Date：
January 20（Tuesday), 2026
from 13:00 to 15:00
Topic:
“Designing research for fit: Research design considerations for qualitative researchers”
Abstract:
Conducting convincing and impactful qualitative research depends on researchers’ ability to collect rich, meaningful data. This, in turn, requires thoughtful research design. In this lecture, we will explore how qualitative researchers craft designs that achieve “fit” among the core components of a study—phenomenon, context, theory, data, and research question. We will consider how onto-epistemological assumptions and orientations toward variance or process theorizing shape methodological choices, and reflect on the dynamic nature of design, where researchers’ ability to reflexively adjust design elements in situ is essential for ensuring rigor and generating insight.
Speaker:
Charlotte Cloutier, Ph.D.
(Professor, Département de Management, HCE Montreal)
About the Speaker:
Charlotte Cloutier, PhD, is professor of strategy at HEC Montreal. Her research focuses on strategizing practices and processes in pluralistic contexts focusing more specifically on how organizations work together to address social and environmental issues. She is an expert in qualitative research methods and is presently writing a book on How to Design, Write and Publish Qualitative Research for Insight and Impact with Ann Langley and Kevin Corley which is due to be published by Elgar in spring 2026. She is an Associate Editor at The Academy of Management Journal, a former co-editor at Strategic Organization (2022-2025) and is a member of the editorial review board of The Academy of Management Review.
Venue:
onsite
IIR Laboratory 2 (Room#219) of the second floor of the IIR building
Organizer:
Yoshioka-Kobayashi, Tohru
This forum is jointly organized by MIC (Management Innovation Research Center), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study.
Deadline:
9:00, January 20, 2026
For registration, please click on “Innovation Forum” below.