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Saturday, August 4, 2007 from 8:30 am – noon
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Measuring the Pulse in Organizations:
Integrating Physiological Measures and Outcomes into the Organizational Toolkit
This PDW builds on a growing theoretical and practical interest in integrating physiological measures into organizational research and teaching. Physiological measures, such as cardiovascular reactivity, immune and neuroendocrine responses, and electro dermal activity, are all highly responsive to social and psychological phenomena, making them relevant for organizational contexts.
A long tradition of researchers have used physiological measures to study physical health and stress. More recently, researchers across the social sciences have begun to use physiological measures to develop and extend theories on emotion, relationships, decision-making, as well as physical health. The goal of this PDW is to provide an opportunity for organizational scholars to think about how incorporating physiological measures and outcomes into organizational research can enrich and challenge organizational research.
The workshop opens with an Introduction and Brief Overview of Physiology. This is followed by Research Presentations in which organizational scholars (Modupe Akinola, Harvard U.; Dan Ganster, U. Arkansas; Jerry Greenberg, Ohio State; Emily Heaphy, U. Michigan; Sabine Sonnentag, U. Konstanz; Jose Soto, Penn State; Bernd Figner, Ryan Murphy, Elke Weber, Columbia U.) will discuss their experience with physiological measures and the role that physiological measures play in their research. Next there will be Small Group Discussions where we will discuss some of the pressing, intriguing or interesting questions that physiological methods can help us answer as organizational scholars. We end with a Summary oriented toward developing a roadmap for research that might include theories, empirics, and contexts for future study using physiological methods.
We invite faculty, doctoral students, and practitioners interested in the topic of integrating physiological measures and outcomes into their organizational toolkits to join us on Saturday morning at the Academy meetings.
Pre-registration is required.
To register or further information, please contact:
Emily Heaphy at heaphye@bus.umich.edu
Modupe Akinola at makinola@hbs.edu