by Kate Sieck, Laura A. McNamara | Feb 17, 2016 | Perspective
Praxis is the bringing-to-life of a theory or philosophical position. It is the practical application of lessons learned through study and reflection. It is not simply what you do, it’s why you do it. Thus as the organization that specializes in ethnographic praxis in...
by Ed Liebow, A. Kathryn Hohman | Feb 9, 2016 | Perspective
Business interests often claim that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is ‘the right thing to do’ and that acting responsibly is ‘good for business.’ Multinational firms have come together to create international conventions and business associations that establish...
by Laura Scheiber | Feb 1, 2016 | Perspective
For several decades ‘Emerging’ has been a staple prefix applied to such entities as markets, nations, democracies, cultures, and business opportunities. The term has been used to label virtually anything about “less-developed” Others deemed “new” to the world of...
by Simon Roberts, Gary Gebhardt, Mark Bergen | Jan 27, 2016 | Perspective
There’s a new format for EPIC2016: Case Studies. This post (and its companion Part 2) explains what we mean by cases, and what we are launching this format to achieve. Case studies in some form are not new to EPIC. Each year many presentations – be they full Papers or...
by Simon Roberts, Gary Gebhardt, Mark Bergen | Jan 27, 2016 | Perspective
(This post follows Making the Case for Cases, Part 1) Unlike the research stories shared in the past, making a dedicated space for Case Studies at EPIC signals it’s time for us to evolve cases as a genre. Summarizing last year’s conference, the EPIC Board writes:...
