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BAM2015 CONFERENCE REPORT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The BAM2015 Conference was held over 3 days at the University of Portsmouth from the 8

th – 10

th September

2015, hosted by the University of Portsmouth. BAM2015 was the highest in terms of attendance with 882

delegates registering for the conference. Additionally, BAM2015 was the biggest in terms of papers with 956

being submitted. 719 of these papers were presented and 840 delegates attended from 40 countries.

Following on from the 2014 conference there were no major changes made to the BAM2015 conference.

Of the 882 people that registered for the conference, 206 delegates (23%) of delegates have been kind enough

to provide BAM with their feedback of the event. The feedback has been very positive; however there are

certain areas which BAM could look to improve upon for next year.

KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

882 participants registered in total

840 delegates attended (95%)

40 different countries were represented at BAM2015.

23% of registrations (197) were from academics based internationally; an increase from 22% (175) of

delegates at BAM2014.

245 (29%) delegates attended the PDW sessions.

39% of delegates were either full-time or part-time students (259 full time and 88 part time)

415 (49%) were first time delegates

262 institutions were represented at BAM2015; this was an increase from 250 institutions

represented at BAM2014 conference.

The gender breakdown is as follows: Males (51%) Females (49%).

KEY FEEDBACK

The location was a real plus for delegates due to the close proximity of the buildings.

The vast amount of networking opportunities available at the conference was a highlight for

delegates.

64% of the delegates said they would go to the BAM conference again if their paper was accepted.

Delegates stated that the quality of papers has significantly improved and the feedback received on

paper was very helpful for future research.

73% of delegates would prefer to keep the hard copy of the programme

The best months for delegates to attend events are April, May, June and July.

The mean likelihood that delegates will recommend the BAM Conference has increased to 7.9; an

increase from 2014.

PDW’s and the New Members Welcome Breakfast were popular and should continue next year.

The lack of variety in food was a problem for delegates this year.

Navigation could have been improved at the conference.

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SUGGESTIONS

BAM should vastly improve the quality of food at the Gala Dinner as delegates felt it was not worth

value for money.

BAM could investigate simplifying the registration process and adding membership fees to the

conference price.

BAM could provide more variety of food at the conference such as fresh fruit and salads.

BAM could consider providing certificates at the conference for delegates as proof of attendance.

BAM could publish the conference proceedings earlier in advance so session chairs have time to read

the papers.

There should be stricter guidelines for people who continually do not turn up to present.

BAM could consider having a female plenary speaker.

CONTENTS

Key Demographics .................................................................................................................................................. 3

Key Feedback .......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Suggestions ............................................................................................................................................................. 4

Statistics at a glance ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Regsitration Details................................................................................................................................................. 8

Feedback at a Glance .............................................................................................................................................. 8

Total Number of Conference Delegates ................................................................................................................. 9

Total number of Papers Submitted ........................................................................................................................ 9

Gender .................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Number of Countries Represented ....................................................................................................................... 10

Total Number of International Delegates ............................................................................................................. 11

Percentage of International Delegates ................................................................................................................. 11

Countries with 5 or More Delegates .................................................................................................................... 12

Institutions Represented ...................................................................................................................................... 12

Country of Origin .................................................................................................................................................. 14

Academic Career Stage ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Delegates’ Titles.................................................................................................................................................... 15

Position of Delegates Attending BAM2015 Conference ....................................................................................... 16

New vs Returning Delegates ................................................................................................................................. 16

How did you hear about the BAM Conference this year? .................................................................................... 18

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Would you like to opt-in to appear on online event delegate lists? .................................................................... 18

Fee Level ............................................................................................................................................................... 19

When Paying Delegates Registered ...................................................................................................................... 19

Which days of the conference did you attend? .................................................................................................... 21

Please rate your satisfaction with each of the following items related to the venue of the BAM2015

Conference. .......................................................................................................................................................... 22

Please rate your satisfaction with each of the following items related to the administration of the BAM2015

Conference. .......................................................................................................................................................... 26

Please rate your satisfaction with each of the following items related to the online aspects of the BAM2015

Conference. .......................................................................................................................................................... 29

Please rate the quality of the different type of sessions. If you did not attend the session then please complete

N/A. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 32

If you had a choice between hard copy of the conference programme and e-version of the programme via

mobile application, which one would you prefer? ............................................................................................... 37

Do you intend on attending the BAM2016 Conference in Newcastle? ................................................................ 38

Did you have an opportunity to visit the exhibition stand to the exhibitors? ...................................................... 39

Did you find visiting the exhibitor stands a valuable opportunity at the conference? ........................................ 39

If no, please state the reason why and if yes, what was the main purpose in visiting the exhibitors? ................ 40

Do you have any additional feedback regarding the exhibitors at the BAM2015 Conference? .......................... 40

How did you find the Meet the Authors Table at the Conference? ..................................................................... 41

Do you have any comments on how ‘Meet The Authors’ could be improved for next year? .............................. 41

Which aspects of the Conference were not useful or didn't work and should not be repeated next year? ....... 42

Which aspects of the conference were particularly useful and should be repeated next year? ......................... 43

On a scale of 1 - 10, how strongly would you recommend the BAM Conference to a colleague?....................... 44

Please provide three words to describe the BAM2015 conference ..................................................................... 44

Aside from the conference, what would you like to see improved or added to the membership services you get

from BAM throughout the year? .......................................................................................................................... 45

Testimonials .......................................................................................................................................................... 46

What advice would you give first time delegates attending the BAM2016 Conference? .................................... 51

What is your primary SIG / Track? ........................................................................................................................ 57

Mean SIG Recommendation Score ....................................................................................................................... 58

Which months of the year are best for you to attend training workshops and events? ..................................... 58

SIG Feedback ........................................................................................................................................................ 58

The BAM SIGs run events throughout the year, if applicable would you be interested in attending an event run

by this SIG in 2015/2016? ..................................................................................................................................... 59

Please rate your satisfaction with the following SIG / Track / activities at the BAM2015 Conference ................ 60

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SIG / Track Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 63

Corporate Governance ......................................................................................................................................... 64

e-Business and e-Government ............................................................................................................................. 66

Entrepreneurship .................................................................................................................................................. 68

Gender in Management ....................................................................................................................................... 70

Human Resource Management ............................................................................................................................ 72

Identity ................................................................................................................................................................. 74

Innovation ............................................................................................................................................................. 76

International Business and International Management ....................................................................................... 78

Inter-Organizational Collaboration: Partnerships, Alliances and Networks ......................................................... 80

Knowledge and Learning ...................................................................................................................................... 82

Leadership and Leadership Development ............................................................................................................ 84

Management and Business History ...................................................................................................................... 86

Marketing and Retail ............................................................................................................................................ 88

Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management ......................................................................................... 90

Organisational Psychology .................................................................................................................................... 92

Organisational Transformation, Change and Development ................................................................................. 94

Organizational Studies .......................................................................................................................................... 96

Performance Management .................................................................................................................................. 98

Public Management and Governance ................................................................................................................ 100

Research Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 102

Strategy............................................................................................................................................................... 104

Strategy-as-Practice ............................................................................................................................................ 106

Sustainable and Responsible Business ............................................................................................................... 108

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DEMOGRAPHICS AND STATISTICS

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STATISTICS AT A GLANCE

2015 2014 2013

No. of Delegates Registered 882 800 852

No. of Delegates Attended 840 (95%) 742 (94%) 812 (95%)

No. of Delegates Submitted Feedback 206 (23%) 227 (30%) 223 (26%)

No. of 1st

time conference attendees (approx.) 415 (49%) 357 (48%) 409 (48%)

No. of Returning Delegates (approx.) 425 (51%) 432 (54%) 443 (52%

No. of papers submitted 956 917 909

No. of papers presented 719 (75%) 669 (73%) 695 (77%)

No. of delegates for PDWs 245 (29%)

228 (30%) 283 (33%)

No. of delegates for New Members Breakfast 190 (23%) 204 (27%) 200 (23%)

No. of Institutions Represented 254 250 334

No. of Countries Represented 40 50 55

No. of UK Based Delegates 643 (77%) 567 (77%) 604 (71%)

