Séminaire de recherche de l’École de comptabilité
Date 15 septembre 2023
Heure 13h30 à 15h
Lieu Salle Banque Scotia (1317)
Événement gratuit
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L’École de comptabilité vous convie à la présentation de l’étude Interactants’ Views on High- Versus Low-Quality Conference Call Questions: A Functional Stupidity Perspective de Matt Bamber de l’école de gestion Schulich de l’Université de York.
Abstract (Summary): Drawing on interview data with firm representatives and financial analysts, we explore question-askers and -answerers views concerning the quality of questions during quarterly Conference Call Question and Answer sessions (Q&A). We find agreement regarding the characteristics of both high- and low-quality questions. This leads to the paradox, why do low-quality questions get asked? While there are practical explanations, viewing the issue through the lens of quality oversimplifies. Instead, we mobilize Alvesson and Spicer’s (2012, 2016) ideas around functional stupidity. We extend this organizational theory and develop a framework across two axes to categorize analysts’ questions: (i) dysfunctionally stupid; (ii) functionally stupid; (iii) functionally smart; or (iv) dysfunctionally smart. We offer a series of propositions that introduce new variables to enrich Q&A research and discuss the implications of our findings, including our concern that current Q&A norms yield short-term benefits, but a lack of challenge gives rise to long(er)-term risk.
La présentation se déroulera en anglais.
Conférencier
Matt Bamber
Professeur
École de gestion Schulich
Université de York