10931: Qualitative Knowledge Synthesis in Management Research: Approaches, Opportunities & Expert Insights

Sunday, July 27, 2025

14:00 - 16:00 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall C- C2-m1

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

Speaker(s)

RA

Rikke Rønholt Albertsen

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
HB

Hans Berends

Vrije U. Amsterdam, Netherlands
NB

Nicholas Berente

U. of Notre Dame, United States
CH

Christina Hoon

Bielefeld U., Germany
MR

Markus Reihlen

Leuphana U. Lüneburg, Germany
MR

Maria Rumyantseva

U. of Sydney Business School, Australia

Organizer(s)

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Miriam Feuls

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
SH

Stefanie Habersang

Leuphana U. Lüneburg, Germany

An increasing number of management scholars have started engaging in different approaches to qualitative knowledge synthesis, often also known as qualitative meta-studies (QMS). These include, but are not limited to, qualitative meta-analysis, qualitative meta-synthesis, qualitative restudies, or distributed reanalysis. Yet, many of these approaches are still used scarcely. In addition, despite these approaches sharing the common goal of reanalyzing and retheorizing from existing qualitative studies, so far very little exchange between advocates for different approaches has taken place. Accordingly, this PDW aims to accomplish two goals: First, it provides PDW participants with a hands-on introduction to developments and best practices for different approaches of qualitative knowledge synthesis in management research. Second, the PDW contributes to developing a community among scholars from various fields interested in QMS who wish to discuss, refine or advance their approach. Finally, the PDW seeks to raise awareness for the various forms of theory and practice recommendations that scholars can generate from qualitative knowledge synthesis. We warmly invite all conference attendees to join us for this PDW - no prior registration is necessary to attend the workshop. Participants are invited to share their ongoing studies, research ideas and designs to receive feedback and stimulate the roundtable discussion.