No. of Overseas Delegates 197 (23%) 175 (23%) 245 (29%)

Total Number of students 347 (41%) 334 (42%) 312 (37%)

Full-time students 259 (75%) 256 (32%) 250 (29%)

Part-time students 88 (25%) 78 (10%) 62 (7%)

No. of Conference Tracks 24 24 25

No. of conference sessions 233 196 217

No. of PDWs Presented 27 17 10

Paid Registrations Before Author Deadline 672 (75%) 541 (72%) 518 (68%)

Paid Registrations After Author Deadline 212 (25% 204 (28%) 239 (32%)

Delegates Opted-in to Online Delegate List 715 (85%) 632 (86%) 616 (72%)

REGSITRATION DETAILS

2015 2014 2013

Ordinary Member Fee £385 £385 £385

Student Member Fee £245 £245 £245

BAM2015 Conference Ordinary Member Fee 559 (67%) 452 (61%) 545 (63%)

BAM2015 Conference Student Member Fee 224 (21%) 192 (25%) 212 (25%)

Free Places (DS + VIP) 102 (12%) 98 (14%) 104 (12%)

Total Fee Paying Delegates 783 644 757

FEEDBACK AT A GLANCE

2015 2014 2013

How strongly would you recommend the BAM Conference? 7.9 7.52 7.46

Net Promoter Score 10% 8% 6%

Males 51% 46% 52%

Females 49% 54% 48%

First Time Attendees (estimate) 415 (49%) 355 (47%) 409 (48%)

Returning Delegates (estimate) 425 (51%) 387 (52%) 452 (52%)

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TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFERENCE DELEGATES

TOTAL NUMBER OF PAPERS SUBMITTED

852

748

840

2013 2014 2015

Totally Number of Conference Delegates

Totally Number of Conference Delegates

909

917

956

2013 2014 2015

Total Number of Papers Submitted

Total Number of Papers Submitted

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GENDER

NUMBER OF COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

54%

46%

49%

51%

Female Male

Gender

2014 2015

55

49

40

2013 2014 2015

Number Of Countries Represented

Number Of Countries Represented

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TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES

PERCENTAGE OF INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES

245

175 197

2013 2014 2015

Total Number of International Delegates


29% 23% 22%

2013 2014 2015

% of International Delegates


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COUNTRIES WITH 5 OR MORE DELEGATES

INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED

262 institutions were represented at BAM2015; an increase from 250 institutions represented at the BAM2014

conference.

334

250 262

2013 2014 2015

Number of Institutions Represented

Number of Institutions Represented

Country Number

United Kingdom 643

Australia 26

Germany 12

USA 10

Ireland 8

Italy 8

Japan 8

South Africa 8

Spain 8

Brazil 5

India 5

France 5

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University Number

University of Portsmouth 27

University of Leeds 25

Brunel University 23

University of Liverpool 22

University of Reading 16

Bournemouth University 15

University of Huddersfield 15

University of Manchester 14

Coventry University 14

Cardiff University 14

Open University 14

Newcastle University 13

Nottingham Trent University 12

University of Nottingham 12

Lancaster University 12

Liverpool John Moores University 11

University of Salford 11

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

ACADEMIC CAREER STAGE

Note: based on the 206 delegates who responded to the feedback.

77%

23%

Delegates Country of Origin

UK International

38%

15%

25%

22%

Academic Career Stage:

Doctoral Student Early Career (Recently Finished Phd)

Mid Career Late Career (Senior Academics)

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DELEGATES’ TITLES

379 353

113 21 12 2

2015 Delegate Titles

Series1

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

% of Delegate Titles

% of Delegates Titles 2013



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POSITION OF DELEGATES ATTENDING BAM2015 CONFERENCE

NEW VS RETURNING DELEGATES

2015 2014 2013 First Time Attendees (estimate) 415 (49%) 355 (48%) 409 (48%)

Returning Delegates (estimate) 425 (51%) 387 (52%) 452 (52%)

32%

17% 17%

2%

24%

1% 1% 2% 3% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0%

Position:

Series1

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0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

None, this was myfirst

1-2 3-4 5 +

How many BAM conferences have delegates attended?

2013

2014

2015

409

353

415 452

393 425

2013 2014 2015

Total Number of New Delegates vs Returning Delegates

First Time Returning

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HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE BAM CONFERENCE THIS YEAR?

How did you hear about the BAM Conference this year?

No. %

Colleague 173 22%

Email from BAM 168 20%

I come on a regular basis

117 16%

Supervisor 91 11%

Web search 36 4%

conferencealerts.com 28 3%

Departmental Email 26 3%

Conference Flyer 24 3%

Other 22 3%

LinkedIn 6 1%

Facebook 1 0%

Twitter 1 0%

WOULD YOU LIKE TO OPT-IN TO APPEAR ON ONLINE EVENT DELEGATE LISTS?

85%

15%

Would you like to opt in to appear on online delegate lists?

Yes No

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FEE LEVEL

Fee level 2015 2014 2013

BAM2015 Conference Ordinary Member Fee

559 (68%) 452 (61%) 545 (63%)

BAM2015 Conference Student Member Fee

224 (19%) 192 (25%) 212 (25%)

BAM2015 Free Places (DS + VIPS) 102 (13%) 98 (14%) 104 (12%)

WHEN PAYING DELEGATES REGISTERED

68%

19%

13%

2015 Fee Levels

Ordinary Member Fee Student Member Fee Free Place

68% 72%

76%

32% 28%

24%

2013 2014 2015

When Paying Delegates Registered

When Paying Delegates Registered

Before Author Deadline After Author Deadline

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DELEGATE FEEDBACK REPORT

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WHICH DAYS OF THE CONFERENCE DID YOU ATTEND?

NOTE: Based on the 206 delegates who responded to the feedback.

88%

97%

87% 87%

95%

82%

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Which days of the conference did you attend?

2014 2015

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PLEASE RATE YOUR SATISFACTION WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS RELATED TO

THE VENUE OF THE BAM2015 CONFERENCE.

43% of respondents provided feedback regarding the venue.

Comments

Gala Dinner

- A number of delegates commented that the food at the Gala Dinner was utterly appalling and the

cost of attending the Gala Dinner was far too expensive for what is offered and have suggested they

will consider their attendance future gala dinners,

Accommodation

- Delegates complained that a lack of hotels around Portsmouth meant that they had to stay further

out of town.

- Delegates criticized the quality of the student housing on offer and BAM should provide more

thorough information about the accommodation.

Other comments

- Delegates found connecting the Wi-Fi at the conference was problematic and time consuming.

- Delegates would prefer online printing facilities that they can use if they need to print out slides.

4.3 4.2 3.9 3.7 1.8

2.8 3.5

Overall Satisfaction with venue of the Conference

Mean Satisfaction

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0%

40% 51%

8% 0% 1%

N/A Excellent Good Average Poor Very Poor

Location of the Venue

Series1

0%

36%

50%

14%

0% 0%


Quality of the Venue

Series1

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0%

32% 38%

25%

3% 2%


Ease of Travel to the Venue

Series1

1%

19%

48%

20% 9%

2%


Catering at the University of Portsmouth

Series1

46%

10% 18% 17%

6% 4%


Gala Dinner

Series1

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19%

10%

31% 27%

9% 4%


Accomodation

Series1

8%

20%

44%

22%

4% 1%


Information about the local area

Series1

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THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BAM2015 CONFERENCE.

28% of respondents provided comments on the administration of the BAM conference.

Comments

Delegates felt that there were too many emails sent out and BAM should consider condensing

this information into one email.

Delegates would prefer fewer flyers in the delegate bags as they did not find it useful.

Delegates would prefer shoulder satchels instead of the bags supplied at the conference.

The booking system for the SIG AGMs needs to improve as some restaurants had no recollection

that a booking had been made.

Delegates would prefer to receive a certificate of attendance at the conference.

Session chairs need to be informed that they are chairing a session as a number of delegates

found out through the programme.

BAM should email delegates with what sessions they are registered for as many delegates were

confused by what they had subscribed to attend.

