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2008 Academy of Management Conference Professional Development Workshop:
"The Questions We Ask and the Theories and Methods We Use to Study Competitive Advantage"
Friday, August 8, 4:30pm – 6:30pm
In strategic management research, many of the key questions we ask deal with the sources and persistence of firm performance and competitive advantage. Specifically, why do some firms gain competitive advantages over others, why do these advantages exist and persist, and how do they affect firm performance over time? The theoretical lenses we use to study the existence (or absence) of these variances in performance outcomes include perspectives of governance, industry and corporate effects, resources, knowledge, and dynamic capabilities.
The objective of this PDW is to provide scholars an opportunity to discuss the most fertile areas of research in the field, both in terms of the theoretical lenses through which we explore superior firm performance and the empirical methodologies with which we study them. To achieve this objective, the workshop will begin with brief presentations of current research agendas by a panel of thought leaders in the management field, addressing some of the current major questions of interest to the study of competitive advantage. Afterward, the panelists will provide workshop participants with an opportunity for interactive discussion and direct personalized feedback on their current research projects in small, round-table discussions. Our distinguished panelists include:
Tom Brush, Purdue University
Russell Coff, Emory University
Erwin Danneels, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Glenn Hoetker, University of Illinois
Michael Leiblein, The Ohio State University
Ed Levitas, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Richard Makadok, Emory University
Jeffrey Martin, University of Texas at Austin
Richard Reed, Washington State University
Due to overwhelming demand in past years for this workshop and space constraints, pre-registration for this PDW is required via the AOM PDW registration system. Further, to facilitate the opportunity for personalized feedback from the panelists, interested participants are also highly encouraged to submit a summary of a working paper or proposal fitting the theme of the workshop to Scott Newbert at bpspdw@villanova.edu by June 15th, 2008.
The summary should be limited to two-pages (1,000 words) and contain:
(1) a one-paragraph summary of the main research question(s),
(2) a discussion of the constructs and proposed relationships,
(3) a description of the proposed measures of key constructs, sample data, and analytical method(s).
(4) a rank order preference of 3 panelists with whom you would like to discuss your work.
Please feel free to contact any of the PDW organizers with any inquiries:
Craig Armstrong, University of Alabama, carmstro@cba.ua.edu
Paul Drnevich, University of Alabama, dren@ua.edu
Scott Newbert, Villanova University, scott.newbert@vilanova.edu