How to Experiment: Lessons from Psychology

This symposium proposes that experiments have the potential to be used more effectively in strategy and entrepreneurship research if they leverage methodological innovations from other disciplines that have a longer tradition of using experiments. The symposium combines the perspectives of leading experts on experiments in psychology captured on video with a live debate and commentary with management scholars with deep expertise in experiments. The management scholars participating in the live debate will ‘translate’ best practices from psychology, and discuss to what extent and how they can be applied to research in strategy and entrepreneurship by putting them in the context of their own work. Presenters will outline specific opportunities to advance the theory, techniques, and variety of topics that methodologically advanced experiments can address and provides actionable insights for researchers at all stages of their career. This symposium builds on the success of the symposium held during the Academy of Management 2022 that focused on insights from economics and saw participation from over 100 scholars (both in person and via Zoom).