Best Practices for Reliable Research

The following presentations from academic journal editors, university faculty members, academic researchers, industry leaders and students, present best practices and suggestions for how to create robust and reliable research. Browse the variety of topics, speaker biographies and additional information.

2021 Academy of Management #STRongerTogether Virtual Symposium on Editor Perspectives on Alternatives to the Hypo-Deductive Framework in Empirical Management Research

Panel presentations by Rajshree Agarwal, Gautam Ahuja, Christine Beckman, and Alfonso Gambardella. Moderated by Audra Wormald and Evan Starr. Facilitated by Gwen Lee. On July 14, 2021 Rajshree Agarwal Strategic Management Journal The Rudolph Lamone Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy and Director of the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the University of [...]

Problems in causal inference

Evan Starr discusses problems in causal inference, how to address them, and other issues in empirical research. The lecture covers econometric theory and Monte Carlo methods, emphasizing the key distinction between data generating processes and estimated empirical models. Evan Starr Evan Starr is an Associate Professor (starting Fall 2021) of Management & Organization at the [...]

2019 SMS Plenary on Robust & Reliable Research

Don Bergh šThe Louis D. Beaumont Chair of Business Administration and Professor of Management, University of Denver šThe inaugural Chair of the Scientific Integrity and Rigor Task, Journal of Management Rich Bettis šThe Ellison Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, Kenan-Flagler School of Business of the University of North Carolina šCo-Editor, Strategic Management Journal, 2007-2015 Brent [...]

Retractions

Jeff Furman Associate Professor, Strategy & Innovation Department Boston University Questrom School of Business 595 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-4656 Email Jeff Jeff’s Website Jeffrey L. Furman is Associate Professor of Strategy & Innovation at Boston University and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). He completed his [...]

Best Editorial Practices Associated with Robust and Reliable Research in the Science of Organizations

Frederick L. Oswald Professor and Chairman of the Graduate Committee Department of Psychology Rice University 6100 Main Street - MS25 Houston TX 77005-1827 USA Phone: 713-348-3908 Email Frederick Frederick’s Website Fred Oswald is the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Social Sciences in the Department of Psychology at Rice University. Oswald’s expertise focuses on personnel selection, [...]

Robust and Reliable Organizational Science: Problems and Prospects

Steve W. J. Kozlowski Department of Psychology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-353-8924 Steve W. J. Kozlowski,Ph.D. is a Professor of Organizational Psychology at Michigan State University. He is a recognized authority in the areas of multilevel theory; team leadership and team effectiveness; and learning, training, and adaptation. The goal of his [...]

Ethical Socialization of Management Scholars: Perspectives from Professional and Organizational Socialization Research

John Kammeyer-Mueller Curtis L. Carlson Professor of Industrial Relations Department of Work and Organizations Carlson School of Management University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone: 612-625-7272 Email John John’s Website John Kammeyer-Mueller is the Curtis L. Carlson Professor of Industrial Relations in the Department of Work and Organizations at the University of Minnesota. Much of [...]

Life After P-hacking

Joseph Simmons Associate Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: 215-898-1630 Email Joseph Joseph’s Website Joe Simmons is an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches a course on Managerial Decision Making. He has two primary areas of research. [...]

Replications and Reproducibility in IO-OB-HR Research: How Are We Doing, and Can We Do Better?

Gilad Chen, Ph.D. Robert H. Smith Chair in Organizational Behavior Editor, Journal of Applied Psychology Robert H. Smith School of Business 4538 Van Munching Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1815 Phone: 301-405-0923 Email Gilad Gilad’s Website Dr. Gilad Chen is the Robert H. Smith Chair in Organizational Behavior, at the University of Maryland’s [...]

Using Meta-Analysis to Inform the Robustness of Research Findings

Zhen Zhang Associate Professor/Dean’s Council of 100 Distinguished Scholar Department of Management and Entrepreneurship W. P. Carey School of Business Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287 Phone: 480-965-5560 Email Zhen Zhen’s Website Zhen Zhang is associate professor of management and Dean's Council of 100 Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at the [...]