Research & Publications Office to host seminar on ‘Technoficing: From Grounded Discovery to Rigorous Measurement’ on January 05, 2026
The session will be led by Prof. Israr Qureshi, Queen’s University Belfast
30 December, 2025, Bangalore: The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) at IIM Bangalore will host a research seminar on ‘Technoficing: From Grounded Discovery to Rigorous Measurement’, by Prof. Israr Qureshi, Entrepreneurship area, Queen’s University Belfast, at 2:30 PM on 5th January, 2026, in Classroom P-22.
This seminar centers on technoficing, the creative adaptation and repurposing of technology for social good, as a novel research lens for developing impactful theory and rigorous measurement. Drawing on ethnographic and case-based methods, Prof. Qureshi demonstrates how close engagement with practice enables the discovery of emergent phenomena that are often overlooked by existing theoretical frameworks.
The seminar further illustrates how such grounded insights can be systematically conceptualized and translated into robust, measurable constructs through the integration of qualitative discovery with quantitative validation. By doing so, the research outlines pathways for producing theoretically rigorous, empirically sound, and socially relevant scholarship. The session will also highlight future directions for expanding the technoficing construct and its broader nomological network, offering valuable insights for researchers engaged in entrepreneurship, digital development, and social impact studies.
About the Speaker
Prof. Israr Qureshi, Social Entrepreneurship and Digital Development area at Queen’s University Belfast, whose research focuses on marginalized contexts, digital inclusion, and the social impact.
Drawing on information systems and organization theories, Prof. Qureshi employs the technoficing lens, social intermediation, and institutional theory to study emerging technology-enabled phenomena using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. He collaborates closely with social sector organizations and has received research funding from major agencies in Hong Kong, Canada, and India, and has been widely published in leading academic journals.
Research & Publications Office to host seminar on ‘Technoficing: From Grounded Discovery to Rigorous Measurement’ on January 05, 2026
The session will be led by Prof. Israr Qureshi, Queen’s University Belfast
30 December, 2025, Bangalore: The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) at IIM Bangalore will host a research seminar on ‘Technoficing: From Grounded Discovery to Rigorous Measurement’, by Prof. Israr Qureshi, Entrepreneurship area, Queen’s University Belfast, at 2:30 PM on 5th January, 2026, in Classroom P-22.
This seminar centers on technoficing, the creative adaptation and repurposing of technology for social good, as a novel research lens for developing impactful theory and rigorous measurement. Drawing on ethnographic and case-based methods, Prof. Qureshi demonstrates how close engagement with practice enables the discovery of emergent phenomena that are often overlooked by existing theoretical frameworks.
The seminar further illustrates how such grounded insights can be systematically conceptualized and translated into robust, measurable constructs through the integration of qualitative discovery with quantitative validation. By doing so, the research outlines pathways for producing theoretically rigorous, empirically sound, and socially relevant scholarship. The session will also highlight future directions for expanding the technoficing construct and its broader nomological network, offering valuable insights for researchers engaged in entrepreneurship, digital development, and social impact studies.
About the Speaker
Prof. Israr Qureshi, Social Entrepreneurship and Digital Development area at Queen’s University Belfast, whose research focuses on marginalized contexts, digital inclusion, and the social impact.
Drawing on information systems and organization theories, Prof. Qureshi employs the technoficing lens, social intermediation, and institutional theory to study emerging technology-enabled phenomena using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. He collaborates closely with social sector organizations and has received research funding from major agencies in Hong Kong, Canada, and India, and has been widely published in leading academic journals.