Why and How Context Matters

The purpose of this panel symposium is to show why and how context matters, and to draw attention to the benefits of integrating causal mechanisms and context to explain complex organizational phenomena. Our goal is to initiate a new dialogue among various constituents of the Academy of Management by bringing forward new questions and perspectives that highlight the salience of “contexts”. We believe this panel will generate fresh new debates particularly among Business Policy and Strategy (BPS), International Management (IM), and Organization and Management Theory (OMT) division members; and also will be of interest to members of the Entrepreneurship, Organization Behavior and Research Methods Divisions.