Authors: Aino Halinen; Annmarie Ryan; Asta Salmi; Bo Edvardsson; Debbie Harrison; et al.; Helena Renstrom; Jaana Tahtinen; Kjell Grønhaug; Maria Holmlund; Tore Strandvik; Virpi Havila
In the late 1990s, a group of Nordic researchers interested in relationship dissolution met to discuss the idea of a joint workshop. The aim of the paper is to give a voice to the multiple perspectives on relationship dynamics being used within this specific group and to present these to a larger audience. This article is the outcome of a novel process of collaborative writing and draws together the particular insights of a diverse writing team, which followed a specific process that was designed to gather a range of ideas pertaining to relationships and their dynamics. Four main complementary elements that capture the essentials of NoRD research are: approaches to core subject relationship dynamics, empirical anchoring, study relevance, and research group features. The features of NoRD research are related to each of the elements. The NoRD workshops and research presented at these events can be summarised as curious and rigorous research of managerially relevant issues related to relationship dynamics. The diversity of interests and research designs are what distinguish the group and its research. The multiplicity of NoRD research could inspire other researchers, especially those with an interest in relationship and network dynamics.
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Conference: Atlanta, Georgia (2013)