Cognition in the Rough

CIR · PDW
Cognition in the Rough
Annual Meeting 2026 — Philadelphia
Date To be confirmed
Time To be confirmed
Room To be confirmed
Contact cirpdw@gmail.com
Pre submission required Yes
Pre submission deadline To be confirmed
submit to cirpdw@gmail.com
Roundtable discussion at an academic workshop
Event video coming soon
Overview

Are you working on cognition-related research? Would you like to discuss your work with major scholars in the field? Now is the time to prepare for the annual Cognition in the Rough workshop at the Academy of Management conference.

CIR provides an excellent opportunity to discuss your research in an informal, collegial roundtable setting intended to help scholars develop a research paper. Each roundtable has 2–3 facilitators giving feedback on 3–4 early-stage papers, with plenty of time for discussion. Whether you are a senior or junior researcher, this workshop offers detailed feedback from scholars who are frequently editors or editorial board members at top journals.

Many past participants have emphasised how much they benefited from developing their theoretical models and planned methodology through this process — feedback that proved instrumental in moving work toward publication in top academic journals.

Questions? Contact cirpdw@gmail.com

Key people
Organisers
Angela Ianniello
Boston College
Preeti Varma
INSEAD
Facilitators
Sal Affinito · Neal Ashkanasy · Dana Bement · Barnini Bhattacharyya · Yevgen Bogodistov · Shelley Brickson · Andrea Casey · Kevin Corley · Andrew Dhaenens · Kyle Ehrhardt · Lyndon Garrett · Jerry Guo · Brian Hilligoss · Gerard P. Hodgkinson · Erik Hoempler · Ben Innis · Ninja Janardhanan · Zoe Jonassen · Jennifer Kish-Gephart · Thorbjørn Knudsen · Zhenyu Liao · Natalie Longmire · Jeraul Mackey · Luis Martins · Chet Miller · Frances Milliken · Jonathan Pinto · Kevin Rockmann · Ben Rogers · Philip Rogiers · Gabriel Sala · Sim Sitkin · Basima Tewfik · Sherry Thatcher · Elisabeth Yang · Dani (Yidan) Yin
Key dates
Submission deadline To be confirmed
Submit to cirpdw@gmail.com
Acceptance notices Sent after submission deadline
Who should attend

Open to junior and senior scholars working on managerial and organizational cognition research. Pre-registration is required and space is limited.

Submissions are evaluated for fit with the session; priority is given to early submissions and first-time attendees. For co-authored papers, only one author should attend the PDW to represent the paper.

This PDW is for work in progress. Papers already accepted for presentation elsewhere at the AOM 2026 Annual Meeting are not eligible.

What to submit

Submissions must include the following five sections:

Title page
Include the paper title, and names and affiliations of all authors. Indicate whether each author is a doctoral student or faculty member.
Abstract & keywords Max 150 words · 4 keywords

Abstract not to exceed 150 words. Select four keywords from the list below:

Emotions Leadership Motivation
Trust Attributions, Biases & Heuristics Cognitive Schema, Scripts, Mental Models
Creativity, Innovation & Improvisation Decision Making / Distributed Intuition / Dual process theories
Knowledge Management Learning: Individual / Organizational Corporate image / reputation
Individuals' identification / commitment Organizational identity Social Identity
Institutional Change Institutional Logics, Beliefs or Norms Legitimacy, Isomorphism, Institutionalization
Archival Computer Simulation Experimental / Laboratory Study
Qualitative (case study, interview…) Survey Culture
Design / Structure Diversity / Demography International / Cross-cultural
Networks Organizational Change Resilience
Social / Human / Intellectual Capital Strategy / Strategic capabilities Technology
Positive or Generative Organizing Positive Relationships & Relational Practice Virtues & Values
Language: Rhetoric, Metaphor, Labeling Meaning-making at work / job crafting Sensemaking / Social Construction
Symbols & Artifacts Community / Communities of practice Team / group dynamics, processes & outcomes
Top Management Teams Virtual Teams
Overview of research Max 1,500 words
  • Research topic
  • Conceptual framework
  • Research questions
  • Methods
  • Anticipated contributions to research / practice and / or key findings (if research is complete)
Challenges Max 250 words
Describe the area on which you would like to focus discussion during the roundtable.
References
Full reference list in your preferred citation style.