scholarly journals Women in the boardroom and their impact on default risk: a pitch

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Searat Ali
Keyword(s):  
Default Risk ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Core ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
And Training

Purpose The purpose of this pitch research letter (PRL) is to apply the pitching template developed by Faff (2015) to an academic project on boardroom gender diversity and default risk. Design/methodology/approach The pitching template helps the pitcher to identify the core elements that form the framework of the research project. The PRL encloses a brief background about the pitcher and pitch, followed by a brief commentary on the pitch and personal reflections of the pitcher on the pitch exercise itself. Findings One of the best aspects of the pitching template is that it forced the researchers to think each item over and over, enabling a synthesis of scattered ideas in a systematic way. Hence, it is strongly recommend learning and applying the pitching template as a tool to refine embryonic research ideas and to track the progress on the research projects. Originality/value This PRL is novel as it highlights the worth of performing the pitching exercise (i.e. quality publication), potential adoptability challenge and solutions (i.e. unfamiliarity and training), systematic process of learning the pitching template and application of the “rule of three” in pitching research. Such reflections are believed to be useful for early career researchers (ECRs).

Tax avoidance and firm risk in China: a pitch

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqiang Cao ◽  
Zhuoan Feng ◽  
Meiting Lu ◽  
Yaowen Shan
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Firm Risk ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Critical Commentary ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
Key Aspects

Purpose This paper aims to provide a critical discussion of the application of the research pitching template developed by Professor Robert Faff to a research topic of tax avoidance and firm risk. This letter provides a brief commentary on using the pitching template and discusses personal reflections on the pitching process. Design/methodology/approach This pitching research letter applies Faff’s pitching template and provides a critical commentary of the pitching process. Findings The team found that Faff’s pitching template is a valuable tool for conceiving research ideas. It helped the authors to identify, develop and articulate key aspects of the project. Further, they believe that completing the template was a beneficial and rewarding exercise, especially for early-career researchers. Originality/value This pitching research letter is tied to the team’s research idea that was pitched at the 2020 AFAANZ “Shark Tank” event. It provides original commentary on the use of Faff’s pitching template. It is not meant to retrofit published papers.

OpenCon2014 in Washington DC, November 2014. Early Career Researchers and Open Access Advocacy

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-16
Author(s):  
Matt Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Experience Levels ◽  
The Right ◽  
Academic Resources

Purpose – This paper aims to give an overview of OpenCon 2014, organized by the Right to Research Coalition, SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and an organizing committee of students and early career researchers from around the world that took place between the 14th and 17th of November 2014 in Washington DC. Design/methodology/approach – A narrative approach was used to describe events. Findings – OpenCon 2014 is an exciting new conference that targets early career librarians and researchers who are involved with and/or interested in aspects of the open-access movement. It is attempting to galvanize the upcoming generation of scholars to demand more of traditional publishing models by bringing together a selective group that spans diverse interests and experience levels. Originality/value – This report outlines the author's takeaways and opinions concerning the events of the conference, as well as identifies some of the themes and issues that were relevant to librarians in research institutions.

scholarly journals A critical reflection on the development of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC)

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Elgin Maclean Milton ◽  
Susy Ridout ◽  
Marianthi Kourti ◽  
Gillian Loomes ◽  
Nicola Martin
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Autism Research ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Participatory Research Methods ◽  
Research Collective

Purpose The Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC) was initially set up with the purpose of bringing autistic people, including scholars and activists (but not exclusively), together with early career researchers and practitioners who work with autistic people, with the aim being to build a community where those who wished to see more significant involvement of autistic people in autism research could share knowledge and expertise. This paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores the development of the PARC network, reflecting upon its activities and ethos within current higher education practices and structures. Findings In supporting autistic individuals in their attempts to establish themselves within academic systems that may not always be considerate or accommodating, the existence of PARC creates a structure with which autistic people can influence social change. PARC serves as a network of support, strengthening the presence of autistic scholars in academia. It also provides a structure through which autistic people are able to demonstrate helpful practices with which to engage more broadly. Originality/value The PARC network is the first autistic-led venture of its kind in the UK to have a sustained impact. PARC is growing to become an important element in the field of autism studies both by supporting emerging autistic academics and by promoting ethical and participatory research methods and practices.

scholarly journals Financial statement comparability and takeover efficiency: a pitch

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 749-756
Author(s):  
Lien Duong ◽  
Thu Phuong Truong
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Personal Reflections

Purpose This paper aims to adopt the pitching research template of Professor Robert Faff for a proposed research project on financial statement comparability and takeover efficiency. Design/methodology/approach This paper starts with a brief background on using the pitch research template of Professor Robert Faff pitching methodology for core elements of the research project. Then, the authors’ personal reflections on the pitch exercise are discussed. Findings It is found that the template is helpful in articulating and refining the research ideas among co-authors. It is an excellent way to communicate the research ideas to the panel of editors. Originality/value The pitching template is an effective tool for mid-career researchers to position their research ideas in the literature.

scholarly journals 100 research rules of the game

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 691-706
Author(s):  
Niamh M. Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
One Stop ◽  
Rules Of The Game

