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Spring School 2018 in Business, Management and Organization Research<\/h2>\n

Verona, Italy<\/em>
\nConfigurational Analyses, Comparative Approaches and Natural Experiments<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Edition : 9-13 April 2018<\/p>\n

Objective<\/h2>\n

The central goal of this seminar is to enable participants to create and implement sound and\u00a0 effective research designs based on configurational analyses. In particular, the seminar will focus on two approaches that, although different in many respects, can both be based on configurational analyses, and namely: equifinality comparative studies and natural experiments.<\/p>\n

The configurational approach provides powerful conceptual tools to model relevant entities (such\u00a0 as organizations, customers, strategies, information systems, etc.) in terms of different possible combinations of relationships among their constituent variables. Configurational frameworks and data sets can result from both qualitative and quantitative data collection, from both deductive and inductive reasoning, from both interpretive and algorithmic analyses. Therefore, developing a \u201cconfigurational mind-set\u201d provides the researcher with a wide range of possibilities to address complex causal links.<\/p>\n

In this seminar, participants will focus especially on how to design and conduct research (1) when\u00a0 different configurations are expected to result in similar outcomes (equifinality comparative studies) and (2) when similar configurations are expected to result in different outcomes after being exposed to different treatments (experimental studies). Therefore, this seminar will allow participants to explore the typical uses of these two research designs in scientific work. This program provides participants with the capability to leverage methodological tools that are highly appreciated in high rating journals. The examples used to illustrate comparative and experimental designs will be drawn from top journals in the Business\/Organization\/Management area such as the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Studies, Organization Science, Organization Research Methods, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Management, and many others.<\/p>\n

Methodological Teaching Approach<\/h2>\n

The seminar will be strongly oriented to learning-by-doing: more than half classes will be dedicated to group work and practical exercises (also using specific software tools) with continuous support\u00a0of lecturers and\/or tutors. During hands-on classes, participants will be encouraged to reflect on\u00a0how their own research pipelines may be strengthened by configurational, comparative and experimental approaches. Based on these stimuli, participants will draft and review research\u00a0projects and protocols; in addition, they will gain practical experience on data analysis techniques\u00a0that are particularly suited for comparative and\/or experimental designs, such as configurational coding, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), and statistical analyses with categorical\u00a0independent variables (ANOVA, MANOVA, chi square). Participants will have the opportunity to use\u00a0their own data (for example, data collected for their PhD thesis) in class exercises.<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong> Dipartimento di Economia Aziendale dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Verona, Sede Santa Marta, Via Cantarane 24, 37129 – Verona (Italy).<\/p>\n

Participants:<\/strong> PhD Students and Post-doc, and Scholars in Business Administration, Management and Organization Studies Field. Maximum 30 participants.<\/p>\n

Dates:<\/strong> 8 half-day lectures from Monday afternoon to Friday Morning:<\/p>\n