IFERA Reading Club – What’s it all about
The IFERA Reading Club is an initiative that originates from the community’s junior scholars’ desire to have a shared platform for the intellectual exchange of impactful research, both within and beyond the field of family business research. We want it to serve as a forum of mutual support, learning, and networking. Due to its roots in Ph.D. students’ discussions, we keep it organized, executed, and run by Junior Scholars of the IFERA community. The Research Development Team provides the resources and structure needed to run the Reading Club. Hence, participation is voluntary, and no credits can be attributed to participating students.
Every second Friday of the month, the Reading Club convenes at 4 p.m. (GMT+2) via Zoom to discuss a previously selected and communicated scientific article. No discussants, just a few key questions that all participants reflect upon and share their thoughts, and a moderator who keeps track of the time and structure of the session. Easy.
Our pilot session will be held 10th November, 4p.m. and here you get directly to the Zoom event, no registration needed: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81176314388
Selecting the reading for the pilot session is based on a majority vote on one of the pre-selected articles. So please have a look and vote for your favorite paper by 26th October. Here you get to the survey: https://forms.gle/T4Dv1R6MDKjoiKMd9.
The reading for the pilot will be communicated by 27th October.
Agenda of pilot session:
- Opening: Introduction of Reading Club (origin, purpose, format, ground rules)
- Article discussion
- What do we hate?
- What do we love?
- What does it offer?
- Discussion of articles selection (i.e., criteria, digital poll)
- Feeback on Reading Club pilot
- AoB