Are you an early career researcher studying social evaluations of organizations?
Join us at the PDW "Methods in the Mix: Future Directions in Methods for Social Evaluations in Organization Studies" at EGOS 2025. The PDW is an opportunity for early career researchers to receive detailed feedback from esteemed scholars in the field of social evaluations (e.g., authenticity, celebrity, infamy, legitimacy, reputation, status, stigma, and trustworthiness). Leading scholars will engage you in an interactive panel discussion on the state of social evaluation research and methodological advances in the field. We'll then organize roundtable sessions where you'll receive in-depth feedback on your own work.
📅 Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from 9:00 to 13:00 EEST
📍 Location: Alba Graduate Business School in Athens, Greece
Part I: Panel debate (Laura Illia, University of Fribourg, Don Lange, Arizona State University, Kisha Lashley, University of Virginia, Roy Suddaby, University of Victoria & Washington State University)
Part II: Roundtable discussion facilitated by experienced scholars (Alexandre Bitektine, Concordia University, Marco Clemente, ZHAW School of Management and Law, Elanor Colleoni, IULM University, Patrick Haack, University of Lausanne, Laura Illia, University of Fribourg, Don Lange, Arizona State University, Anna Jasinenko, University of St. Gallen, Sonia Siraz, emlyon business school). Participants will present their papers/ideas, engage in discussion and receive feedback on their work.
Part III (optional): Informal lunch
📝 Apply by April 30 by submitting a single document of application (.docx or .pdf file) via the EGOS website that includes a short letter of application containing full details of name, affiliation and email, (date of PhD completion for early-career scholars), and a statement of why you consider it valuable to attend this PDW; a CV; and 500–1000 words proposal, outlining the research question, approach and its relevance. The purpose of the roundtable session is to discuss work in progress as well as project ideas, not fully-developed papers.
📩 Accepted participants will be notified in early May.
For any question, feel free to reach out to Moritz Gruban (moritz.gruban@rhul.ac.uk), Ben Li (lib@hec.fr) or Tijs van den Broek (t.a.vanden.broek@vu.nl).
We look forward to seeing you in Athens!
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Moritz Gruban
Lecturer in Organisation Studies
Royal Holloway, University of London
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