A Parisian adventure for award-winning MBA student
Master of Business Administration (MBA) student, Eloise Keating
Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:47:00 GMT
Master of Business Administration (MBA) student Eloise Keating recently returned from an academic conference in Paris with the 'Best Paper' award in the Entrepreneurial Practitioner Learning track. The conference was the 39th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) annual conference where ideas and development in the field of entrepreneurship research and practice are presented, discussed and debated.
Eloise gives her reactions to the award and her journey so far on the MBA course at Huddersfield:
"I am originally from the South of France and moved to Huddersfield in 2009. I joined Kite Innovation shortly after that; I started as a Research Project manager and have progressed to be Head of project management and since 2013 the business manager for the Huddersfield branch. When taking the position, the company directors encouraged me to undertake the MBA in order to acquire a deeper understanding, supporting theories and knowledge, of all business management areas. This was undertaken to support my current role as well as future progress in line with the company’s succession plans."
"In terms of the conference, the paper is a conceptual methods paper, co-authored with David Higgins (University of Liverpool), it presents the methodological approach which I am undertaking to complete the research for my dissertation. It suggests that an interesting and valuable way to enquire into entrepreneurship is to look at entrepreneurs’ practice through discursive approaches. Lecturers at Huddersfield encouraged me to develop and share my ideas, and were supportive of the way in which I wanted to undertake the research. Writing the paper, and presenting it at the conference, was a way to engage in a wider discussion with people active in the field, with intent to share and test the idea further.
"Being a presenter there was a great opportunity to share the idea of the paper, and get some discussions going around the theme of the paper. I have gained a real interest for research and the writing process, as well as sharing ideas within a community of peers. The response was supportive and the discussions were inspiring. Attending as a volunteer offered the possibility to meet most of the attendants and expand my network, create new links with people interested in the same area of research, and at different stage of their careers. All in all, it was a very positive experience and I look forward to going again hopefully next year."
'Best Paper' award in the Entrepreneurial Practitioner Learning track
