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2025 AOM Annual Meeting

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13700: Advancing Organizational Research and Practice with Generalizability Theory

Saturday, July 26, 2025
16:15 - 18:15 CEST (GMT+2)
Location: Bella Center: Hall D- D3-m1
Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/Kp89A7
Organizational research is often based on multifaceted measures (e.g., employment interviews, performance ratings, assessment and development centers) characterized by multiple evaluation features (e.g., interviewers, assessors, behavioral descriptor items, simulation exercises). Analysis of data from multifaceted measures is complicated by the presence of multiple effects, potential statistical confounding, and interactions. Traditional analytic procedures (e.g., confirmatory factor analysis) were primarily developed for item responses and are thus often ill-suited to multifaceted data. Generalizability (G) theory, while equipped to handle multifaceted data, remains underutilized and its capabilities underexplored in organizational research. Our contention is that G theory has neither been widely adopted nor comprehensively implemented because of a lack of clarity around its rationale and application in the organizational context. The purpose of this PDW is to provide insights into how G theory (a) can advance research, (b) is enhanced by recent statistical developments, and (c) can be made more accessible to organizational researchers. This PDW will comprise two parts. Firstly, a presentation and researcher reflections will be provided on how and why G theory has the potential to advance organizational research. Secondly, roundtable and plenary discussions will follow to identify (a) how organizational research could benefit from a G theory perspective and (b) how researchers could be better equipped to facilitate the adoption of a G theory approach. We anticipate this PDW will open new and unique perspectives for the advancement of organizational research and practice.