From the Editors: Mobilizing new sources of data: Opportunities and recommendations

• Main Authors: GREGOIRE, Denis A., TER WAL, Anne L. J., LITTLE, Laura M., BERMISS, Sekou, KOTHA, Reddi, GRUBER, Marc
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Datasets; new sources of data; management research; Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7494; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8493/viewcontent/Mobilizing_new_sources_of_data_opportunities_and_recommendations_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In June 2008, the U.S.-based website Glassdoor.com began posting anonymous company reviews and salary data from current and former employees of various organizations. Doing so not only brought to the world information that had hitherto been restricted to private circles, it spontaneously prompted some organizations to alter their workplace practices (Dineen & Allen, 2016; Dube & Zhu, 2021). At the same time, Glassdoor’s very activities gave rise to a completely new source of data for exploring a wealth of management and organizational phenomena (e.g., Bermiss & McDonald, 2018; Rhee, 2024). As this example illustrates, new data sources can not only transform managerial and organizational practices, they also invite the development of innovative theoretical explanations and can unlock opportunities to advance academic understanding of a broad range of management and organizational phenomena.