Organization and Management Theory OMT

Dear colleagues,

If you will be at the AOM meeting in Chicago and you're working on research in organizational design, the following PDW may be of interest. Beyond a great panel of Associate Editors giving their takes on org design research, we'll also have roundtables where you can get feedback on your projects. To submit an extended abstract for the workshop portion of the PDW, please submit soon here.  Early stage projects and doctoral students are very much encouraged to apply!

Program Session: 46 | Submission: 14446 | Sponsor(s): (STR, TIM, ENT, OMT)
Scheduled: Friday, Aug 9 2024 8:00AM - 11:00AM CT (UTC-5) at Sheraton Grand Chicago in Chicago Ballroom IX

Organizers: John Eklund, U. of Southern California; Michael Y. Lee, INSEAD; Saerom (Ronnie) Lee, The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania; Trevor Young-Hyman, U. of Pittsburgh

Editors/Scholars: Rodrigo Canales, Boston U.; JP Eggers, New York U.; Claudine Gartenberg, The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania; Samina Karim, Northeastern U.; Brian S. Silverman, U. of Toronto

Despite both its scholarly and practical importance, research on organizational design has received relatively little attention since the 1980s. However, it has recently gone through a renaissance with scholars. Despite this upsurge in popularity, a study on organizational design can be highly challenging to publish. Theoretically, it is often perceived as an "old topic," requiring scholars to tease out a novel contribution and demonstrate the need for new research. Empirically, it is difficult to collect large-sample data and accurately measure various dimensions of organizational design, as this sensitive information is often not publicly available. Furthermore, as firms tend to endogenously choose their organizational design, scholars face challenges in finding a source of exogenous variation in these dimensions and causally identifying their effects. To help scholars navigate these challenges, we have gathered editors of leading management journals with expertise in this topic and authors who have recently published organizational design papers. In the first part of our PDW, these editors and authors will share their experiences and advice on how to successfully publish papers in this area. In the second part, attendees will undertake roundtable discussions to discuss their research project ideas receiving feedback from the PDW organizers and panelists. To apply to participate in this second part of the PDW, please complete the application form through this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOOdXkeXzIG2_srnnbW9-HGtoWotB3WTgBXGavtgf18DnJxA/viewform