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Dear Academy Members,

Anand and I hope this email finds you well and that you're getting excited for the upcoming conference in Chicago! We wanted to write to you to let you know about two exciting parts of the AOM program centered around Virtual Reality in Management Research. If you've heard about VR and want to know more about it and see what we're doing, please come by. It's really hard to describe how realistic the current state is, but we'll have the opportunity for you to put on headsets to learn more.

First, we will have a three-part VR PDW on Sunday. It will start with three presentations, followed by an Editors panel. After that, we will have a development workshop. If you have advanced stage work you want to meet with editors about, you can submit a 3-page abstract. If you have ideas, you can submit a 1-page abstract. Or, if you have never seen this stuff before and want to see some demos, just let me know. We can then assign you to tables based on the stage of your papers, ideas or interest. All abstracts and expressions of interest can be sent to me (thubbard@nd.edu). The VR PDW is open to everyone.

PDW Date, Time & Location: Sunday, Aug 11 2024 9:30AM - 12:30PM CT at Swissotel in St Gallen 1

Second, still on Sunday, we will host a VR Caucus. This is going to be less formal than the PDW, but is a great opportunity to come by and join our conversation about VR in management research. We'll have time to talk about papers being published, lab designs, online data collection, publication challenges, and other topics that arise. The VR Caucus is open to everyone.

Caucus Date, Time & Location: Sunday, Aug 11 2024 4:45PM - 6:15PM CT at Swissotel in Arosa

If you want to get some more information ahead of time about what VR is and how we're using it, here are four papers that can provide some motivation, insight, and guidance.

Hubbard, T. D., & Aguinis, H. (2023). Conducting Phenomenon-Driven Research Using Virtual Reality and the Metaverse. Academy of Management Discoveries, 9(3), 408–415. https://doi.org/10.5465/amd.2023.0031

Hubbard, T. D., & Villano, M. (2023). How to Cross the Uncanny Valley: Developing Management Laboratory Studies Using Virtual Reality. Research Methodology in Strategy and Management.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373679684_How_to_Cross_the_Uncanny_Valley_Developing_Management_Laboratory_Studies_Using_Virtual_Reality

Van Zelderen, A. P. A., Masters-Waage, T. C., Dries, N., Menges, J. I., & Sanchez, D. R. (2024). Simulating Virtual Organizations for Research: A Comparative Empirical Evaluation of Text-Based, Video, and Virtual Reality Video Vignettes. Organizational Research Methods, 10944281241246770. https://doi.org/10.1177/10944281241246770

Gómez-Zará, D., Schiffer, P., & Wang, D. (2023). The promise and pitfalls of the metaverse for science. Nature Human Behaviour, 7(8), 1237–1240. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01599-5

Other VR-Based Sessions:

A few sessions that might also interest you:

Technology Adoption in Elderly Care Homes: Understanding Virtual Reality Integration Dynamics
Author: Johanna Anzengruber, Upper Austria U. of A.S
Author: Julia Backmann, U. of Münster
Scheduled: Monday, Aug 12 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM CT (UTC-5) at Marriott Chicago Downtown- Magnificent Mile in Lakeview

The Direction of Problemisitic Search: Opening the Black Box with Virtual Reality
Author: Albert Jolink, SKEMA Business School - U. Côte d'Azur
Author: Eva Niesten, SKEMA Business School - U. Côte d'Azur
Scheduled: Tuesday, Aug 13 2024 11:30AM - 1:00PM CT (UTC-5) at Swissotel Chicago in St Gallen 1

The Use of VR Technology in Vocational Interventions for Improving Career Development
Author: Hira Khan, U. degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Author: Alessandro Lo Presti, U. of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Author: Jon P. Briscoe, Northern Illinois U.
Scheduled: Sunday, Aug 11 2024 1:15PM - 2:45PM CT (UTC-5) at Sheraton Grand Chicago in Colorado