2323: Centering the Margins: Methodological Challenges and Opportunities of Studying the Understudied (17173)

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

15:00 – 16:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Fairmont: Cuvee Room

Session Number: 2323
Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Diversity
Highlight
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Organizer(s)

AI

Angela Ianniello

Boston College, United States
VC

Vanessa Conzon

Boston College, United States

Moderator(s)

MA

Michel Anteby

Boston U. Questrom School of Business, United States

Panelist(s)

TJ

Tiffany Dawn Johnson

Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
RP

Rebecca Ponce de Leon

Columbia Business School, United States
AS

Adina D. Sterling

Columbia Business School, United States
CT

Christian Noble Thoroughgood

Georgia State U., J. Mack Robinson College of Business, United States

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a critical research area in management that often entails examining populations that have historically been understudied. Past scholarship has highlighted how studying such populations can be connected with various methodological challenges and complexities. For instance, understudied populations often present difficulties with achieving a large enough sample size. They may also be more challenging to gain access to. However, researchers have also identified ways to attend to, and potentially address, some of these challenges and complexities. Accordingly, we have three goals in this panel. First, we aim to highlight opportunities for researching understudied populations in DEI scholarship. Second, we aim to discuss the methodological challenges associated with such research. Third, we aim to offer researchers strategies for navigating and addressing these challenges. To support these three goals, we have compiled a panel of expert DEI researchers, who will draw on their past experiences to address these three aims and, ultimately, forward audience members’ understandings of these topics.