Research Capacity-Building Workshop
January 29 - January 30
On Jan. 29-30, CARISCA will host its first faculty workshop for 2025, held online via Zoom. Faculty workshops focus on strengthening the research capacity of faculty and graduate students at KNUST and other higher education institutions in Africa.
These workshops aim to equip faculty with innovative tools to better understand the complexities of global supply chains and identify opportunities to enhance their efficiency. The upcoming session in January will focus on using textual data in supply chain management research.
While supply chain studies often prioritize quantitative data for theory testing and development, this workshop will emphasize the insights and perspectives that qualitative, text-based data can provide.
Arizona State University Professor Kevin J. Dooley will lead the workshop. He will guide participants in exploring the use of textual data and demonstrate how it can enhance research by uncovering insights beyond traditional approaches.
The first day of the workshop will feature a presentation on how to apply textual data and sources in operations and supply chain management research. On the second day, participants will apply the concepts learned the day before.
About the speaker:
Kevin J. Dooley is a Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business. He also is chief scientist of The Sustainability Consortium, where he works with a global research team and industry to make consumer products more sustainable.
In addition, Dooley serves as co-director of the Complex Adaptive Supply Networks Research Accelerator and senior global futures scientist in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.
He has published more than 100 research articles and provided training or consultation for over 200 companies in the areas of sustainability, supply chain management, quality, and technology and innovation.
Dooley has received numerous accolades, including the Academy of Management’s Distinguished Scholar Award and the W.P. Carey Dean’s Distinguished Career Research Award.