4.2 4.2

3.9

4.4

4.0

Mean Satisfaction

Mean Satisfaction

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1%

37%

50%

10% 1% 0%


Frequency of Pre-Conference Emails

Series1

1%

37%

51%

10% 0% 0%


Content of Pre-Conference Emails

Series1

12%

45% 33%

7% 2% 0%


Pre-Conference Office Support

Series1

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2%

58%

27% 11%

1% 0%


Customer Service at the Registration Desk

Series1

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%


Usefulness of information/materials supplied in the delegate packs

Series1

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THE ONLINE ASPECTS OF THE BAM2015 CONFERENCE.

26% of respondents provided comments on the website features

Main Complaints

Navigation - Perhaps the most common complaints were about the difficulties users had in navigating the

website. Some users complained that there was too much information, so they had to “study” the website to

find what they needed.

Log-in Requirements - Another common issue was the log-in requirements. Some users find it difficult to

remember their user-name and passwords, and others were annoyed that there were individual log-ins for

both the website and the conference.

Other Comments

Delegates would prefer emails addresses to be included on the online delegate list so they can

communicate easier.

Delegates want USB sticks provided.

Make the conference proceedings accessible further in advance of the conference.

Delegates would prefer the conference fee and membership fee to be processed together.

BAM should allocate the programme a month in advance to give delegates time to prepare and

choose which sessions they want to attend.

4.6 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.8

Facility forOnline PaperSubmission

OnlineRegistrationProcedure

Informationon BAMWebsite

Ease ofNavigation ofBAM Website

OnlineDelegate List

Online PaperProceedings

Mean Satisfaction of the Online Aspects of the Conference

Mean Satisfaction

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9%

44% 41%

6% 0% 0%


Faculty for Online Paper Submission

Series1

2%

44% 45%

7% 2% 0%


Online Registration Procedure

Series1

0%

43% 45%

11% 1% 0%


Information on BAM Website

Series1

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0%

29% 38%

26%

5% 1%


Ease of Navigation of BAM Website

Series1

10%

34%

45%

10% 2% 0%


Online Delegate List

Series1

9%

31%

46%

12% 2% 0%


Online Paper Proceedings

Series1

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PLEASE RATE THE QUALITY OF THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF SESSIONS. IF YOU DID NOT

ATTEND THE SESSION THEN PLEASE COMPLETE N/A.

30% of respondents gave feedback on the quality of the different sessions:

Paper Sessions

Quality – the quality of the sessions was very good and had improved from previous years.

Organise distribution and pre-reading of developmental papers for comments from the participants

and Chair in sessions. This would make the sessions more useful in providing feedback to authors, as

well as a platform for deeper and more focused conversation and debate at the sessions.

Good sessions but it is disappointing when people are registered and don’t turn up. This is of course

out of BAM’s control but it does impact the scheduling and moving between sessions.

Some of the developmental papers I attended were poor quality and one paper was accepted after I

recommended it to be rejected due to plagiarism.

Developmental papers were high quality.

PDWS

Really like the idea of PDW’s, but went to one, hoping to get some ideas how to improve as a

reviewer for journal papers – but didn’t learn anything new. Most things I had heard in the Meet the

Editors session and the content of the PDW could have been delivered and discussed in 20 minutes.

Registering for PDW’s – found out we couldn’t attend as the room was beyond capacity. Very

disappointing.

Plenaries

Opening plenary – keynote speech could have been better – it raised a lot of questions but did not

provide any recommendations – what is the speaker doing to address these issues?

Why does the keynote have to be ‘male’? Why doesn’t BAM choose a woman, with an interesting

speech for a change?

1.5

3.0

4.1 3.8 2.9

1.5

2.8

1.2

Please rate the quality of the different types of sessions

Mean Satisfaction

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New Members Welcome Breakfast

New members welcome breakfast – excellent idea and well organised, but experience varied. Some

SIGs were well organised and others less so. One SIG group I went to didn’t have any experienced

members present.

New Members Welcome Breakfast organised into SIGs was a brilliant idea. Gave opportunity to

connect with people straight away.

Bring back the cooked new members breakfast.

Track Sessions

Track sessions I attended were very well run and it was excellent to receive good quality feedback on

my paper. I have made a number of valuable contacts as a result of the conference that will help my

career development. An excellent conference, I am very glad I attended.

Some tracks need to reconsider their rejection rate. It is better to have fewer papers presented and a

higher quality. Some of the sessions were quite poorly attended and I think if there are less parallel

sessions this would help. It is not great that some tracks accept up to 90% of submissions.

All session I participated in were well run and the standard of papers was generally high.

There is a problem with people not showing up to present their papers. This needs to be more

carefully enforced in future. Also, the process for reviewing could be more streamlined, particularly

for authors with papers in multiple tracks.

Quality of papers left a lot to be desired. Seemed as if some tracks struggles to get papers and

accepted whatever was submitted. Some tracks need to up their game.

Sessions chairs must be those who are well informed for a particular session.

Meet the Editor’s session

Meet the editor’s session was too general, thus not so useful.

Provide slides for meet the editor’s session.

Other comments

Hygiene factors again: I was not permitted entry to the main lecture over ten minutes before the

plenary started due to it being at capacity. I had to sit on the staircase and attempt to watch the

proceedings over the video link. We couldn’t see the slides Alvesson displayed for starters; so much of

what he referred to remained decontextualized. On speaking with colleagues later there were

numerous spare seats available.

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64%

11% 19%

3% 2%

N/A Excellent Good Average Poor

New Members' Welcome Breakfast

Series1

32% 36%

25%

6% 0% 0%


Professional Development Workshops (PDWs)

Series1

2%

36%

51%

10% 1% 0%


Full papers

Series1

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11%

37% 40%

12%

0% 0%


Developmental Papers

Series1

34% 28%

32%

6% 0% 0%


Track Workshops and Symposia

Series1

64%

16% 12% 8% 1% 0%


Meet The Editors Session

Series1

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32% 27% 29%

11%

1% 0%


Opening Plenary

Series1

71%

7% 16%

5% 1% 0% N/A Excellent Good Average Poor Very Poor

BAM AGM

Series1

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IF YOU HAD A CHOICE BETWEEN HARD COPY OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AND

E-VERSION OF THE PROGRAMME VIA MOBILE APPLICATION, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU

PREFER?

73% would prefer a hard copy of the conference programme.

73%

27%

If you had a choice between hard copy of the conference programme and e-

version of the programme via mobile application, which one would you prefer:

Hard copy of the programme Mobile application

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DO YOU INTEND ON ATTENDING THE BAM2016 CONFERENCE IN NEWCASTLE?

Note: Based on the 206 delegates who responded to the conference feedback.

Comments:

Funding from my institution

Time constraints

Quality of papers and feedback and also SIG support.

Workload and funding.

Topic of my research is quite inter-disciplinary

Motivation to travel abroad; fit in the schedule – teaching may have already started , then I might not

be able to attend, funds (I find the conference expensive compared to AoM)

25%

64%

7% 3%

Yes, definitely Yes, if my paper isaccepted

Maybe No

Do you intend on attending the BAM2016 Conference in Newcastle?

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DID YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION STAND TO THE

EXHIBITORS?

DID YOU FIND VISITING THE EXHIBITOR STANDS A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY AT THE

CONFERENCE?

71%

29%

Yes No

Did you have an opportunity to visit the exhibition stands and speak to

the exhibitors?

Series1

61%

16% 23%

Yes No N/A

Did you find visiting the exhibitor stands a valuable opportunity at the

conference?

Series1

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IF NO, PLEASE STATE THE REASON WHY AND IF YES, WHAT WAS THE MAIN PURPOSE

IN VISITING THE EXHIBITORS?

General interest

Look at current text books and forthcoming ones for the units I teach on.

Seeing what’s out there.

See what new publications were out there.

Too busy chatting to people and going to sessions!

Seeing publishing company people

Look for new materials as well as the opportunity to publish

Hardly any time... the programme was so full.

Discussing publishing plans

Exploring the content at the exhibition stands.

Getting a physical feel for some relevant journals. Sometimes finding some new interesting

books.

Too busy presenting papers and chairing sessions.

