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AOM 2017 PDW 13621 (OMT/OB/BPS/RM)

USING SPORT DATA TO ADVANCE MANAGEMENT THEORY

Saturday, August 5th 2017 4:15pm - 5:45pm Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atrium A602     Recommended registration at this link;  (in case of overcrowding we'll prioritize registered attendants)

If you are considering working with sport data, you cannot miss this AOM's PDW that will bring together a selection of authors and editors who recently published in top journals by leveraging different sport data.    Our PDW will combine hands-on insights, state-of-the-art research presentations, senior and junior scholars' discussion, and participants' development of novel research proposals.   Our PDW will tackle the following questions: ·      What kinds of theories can be tested with sport data? Which sport settings are better suited for specific research questions and designs? ·      What existing theoretical problems could be tackled with sports data? ·      What are the typical challenges that scholars using sport data face during the publication process at top-tier management journals? How can scholars overcome them? ·      Where can scholars find and how can they obtain sport data for research purposes? What are appropriate methods for testing theories using sport data?

PANELISTS AND TOPICS The panelists have been selected due to their specific and complementary expertise with using sport data in recent management publications. Despite sponsored by OMT scholars' work, representatives of strategy and OB streams will also intervene. The workshop will host one or more authors from each of the following papers (each paper is related to a different sport and theoretical perspective):

 

	SPECIAL PRESENTATION: "THE EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE" Gokhan Ertug (Singapore Management University andAssociate Editor at the Academy of Management Journal)
	Sport: Various (NBA, Formula 1, Soccer etc.)
	Topic: Reputation, status, aspirations, interoganizational ties, and performance.
	Suggested references:  ·       Ertug, G. & Castellucci, F. 2013. Getting what you need: How reputation and status affect team performance, hiring, and salaries in the NBA. Academy of Management Journal, 56(2): 407-431. ·       Ertug, G. & Castellucci, F. 2015. Who shall get more? How intangible assets and aspiration levels affect the valuation of resource providers. Strategic Organization, 13(1): 6-31. ·      Castellucci, F. & Ertug, G. 2010. What's in it for them? Advantages of Higher-Status Partners in Exchange Relationships. Academy of Management Journal, 53(1): 149-166.
	Gavin Kilduff (New York University)
	Sport: Serie A (Italian soccer league)
	Topic: Competition, ethics, rivalry, unethical behavior.
	Suggested reference: ·       Kilduff, G., Galinksy, A., Gallo, E., & Reade, J. 2016. Whatever it takes to win: Rivalry increases unethical behavior. Academy of Management Journal, 59(5): 1508-1534..
	Annamaria Conti (Georgia Institute of Technology), Marc Gruber (EPFL Lausanne)
	Sport: Formula 1 (prototype car racing)
	Topic: Team composition, hypercompetition, firm performance.
	Suggested reference:  ·      Hoisl, K., Gruber, M., & Conti, A. 2017. R&D Team Diversity and Performance in Hypercompetitive Environments. Strategic Management Journal, 38(7): 1455-1477.
	Massimo Maoret (IESE Business School)
	Sport: NBA (prototype car racing)
	Topic: Social caspital, networks, performance.
	Suggested reference:  ·       Fonti, F. & Maoret, M. 2015. The direct and indirect effects of core and peripheral social capital on organizational performance. Strategic Management Journal, 37(8): 1765–1786.
	Jan-Michael Ross  (Imperial College Business School)
	Sport: America's CupWorld Series (sailing)
	Topic: Imitation, environmental uncertainty, and performance.
	Suggested reference:  ·      Ross, J. & Sharapov, D. 2015. When the leader follows: Avoiding dethronement through imitation. Academy of Management Journal, 58(3): 658-679.
	Paolo Aversa (Cass Business School, City, University of London).
	Sport: Formula 1 (prototype car racing)
	Topic: Exploration, environmental change, and performance.
	Suggested reference:  ·      Marino, A., Aversa, P., Mesquita, L., & Anand, J. 2014. Driving performance via exploration in changing environments. Evidence from the Formula One racing industry. Organization Science, 26(4): 1079-1100.