The 15th China Summer Workshop on Information Management (CSWIM) was successfully held at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) on the 20th and 21st of August 2022. It was hosted by Nottingham University Business School China (NUBS China). More than 200 scholars and doctoral students participated from universities such as UNNC, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Renmin University of China, University of Science and Technology of China, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Copenhagen Business School, Wuhan University, Central South University and the City University of Hong Kong.
The Workshop began with a welcome address from Professor Patrick Chau, Vice Provost for Research and Knowledge Exchange at UNNC. He warmly greeted the guests and introduced CSWIM and UNNC's recent developments. Afterwards, three keynote speeches on the frontiers of Information Management research were delivered.
Professor Suprateek Sarker from the University of Virginia gave the first keynote speech titled "Digitalization for a Better Tomorrow". He provided an overview of digitalisation in Information Systems research and shared his views on applying digital technology for better business and social development.
The second keynote speech was entitled "Innovations and Trends in China's Digital Economy", delivered by Professor Jiye Mao from the Renmin University of China. He introduced various digital transformation cases from China, which gave insights into the trends of China's digital economy from multiple perspectives.
Professor Atreyi Kankanhalli from the National University of Singapore delivered the third keynote speech entitled "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the roles of IS Researchers: Can It Replace Us". She discussed the relationship between AI and creativity and elucidated future research directions in this emerging research area.
The Workshop also hosted an academic research presentation and discussion session. There were seven parallel sessions of 86 research presentations held at the Workshop. Doctoral students from the participating universities presented their research on diverse topics such as live streaming, recommender systems, hybrid meetings, chatbot designs, e-sports, innovation, sustainability, and e-health. Constructive feedback was provided from at least four mentors in each session.
The Workshop also delivered the Journal Editors' Panel. The Editor-in-Chief, Senior Editor, and Associate Editor from eight Information Management domain-related journals introduced the journals and discussed the paper review and publication process with the participants. In the Workshop, editors such as Professor Patrick Chau (Editor of Information & Management), Professor Alain Chong (Editor of Industrial Management & Data Systems) and Dr Zhao Cai (Associate Editor of Internet Research) shared some insights about their journals.
Industrial keynote speakers, Dr Yongtian Yu, Mr Gang Dong and Mr Wanzhong Huang were invited to share their insights from industry, which would help researchers combine theory with practice.
The Workshop also arranged a Job Placement session. Recruiters from Central South University, Southern University of Science and Technology, and UNNC offered consultations with scholars looking for job opportunities.
The Workshop also included a junior faculty consortium that was chaired by Professor Martin Liu as the Interim Dean of NUBS China, and Professor Carol Hsu from the University of Sydney. During the session, senior scholars shared and discussed with junior faculty members on challenges and tips of developing academic career.
In addition, ahead of the formal Workshop, there was a Doctoral Consortium in which the "academic journey" was shared with the PhD students. Professor Andrew Burton Jones from the University of Queensland, also the Editor-in-Chief of MIS Quarterly, gave a keynote speech titled "Career Reflections: When the Academic Marathon meets the Scholar's Quest". The Workshop also organised a panel on "Preparing for an Academic Career in China", which invited scholars from Zhejiang University, South China University of Technology, Southern University of Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, and Zhejiang Gongshang University to share their advice to the PhD students on preparing for their future academic career.
The Workshop promotes exchanges between participating researchers and doctoral students in management science research and promotes scientific cooperation between UNNC researchers and students with outstanding scholars at home and abroad.