{"id":17837,"date":"2025-10-23T11:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/?p=17837"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:39:41","slug":"information-systems-operations-research-seminar-dr-ariana-polyviou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/2025\/10\/23\/information-systems-operations-research-seminar-dr-ariana-polyviou\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Systems & Operations Research Seminar – Dr Ariana Polyviou"},"content":{"rendered":"

Title<\/strong>: DNA Helix Analogy for Interdependent Mixed-Methods Research: Enabling Cross-Fertilizations and Interim Meta-Inferences<\/span><\/p>\n

Date<\/strong>: 06 November 2025<\/p>\n

Time<\/strong>: 15:00 – 16:00<\/p>\n

Venue: Teams<\/p>\n

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Join the meeting now<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meeting ID:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>359 201 845 705 5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Passcode:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>TD72fX3X<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Speaker<\/span><\/b>:<\/p>\n

Dr Ariana Polyviou, Lecturer at the Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Digital Business, Cyprus University of Technology.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cut.ac.cy\/faculties\/tohe\/program-in-management\/staff\/ariana.polyviou\/?languageId=1<\/a><\/p>\n

Abstract:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Mixed methods enable a more integrated and insightful understanding of the phenomena we study, but are complex to plan, execute, and document. This\u00a0applies to concurrent and fully integrated mixed methods research designs in particular, which remain underrepresented in information systems research. In this paper, we extend the prevailing templates for this type of research and propose a new conceptualization.\u00a0We argue that different research strands (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, computationally intensive, or other) that unfold at the same time need not be independent. Rather, as they run concurrently, they can interact and inform each other through ongoing\u00a0cross-fertilization. This offers the opportunity for enhanced validation and deeper research insights. We conceptualize how the interaction between the research strands may unfold and we propose a DNA helix analogy to enable and enhance the conceptualization\u00a0of such interdependent mixed methods research. We further explain the mechanism through which the different research strands interact in an ongoing cross-fertilization, and how interim meta-inferences may be continuously and incrementally drawn, (re)shaping\u00a0how each research strand evolves. The research process within this conceptualization is depicted in a flow diagram that can serve as a possible roadmap for this type of research. We also show how this process can be documented, contributing to more transparent\u00a0accounts of how mixed methods research actually evolves. We refer to our research on cloud adoption as an example and further validate our proposed research design with interviews with junior and experienced researchers engaged in mixed methods research. We\u00a0conclude with a set of principles to guide interdependent mixed methods research and present their practical implications.<\/p>\n

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Title: DNA Helix Analogy for Interdependent Mixed-Methods Research: Enabling Cross-Fertilizations and Interim Meta-Inferences Date: 06 November 2025 Time: 15:00 – 16:00 Venue: Teams Join the…
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