Professional Development Workshop (PDW) at the Academy of Management (AoM) Conference

If you’re doing management research with QCA, consider joining us on Saturday, Aug 1 2026 10:00AM – 1:00PM ET (GMT-4/UTC-4) at Marriott in Franklin 8!

Part 1-3

The PDW includes 3 Parts. If you have no or only a little knowledge of, and experience with, QCA you can join us during Part 1 to learn the basic “nuts and bolts” of QCA and configurational logic and understand if this might be the right tool for your research project. If you are also interested in current methodological issues and advances in QCA, join us during Part 2! For those who’d like to get feedback on one of your ongoing QCA research papers, join us for Part 3!

Registration?

If you’re joining us for Part 1 and Part 2, you do not need to register (PDW is open to all conference attendees).

If you’d like to participate in Part 3, please submit an extended abstract of 1,500-2,000 words to Anna @ anna.slawik@uj.edu.pl by 15 July 2026. In your abstract, please summarize your study’s topical area, theoretical background, research gap, and question, and include details about the data, analytical strategy (for empirical papers), and preliminary results. Please indicate your target journal and add a few questions you would like the reviewers to address. A panel of QCA experts will review all submissions and evaluate their fit with the PDW according to the clarity of purpose, methodological rigor, and innovative character of the research. We will inform you shortly, by 25 July 2026, about your opportunities to participate in Part 3.

Reading list

Finally, we offer a list of recommended pre-readings and QCA resources along with the PDW. If you’d like to receive the list of recommended pre-readings and resources get in touch with Anna Slawik (anna.slawik@uj.edu.pl).