Always a good opportunity to look at new book titles. I don’t get often time to do this between

work and home.

I wanted to see some recently published books, and to speak with the OUP editor and to see if

my OUP textbook has been exhibited.

I did not visit the exhibitor’s stands due to attending other events, PDWs, which I thought would

be more beneficial to me and my study.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK REGARDING THE EXHIBITORS AT THE

BAM2015 CONFERENCE?

Good to discuss potential projects.

We understand that they are necessary. I wasn’t interested in visiting them.

Once I know the BAM conference better, I hope to have more time to browse.

Great to maintain and renew relationships with publishers.

Make the price of books cheaper.

It is very important to have exhibitors at the conference. I think there were not enough

exhibitors to generate enough interest.

Get more vendors to show up.

Publishers do not follow up with emails; the stalls are not always managed by enthusiastic

staff from publishers.

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HOW DID YOU FIND THE MEET THE AUTHORS TABLE AT THE CONFERENCE?

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON HOW ‘MEET THE AUTHORS’ COULD BE IMPROVED

FOR NEXT YEAR?

I did not attend the table but I will do next time.

Difficult to talk whilst eating so ended up going hungry.

Perhaps give it a more dedicated space.

I made notes and thought this was a good session.

There was no seating available so perhaps ensure that seating is provided and clearer signage is

noted.

More time for questions

77%

6% 9% 4% 3% 2%


How did you find the Meet the Authors Table at the conference?

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WHICH ASPECTS OF THE CONFERENCE WERE NOT USEFUL OR DIDN'T WORK AND

SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED NEXT YEAR?

The cost is too high

Organised discussion for developmental paper sessions with pre-reading of submissions. More

discussion around suitability and trends in specific journals for publishing papers.

Catering could have been better organised – in Portland Building it was late out and they left all the

containers sealed so people were struggling to get into them. The plates were too small.

More free time so you get the chance to network more as it seems very compressed. It is goo dhtat

there is so much going on but even an extra session when nothing much is going on would be good to

encourage more networking which will facilitate research collaborations. BAM’s strength is in its

diversity of tracks and multi-disciplinary streams so being able to exploit this more within the

conference would be great.

There seemed to be a bias towards PhD students and early career researchers this year and it would

be good to try and attract back some more of the senior researchers/experts to enlighten discussions

and give guidance.

Gala dinner – this needs to be made much cheaper or abandoned. Absence of provision of

proceedings in some form for delegates to take away.

Choice of accommodation, from a university perspective, needs better thought. However I realize this

may not be a BAM matter. There were a lot of people signed up for this conference, and at times

rooms became full. Whilst this may reflect an inclusive philosophy, I’m wondering if BAMs popularity

will become a future weakness. The balance between inclusivity and exclusivity needs monitoring on

a yearly basis.

Developmental papers should be targeted for PhD students only, and the slot for each paper should

be increased to 35-40minutes each in order to achieve a more meaningful and thoughtful discussion.

Gala dinner was really poor. This needs to be improved substantially, or should go. I will not attend

the gala dinner in future years.

One issue is the no-shows meant gaps in the programme rather than re-arranging the session. Chairs

should be able to reorganise the session so that no-shows become an opportunity.

Size of the conference was too large to properly network.

Too many things going in parallel. Many times I felt confused which session I would be going to.

The printed program should be better organised in regards to design and time slot allocations.

Confusing.

Meet the editors – should be repeated but with more detailed advice on publications.

A stricter quality control over developmental papers would mean the developmental paper sessions

are productive.

Don’t have the SIG AGM’s at the same time. I would have attended two or three if possible.

I felt I lost my time going to one of the PDW’s. You need to be more selective and understand what

exactly is going to be discussed. Due to the fact that different tracks were in different buildings not

much space for cross-fertilisations of ideas, coffee discussion, and networking with academics from

other Tracks.

Booking for informal meals – this didn’t work for the IOC SIG. – The dropout rate of presenters from

the programme was quite high.

Schedule should be arranged in a better way. Topics should be spread; that is similar topics should not

be held on similar times. I had 3 or 4 papers I wanted to attend but they were all at the same time,

while at other times, I did not have any interest in papers presented.

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WHICH ASPECTS OF THE CONFERENCE WERE PARTICULARLY USEFUL AND SHOULD BE

REPEATED NEXT YEAR?

65% of respondents gave feedback on what they thought was useful at the BAM conference:

- The developmental papers

- SIG AGMs and meal.

- The timing of the Meet the Editors session was much better this year.

- The PDWs were excellent

- BAM team organisation is always extremely good… I particularly like the way sessions are organised,

so that all tracks work to the same session and one can move between them as the interest varies.

- Research methods sessions were very useful. It was good to be able to choose the sessions to attend.

- Attending the workshops and building a network.

- Pre-booking SIG informal meals – great for networking.

- The networking opportunities were fantastic.

- The location –Portsmouth was great. There was plenty of staff to talk to in the event of any queries.

- Lively and friendly.

- Great opportunity to meet other journal editors.

- Quality of papers presented and level of discussion afterwards.

- New Member’s welcome breakfast.

- Established commentators providing feedback to each participant, together with more junior

perspectives, which provides for interesting and rounded view on the strengths and weaknesses of

the developmental papers.

- Generally this was a particularly good conference. Those involved are to be congratulated.

- Developmental papers are really useful for research that is work in progress and should definitely be

continued.

- The format is great. The opportunity to do PDWs and plenary sessions on the first day is a really good

format.

- I enjoyed interaction with people attending the Marketing and Retail full paper presentations. I liked

the red bags provided.

- The location of the buildings.

- General format is good. One of the main benefits is networking. Important to keep this feature.

- Symposium and industrial visit in the Management and Business History track worked well and we will

aim to repeat.

- A plenary talk as good as Mats Alvesson would be appreciated.

- Workshops where you can present and get feedback on a paper which is developed.

- Opportunities to meet with people I had not seen in a long time and to forge new connections with

other SIGs

- I liked the long lunch and coffee breaks – gives a chance to meet with folks and even have project

meetings. Good centrally located venue, everything within walking distance.

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ON A SCALE OF 1 - 10, HOW STRONGLY WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THE BAM

CONFERENCE TO A COLLEAGUE?

PLEASE PROVIDE THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE BAM2015 CONFERENCE

Well organised, interesting, networking opportunities

Excellent, well organised, friendly

Busy, international, stimulating

Interesting, well organised, thought provoking

Great, worthwhile, informative

The majority of words used to describe the BAM2015 conference were well organised, great

networking opportunities and stimulating.

0% 0%

2% 2% 4%

8% 8%

17%

24%

14%

20%

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

On a scale of 0 - 10, how likely are you to recommend the BAM / Conference to a

colleague?

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ASIDE FROM THE CONFERENCE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED OR ADDED

TO THE MEMBERSHIP SERVICES YOU GET FROM BAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR?

Online webinars

Workshops on Methodology

A journal strategy that puts the onus on all journal editors to develop, rather than exclude, the

broader BAM community. More standalone BAM – as distinct from SIG activities.

A tour of Portsmouth.

Need to put on workshops for people aspiring to be journal editors. Advanced workshops on

structural equation modelling would be informative.

More networking opportunities.

Since I am not a UK resident, receiving hard copy of BAM journals is highly appreciated as I have

already given the access to the online content via the university licence.

Website is not user-friendly. It seems that you click on something and then you have to go and login

and then it has lost the thing you selected so you have to find it again. Also when I joined was by

Direct Debit and it was ages before I got the invoice which meant I reclaim the costs until sometime

after paying.

More activities among SIGs in the North of England.

Opportunity to publish papers with the support from three or four star journals.

Please give more information about career opportunities in academia.

To provide the conference grant to anyone so that the participation from developing countries could

be maximised (in case their papers are accepted by BAM)

Being in Australia I can only attend the conference but updates through email etc. is always good in

terms of feeling part of the community even at a distance.

Being a doctoral student, I wish if I could have the support and further feel of the academic

community, what works and doesn’t work in academia, what’s out there in UK academia for me, what

could be my career prospects and how could I make my way among these so many academic giants –

so a bit of guidance, bit of support to make me a professor soon.

