Explain what SDD 2026 is.

The Swansea · Delhi Dialogue (SDD 2026) — “How Method Choice Determines Whether Research Travels” — is an Advanced Research Methods Workshop jointly convened by i-Lab (Innovation Lab), School of Management, Swansea University, United Kingdom, and the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.

Many capable scholars, particularly early-career and under-networked researchers, still lack exposure to the research methods that decide whether strong work gets heard. SDD 2026 exists to close that gap: in a single, fully online, 4-hour 30-minute session on 24 November 2026, invited scholars work directly with participants on the design choices, evidentiary standards, and judgement calls that decide whether marketing, information systems, and broader business research travels — built on the premise that the right methods follow the right questions, not the other way round. The workshop features four advanced masterclasses, opening remarks from both institutions, and is offered entirely free of charge, with a digital certificate of participation provided to all attendees.

Submission Guidelines

SDD 2026 does not involve a paper or poster submission process. Instead, interested researchers apply to attend by completing the registration form. The following applicant categories are welcome:

• PhD scholars and early-career faculty seeking exposure to advanced research methods and senior methodologists.
• Postdoctoral researchers and researchers with limited access to international methods training, including those from under-networked or disadvantaged research environments.

Registration closes 10 November 2026, with decisions on acceptance communicated by 14 November 2026 (tentative). Register via: https://shorturl.at/z2qea

Speakers

• Professor Dr Lim Weng Marc, Dean and Distinguished Professor, Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Malaysia
• Dr M. S. Balaji, Associate Professor of Marketing, RMIT University, Australia
• Professor Varsha Jain, Professor of Marketing, ESSCA School of Management, France
• Dr Alessandro Graciotti, Lecturer in Marketing, Swansea University

Organizing Committee

• Dr Jishnu Bhattacharyya, Co-Lead, Marketing & Consumer Behaviour Research, i-Lab, Swansea University
• Dr Elvira Ismagilova, Co-Lead, Marketing & Consumer Behaviour Research, i-Lab, Swansea University
• Prof. Arghya Ray, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
• Prof. Biswajita Parida, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi

Contact

All questions about registration and participation should be emailed to:

• Anirudha Sanjay Girme (for UK and other non-Indian participants) — 2604191@swansea.ac.uk
• Siddharth Sharavat (for Indian participants) — smz268009@dms.iitd.ac.in