441: Navigating Qualitative Dissertations: Advice from the Experts (16697)

Saturday, August 10, 2024

15:00 – 18:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Swissotel: Élevé River View 1

Session Number: 441
PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Theme,Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/D86gPn

Organizer(s)

NT

Nathan Tong

ESSCA School of Management, France

Facilitator(s)

AH

Aimee L. Hamilton

U. of Denver, United States
AH

Ashley Elizabeth Hardin

Washington U. in St. Louis, United States
EH

Elaine Cahalan Hollensbe

U. of Cincinnati, United States
SK

Shalini Khazanchi

Rochester Institute of Technology, United States
CM

Chad Benjamin Murphy

Oregon State U., United States
CO

Carrie Oelberger

U. of Minnesota, United States
TR

Tommaso Ramus

ESSEC Business School, France
TR

Trish Reay

U. of Alberta, Canada
KS

Kira Franziska Schabram

U. of Washington, United States
MS

Mathew Laurence Sheep

Florida Gulf Coast U., United States

Organizer(s)

RM

Robert Monnot

U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, United States

Facilitator(s)

SS

Scott Sonenshein

Rice U., United States
LW

Lee Watkiss

Ivey Business School, Canada

Organizer(s)

MP

Martina Pizzinato

UCL School of Management, United Kingdom
JW

Jennifer Wiseman

U. of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, United States

Facilitator(s)

RC

Rodrigo Canales

Boston U., United States
TC

Teresa Cardador

U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
DC

Daisy Eusun Chung

City, U. of London, United Kingdom
KC

Kevin G. Corley

Imperial College London, United Kingdom
GF

Gail T. Fairhurst

U. of Cincinnati, United States

AOM 2024 will be the eleventh year this PDW has been offered. Over the years, this PDW has been guided by the recognition that the dissertation stage in one’s doctoral program is a critical time in the development of a qualitative scholar’s research capabilities and scholarly identity. This is especially true because qualitative research has no “boilerplate” (Pratt, 2009). Doctoral students who have chosen to use or incorporate qualitative methods into their dissertations require tailored developmental attention. In this PDW, students at all phases of the dissertation process—proposal, data collection, analysis, and defense—will receive general advice and personalized feedback while developing relationships with more senior scholars. Our objective is to connect students with faculty facilitators to receive support on their research, as well as career advice, as they approach the final step in their doctoral studies. Faculty facilitators are drawn from the vibrant community of qualitative management scholars. Facilitators have published qualitative research in top-tier journals and have experience managing careers as qualitative researchers. Students will be matched with facilitators based on qualitative methodology, research topic, and/or level of analysis. In addition to practical guidance on research methods, students will also have the opportunity to meet with qualitative scholars to expand their networks.