13405: Passport to Rigor: Experiments and the Quest for Validity

Saturday, July 26, 2025

08:00 - 09:30 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Auditorium 11

Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Teaching,Practice,International,Research,Diversity
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/bRamQL

Session Chair(s)

SL

Sheen S. Levine

The University of Texas at Dallas, United States
MT

Markus David Taussig

Rutgers Business School, United States

Participant(s)

CY

Christopher B. Yenkey

U. of South Carolina- Moore School, United States
OV

Oana Vuculescu

Aarhus University, Denmark
YS

Yueling Sima

U. College Cork, Ireland
NO

Nick Otis

Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, United States
SM

Samuel C. MacAulay

The University of Queensland
FL

Franziska Lauenstein

KLU Hamburg, Germany
RK

Ronald Klingebiel

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany
NH

Nathaniel HILL

Darla Moore School of Business, U. of South Carolina, United States
DH

Dorthe Doejbak Haakonsson

Aarhus U., Denmark
CB

Carsten Bergenholtz

-, Denmark

We propose a workshop focused on enhancing research rigor in management disciplines, particularly international management (IM), strategy (STR), and organization and management theory (OMT). We propose that management research, grappling with complex phenomena, often struggles to establish causality and ensure the validity of findings. The challenges include issues such as limited replicability, systematic capitalization on chance, and researcher biases in both quantitative and qualitative studies. To address these challenges, the workshop champions the use of well-designed experiments. Experiments offer several key advantages, including the ability to establish causality through controlled manipulations and randomization, precise measurement using standardized procedures, and the minimization of bias through pre-registration and clear protocols. The proposal emphasizes how well-designed experiments identify the micro-foundations of organizational phenomena while enhancing transparency and replicability. Ultimately, this workshop aims to equip researchers with the tools and knowledge necessary to conduct more rigorous and trustworthy research, contributing to a more robust and generalizable body of knowledge in management.