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AOM 2016 PDW
12813 (OMT/OB/BMP/RM)

 

USING SPORT DATA

TO ADVANCE MANAGEMENT THEORY

 

Friday, August 5^th 2016, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Anaheim Marriott, Newport Beach & Rancho Las Palmas

 

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 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:

1. What kinds of theories can be tested with sport data? Which sport settings are better suited for specific research questions and designs?
2. What existing theoretical problems could be tackled with sports data?
3. 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?
4. 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. 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): 

 

 

 

	Panelist: Martin Kilduff (UCL School of Management)
	Sport: NFL  (American football).
	Topic: Reputation, social networks, uncertainty, and career outcomes.
	Suggested reference: Kilduff, M., Crossland, C., Tsai, W., & Bowers, M. 2015. Magnification and correction of the acolyte effect: Initial benefits and ex post settling up in NFL coaching careers. Academy of Management Journal, forthcoming.
	Panelist: Thomas Moliterno (UMass Amherst).
	Sport: Bundesliga (German soccer league).
	Topic: Performance feedback, aspirations, and organizational change.
	Suggested reference: Moliterno, T. P., Beck, N., Beckman, C. M., & Meyer, M. 2014. Knowing your place: Social performance feedback in good times and bad times. Organization Science, 25(6): 1684-1702.
	Panelist: Matthew Bothner  (ESMT European School of Management and Technology).
	Sport: NASCAR  (stock car racing).
	Topic: Tournament competitive behavior and risk taking.
	Suggested reference: Bothner, M. S., Kang, J.-h., & Stuart, T. E. 2007. Competitive crowding and risk taking in a tournament: Evidence from NASCAR racing. Administrative Science Quarterly, 52(2): 208-247.
	Panelists: Rick Cotton (University of Victoria), Yan Shen  (University of Victoria), and Reut Livne-Tarandach (University of Oregon).
	Sport: MLB  (baseball).
	Topic: Career success and developmental networks.
	Suggested reference: Cotton, R. D., Shen, Y., & Livne-Tarandach, R. 2011. On becoming extraordinary: The content and structure of the developmental networks of Major League Baseball Hall of Famers. Academy of Management Journal, 54(1): 15-46.
	Panelists: Fabrizio Castellucci (Bocconi University) and Gokhan Ertug  (Singapore Management University).
	Sport: NBA (basketball).
	Topic: Reputation and status.
	Suggested reference: 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.
	Panelists:Jan-Michael Ross and Dmitry Sharapov  (Imperial College Business School).
	Sport: America's Cup World 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.
	Panelist: Paolo Aversa (Cass Business School, City University 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.

 

 

 

ORGANIZERS:

 

Paolo Aversa(organizer and chair); 

Jan-Michael Ross and Dmitry Sharapov(co-organizers).