Virtual opportunities for collaboration.

BAM should think about increasing intellectual vitality in response to global developments. The

community seems stuck in a variety of ruts. New directions need to be explored and fresh possibilities

engaged with.

Mentoring.

Campaigning role for BAM.

More events organised on publishing papers.

More training sessions.

Cheaper Gala Dinner prices.

Guide on thesis writing.

Maybe some networking suggestions, information on who is who in the research area and suggested

linking.

The financial framework around what SIGs can spend their budget on is too rigid.

Help continue network and idea discussion.

Hardcopy of conference proceedings.

More information on offices in London and how you can work there and where they are situated.

Opportunities to attend workshops throughout the year.

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TESTIMONIALS

“An excellent opportunity to discuss research with like-minded people who are always willing

to offer constructive feedback of the highest order. Hierarchy is ignored at BAM and offers all

participants an equal welcome.”

Gary Connor, Coventry University

“This was one of the friendliest conferences I have attended in years. Well done to

Portsmouh Business School and BAM”

Jeff Gold, Leeds Beckett University

“My first attendance at BAM and hope it is not the last! Looking forward to repeating the

experience in Newcastle”

Susana Pasamar, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

“Enjoyable BAM Conference, bring on 2016!”

Anon

“This is the place where you meet potential networks for your future research project”

Azian Madun, University of Malaya

“The BAM conference offers the size, challenge and critique that you need as an academic”

Anon

“This was my first time at BAM. I had heard mixed reviews of earlier events from colleagues –

and was pleasantly surprised! I found it interesting and stimulating, as it accommodated a

wide range of different topics and approaches, so I am now looking for opportunities to get

more involved...”

Anon

“A vibrant and lively conference with high quality in terms of papers, projects and research!

Dr Alessandro Merendino, Coventry University

“Mats Alvesson was brilliant”

Anon

“BAM2015 gave me an opportunity to know more about the developments taking place in

my area of research within a short period. It also offered me an opportunity to network with

people from all over the world. Last but not least it gave me a rare chance to meet renowned

authors and journal editors in my area of study”

Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa, University of Manchester

“This was my first BAM conference and I would definitely recommend it”

Anon

“This was a very excellent experience. The conference has given me much more confidence

going forward as a PhD student. I would recommend it to anybody who is in their early

stages of their research career”

Anon

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“I found the BAM conference a stimulating if not tiring event which offers the opportunity to

integrate with similarly minded people. It offers the opportunity to socially and intellectually

mix with a range of academics and in some cases practitioners within specialist fields. The

diversity of the work presented is inspirational”

Lesley Mearns, Sunderland Business School

“The BAM staff are courteous and supportive”

Anon

“We always enjoy attending the BAM conference. It is scholarly, efficiently run and friendly. I

am my colleagues from the University of Wiwatersrand in Johannesburg look forward to

contributing to next year’s scheduled conference in Newcastle”

David Coldwell, University of Wiwaterstrand

“The BAM2015 conference offers the best experience in the country”

Noorhasyimah Ismail, Brunel University, London

“It is an invaluable experience for me to present my work, and meet other people discussing

interesting topics in the area of management science. I wish all the best to BAM and look

forward to participating in the conference next year”

Zheng Xu, Lancaster Management School

“As a new member of BAM this year, I just wanted to say I really enjoyed BAM2015

conference in Portsmouth. It was an excellent conference, where I had the opportunity to

present and discuss my research and get valuable feedback. Very friendly atmosphere, very

informative workshops/sessions and a good level of presentation. The sessions offered

interesting new perspectives that opened me up to future research possibilities” Saddam

Hussain, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan.

“This was my first BAM conference and it was highly recommended by my other colleagues

who had attended in previous years. I too will recommend attending the BAM conference to

the new cohorts of PhD students at TYMS”

Bharati Singh, The York Management School

“I attended BAM2015 for the first time in 2015 and found it incredibly friendly and engaging.

I have had high quality feedback on my work throughout the review process and at the

conference; thus has given me some great ideas for my research. I feel as though I have

found a very nice fit with this group and look forward to future BAM conferences”

Melanie Bryant, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

“It was a fantastic opportunity to step out of your desk and get a feel for the academic world.

Presenting and discussing your own research not only boosts your morale but provides you

confidence. I had grabbed many points to further workout for my research journey”

Sammar Javed, University of Huddersfield

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“The BAM conference was a refreshing experience and left me inspired and motivated. It was

the first time I attended the BAM conference and I am glad I did – I was almost disappointed

when it was over! I look forward to more BAM events and conferences”

Gaurish Chawla, Durham University

“A timely, welcoming and intellectually refreshing conference”

Anon

“A fantastic conference which presents many opportunities for collaboration”

Kevin D Tennent, University of York

“Useful, friendly conference. Thank you and well done”

Anon

“The Portsmouth BAM conference 8th

– 10th

September was my third BAM conference after

Belfast and Liverpool. After the Titanic Museum in Belfast and the Liverpool Anglican

Cathedral, it was difficult to top the event location. However, the GuildHall was a fantastic

venue, dinner was excellent and dancing was just absolutely perfect. A big thank you to

Monika and the team for organising this great event. Besides the Gala Dinner, the SIG dinner

and private events, the conference sessions were an ideal location for academic exchange

among professionals. Giving feedback and receiving feedback in a relaxed but professional

way is key for the success of the BAM conference. The animated discussion in the various

sessions I chaired or presented are testimonies for the excellent exchange of ideas and

bringing research further, receiving input for future research and ideas. Bravo,

congratulations for an excellent BAM conference. Especially the weather! Was gorgeous. See

you all in Newcastle for 2016”

Ursula Schnizel,

“BAM is an excellent conference for PhD students to get detailed feedback on their research”

Anon

“BAM is a place where you can meet the best minds in the world without an appointment. It

could be that the best mind could be sitting next to you, conversing with in an engaged

manner, providing feedbacks and you realise only when he/she has left. A great place to be

to improve, test, discuss, debate your existing knowledge and take it to the next level”

Anon

“It was a great learning experience attending BAM2015”

Prerna Bansal, New York Institute of Technology

“BAM is certainly one of the best conferences carried out in Europe, and possibly all over the

world. Papers, sessions, organization and possibilities to network with other researchers is

exceptional. Overall, a must see and must participate for everyone in management”

Tomasz Ingram, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

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“BAM conference is an intellectually learningful event. Every year I attend I can learn

something useful for my research and teaching career. To me, this is one of the fastest ways

of learning and development of learning academics. I wish universities would invest more

time for academics to professionally develop through this type of academic event”

Hong Bui, University of Southampton

“BAM is quite inspiring, engaging and educative”

Anon

“This conference not only met, but exceeded all my expectations. The amount of quality of

information that I gained – especially during the developmental and full paper sessions will

irrefutably support me in better research design and implementation. Getting first hand

advice for great gurus in my discipline and opportunities to build networks were really

something that I would treasure and cherish through my PhD journey”

Amizan Omar, Brunel University, London.

“Very good conference experience overall”

Anon

“I think BAM conference opens up wider opportunities for future researchers to effectively

communicate, network, benefit and learn from experts around the world. A place to be for

those who seek knowledge. I look forward to being part of the good idea next year”

Leonard Ngwa, University of Wales

“Great location and some very interesting conversations. Loved the gentle but very sharp

dissection by the keynote speaker Prof Mats Alvesson. How did we allow this to happen to a

supposedly evidence based and grounded open minded community. Because we allowed it.

Keith Thomas,

“BAM2015 conference in Portsmouth was very good. Thank you to the conference

organizers, University of Portsmouth, BAM SIG Track Chairs, BAM office personnel in London,

authors of papers, and the volunteers at the University of Portsmouth for the successful

execution of BAM2015!”

