Organization and Management Theory OMT

Reminder-EGOS 2018 Sub-theme 41: Gaming the Metrics in the Age of Big Data

  • 1.  Reminder-EGOS 2018 Sub-theme 41: Gaming the Metrics in the Age of Big Data

    Posted 12-16-2017 18:22
    examine the origins of metrics

    look at the relationship between metrics and power

    look at the motives and rationale for gaming of metrics

    identify and classify different types of gaming behaviour

    look at how individuals and organizations game the rules whereby metrics are set and used

    examine gaming of metrics as resistance that has positive consequences to the organization or society, and papers that look at gaming of metrics as self-seeking behaviour

    look at how gaming of metrics emerges and the organizational, institutional, and social forces that sustain gaming behaviour

    look at the diffusion of gaming behaviour within organizations and sectors

    look at how gaming becomes normalized in organizations and society

    look at why some metrics gain compliance from individuals and organizations while others fail to gain acceptance

    examine how metrics become embedded within competing narrative interpretations of performance or outcome

    look at how gaming of metrics leads to corruption and criminal conduct

    look at how gaming of metrics that is legal but not regarded as legitimate, is reclassified as illegal

    look at quantitative and qualitative methods for studying gaming of metrics

     

     

    If you intend to submit a short paper, please first take a look at the Guidelines and criteria for the submission of short papers at EGOS Colloquia.  Short papers should focus on the main ideas of the paper, i.e. they should explain the purpose of the paper, theoretical background, the research gap that is addressed, the approach taken, the methods of analysis (in empirical papers), main findings, and contributions. In addition, it is useful to indicate clearly how the paper links with the sub-theme and the overall theme of the Colloquium, although not all papers need to focus on the overall theme. Creativity, innovativeness, theoretical grounding, and critical thinking are typical characteristics of EGOS papers. Your short paper should comprise 3,000 words (inc. references, all appendices and other material).

     

     

    Deadline for submission of short papers:  Monday, January 8, 2018, 23:59:59 CET







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