Call for Participants – AOM 2024 Paper Development Workshop (PDW)
Computational Theory Construction
We are pleased to announce the Towards a Community of Computational Theory Construction Scholars PDW will be held in August at the AOM Annual Meeting.
Computational theory construction (CTC) is a genre of theory development research in which researchers leverage computational tools to identify patterns within social systems and to theorize these patterns. As this research genre evolves, the community of scholars engaging in CTC is growing. The purpose of the PDW is to (a) unify the community of CTC scholars around a core set of CTC practices, (b) connect computational and qualitative researchers, (c) share review process insights from published CTC papers, and (d) mentor junior scholars pursuing CTC projects.
The PDW consists of two parts. Part I – keynotes and panel discussions are open to all AOM registrants. Part II – roundtable discussions are only for participants who would like to receive feedback on their ongoing or planned projects and have been accepted to attend the roundtables.
For those who are interested in participating in Part II: Roundtables, please see below instructions and submit your application before July 21, 2024 (Eastern Time).
Part II – roundtable discussions are only for participants who would like to receive feedback on their ongoing or planned projects and have been accepted to attend the roundtables. For those who are interested in participating in roundtables, please submit a short vignette before July 21 (max 2 pages in PDF format to ctcpdw21@gmail.com). The organizers will send out the notification of acceptance at the end of July. Your vignette should cover the following aspects.
· Brief introduction of the research project
· How have you combined computational and manual analysis techniques in your research?
· What struggles you have faced in understanding, using, or considering using computational methods in your theory development work?
Those who have not conducted any such research, but are planning to do so, can submit short descriptions of your intended work, also focusing on your planned combination of manual and computational techniques or related questions.
We look forward to seeing you and engaging in fruitful discussions during the PDW!
Best Wishes,
Sophie Zhai
Malmi Amadoru
Aron Lindberg
Shaila Miranda
(Workshop Organizers)
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Sophie Zhai
University of Oklahoma
Norman OK
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