Anon

“I found the BAM2015 Conference to be beneficial because of the engaged and informed

discussion in our interest group (Identity). Also, I found the papers to be highly interesting

both in terms of research questions and context”

Anon

“Very impressed! Would definitely go again”

Anon

“BAM conference has been an excellent opportunity for me to familiarise myself with the

British higher Education world and its culture of exchanging knowledge”

Annemiek Friebel, Head of Consulting, Right Management Norway

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“An innovative, exciting event”

Anon

“This is certainly an inspiring opportunity for doctoral students”

Anon

“I am so grateful to the senior academics for sacrificing their time and money to be at the the

conference and share their invaluable knowledge and of course, the wonderful BAM team

for putting an excellent conference together. I was amazed with how the senior academics

interacted with the junior doctoral students and how willing they are to provide useful

feedback and share their resources. You made me feel valued!”

Shingirayi Kandi, De Montfort University

“A multidisciplinary event, very well organised and a great opportunity to present papers,

discuss ideas, receive feedback and network with experts in your fields of interest in a

collegial and conducive environment”

Anon

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WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE FIRST TIME DELEGATES ATTENDING THE BAM2016

CONFERENCE?

“Arrive early and leave late – the opportunity to discuss research is there for the taking. If

you want the opportunity to mix with researchers at the highest quality, join the Research

Method SIG and make sure you go to the Research Methods SID evening”

Gary Connor, Coventry University

“They need to bring a prayer rug if they are Muslims”

Anon

“Take your time to plan which sessions, track you intend to attend for the day on a daily

basis to make the most of it, otherwise you will be lost in the corridors”

Anon

“Go to everything – including networking sessions”

Anon

“Good one, Go”

Anon

“They should attend the New Member’s Welcome Breakfast”

Anon

“Go to morning welcome session and enjoy all the sessions”

Anon

“Please don’t repeat your paper or get lost in PowerPoint – ask the audience how it can be

bettered”

Anon

“Come with an open mind. Attend New Member’s Welcome Breakfast. Go to sessions that

sound exciting, sit next to people that you don’t know and talk to them (networking is easier

if you have a topic to talk about). It’s a great opportunity to listen (and talk) to experienced

academics – there’s so much to learn”

Anon

“You will not regret your choice to attend the BAM Conference”

Tiyesere Chikapa, University of Manchester

“Good opportunities to network with senior academics”

Anon

“They should feel relaxed and make the most of every meeting available to them”

Anon

“Put yourselves about and seek knowledge… not just useful contacts to further your career.

Seek knowledge from everywhere, even from China”

Anon

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“Get involved in discussions and developing an academic network for collaborative research”

Anon

“You aren’t going to miss the opportunity to experience the best conference at the beginning

of your PhD journey”

Noorhasyimah Ismail, Brunel University, London

“Don’t be nervous and enjoy yourself”

Anon

“Bring business cards as network”

Anon

Enjoy the experience, ask questions, and network!!”

Bharati Singh, The York Management School

“Attend the New Member’s Welcome Breakfast. This is where I met a lot of people”

Anon

“Feel yourself comfortable, come out of your research worries and discuss, discuss and

discuss”

Sammar Javed, University of Huddersfield

“Great first conference”

Anon

“Good choice”

Anon

“Take some time to research the papers that are going to be presented (and the authors’

previous work). It’ll help you have better conversations and as a result make the experience

more meaningful”

Anon

“Spend some time looking over the programme and look for things that will interest you but

that may be outside your normal field work. Go to at least one thing you don’t know about”

Anon

“Attend all sessions, engage with the main themes, communicate, network and avoid excess

at Gala Dinners”

Anon

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“Be open minded. Attend the whole conference. Do not only stay for your own paper

presentation, but arrive at least one day before the conference and leave 1-2 after the

conference, to allow for sightseeing. Discuss as much as possible with fellow conference

participants. Use all the time for networking and socialising. Get feedback for your research,

for further research and for new papers. Use the coffee, lunch breaks and the Gala Dinner for

discussions with others, for networking and socialising. Use your mobile phone, your digital

networks – but benefit from the excellent networking in person opportunities that BAM

conference offers. Making friends is part of it! Good luck”

Anon

“Get out there and mix with the different SIGs, Tracks and activities generally”

Kevin D Tennent, The University of York

“Don’t hold back and you will get a lot out of your colleagues here”

Anon

“Enjoy”

Anon

“Do not be afraid of speaking to people”

Anon

“It is not so scary as you think when presenting for the first time or indeed times after”

Anon

“Attend! Attend!! Attend!!!”

Anon

“It’s not a huge conference, which is good – gives the participants ample opportunity to

meet up. I find the pace relaxed (so we are not rushing from session to session, can have a

chat over coffee) and supportive (people aren’t out there to show how much they know).

Developmental papers sessions allow more people to attend – if you haven’t completed your

paper, it’s still ok to come and get feedback”

Anon

“Map out and write down what you want to achieve by attending the conference”

Anon

“Prepare – you are going to be challenged and your ideas are going to become a sandwich

for experienced scholars”

Tomasz Ingram – University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

“Come to the breakfast”

Anon

“BAM will help you advance your academic and professional career”

Anon

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“Leverage the opportunity to build your network and squeeze the valuable information of

your interests from the experts, through formal and informal discussions”

Anon

“Plan ahead but be prepared to change your plans if something attracts your interest;

arrange in advance to meet colleagues and other people with whom you want to spend time;

don’t be shy or worried about introducing yourself and starting a conversation – everybody

was incredibly friendly and willing to share their experiences and knowledge”

Anon

“Don’t be afraid to approach people and get involved with conversations. People are

genuinely interested in your research and are keen to provide support and guidance”

Anon

“Be keen to details and be able to network with different scholars”

Anon

“Find out more of what is available and the organisers might look at providing a single sheet

of key activities to attend”

Anon

“Get to networking ASAP”

Anon

“Come. You will not be disappointed”

Anon

Pick item relevant to your area of research to get the most out of the conference”

Anon

“Prepare ahead and read the conference plan carefully”

Anon

“Keep on doing the good work”

Anon

“Enjoy the experience and not be worried or nervous because everybody is friendly and

welcoming”

Anon

“I think it is much more relevant to PhD or early career researchers”

Anon

“As much as possible, utilize the opportunity to share and learn from highly experienced

researchers in various research areas”

Anon

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“Have clarity and what you’re trying to achieve your research. In doing so, you will be better

prepared to know the areas you need help with. Know the key people in your research area

you would like to meet up and make sure to talk to them at the conference”

Anon

“Be there on time and plan carefully what to attend in advance – otherwise you may leave

feeling you missed a great opportunity for self-development”

Anon

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BAM2015 SIG REPORT

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WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY SIG / TRACK?

SIG / Track Respondents

Human Resource Management 21

Marketing and Retail 14

Entrepreneurship 13

Knowledge And Learning 13

Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management 12

Organisational Psychology 11

Leadership and Leadership Development 10

Identity 8

Strategy 8

Gender in Management 7

Research Methodology 7

Sustainable and Responsible Business 7

Management and Business History 5

Organisational Transformation, Change and Development 5

e-Business and e-Government 4

Innovation 4

International Business and International Management 4

Organizational Studies 4

Public Management and Governance 4

Inter-Organizational Collaboration: Partnerships, Alliances and Networks 3

Performance Management 3

Corporate Governance 2

Strategy-as-Practice 2

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MEAN SIG RECOMMENDATION SCORE

WHICH MONTHS OF THE YEAR ARE BEST FOR YOU TO ATTEND TRAINING WORKSHOPS

AND EVENTS?

SIG FEEDBACK

• The total number of feedback responses was 206.

• The average number of delegates choosing a SIG as their primary SIG is 7.5

• The average score (out of 10) for how likely delegates would recommend their primary SIG is 7.9

• The average paper rejection rate across all tracks was 25%.

7.5

7.9

2014 2015

Mean SIG Recommendation Score

Mean SIG Recommendation Score

5% 7% 7% 8% 9% 9% 12% 11%

8% 8% 5% 6% 5%

Which months of the year are best for you to attend training workshops

and events?

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THE BAM SIGS RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IF APPLICABLE WOULD YOU BE

INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AN EVENT RUN BY THIS SIG IN 2015/2016?

77% of delegates would attend future events run by SIGs in 2016.

77%

9%

14%

The BAM SIGs run events throughout the year, if applicable would you be interested in

attending an event run by this SIG in 2015/2016?

