IDEI Distinguished Research Seminar Series

Let’s Get Ready to Contextualize

SPEAKER

This is a joint seminar organized by the Institute of Digital Economy & Innovation and HKU Business School’s Innovation & Information Management Area.

SPEAKER

Prof. Viswanath Venkatesh

Eminent Scholar and Verizon Chair of Business Information Technology
Director, Executive PhD in Business
Affiliate Faculty, Virginia Tech (VT) India

MODERATOR​

Prof. Yulin Fang

Professor, HKUBS
Director of Institute of Digital Economy and Innovation

ABSTRACT

Building on continuing calls to contextualization and the impacts that context can have, I discuss specific potential approaches to contextualization and how rich scientific contributions can be made in a variety of emerging contexts. I also illustrate missed opportunities in prior research due to a lack of sufficient contextualization. Finally, I seek to broaden the view of scientific contributions to be more inclusive of contextualized contributions—and how such a broader view itself can be the key to successful contextualization and concomitant contribution, especially in emerging contexts.

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