Purpose There are several basic, and at times minor, pedantic principles required to successfully publish in good-quality international peer-reviewed journals. These are what the author calls the “rules of the game”. Many are so basic, so taken-for-granted, tacit knowledge, that at times supervisors do not tell their students about them. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The author has assembled 100 research rules of the game from her work over many years with doctoral students and early career researchers. Each rule is accompanied by short advice. Additional citations are included directing readers to further resources on the 100 research rules of the game. Findings The paper documents 100 research rules of the game. Research limitations/implications There are many other rules of the game not included in the author’s list of 100 research rules of the game. Originality/value This paper is a one-stop-shop brief introduction to the author’s 100 research rules of the game.

scholarly journals “Being on both sides: covert ethnography and partisanship with bouncers in the night‐time economy”

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Calvey
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Moral Dilemmas ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Time Consumption ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Situated Ethics ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis study aims to critically expose and explore “taking sides” in the context of a covert ethnography of bouncers in the night-time economy of Manchester, UK.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology adopted is covert ethnography. The author reflects on the application and use of situated deception within an embedded and insider ethnography of bouncers, alongside other relevant covert ethnographies. Fieldwork vignettes are drawn upon to articulate the management of situated ethics and moral dilemmas.FindingsThe findings argue that bouncers are a deeply maligned occupational group, who perform a valuable regulatory role in the night-time economy. Moreover, a covert role ethnographic presents an interesting liminal stance of being on both sides, rather than a reductionist choosing of a single sides. Theoretically, phenomenological bracketing and ethnomethodological indifference are used to justify the position taken in the paper.Research limitations/implicationsCovert research has limitations around fieldwork time consumption, instigation tactics and “going native” distortion, alongside common fears of ethical belligerence and cavalier morals.Practical implicationsThe lessons learnt, particularly for early career researchers, are about pursuing creative ethnographic methods.Social implicationsOccupationally, bouncers should be less demonized and more accessible to more women. This rather hyper-masculine domain should be disrupted and democratized.Originality/valueThe field is relatively niche, with a purist covert ethnographic approach being an innovative way to unpack it.

Mistakes I have made: and things they taught me while working as a peer

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-216
Author(s):  
Tessa Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
The Core ◽  
Personal Approach ◽  
Personal Interactions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
Support Relationships

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and progression of offering peer support using personal reflections on mistakes. The paper draws on the core principles of peer support which have the potential to be better understood through self-reflection and honest appraisal. Design/methodology/approach A reflective and personal approach is used throughout to examine and analyse particular mistakes relating to developing peer support relationships. Findings Reflections are offered about how working approaches can be developed as a positive consequence of difficult personal interactions. Originality/value These reflections contribute to the small number of papers written by peer workers within the UK. Its focus on mistakes and challenges as a means of learning more about peer support is highly unique.

The reflective research diary: a tool for more ethical and engaged disaster research

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuszka Mosurska
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Disaster Studies ◽  
British Colonial

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight how keeping a reflective research journal can help disaster researchers to work in a more ethical and engaged way.Design/methodology/approachThe author analyses the reflective research diary to illustrate how keeping it has helped the author, a white, non-Indigenous researcher, navigate British academia whilst trying to plan a collaborative project with Indigenous peoples during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.FindingsThe author draws out some of the ways that academic institutions can undermine ethical research practice through opaque structures and by incentivising pressuring early-career researchers (ECRs) to conduct fieldwork in dangerous times. The author demonstrates ways the rpeers and author have tried to push against these structures, noting that this is not always possible and that their efforts are always limited without institutional support or change.Originality/valueMany ECRs and PhD students have written reflective accounts about the ethical challenges they have faced during fieldwork. In this article, the author adds to this by building on literature in disaster studies and positing how ethical and engaged research can be conducted within British (colonial) institutions.

What does change look like?

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-40
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Underrepresented Groups ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Mentoring plays a key role in supporting early-career researchers, especially those from underrepresented groups. However, many mentors have not received formal training. This study looks at one training programme and evaluates whether the participants reported any change in awareness of behavior, and what this change looks like in practice. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Learning to review submissions to peer reviewed journals: how do they do it?

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Paltridge
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Information Transmission ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Peer Reviews ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe aim of this study is to examine how reviewers for academic journals learn to carry out the task of peer review and the issues they face in doing this.Design/methodology/approachA total of 45 reviewers completed a questionnaire which asked about their experience in doing peer reviews, how they had learnt to do them, and the issues they faced in doing these reviews. Follow up emails were also sent to reviewers in order to seek further elaboration on the answers they had provided in the questionnaire.FindingsOver half of the reviewers had learnt to do reviews by reading reviews of their own submissions to peer‐reviewed journals. Others had learnt to write reviews by just doing them; that is, by practice. The most challenging aspect for the reviewers was writing reviewers' reports that were critical but still constructive. There was no consensus on the most straightforward aspects of writing peer reviews.Practical implicationsThe study has implications for reviewer development, proposing an experiential, “learning by doing” approach to the training of reviewers rather than a didactic, information transmission style one.Social implicationsThe study has implications for reviewer development, proposing an experiential, “learning by doing” approach to the training of reviewers rather than a didactic, information transmission style one.Originality/valueThe study provides insights into how reviewers learn to write peer reviews and the challenges they face in doing this. The paper also suggests strategies for improving reviewer development which can have benefits, especially for early career researchers.

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