Are you a doctoral candidate facing challenges in gaining access to field sites? Or do you know someone who is?
Join us – Jonas Spengler, Ibrat Djabbarov and Sara Cores - for our Professional Development Workshop on "Navigating and Leveraging Field Site Access: Strategies and Challenges in Field Research" at the Academy of Management's 2025 annual conference!
This workshop brings together accomplished field researchers who have successfully navigated access across diverse organizational settings - from military and healthcare to informal markets, social enterprises, and high-security prisons. Through panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions, we'll explore four key themes:
💡 Securing and maintaining field site access
💡 Ethical considerations and managing boundaries
💡 Creating reciprocal value with research sites
💡 Navigating data collection in sensitive settings
How to Participate:
To join our breakout discussion groups, we encourage you to submit a short description (300 words or less) including:
1. The setting you're trying to get access to
2. The current challenge you're facing
3. What you hope to get out of the session
📅 Please submit your application via email to: Sara.cores.23@ucl.ac.uk
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible faculty -this PDW wouldn't be possible without your generosity! 🫶 Michel Anteby, Mark de Rond, Tim Weiss, Pablo Fernandez, Janina Klein, and Joelle Evans
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Sara Estevez Cores
UCL - University of London
LONDON
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