Associate Professor Mike Metcalfe

Dr. MIKE METCALFE’s main expertise is in strategic thinking particularly concept driven strategy which provides a creative and pragmatic method for how to think about problematic situations which including the design of investigations. This draws on the philosophy of pragmatic systems thinking including argumentative inquiry. Mike has published 6 books and over 60 academic articles in international academic management, systems and operational research journals. His pragmatic pluralism comes from a lifetime of engaging with change from the contraction of the British Empire, through the IT revolution, to careers in the Merchant Navy, being a British Army Parachute Regiment Reservist, working in industry Government, and as a lecturer at Universities in England, New Zealand and Australia. At one time he was a senior policy adviser to the Deputy Premier and Treasurer of South Australia.

My Research Webpage(Ideas Research)

• Strategy, research and problem solving

PhD Adelaide 1994 (Group Information Processing);
M.Sc. Salford (UK) 1981 (Buiness Planning)

• Strategic thinking and problem solving

Books:
*Metcalfe M. (1995) Business Research Through Argument, Boston: Kluwer Academic.
*Metcalfe M. (1994) Profit Forecasting, Boston: Kluwer Academic.
*Metcalfe M. and Powell P. (1991) (Budget Modeling), Management Accounting, Reading: Addison Wesley.
*Donleavy G and Metcalfe M. (1984) How to manage your Money (Cost Control for Manufacturers), London: Hutchinson Business Books.
* Metcalfe M.(2006) Reading Critically (13 Ways), Sage London.
* Metclafe M. (2007) Why Argument Is Critical To Useful Research: A Research Strategy, Elgar Mellen Press, Wales


A * Refereed Journal Articles:
* Houghton L & Metcalfe M (2008) Problem Solving By Concept Shifting, Journal of Operational Research Society, accepted.
* Martin C, Metcalfe M & Harris H (2008) Developing An Implementation Capacity, Journal of Operational Research Society, accepted
*Metcalfe M (2008) Pragmatic Inquiry, Journal of Operational Research Society, 59: 1091-1099
*Metcalfe M. and Powell P. (1995), Perceiver's Concerns: on the nature of information, European Journal of Information Systems, Vol 4, pp:121-129.

Other Refereed Journal Articles:
*Gao J & Metcalfe M (2008) Problem Sketching, Systems Research and Behavioural SCience, accepted
*Metcalfe, M. (2007)Using systems concepts to critique Int. J. Applied Systemic Studies, 1(2)117–130
*Metcalfe M (2007) Alexander’s Synthesis, Systemic Practice and Action Research 20(2) pp 141-150
*Metcalfe M (2007) Oral Knowledge Sharing Technologies, IT For Development, 13(2), pp 199-204.
*Gregor S, … Metcalfe M (2007) IS: Australian Eclecticism, Scandinavian Journal of IS, accepted
*Lynch M & Metcalfe (2006)Critical Reflection, JITTA 7(4)
*Metcalfe M (2006) Dialectic, Irony and Contradiction, JITTA, 7(4)
*Metcalfe M (2006) A History of IS in South Australia, Australian Journal of IS (accepted)
*Metcalfe M. (2007)Conceptualising Problems Using Idea Networks, Systemic Practice and Action Research.
*Sastrowardoyo S and Metcalfe M (2006) Managaging as Organising Inquirers, Information, Knowledge and Systems Management, forthcoming
*Metcalfe M, (2006) Guaranteeing Knowledge Claims, Systems Research and Behavioural Science, forthcoming
*Metcalfe M (2005) Knowledge Sharing Complex Environments and Small Worlds, Human Systems Management 24(3), 185-195
*Metcalfe M., (2005) Using Argument To Design Human Systems, Human Systems Management, 24(2) pp 145-154.
*Hookins A. and Metcalfe M. (2005) A Systematic Development of A Interrogative Pronouns Framework, Systemic Practice and Action Research 18(6), pp??
*Metcalfe M. (2005). 11 Ways To Critique (Part 2). Informal Logic: Teaching Supplement, 24(3)
*Metcalfe M, (2005) Generalisation Across Four Epistemologies, FQS 6(1)
*Metcalfe M, (2005) Empirics As Comparison, FQS, 6(1)
*Metcalfe M, (2004) Theory: Seeking a Plain English Explanation, JITTA, 6(2)
*Metcalfe M. (2004). 11 Ways To Critique (Part 1). Informal Logic: Teaching Supplement, 23(2)
*Metcalfe M, (2004) Conjecture First Thinking, Systems Research and Behavioural Science, 22(6) pp537-546
*Metcalfe M, (2004), Sourcing Questions To Dissolve Problems, Systems Research and Behavioural Science, 22(1).
*List D and Metcalfe M., (2004) Arguing For Community Group Forecasting, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 71, pp:525-535
*Metcalfe M, (2002) Argumentative Systems for IS Design, IT and People Vol 15(1) pp 60-73.
*Metcalfe M. (2003) 11 Ways To Critique, Informal Logic, forthcoming.
*Morrison M. and Metcalfe M. (1995) Is Forecasting a Waste of Time? Journal of General Management.
*Metcalfe M (2002) Author(ity): Perspectives on Literature Reviews, Forum: Qualitative Social Research
*Metcalfe M and Lynch M., (2002) Arguing As A Critique Of Generalizability, AJIS Special Edition, pp 70-75
*Metcalfe M. and Horrocks J., (1995) A History of Forecasting, Journal of General Management.
*Metcalfe M. and Powell P. (1994) Metaphors: the invisible power, International Journal of Computer and Engineering Management, Vol. 1(3), pp:1-16.
*Metcalfe M. (1990) The Budget Model, British Accounting Review, Vol.22(4), Dec.
*Marriott P and Metcalfe M, (2001) Oral Asynchronous Communications, JITTA, Vol Vol. 3(3) http://jitta.org
*Maio Makay M and Metcalfe M, (2001) Multiple Perspectives and Diverse Methods, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol 69 pp221-
*Martin P. and Metcalfe M. (2001) Informing Knowledge Workers, References Services Review, Vol 29(4)
*Metcalfe M and Kiley M, (2000) Arguing for PhD Coursework, AJIS, Vol: 7 (2)
*Metcalfe M., (1995), Decision Making in Small Groups, International Journal of Computer and Engineering Management, Vol. 3(1), pp:40-54.
*Metcalfe M. (1990), Corporate Deception, Journal of General Management, Sept.

