The workshop will be held on:

• Online lectures: June 6^th, 20^th and 21^st at 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Lisbon time);
• F2F lectures: June 26^th and 28^th between 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m (Lisbon time).

The objective of this workshop is to help participants acquire a greater appreciation for theory development, to understand challenges in developing theory, and to discuss approaches to developing good theory. These particular skills will be contextualized within a framework of developing and sustaining a viable research program in the social and behavioral sciences.

This workshop will be lectured by Viswanath Venkatesh, who completed his PhD at the University of Minnesota in 1997, is an Eminent Scholar and Verizon Chair of Business Information Technology at the Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech in Spring 2021, he was on the faculty at the University of Maryland and University of Arkansas.

It will be taught in English.