CALL FOR PDW PARTICIPANTS
Demystifying Ethnography: Observations and Field Note Writing
Professional Development Workshop
2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting
📅 Sunday, July 27, 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Bella Center, Hall A – A1-m3
Application deadline: Wednesday, July 9
Join us for a hands-on introduction to two core ethnographic skills: conducting observations and writing field notes. This interactive PDW combines expert-led instruction with experiential learning, including a live observation exercise, structured note-taking practice, and small-group discussions. Our distinguished panel - Beth Bechky (UC Davis), Anne-Laure Fayard (Nova School of Business and Economics), Hila Lifshitz-Assaf (Warwick Business School), and Melissa Mazmanian (UC Irvine) - will lead the session, offering practical insights drawn from years of field research.
How to apply: Interested applicants should complete the online application form by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (New York) on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. To support small-group learning, space is limited to 50 participants.
Who should apply: All are welcome, but preference will be given to early-stage qualitative researchers with limited experience in conducting field observations and writing field notes.
Questions? Contact us at demystifying.ethnography.pdw@gmail.com.
We hope to see you there!
Derrick Bransby, Rita Nascimento, Domenico di Prisco, Simona Grande
Organizers, Demystifying Ethnography PDW
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Derrick Bransby
Harvard Business School
Boston MA
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