Yes No N/A

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PLEASE RATE YOUR SATISFACTION WITH THE FOLLOWING SIG / TRACK / ACTIVITIES

AT THE BAM2015 CONFERENCE

4.1 4.2

2.7 2.8

4.0

2.7

Quality ofPapers Within

the Track

Quality ofDiscussion at

Paper Sessions

SIG AGM Other SocialActivities

Opportunity toNetwork withSIG Members

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Mean Satisfaction with SIG/Track Activities

Mean Satisfaction with SIG/Track Activities

2%

35%

50%

11%

1% 0%


Quality of Papers within the Track

Series1

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2%

44% 41%

11%

1% 0%


Quality of Discussion at Paper Sessions

Series1

38%

28% 27%

5% 2% 0%


SIG AGM

Series1

36%

30% 26%

6%

2% 0%


Other Social Activites

Series1

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7%

46%

30%

14%

3% 1%


Opportunity to Network with SIG Members

Series1

38%

28% 26%

6% 1% 1%


Workshops/Symposia organised by the SIG

Series1

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SIG / TRACK OVERVIEW

SIG / Track Reponses Recommendation NPS Quality of Papers

Quality of Discussion

SIG AGM

Informal Gatherings

Opportunity to Network

Workshops / Symposia

No. Papers Submitted

No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

Corporate Governance 2 9 100% 5.0 4.5 2.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 25 21 4 16%

e-Business and e-Government 4 8.5 50% 4.3 5 5.3 4 4.3 3.3 25 19 6 24%

Entrepreneurship 13 8.6 54% 4.3 4.4 5.1 2.8 4.3 3.8 56 41 15 27%

Gender in Management 7 9.3 71% 4.4 4.7 3.3 3.6 4.6 3.4 27 24 3 11%

Human Resource Management 21 6.9 -10% 3.7 3.5 2.7 2.2 3.3 2 80 60 20 25%

Identity 8 9.5 88% 4.8 4.8 2.3 3.6 4.5 3 31 28 3 10%

Innovation 4 7.8 0% 4.3 4.8 1.7 1.3 4.3 1.3 52 39 13 25%

International Business and Management 4 7.5 0% 3.8 4.3 3 3 4.7 3 31 22 9 29%

Inter-Organizational Collaboration: Partnerships, Alliances and Networks

3 6.6 0% 3 4 4.5 5 4 2.5 31 19 13 39%

Knowledge and Learning 13 7.8 8% 4 4.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 3.4 53 39 14 27%

Leadership and Leadership Development 10 8.9 60% 4.5 4.5 2.7 2.2 4.2 3.6 47 37 10 22%

Management and Business History 5 9.8 100% 4.8 4.6 3.6 3.6 4.8 23 20 3 13%

Marketing and Retail 14 7.7 8% 3.8 4 2.4 1.1 4.3 2.8 67 50 17 24%

Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

12 8.3 33% 4.2 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.7 2 38 30 8 21%

Organisational Psychology 11 7.7 18% 4.4 4.3 2.1 5 3.9 3 55 31 24 44%

Organisational Transformation, Change and Development

5 8.2 20% 4.4 4.4 3 4.8 4 2.6 43 34 9 21%

Organizational Studies 4 7.8 4.3 4.3 4 4 36 26 10 28%

Performance Management 3 7.3 0% 4 4.4 3.7 3 4 3.3 20 16 4 20%

Public Management and Governance 4 6.8 -25% 4.5 5 4 2.8 3.8 2.3 39 30 9 23%

Research Methodology 7 10 100% 4.7

4.9 5 4.9 4.9 3.4 40 34 6 15%

Strategy 8 8.5 38% 4.4 4.4 2.9 2.9 4.9 3.5 60 45 15 25%

Strategy-as-Practice 2 6.5 -50% 4 4 4 4 4 11 9 2 19%

Sustainable and Responsible Business 7 7.9 14% 4.1 4.1 2.8 2.4 3.9 4.9 52 43 9 17%

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Reponses Average

Recommendation

No. Papers

Submitted

No. Papers

Accepted

No. Papers

Rejected

Rejection Rate

2 9 25 21 4 16%

5 4.5

2.5

4.5 5 5

Quality ofpapers within

Tracks


PaperSessions


Opportunityto Network

with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2

0

How strongly would you recommend this SIG/Track to a colleague?

Series1

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Would you like to offer any feedback?

No responses

Do you have suggestions for what type of events would you like to attend?

Any kind of events that fosters networks among senior scholars

Page 66 of 109

E-BUSINESS AND E-GOVERNMENT

Reponses Average

Recommendation

No. Papers

Submitted

No. Papers

Accepted

No. Papers

Rejected

Rejection Rate

4 8.5 25 19 6 24%

4.3 5 5.3

4 4.3

3.3


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

e-Business and e-Government

e-Business and e-Government

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1


Series1

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I wish I had more time discussing with other people in the track of e-Business and e-

Government. Arranging some short events gathering certain groups of people for more

discussion would be a great idea.


The current combination of tightly-themed workshops/seminars days have been highly

productive, as has facilitation at the 2 day PhD workshops.

If it can fit in my schedule, I would like to participate in events in relation to information

systems, system innovation and e-Business.

Developmental paper, full paper, PDW and workshops.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Reponses Average Recommendation


No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

13 8.6 56 41 15 27%

4.3 4.4 5.1

2.8

4.3 3.8


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Entrepreneurship

Series1

0 0 0 0 0 1

3 1

3 5


Series1

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This is the first Entrepreneurship event that I have attended. I found colleagues to be very

enthusiastic about their subject.

A very well organised track.

Entrepreneurship SIG did not have a symposium.


Journal reviewer’s session. How to write a paper.

Events that relate on key trending issues in the field; doctoral days to present as well as get feedback;

improve writing, employability workshops and networking events.

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GENDER IN MANAGEMENT



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

7 9.3 27 24 3 11%

4.4 4.7

3.3 3.6

4.6

3.4


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Gender in Management

Series1

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0

5


Series1

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I sort of have two SIGS because of the two projects I am working on – one is on gender in retailing and

the other is on international franchising in retailing so I went to each of some SIG. I am probably

registered with Marketing and Retail SIG but the paper I presented this time was in Gender in

Management SIG.

As this was my first time to attend BAM, I was surprised at the high standard of the Gender SIG; the

people were so helpful and friendly and offered me excellent advice and guidance on my research.

Everyone was so easy to talk to and I was travelling alone so really enjoyed going to the SIG meal and

meeting people.


I am a member of the Professional staff at my institution but looking to build up a publication list

again – I used to be a lecturer in Marketing up to 2003. So I look at what is on and if it seems relevant

to my work and several projects I am connected with then I am interested to attend.

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

21 6.9 80 60 20 25%

3.7 3.5

2.7 2.2

3.3

2


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management

0 0

2 1

3

1

4 5

4

1


Series1

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The HRM SIG had no workshops or events organised bar the AGM

The HRM SIG needs a revamp. It seems stale and not really leading the way with HRM discussions.

Giving the stage to a certain journal in its inception for so long was too much.

I found some papers to be quite excellent, while others mediocre. I did not find the quality of

research to be consistent.


SIG HR was not accommodating.

Events that critique HRM or adopt a more critical approach to discussions about HRM.

Networking and workshops.

As discussed at the AGM – PhD/ research skills development workshops

Talent Management

Any programme that is positively related to my SIG/Track.

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IDENTITY



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

8 9.5 31 28 3 10%

4.8 4.8

2.3

3.6

4.5

3


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Identity

Series1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

2

5

How strongly would you recommend this SIG/Track to your colleagues?

Series1

Page 75 of 109


Thanks to the organizers for their hard work and application.

Both Sandra and Christine as Track Chairs and SIG Chairs made every effort to be inclusive

and clear in approach. As a result, the Identity Stream was well attended, stimulating and

resulted in valuable discussion. Much appreciated by this delegate.


Workshops, current research/co authoring

Working papers

Running/attendance at an event will depend on the funding mechanism and supporting the

provision of SIG workshops, which is being taken up by a BAM working party.

