Upcoming Events

ISOI Distinguished Speaker Series co-sponsored by INQUIRE: Julie Battilana

The Illinois Strategic Organizations Initiative (ISOI) and the Initiative for Qualitative Research in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (INQUIRE) are delighted to invite you to the ISOI Distinguished Speaker Series with Harvard's Julie Battilana. Julie is the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. and the Alan J. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School. The event will take place on Friday, April 26, 2024, from 12:00-1:20 pm CT.

Past Events 

ISOI Distinguished Speaker Series: Paula Jarzabkowski (Co-sponsored by INQUIRE) | December 1, 2022
The Illinois Strategic Organizations Initiative (ISOI) and the Initiative for Qualitative Research in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (INQUIRE) hosted a seminar with Paula Jarzabkowski, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Queensland & University of London.

ISOI Distinguished Speaker Series: Andy Hoffman (Co-sponsored by INQUIRE) | October 14, 2022
The Illinois Strategic Organizations Initiative (ISOI) and the Initiative for Qualitative Research in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (INQUIRE) held a double feature of the ISOI Distinguished Speaker Series co-sponsored by INQUIRE and SEIB with Andy Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan.

Distinguished Speaker Series: Resident Scholar Moshe Farjoun (Co-sponsored by ISOI) | May 5, 2022
Moshe Farjoun is a Professor of Strategy and Organization at the Schulich School of Business, York University. His research is mainly conceptual and historical and focuses on strategy, organization, and adaptation in novel, complex and dynamic contexts as manifest in processes such as organizational learning, discovery, strategy making, managerial cognition, and institutional and strategic change.

Teaching Qualitative Methods: Faculty Perspectives on Training the Next Generation of Researchers | April 22, 2022
The Qualitative Research Initiative of the Center for Social and Behavioral Science held an interdisciplinary panel on teaching qualitative and mixed methods. The conversation brought together experienced faculty from various disciplines to discuss their approaches to teaching qualitative and mixed methods.

INQUIRE Doctoral Student Showcase Panel | April 22, 2022
with Nicole Donahoo (Accountancy) and Michelle Checketts (Organizational Behavior/BA)

INQUIRE Qualitative Research Series: Marcelo Bucheli | April 15, 2022
Professor Marcelo Bucheli (International Business / BA) presented his paper: Nonmarket Strategy Through Diplomacy: Standard Oil’s Role in the Panama Reparations Negotiations Between the US and Colombia