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JP Eggers, Professor of Management and Organizations (New York University)

Elizabeth Pontikes, Associate Professor of Management (University of California, Davis)

Mary Tripsas, Professor of Technology Management (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Despite the recognition of the critical role that cognition plays in managers' strategic decision making, little research has systematically assessed the role of managerial cognition in firm outcomes. This PDW recognizes that a key reason for this gap is the methodological challenge of understanding and analyzing cognition. This 2.5 hour workshop brings together a group of senior scholars from diverse theoretical and methodological backgrounds to share their expertise on managerial cognition and strategic decision making, generate discussion on how advanced tools can be used to overcome the aforementioned methodological challenges, and facilitate future research on this important topic. The PDW will follow a two-part format:

Six leading scholars will share insights on some of the key current topics and methodologies for studying strategic decision making followed by a brief Q&A session with the audience. 

Two 30 minute rounds of break-out room discussions with the panelists from Part I. In order to ensure an interactive discussion and a good fit between break-out room participants in the second part, we ask that interested individuals please complete the following brief google form: https://forms.gle/Vi9kgbWDQ6njkvY1A. The deadline for pre-registration applications is Friday, July 9, 2021 and acceptance notifications will be sent by Friday, July 16, 2021

Please contact Mana Heshmati (heshmati@umich.edu) or Carolyn Fu (cjfu@mit.edu) with any questions about the PDW or application process.