Refereed Conference Papers and Book Chps.
*Metcalfe M, (2004) Knowledge Sharing and Small Worlds, ISF Proceedings, ANU Canberra
*Metcalfe M and Joham C, (2003), The Ear and Eye Divide, IFIP 8.2, Athens June
*Lynch M and Metcalfe M, (2003) Designing Reflection, AMCIS, Tampa, August.
*Metcalfe M., (2003) Picturing Problems, ISD Conference Melbourne, July
*Metcalfe M. (2003) Justifying Knowledge Claims: A Churchman Perspective. ISD Conference, July.
*Metcalfe M 2002 Concern Solving. Chp VII In Socio Technical and Human Cognitions Elements of IS, Eds Clarke S et al., London: Information Science Publishing
*Metcalfe M., 2002, IS Academics Core Competency, ACIS Melbourne December
*Metcalfe M. and Lynch M, 2002, Arguing For Project Definition, chp 15 pp 295-322 in Global and Organisational Discourse About Information Technology, Eds Wynn E.H. et al, Boston: Kluwer Academic
*Metcalfe M and Lynch M, 2002, Arguing as a Critique of Generalisability, ISF Conference Canberra, Oct.
*Metcalfe M and Jenkins A., 2002, Stakeholder Critique Using Multiple Perspectives, AMCIS, Dallas, August
*Metcalfe M, Joham C and Wilson J, 2002, Critique as IS Academics Core Competency, IT Education Conference, Cork, June
East C and Metcalfe M, 2002, Rich Picturing: A Case Study, IFIP 8.6, Sydney August
*Metcalfe M. and Makay MM, 2002, Soft Forecasting as Knowledge Management, in Burstein F. and Linger H., Knowledge Management in Context, Melbourne Scholarly Publications
*Metcalfe M, Neill B, Marriott P, 2001, Oral Knowledge Communities, in Knowledge Management for Information Communities, Eds Burstein F. and Linger H., Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing
*Pradham J. and Metcalfe M., 2001, IT Acquisition in Nepal, ITEC Nepal, November
*Metcalfe M and Pradham J., 2001, Soft Forecasting for Nepal IT Strategy, ITEC, Nepal November
*Metcalfe M and Hobson E, 2001, Concern Solving, ACIS, Coffs Harbour December
*Metcalfe M, 2003, Concerns Rather Than Frames, Idea Book Chp
*Metcalfe M and Lynch M, 2001, Project Definition, ACIS Coffs Harbour December
*Metcalfe M and Grant S, 2001, Argumentation and Knowledge Sharing, Chp21 in Eds White D, Knowledge Mapping & Management, London: IRM Press
*Metcalfe M and Grant S, 2001, Collaborative PhD Examination, Chp 17 in Eds: Dadashzadeh M et al. IT Education in the New Millennium, London: IRM Press
*Carmen J and Mike Metcalfe 2001, IT Policy in Venezuela, ACMIS, Boston August
*Romaldi V and Metcalfe M 2001, Project Defining Methods for Web Design, AMCIS Boston August
*Metcalfe M and Lynch, 2001, Quelling the Questions, AMCIS Boston August
*Juniper J and Metcalfe M, 2001, Designing IS for Innovation, AMCIS Boston August
*Metcalfe M and Grant S, 2001, Argument to Build Communities, IRMA Proceedings, Toronto July
*Metcalfe M and Grant S, 2001, PhD Committees for Group Learning, IRMA Proceedings, Toronto, July
*Palmieri C., Metcalfe M and Lynch M., 2000, E-commerce in the Public Sector, ACIS Proceedings, December, Brisbane
*Metcalfe M. and Powell L, 2000, Revisiting Argument Methodology, ACIS Proceedings, December Brisbane
*Horrock S, Metcalfe M and Smith S, 2000, Executive Modes of Informing, ACIS Proceedings, December Brisbane
*Watts D and Metcalfe M., 2000, CEO’s IT Competence, ACIS Proceedings, December Brisbane
*Wood-Harper T, et al and Metcalfe, 1999, A Unique Doctoral Experience, Australian Conference of IS, December, Victoria *Metcalfe M, 1999, Using Argument to Design a Doctoral School, IS HODS Conference, Sydney, Sept
*Metcalfe M. and Powell P. 1995, Perceiver's Concerns: on the nature of information,Int. Sym. on 5th Generation Computer Systems, Tokyo, Vol W3, PP 33-.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Management

• Innovation, Strategy, Problem Solving