Live from the Coachella of Management Research

That special time of the year for any researcher- conference season
- has come and gone. And for anybody that is doing any kind of
research marginally related to management, the Academy of
Management Annual Meeting will ring familiar. While opinions to a
conference that gathers close to 10.000 people in hotel lobbies and
rooms over 5 days polarizes many a scholar (not just in light of
the COVID epidemic), the hosts of your favorite podcast were
delighted to be part of this year's iteration. While Sophie had her
first time experience of AOM, Alexander was thoroughly excited to
attend the annual gathering in person again after a 3 year hiatus.
Why both hosts fully endorse participating in academic gatherings
of this kind, whether it is the AOM or the biggest conference in
your field of choice, is the topic of discussion for this episode.
The hosts talk about: - their general impressions of taking part in
a huge US conference after over 2 years of isolation - where they
see the benefits of taking part in conferences like AOM -
differences between European and US conferences and scholarship in
general - the benefits (and drawbacks) of in-person vs virtual
conferences - their most important tips and biggest regrets with
regards to international conferences and as usual, much more. In
addition, as a special treat, we have added some feedback from our
biggest "fans" that we met at this year's AOM annual meeting.
Listen past the credits to learn what others think about our
podcasting efforts.