Please join us this Friday at 10:30am for a talk by Carrie Wang in SB1 5200. Carrie is an O&M PhD student and the title and abstract of her talk is below:

Title: Tackling the relevance of management research as a scholarly enterprise

Abstract: The relevance of scholarly research is a central concern in the field of organizations and management, warranting an ever-growing body of literature. However, in this literature, the same challenges and solutions seem to repeat periodically with little progress made. In this review, we address the literature’s sense of dissatisfaction and suggest directions to move the conversation forward. Firstly, we present the different discussions and perspectives prominent in the literature. We build our critique based on two repetitive themes others who have noted: the fragmentated nature of the literature and the simplistic treatment of relevance within it. Next, we add to this critique with insights from peripheral perspectives in the literature, specifically on the nature of social science and on management education. Then, using our review and critique as a starting point, we propose three potential ways of redefining relevance that integrate the fragmented perspectives in the literature in a meaningful way. These three proposals help inform a more comprehensive understanding of the relevance of management research.