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To conceptualize and evaluate the prevalence of sample diversity limitations across leading organizational and management research publications.

January 22, 2025Journal of ManagementOpen Access

The “WEIRDEST” Organizations in the World? Assessing the Lack of Sample Diversity in Organizational Research

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RSRobin SchimmelpfennigBusiness School Lausanne PMPanagiotis MitkidisAarhus University ASAnisha SinghVellore Institute of Technology University

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Systematic review reveals pervasive sampling bias toward WEIRD contexts and large firms in top management journals, highlighting the risk of misinformed workplace theories and practices.

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To conceptualize and evaluate the prevalence of sample diversity limitations across leading organizational and management research publications.
Conducted a pre-registered systematic review of articles published from 2018 to 2022 across six top-tier management journals.
Conducted a secondary systematic review evaluating publications from 2013 to 2022 across six additional management journals.
Analyzed sample country diversity and within-country organizational characteristics, specifically evaluating enterprise size and industry representation.
Identified a pronounced geographic sampling bias concentrated within WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) nations.
Observed persistent within-country sampling skews, showing a marked underrepresentation of small and medium-sized enterprises compared to large corporations.
Formulated a conceptual framework defining sample diversity across three specific dimensions: geographical, organizational, and personnel contexts.

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Schimmelpfennig et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d4a847ce56dd70348a6fa https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063241305577

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Systematic review reveals pervasive sampling bias toward WEIRD contexts and large firms in top management journals, highlighting the risk of misinformed workplace theories and practices.

The “WEIRDEST” Organizations in the World? Assessing the Lack of Sample Diversity in Organizational Research

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