Replication and Reproducibility Studies

Description

This special issue seeks to advance management research through systematic examination of replication and reproducibility in the field. The management discipline faces significant challenges regarding the replicability and reproducibility of research findings, with concerns about publication bias, selective reporting, and methodological rigor. This special issue provides a platform for rigorous empirical work that directly tests and validates existing management theories and findings.

We welcome contributions that contribute to our understanding of which management theories and findings are robust and reproducible, and which require refinement or reconsideration. Both studies that successfully replicate previous findings and studies that fail to replicate are valuable contributions to the literature, as they help establish the boundary conditions of management knowledge.

This special issue aims to promote transparency, rigor, and open science practices in management research. We encourage authors to employ preregistration, share data and materials, and adopt other open science practices that enhance research quality and reproducibility.

Potential topics

• Replication studies that test established management theories and findings
• Direct replications of seminal management studies
• Conceptual replications that extend findings to new contexts or populations
• Meta-analyses and systematic reviews of management research
• Studies examining the reproducibility of quantitative findings in management
• Studies examining the reproducibility of qualitative findings in management
• Investigations of methodological rigor and transparency in management research
• Studies addressing publication bias and selective reporting in management
• Research examining effect sizes and statistical power in management studies
• Studies on open science practices and preregistration in management research