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INNOVATION



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

4 7.8 52 39 13 25%

4.3 4.8

1.7 1.3

4.3

1.3


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Innovation

Series1

0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1

0

1


Series1

Page 77 of 109


Perhaps bits more advance advice to those giving papers in Developmental Paper sessions about the

format of the sessions. Many presenters were unclear as to the format, and as a result had brought a

full presentation as back up. Nevertheless, these sessions were well chaired and this wasn’t a major

problem in the sessions themselves.


No responses

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

4 7.5 31 22 9 29%

3.8 4.3

3 3

4.7

3


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

International Business and International Management

International Business and International Management

0 0 0 0

1

0

1 1

0

1


Series1

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No responses


Related to my writing up year.

Page 80 of 109

INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION: PARTNERSHIPS, ALLIANCES AND

NETWORKS



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

3 5 31 19 13 39%

3 4

4.5 5

4

2.5


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Inter-Organization Collaboration: Partnerships, Alliances and Networks

Series1

0 0

1

0 0 0

1

0 0

1

How stronly would you recommend this SIG/Track to a colleague?

Series1

Page 81 of 109


SIG Chairs must be well published in 4* journals!


No responses

Page 82 of 109

KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

13 7.8 53 39 14 27%

4 4.1

1.2

2.7

3.9 3.4


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Knowledge and Learning

Series1

0 0 0 0 0

2

4 4

1

2


Series1

Page 83 of 109


There was a lack of focus and expertise. Otherwise it was good in general.


As discussed at the SIG AGM and from the BAM KM

My last year experience for the BAM SIG event was quite good. I would like to attend any type of

event within the area including hot agenda and emerging topics.

Joint events between the Knowledge and Learning SIG and the HRM SIG.

Events that will add value for me in terms of my research and field work.

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LEADERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Responses Average

recommendation

No. Papers Submitted No. Papers

Accepted

No. Papers

Rejected

Rejection Rate

10 8.9 47 37 10 22%

4.5 4.5

2.7 2.2

4.2 3.6


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Leadership and Leadership Development

Series1

0 0 0 0 0 0

1

3

2

4


Series1

Page 85 of 109


Looking forward to further events and would like to get involved.


One day or half workshops (if in easy to get to locations).

Values led leadership symposium

Page 86 of 109

MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS HISTORY



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

5 9.8 23 20 3 13%

4.8 4.6

3.6 3.6

4.8


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Management and Business History

Series1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1

4


Series1

Page 87 of 109


The trip to the Block Mills was fantastic. Thank you to Monika for ensuring we could clarify

registration on the program – wonderful experience for all, most memorable and very interesting

indeed.

I feel this track should be promoted to full status as a SIG.


More than just a day. A three day event mid-year would be great.

A visit to a historical site or an archive.

Page 88 of 109

MARKETING AND RETAIL



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

13 7.7 67 50 17 24%

3.8 4

2.4

1.1

4.3

2.8


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Marketing and Retail

Series1

0 0 0 0

2

1

3 3

1

3

How strongly would you recommend this SIG/Track to your colleague?

Series1

Page 89 of 109


Excellent sessions and very good Track Chairs.

Not all full papers seemed to be worth presenting.

I couldn’t see the point of discussing the awarding of best paper to “attending” or “not attending”

delegates. I thought the time could have been better spent on more pressing items like the direction

of research in Marketing and how do we address the support.


Workshops

Discussion, practice and development events

Something on E-Marketing and Consumption.

Page 90 of 109

OPERATIONS, LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

12 8.3 38 30 8 21%

4.2 4.3 3.8

4.2 4.7

2


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Series1

0 0 0 1

0

3

0 0

2

6


Series1

Page 91 of 109


SIG meal was incredibly good value at £30 per head for good food and plenty of wine, hence my

comments earlier about the conference meal as this was almost half the price but far superior – Great

discussions within the track so fabulous opportunity to get real feedback and to develop work – Good

diverse range of research on offer which is great for starting to build new research networks.

The conference really needs a Project Management SIG. PM is all over the place at the moment.

It’s a great SIG. Lovely people and great networking


Various – depends on topic as I engaged in wider teaching of operations and supply chain

management as well as researching various areas.

Can’t say anything now.

Visual management.

Page 92 of 109

ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

11 7.7 55 31 24 44%

4.4 4.3

2.1

5

3.9

3


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Organisational Psychology

Series1

0 0 0 0

3

0

2

1

2

3


Series1

Page 93 of 109


More needs to be done to raise the profile of the SIG AGM’s as this was poorly attended.

Just thanks to the track chairs and organisers, I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and social activites

and found it worthwhile and valuable experience.


Leadership trust emotions spirituality.

PDW’s

Networking events; perhaps events with a common theme that can be the major point of discussion

or focus for the day.

Page 94 of 109

ORGANISATIONAL TRANSFORMATION, CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

5 8.2 43 34 9 21%

4.4 4.4

3

4.8 3.8

2.6


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Organisational Transformation, Change and Development

Series1

0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1

0

2


Series1

Page 95 of 109


Very pleased with everything.


Workshops on useful topics.

Events on organisational change and development. Paper presentations and discussions for

development.

Page 96 of 109

ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

4 7.8 36 26 10 28%

4.3

4 4


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Organizational Studies

Series1

0 0 0 0

1

0 0

2

0

1


Series1

Page 97 of 109


We are not yet a SIG and there is some diffidence about becoming a SIG and becoming enmeshed in

bureaucracy and losing our current strengths of diversity, care and encouragement for young and

early-career scholars.

Important to try and avoid a clutch of weak papers in one session. Many sessions excellent but one

very poor.


Online events – I live abroad.

Page 98 of 109

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

3 5.5 20 16 4 20%

4 4 4

3.7 4

3.3


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Performance Management

Series1

0 0 0

1

0 0 0

1

0

1


Series1

Page 99 of 109


The PM SIG informal dinner venue was excellent. Well done by Luisa, PM Chair!


No responses.

Page 100 of 109

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

4 6.8 39 30 9 23%

4.5 5

4

2.8

3.8

2.3


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Public Management and Governance

Series1

0 0

1

0 0 0 0

3

0 0


Series1

Page 101 of 109


No responses


No responses

Page 102 of 109

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

7 10 40 34 6 15%

4.7 4.9 5 4.9 4.9

3.4


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Research Methodology

Series1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7


Series1

Page 103 of 109


Murray Clark and Gail Clarkson are excellent chairs. I think that the best thing about BAM is the SIGs.

Definitely the most engaging SIG.


I get the opportunity to express ideas about SIG events through the Research Methodology SIG. This

question is, this, superfluous if SIGs function properly.

The ones that are running – as in previous years.

Getting qualitative research published.

Page 104 of 109

STRATEGY



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

8 8.5 60 45 15 25%

4.4 4.4

2.9 2.9

4.9

3.5


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Strategy

Series1

0 0 0 0 0

1

0

3

2 2


Series1

Page 105 of 109


For me, the BAM conference is all about networking. There needs to be plenty of time for this built

into the programme.


Workshops on methodology PhD teaming up with senior academics for developing/writing papers for

journal articles.

Page 106 of 109

STRATEGY-AS-PRACTICE



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

2 6.5 11 9 2 19%

4 4 4 4 4 4


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Strategy-as-Practice

Series1

0 0 0 0

1

0 0

1

0 0


Series1

Page 107 of 109


It’s my first time to join the SIG and therefore, have not enough experience to judge their organised

events.


I do not have enough experience with this type of activity but I would like to attend round table

discussions with authors and scholars expert in the domain discussion recent trends and research

groups for collaborative research work.

Page 108 of 109

SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS



No. Papers Accepted

No. Papers Rejected

Rejection Rate

7 7.9 52 43 9 17%

4.1 4.1

2.8 2.4

3.9

4.9


Tracks


PaperSessions



with SIGMembers

Workshops /Symposia

organised bythe SIG

Sustainable and Responsible Business

Series1

0 0 0 0 0

1

3

1

0

2


Series1

Page 109 of 109


I ended up attending more of the Knowledge and Learning SIG AGM and program which I liked.

I thought the papers were of a high standard.


In particular I would like to receive the information.

Documents

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