Call For Participants
AOM 2023 Paper Development Workshop (PDW)
AI as a General Purpose Technology-Challenges and Opportunities for Management Research
Friday, Aug 4 2023 9:00AM - 11:00AM ET (GMT-4/UTC-4)
at Boston Hynes Convention Center in 306
General purpose technologies (GPTs) such as AI and robots have received significant attention in innovation literature due to their ability to accelerate firm-level innovation. However, the nature of these technologies and how to evaluate them in order for firms to appropriate the benefits of their investment is still not well understood. Additionally, the challenges and opportunities in the diffusion of GPTs, particularly regarding augmenting innovation also lack empirical evidence. This workshop aims to address these gaps by bringing together innovation and strategy scholars to discuss how to evaluate GPTs, potential bottlenecks that inhibit the diffusion of AI and robots, and potential benefits. The workshop will introduce new data and methods that can be widely used by other innovation scholars. By highlighting the challenges and opportunities in AI and robots for enabling innovation, this workshop aims to broaden the scope of innovation research for management scholars.
Part 1: Panelist Presentations and Q&A (open to all participants without pre-registration)
Florenta Teodoridis (USC Marshall)
Neil Thompson (MIT)
Rob Seamans (NYU Stern)
Part 1 also includes a Q&A session to encourage questions and reflections from all participants.
Part 2: Roundtable Discussions (PDW pre-registration required)
Part 2 is reserved for participants who have pre-registered for the PDW by uploading a short proposal/ extended abstract. We aim to form a community around this topic. Please consider joining this group.
If you are interested in participating in Part 2 (Roundtables) please register here by July 23, 2023: https://tinyurl.com/AOMGPT
If you have any questions please reach out to the organizer Nur Ahmed (nurahmed@mit.edu )
best,
Nur Ahmed
Postdoc (MIT Sloan)