public debates

Authentic leadership is essential to sustainability management

The debate is between professor Per Servais of School of Business at Linneaus University and professor Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University Business School. Per advocated for the motion and Romeo - against the motion. Professor Marcelo Ketzer of Department of Biology and Environmental Science at Linnaeus University, intridced the motion by inroducing and discussing sustainability management.

This public debate was organaized as part of the IETN PhD Supervisor Training Course in ‘Authentic Leadership‘ and hosted by School of Business at Linneaus University.

Date: May 4, 2022

Does Research Require Evidence?

This debate OPEN TO PUBLIC is between Professor Emeritus Nikhilesh Dholakia of the University of Rhode Island and Dr Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California and moderated by Dr Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University. 

This public debate is part of TBRP PhD course and is supported by the Doctoral School of Social Sciences and the Department of Business and Management of Aalborg University, Denmark.

Flier: The event flyer may be downloaded here.

Date: May 10, 2017

Venue: Auditorium C, Fibigerstræde 15, Aalborg University

Video: You may watch the full debate here

Where does a theory come from? Logic, literature, or data?

This public debate is between three distinguished scholars who will advocate for one of the sources of theory. Prof. Michael Saren of the Leicester University will advocate for logic or rational argument as a means to generate theory. Professor Emeritus Nikhilesh Dholakia of the University of Rhode Island will endorse literature as a source of theory development. Dr. Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California will champion evidence or data as a means for theorizing and theory development. The debate will be moderated by Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University.

This public debate is part of TBRP PhD course and is supported by the Doctoral School of Social Sciences and the Department of Business and Management of Aalborg University, Denmark.

Flyer: The event flyer may be downloaded here.

Date: May 11, 2016

Venue: Fib 16, room 1.208, Aalborg University

Video: You may watch the full debate here.

Theory Before Data or Data Before Theory: Which is more appropriate for PhD research in management?

The debate is between Prof. Michael Saren of the Leicester University, UK and and Dr. Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California. Michael advocated for 'theory before data' motion; Andy - for 'data before theory' motion. The debate was moderated by Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University. 

This public debate is part of TBRP PhD course and was supported and organized by the School of Business, Engineering and Science, Halmstad University. The event flier may be downloaded here.

Venue: Building J, lecture hall “Baertling”, Halmstad University

Date: May 6, 2015

Video: You may watch the full debate here.

How different approaches to theory building in management studies could be employed in the PhD process

The debate is between Prof. Nikhilesh Dholakia of the University of Rhode Island and Dr. Andy Lowe of the Grounded Research Institute in California. Nik advocates for deductive research; Andy - for inductive research. The debate is moderated by Romeo V. Turcan of Aalborg University.

Being part of TBRP, this public debate was supported by and organized under the auspices of the Martti Ahtisaari Institute of Global Business and Economics.

Flyer:The event flyer may be downloaded from here.

Venue:Lecture hall TA105, Oulu Business School

Date:14 May 2014

Video:You may watch the full debate here.

Pictures:A number of snapshots from the debate available here.