Dear <st1:place w:st="on">OB</st1:place> Netters,
Just to clarify in response to the posting below. The RM Division is not charging participants any fees for RM PDWs at the upcoming Academy meeting in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>. All RM PDWs are free regardless of whether you're a member of the RM Division. If you have any questions, please contact me directly at capierce@memphis.edu. Thanks!
Chuck Pierce
2006 RM PDW Chair
--Chuck
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Charles A. Pierce, Ph.D.
Dept. of Management
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From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv on behalf of Ingo Holzinger
Sent: Wed 8/2/2006 5:27 PM
To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
Subject: PDW Announcement: The Case Against Null Hypothesis Significance Testing: Flaws, Alternatives, and Action Plan
Professional Development Workshop (Sponsors: RM, BPS)
"The Case Against Null Hypothesis Significance Testing: Flaws, Alternatives, and Action Plans"
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename> Meeting in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">GA</st1:state></st1:place>
Saturday, Aug 12, 2006 - 4:00PM-6:00PM
<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> Marriott Marquis in International B
Organizers:
William H. Starbuck; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Oregon</st1:placename></st1:place>
Andreas Schwab; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Ingo Holzinger; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">York</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Presenters:
William H. Starbuck; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Oregon</st1:placename></st1:place>
Raymond Hubbard; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Drake</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Eric Abrahamson; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Columbia</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Lisa Schurer Lambert; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Georgia</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">State</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Jose M. Cortina; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">George</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Mason</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">University</st1:placename></st1:place>
The purpose of this PDW is to increase the awareness among management researchers of the severe limitations of Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) and to introduce alternative approaches based on effect size measures and confidence intervals. NHST has been criticized by methodologist on various grounds (Craver, 1978; Cohen, 1994; Schmidt, 1996; Thompson, 1996; Cortina & Folger, 1998). Their scepticism suggests that the extensive use of NHST in quantitative management research has led to the accumulation of deceptive findings. Essentially, NHST creates the misleading impression that meaningless findings are important while meaningful findings are often portrayed as "not significant." As a result, management journals are full of "statistically significant" findings that are too small to be practically relevant and/or to be replicated by other studies. At the same time, studies with important findings do not get published because of their lack of "statistically significant" results. In a field that aspires to provide useful advice to managers, we need to focus on practically important effects that are robust across a wide variety of settings. To identify practically meaningful findings, methodologists have recommended the reporting of effect sizes and confidence intervals as an alternative to NHST. Recently, approaches for estimating confidence intervals for effect size measures have also been introduced (Kline, 2004; Cummings & Finch, 2001). The application of NHST alternatives by management researchers, however, has been limited by both a lack of sensitivity regarding the inherent problems of NHST and a limited familiarity with alternative approaches. Consequently, our proposed two-hour workshop addresses these issues in the following three modules: Critique of NHST (2 speakers); alternatives to NHST (1-2 speakers); round-table discussion/panel for hands-on advice.
Members of all divisions are welcome. There is a $5 fee for non-members of RM.
Pre-registration recommended. Please contact Andreas Schwab at aschwa3@lsu.edu.