19282: Generative AI and the Epistemology of Knowledge: Redefining Individual and Collaborative Research

Saturday, July 26, 2025

15:00 - 17:30 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall C- C3-m4

Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/9WnmaL

Organizer(s)

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Deepak Nayak

The Ohio State U. Fisher College of Business, United States
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Navid Asgari

Fordham U., United States
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Harsh Ketkar

-, United States

Panelist(s)

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Toby E. Stuart

U. of California, Berkeley, United States
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Abhishek Nagaraj

UC Berkeley & NBER, United States
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Douglas Guilbeault

U. of Pennsylvania

Discussant(s)

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Shinjinee Chattopadhyay

U. of Illinois, United States
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Amirhossein Zohrehvand

Leiden U., The Netherlands, Netherlands

Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) into research processes is reshaping how knowledge is produced, shared, and applied. Building on our successful experience of running a 2024 AOM PDW (titled “Harnessing Large Language Models (LLMs) for Management Research”), this PDW focuses on two interrelated dimensions of AI’s transformative impact: (1) as a driver of new epistemological frameworks that reshape discovery among researchers; (2) as a research tool for individual scholars, with applications ranging from text classification to theory generation. Our proposed PDW aims to explore how AI redefines individual research practices, drawing insights from the "science of science" literature and organizational theory. Participants will engage with leading scholars to discuss how AI affects research processes and the implications of these changes for management research and organizational structures.