Daily Programme
Sunday, 4 July | Udine
- Arrivals and registration: Arrive in Udine and meet the summer-school community.
- Welcome cocktail in Udine: Get to know fellow participants and the organising team.
Monday, 5 July | Udine
Time | Session and contributors |
09:00-11:00 | Welcome and programme orientation Participants and organising team Meet the group, introduce your project and identify a research choice to explore through the four points of the researcher's compass. |
11:30-13:00 | Research Dialogue Prof. Pietro Micheli | Warwick Business School, United Kingdom Interviewer and moderator: Camilla Pasut | PhD student, University of Udine Discuss academic journeys, research experiences and the relationship between research and practice, bringing questions from your own doctoral project. |
13:00-14:30 | Lunch break |
14:30-18:00 | Engaging with Practice as an Academic: Opportunities and Pitfalls Research Perspectives | Lecture & Workshop Prof. Pietro Micheli | Warwick Business School, United Kingdom Explore how to engage with organisations while balancing research independence, practical relevance, academic contribution and the expectations of different participants. |
Evening | Free time Optional activities hosted by University of Udine PhD students. |
Tuesday, 6 July | Udine
Time | Session and contributors |
09:00-11:00 | Generative and Agentic Artificial Intelligence in Operations and Supply Chain Management Research Research Methods | Lecture & Workshop Dr. Giovanna Culot | University of Udine, Italy Map a possible use of generative or agentic AI in your research and consider the judgement, verification and transparency it requires. |
11:30-13:00 | Research Dialogue Prof. Eugenia Rosca | University of Groningen, Netherlands Interviewer and moderator: Antea Monte | PhD student, University of Udine Discuss academic journeys, research ideas and methodological choices, and ask how to navigate uncertainty throughout the doctoral journey. |
13:00-14:30 | Lunch break |
14:30-18:00 | Reflections on Balancing Rigour and Creativity in Qualitative Methods for Operations and Supply Chain Management Research Perspectives | Lecture & Workshop Prof. Eugenia Rosca | University of Groningen, Netherlands Examine a qualitative research choice and consider how to stay open to new insights while explaining and justifying your approach. |
Evening | Free time Optional activities hosted by University of Udine PhD students. |
Wednesday, 7 July | Udine & Trieste
Time | Session and contributors |
09:00-12:00 | Engaged Research: Action Research and Design Science Applications for Sustainability and Circular Economy Research Methods | Lecture & Workshop Prof. Marco Formentini | University of Trento, Italy Explore a practical sustainability problem through action research and design science, considering researcher roles, organisational participation and the contribution of an intervention or design. |
12:00-13:00 | Travel to Trieste |
13:00-14:30 | Group lunch in Trieste |
14:30-18:00 | Trieste excursion Cultural Visit & Networking Sightseeing, free time and informal networking with the summer-school group. |
Evening | Networking dinner |
Thursday, 8 July | Udine
Time | Session and contributors |
09:00-11:00 | Secondary Data in Sustainability Research: Opportunities, Challenges and Examples Research Methods | Lecture & Workshop Prof. Guido Orzes and Dr. Margherita Molinaro | Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy Assess a potential data source against a research question, considering its coverage, limitations and implications for the claims your study can support. |
11:30-13:00 | Research Dialogue Prof. Frank Wiengarten | Esade Business School, Spain Interviewer and moderator: Dario Rizzetto | PhD student, University of Udine Discuss research experiences, academic development and questions that are important, difficult to investigate or underexplored in O-SCM. |
13:00-14:30 | Lunch break |
14:30-18:00 | Misconduct in Operations and Supply Chain Management: Proposing Research Themes Research Perspectives | Lecture & Workshop Prof. Frank Wiengarten | Esade Business School, Spain Develop a researchable question on misconduct in operations and supply chains, identify relevant actors and discuss the evidence needed to investigate it. |
Evening | Free time Optional activities hosted by University of Udine PhD students. |
Friday, 9 July | Venice
| Time | Session and contributors |
| 09:00-10:00 | Travel to Venice |
10:00- 13:00 | Researching Human-AI Interaction through Neuroscience Experiments Research Methods | Lecture & Workshop Prof. Federico Caniato, Prof. Antonella Moretto and Dr. Camilla Borsani Translate a question about people working with AI into an experimental design, considering what to observe and how the evidence addresses your question. |
13:00- 14:30 | Group pizza lunch |
14:30-19:00 | Venice visit and farewell Cultural Visit & Farewell Guided visit to Venice, including St Mark's Square, followed by free time and farewell. |