of PLS-SEM is the explanation of variances (prediction-oriented character of the methodology) rather than explaining covariances (theory testing via covariance-based SEM). The application of the PLS-SEM method is of particular interest if the premises of covariance-based SEM are violated, and the assumed relations of cause-and-effect are not sufficiently explored. An additional advantage of the PLS-SEM method is the unrestricted incorporation of latent variables in the path model that either draws on reflective or formative measurements models. The workshop will focus on the following main topics:
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