With apologies for cross-posting we invite you to pre-register for the following PDW. We will have speaker presentations followed by roundtable discussions.
The Micro-Macro Divide in Management Research: Origins, Current State, and Future Directions (http://aom.org/meetings/sess2016.asp?id=11272)
Program Session #: 326 | Submission: 11272 | Sponsor(s): (BPS, OB, OMT, RM, HR)
Scheduled: Saturday, Aug 6 2016 12:00PM - 2:00PM at Hilton Anaheim in El Capitan AB
Coordinator: Alia Crocker; Babson College
Coordinator: Rory Eckardt; Binghamton U.
Coordinator: Yoojung Ahn; U. of Massachusetts, Amherst
Coordinator: Steven W. Floyd; U. of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speaker: Africa Arino; IESE Business School
Speaker: Brian Boyd; City U. of Hong Kong
Speaker: Gerard P. Hodgkinson; U. of Warwick
Speaker: Steve W. J. Kozlowski; Michigan State U.
Speaker: Thomas P. Moliterno; U. of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speaker: William H. Starbuck; U. of Oregon
Speaker: Patrick M. Wright; U. of South Carolina
Management scholars often call for research that considers multiple levels of analysis. While such approaches hold great promise to improve our understanding of a number of management phenomena, there are several divides between micro- and macro- oriented researchers that can reduce the rate at which this perspective advances. Scholars have noted, for instance, that micro and macro researchers tend to have different disciplinary orientations and that these can manifest in different methodological approaches, theoretical assumptions, and language use. Moreover, the focal level of analysis inherently differs between these scholars as micro-oriented researchers are more interested in individual and group outcomes and macro- oriented researchers are more interested in firm or industry-level outcomes. As multilevel research inherently involves collaborations and reviewers from micro and macro perspectives, the challenges associated with the divides between these perspectives can act as a significant obstacle to the advancement of multilevel approaches. This PDW focuses on the micro and macro divides that arise when researchers pursue multilevel research. Specifically, this PDW seeks to: 1) improve awareness of the micro-macro divides; 2) increase understanding of the consequences such divides have for the progression of multilevel work; and 3) identify specific steps that can be taken to lessen the divides.
Pre-registration is required for this workshop. To register online, please visit https://secure.aom.org/PDWReg The deadline to register online is August 06, 2016.
Alia Crocker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Babson College
acrocker@babson.edu