A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Examining the generalizability of research findings from archival data
Authors: Delios Andrew, Clemente Elena Giulia, Tao Wu, Tan Hongbin, Wang Yong, Gordon Michael, Viganolag Domenico, Chena Zhaowei, Dreberb Anna, Johnnesson Magnus, Pfeiffer Thomas, Generalizability Tests Forecasting Collaboration, Uhlmann Eric Luis
Publisher: National Academy of Science
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume: 119
Issue: 30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2120377119
Web address : https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2120377119
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Preprint address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/176201900
This initiative examined systematically the extent to which a large set of archival research findings generalizes across contexts. We repeated the key analyses for 29 original strategic management effects in the same context (direct reproduction) as well as in 52 novel time periods and geographies; 45% of the reproductions returned results matching the original reports together with 55% of tests in different spans of years and 40% of tests in novel geographies. Some original findings were associated with multiple new tests. Reproducibility was the best predictor of generalizability—for the findings that proved directly reproducible, 84% emerged in other available time periods and 57% emerged in other geographies. Overall, only limited empirical evidence emerged for context sensitivity. In a forecasting survey, independent scientists were able to anticipate which effects would find support in tests in new samples.
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