46th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2025) – Nashville, USA
17th International Workshop on GTM Research (GTMW 2025)
Date/time: Wed, 17 Dec 2025, 12:30/13:00 – 18:00
Location: Omni Nashville Hotel, Level 3, Cumberland 5-6
The AIS Special Interest Group on Grounded Theory Methodology (SIG GTM) is delighted to invite you to
participate in the 17th International Workshop on GTM Research (GTMW) at ICIS 2025. This annual event has
been designed to provide a collegial environment suitable to all researchers, from beginners to experts, in
which we work to advance the use of the grounded theory method in IS research. Please come and join us in
promoting important discussions of practical relevance in a friendly, constructive and learned atmosphere. We
are looking forward to seeing you at the workshop!
Workshop Co-Chairs: Daniel Schlagwein, University of Sydney; Carmen Leong, UNSW Sydney; Nina-Birte
Schirrmacher, University of Sydney; Hekkala Riitta, Aalto University; Tanya Beaulieu, University of Maine.
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Time
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Program (current, due to change)
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(arrive 12:30 for 13:00 start)
13:00 – 13:15
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Lunch and social time buffet/boxed lunch included for registrants
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Welcome & Introductory Address by the SIG GTM President
Daniel Schlagwein, University of Sydney
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13:15-14:00
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Keynote: The Different Genres of GTM
Daniel Schlagwein, University of Sydney
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14:00-14:15
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Break
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14:15 – 15:00
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Keynote: The Use of GenAI in GTM: A Boon or a Bane?
Suprateek Sarker, University of Virginia
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15:00 – 15:45
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Panel: GTM Research in the Age of Al
Moderator: Carmen Leong, UNSW Sydney
Panelists: Andrew Burton-Jones, University of Queensland
Aron Lindberg, Stevens Institute of Technology
Suprateek Sarker, University of Virginia
Daniel Schlagwein, University of Sydney
Coorganized by DFRG and SIGGTM
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15:45 – 16:00
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Break
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16:00 – 16:30
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GTM Deconstruction: iRepair or I Repair? A Dialectical Process Analysis of
Control Enactment in the iPhone Repair Aftermarket (MISQ)
Jan Recker, University of Hamburg
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16:30 – 17:00
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GTM Best Paper: The Role of Dissonant Relational Multiplicity in Information
System Implementation Failures: Insights from a Grounded Theory Approach
(JAIS)
Sutirtha Chatterjee, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Suranjan Chakraborty, Towson University
H. Kevin Fulk, Western Carolina University
Paul Benjamin Lowry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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17:00 – 17:15
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GTM Clinic: Discussion of challenges faced by scholars in conducting GTM
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17:15 – 17:30
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Break
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17:30 – 18:00
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SIG GTM Awards & Recognitions & SIG GTM Business Meeting
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SIGGTM affiliated event:
Tue, 16 Dec 2025, 14:00 -15:30: PDW Computational Theory Construction
Katharina Drechsler, University of Cologne, Thomas Grisold, University of St. Gallen, Aron Lindberg, Stevens
Institute of Technology