CALL FOR PAPERS
AOM 2006 PRE-CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP ON RESOURCES, CAPABILITIES,
AND COMPETITIVE HETEROGENEITY
WHERE: Academy of Management 2006, Atlanta, GA
WHEN: Friday, August 11, 2006 1:30PM - 4:00PM
LOCATION: Atlanta Marriott Marquis - International 2 Room
CO-ORGANIZERS
Craig E. Armstrong, University of Texas at San Antonio
Paul L. Drnevich, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
Katja Nothnagel, University of Paderborn
DISCUSSION FACILITATORS
Thomas Brush, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
Glenn Hoetker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Michael J Leiblein, Fisher School of Business, Ohio State University
Tammy L. Madsen, The Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
Catherine A. Maritan, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
Douglas J. Miller, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Thomas Mellewigt, University of Paderborn
Laura Poppo, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
WORKSHOP GOALS
* To bring together "early career" and "seasoned" scholars doing
empirical work and/or integrative work (e.g., meta-analyses) in the
domains of the RBV, Dynamic Capabilities, and/or Competitive
Heterogeneity.
* To provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and develop research
networks among geographically dispersed researchers who might otherwise
not have an opportunity to interact.
* To provide authors of working papers, developing projects, and
other works-in-progress with positive feedback, a friendly exchange of
ideas, and constructive critique to assist with transitioning working
papers into publishable articles.
* To promote the development of a mutual-support network for
junior scholars performing research in the RBV, dynamic capabilities,
and/or competitive heterogeneity.
WORKSHOP APPROACH
A common topic in contemporary strategic management research involves
the subject of competitive heterogeneity. Specifically, what are the
sources of persistent performance differences among firms? The
resource-based view (RBV) has emerged as a dominant perspective for
explaining persistent heterogeneous performance differences, yet it has
been difficult to establish and support both conceptually and
empirically. Alternative explanations have advocated dynamic
capabilities as a source of interfirm performance differences.
Collectively, the strategy field still lacks a cohesive body of
empirical studies providing clear and consistent evidence of the sources
of inter-firm performance differences.
WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS
Scholars interested in participating should submit draft working papers,
prior to the workshop, as outlined below:
Submission Requirements
* Please submit a working manuscript by May 31st, 2006, to
craig.armstrong@utsa.edu.
* Submissions under early stages of review, or scheduled for
conference presentation are acceptable.
* Submissions should generally follow AOM guidelines and include a
detailed abstract, and three to five key words that describe the area of
contribution of the paper.
* The cover page should include a rank order preference of the
three panelists with whom the author(s) prefer to review and discuss
their work
* Submission indicates intention to participate in the PDW and
permission to distribute the paper to the panelist/discussants as well
as fellow workshop participants.
Authors will be notified by June 15, 2006 regarding their inclusion in
the PDW and the discussant assignments. Individual papers will be
distributed by July 1. Each paper included in the workshop will be
grouped with others that are similar in topic or methodology and
assigned to an appropriate panelist who will serve as lead discussant.
Participants in each group should prepare written comments and feedback
on the other papers in their group. Individual groups will exchange
feedback during the workshop, with each group's discussion facilitated
by the assigned panelist.
Please direct any inquiries about this PDW to its organizers: Craig
Armstrong (
craig.armstrong@utsa.edu), Paul Drnevich (
dren@purdue.edu),
and/or Katja Nothnagel (
Katja.Nothnagel@gmx.de).