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Publication bias exists on a topic of interest to the extent that studies available to a reviewer are unrepresentative of all studies. Ferguson and Brannick (2012) examined meta-analyses in the psychological literature, including the organizational science literature in psychology journals. They reported evidence of publication bias in about 40% of the meta-analyses in psychology and argued that "Publication bias was worrisome in about 25% of meta-analyses" (p. 120). 

In the management literature, publication bias has been documented in the literatures on judgment and decision making (Renkewitz, Fuchs, & Fiedler, 2011), test vendor validity data (McDaniel, Rothstein, Whetzel, 2006; Pollack & McDaniel, 2008), conditional reasoning test validity (Banks, Kepes, & McDaniel, 2012), Big 5 validity (Kepes, McDaniel, Banks, Hurtz, & Donovan, 2011), reactions to training (Kepes, Banks, McDaniel, & Sitzmann, 2012), the relation between work experience and performance (Kepes, Banks, & Oh, in press), gender differences on transformational leadership (Kepes, Banks, & Oh, in press), Pygmalion interventions (Kepes, Banks, & Oh, in press), journal-published mean racial differences in personality (Tate & McDaniel, 2008), and journal-published mean racial differences in job performance (McDaniel, McKay, & Rothstein, 2006). Studies documenting publication bias in the strategy and entrepreneurship literatures are currently in the review cycle.

This PDW will examine the causes and detection and potential remediation of publication bias in the organizational science literature. Our PDW will include a discussion of a taxonomy of publication bias, and a presentation and critique of available methods to detect and assess the potential presence of publication bias.  Relevant software will be described.

Friday, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Coronado Springs Resort, Yucatan 2&3

Presentation slides for this PDW are now available at: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~mamcdani/Publications/AOM%20PDW%20-%20%20Publication%20Bias%20-%20%20Causes,%20Detection,%20&%20Remediation.pptx

All the cool kids will be there!

Best wishes,

Sven Kepes & Mike McDaniel