Policy applications, by @schimmelpfennig.bsky.social @michael.muthukrishna.com Charles Efferson and others
Chapter: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The paper is a collaborative effort with wonderful colleagues from different corners of the globe, and we hope it sparks a conversation about how to make academic research more representative—and more actionable—for everyone.
tinyurl.com/376ueann

The lack of sample diversity in organizational research can reduce our ability to:
🔧 solve real-world problems, from tackling societal grand challenges to navigating digital transformation.
📜 build robust organizational theories.

North America and Europe account for less than 15% of the global population / SMEs constitute more than 90% of all businesses and account for over 50% of employment.

Why this matters ⁉️ If research mainly reflects, for example, US experiences or that of big corporations, it risks overlooking the realities of diverse regions, organizational sizes, and cultures.

Samples are also skewed towards certain industries and, not surprisingly, mostly conducted by researchers based in North America or European Universities (85%) on research samples collected in these regions (86%).

Our (pre-registered) systematic review suggests that much of what we implicitly or explicitly call “universal” knowledge in organizational research might be missing the mark. The majority of organizational studies sample from large U.S.-based firms—often ignoring smaller enterprises (e.g., SMEs).