Qual+
The Qual+ center advances greater cooperation and capacity building around topics of qualitative methodologies within the School of Business at Aalto, and leverages Aalto’s world class qualitative research skills internationally.
Qual+ seminar: Why should we study industries, and how?
A seminar led by Professor Emerita Eleanor Westney (MIT Sloan School of Management and the Schulich School of Business) looking at the conceptual and methodological challenges of incorporating industry more effectively into our research. Organized by Qual+ network.
In business research, industry is often used as a ‘control variable’, all too often without serious consideration of what is being controlled. Building on a recently completed major project on industry dynamics, the seminar looks at the conceptual and methodological challenges of incorporating industry more effectively into our research.
Speaker bio
Eleanor Westney, Professor Emerita at the MIT Sloan School of Management (US) and the Schulich School of Business (Canada), is a leading scholar renowned for her work in international business, organizational theory, and Japanese studies. Her research has greatly enhanced the understanding of multinational corporations by applying institutional theory and, more recently, the concept of organizational translation.
Her interdisciplinary approach integrates perspectives from sociology, cultural studies, economics, and international management, contributing to a multifaceted understanding of organizational and environmental dynamics. She served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Business from 2014 to 2017.
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