55: Strategy and Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical and Health Care Sectors (12847)

The biopharmaceutical and health care sectors, consistently significant in management scholarship, have gained renewed importance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing their critical role in our daily lives and global economy. The purpose of this PDW is to foster and deepen scholarly conversations around important strategic themes of the biopharmaceutical and health care sectors that are of interest to a broad group of scholars at the Academy, as well as practitioners and policymakers. Based on our last iteration of the PDW at AOM2023, our goal is to continue our discussion of cutting-edge research ideas in these sectors and how scholars studying these questions can make meaningful theoretical and managerial contributions. To do so, we bring together a group of six leading faculty to discuss and engage with scholars studying cutting-edge research in the biopharmaceutical and health care sectors and help them both navigate the development of their research ideas and make meaningful theoretical and managerial contributions. Overall, the goal of this PDW is to provide a forum where scholars can develop a shared understanding of research on various topics in the biopharmaceutical and health care industries and provide important insights into how next-generation scholars may employ novel theories and methods to develop future research. We also hope to exchange knowledge on new datasets in these sectors. This two and half-hour PDW will follow a three-part format. In the first part, six leading faculty (Francisco Polidoro, Anita McGahan, Lamar Pierce, Ariel Stern, Colleen Cunningham, and John Eklund) will share insights on important aspects of research in the biopharmaceutical and health care sectors. The second part will consist of a semi-structured panel discussion among the presenters. The last part will contain two roundtable discussions, each focused on different topics and methods. Prospective participants will apply to the PDW by submitting a brief description of a research idea to be explored with the discussants and other participants.

Participation is open to all for the panelist presentations, but pre-registration is required for the round table discussion. To participate in the round table discussion, please fill in this form by Monday July 1, 2024: https://forms.gle/hzdD57tjsSwKnYwU8. Acceptance notifications will be sent by Mid July. If you have any questions, please contact Sukhun Kang (sukhunkang@ucsb.edu) or Sandip Bisui (sbisui@purdue.edu).