7. Discussion
Since the Committee on the Future of Doctoral Education's groundbreaking report on the state of the management field (Summer et al., 1990), there has been less methodological progress than predicted (Aguinis et al., 2009; Shook et al., 2003). Some of this shortfall comes from the training offered in doctoral programs and one potential solution to begin to close this gap can come from the library of CARMA webcasts. These webcasts are produced and made available with the express aim of disseminating current developments in research methods to students and scholars at all career stages and acting as a resource for faculty responsible for methods training. This study helps to bridge the apparent competency gap in methods training and application by offering structure and guidance to the large number of webcasts housed in the CARMA library. Together, Tables 1 and 2 represent two ways that doctoral programs can incorporate CARMA webcasts to enhance methodological competency. Time pressures for doctoral students necessitate a refined list of webcasts that are tailored to their research areas and interests. Organizing and categorizing the library of CARMA webcasts in these two different ways facilitates its expanded use, regardless of whether learning goals are focused on pursuing a broad understanding of the organizational science research methods domain or are instead focused on building deeper skills in a specific content area.
