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2025 AOM Annual Meeting

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DIG Highlight

15929: Navigating Qualitative Dissertations: Advice from the Experts

Saturday, July 26, 2025
11:00 - 14:00 CEST (GMT+2)
Location: Bella Center: Hall D- D1-m1
Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Research
Highlight: DIG Highlight
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/wjA7wK
AOM 2025 will be the twelfth 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.