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2025 AOM Annual Meeting

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11230: Publishing Organizational Structure and Design Papers: An Editor and Author Perspective

Saturday, July 26, 2025
14:00 - 16:30 CEST (GMT+2)
Location: Bella Center: Hall B- B2-m6
Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/LE95g3
Research in organization design, understood as encompassing the three key components of organizational structure, decision systems, and managerial practices, has recently undergone a renaissance with organizational scholars. Despite this upsurge in popularity, a study on organizational design can be highly challenging to publish. Theoretically, given the breadth of organization design, scholars risk framing research too widely or too narrowly to compel readers. Among some readers, it is also still perceived as an “old topic,” requiring scholars to tease out a novel contribution and demonstrate the need for new research. And, empirically, it is difficult to collect large-sample data and accurately measure various dimensions of organizational design, as this sensitive information is often not publicly available. To help scholars navigate these challenges, we have gathered editors of leading management journals with expertise in this topic and authors who have recently published organizational design papers. In the first part of our PDW, these editors and authors will share their experiences and advice on successfully publishing papers in this area. In the second part, attendees will undertake roundtable discussions to discuss their research project ideas, receiving feedback from the PDW organizers and panelists.