Webcast Lecture Series
Topic Modeling in Management Research
Dr. Timothy Hannigan
April 25, 9:00 AM EDT
Lecture Abstract
Topic modeling represents a versatile and powerful methodology for extracting meaningful structures from large textual corpora. As an archival technique, it offers considerable flexibility in application and can be effectively integrated into various traditional social science research designs. This webinar explores the process of rendering theory using topic modeling, covering the iterative procedures of constructing a meaningful corpus, implementing different algorithmic approaches such as Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and Structural Topic Modeling (STM), and developing artifacts to facilitate theory building. Dr. Hannigan will address methodological best practices and provide strategic guidance for successfully publishing research that employs this analytical approach.
Meet the Presenter
Timothy Hannigan is Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization and the Father Edgar Thivierge Chair in Canadian Business at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management. His research examines the early moments of markets, fields, and ecosystems as a relational lens for studying emergence in both cultural and material terms. He has applied this lens to nascent product markets, entrepreneurial possibility formation, and the genesis of social evaluations. More specifically, he examines the interface of organizational imaginaries and how they materialize. His most recent work focuses on prefigurative organizing and governance with blockchain fields, as well as studying epistemic risks and using generative AI with integrity in organizations. In the Thivierge Chair in Canadian Business, he is building a research program around an interpretive view of technology and organizing, helping leaders to chart plausible – and desirable – futures that have the potential to materialize beyond projection and hype. This is grounded in the study of social processes, institutions, and technological affordances.
His research has been published in the top journals in the field including Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Studies, Research Policy, Organization Theory, and Business Horizons. He serves on the editorial review boards for Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and Organization Studies.
