The OB Division is run by the Executive Committee: individuals are elected into five-year tracks, with a different role each year in this order: Symposia Chair, Program Chair, Chair-elect, Chair, Past Chair.
The Executive Committee of the Division holds two regularly-scheduled meetings each year, one of which is held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. The second meeting is typically held during the winter months at a location chosen by the Chair of the division. Interim meetings are called as needed via conference calls.
Below is a brief summary of the role and duties of Division officers.
Division Chair Track
Officers elected to the position of Division Chair serve a five-year term. They serve one year as Program Chair-Elect. They automatically succeed to the office of Program Chair, Division Chair-Elect, Division Chair, and Past Division Chair.
Division Chair
Current Division Chair: Gilad Chen (University of Maryland)
Division Chair-Elect
The Division Chair-Elect supports the Division Chair with strategic initiatives.
Current Division Chair-Elect: Keith Leavitt (Oregon State University)
Program Chair
The Program Chair is responsible for the development and coordination of the OB Division's program at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management.
Current Program Chair: Marie Mitchell (University of North Carolina)
Program Chair-Elect
The Program Chair-Elect handles symposia for AOM (typically over 150 submissions) and oversees OB Division field awards.
Current Program Chair-Elect: Jennifer D. Nahrgang (University of Iowa)
Past Chair
The Past Chair provides counsel to the Executive Committee and takes on special assignments as requested by the Division Chair. The Past Division Chair may act as liaison to one or more of the Division's standing committees. The Past Division Chair also organizes and chairs the Lifetime Achievement Award and Cummings Scholar Award committees.
Current Past Division Chair: Brad Kirkman (North Carolina State University)
Representatives at Large
There are currently nine Representatives at Large on the OB Division Executive Committee. Representatives at Large work on arranging Professional Development consortia and workshops, the Division's social hour, and other tasks as assigned by the Division Chair. To ensure overlap and continuity of expertise, three new Representatives-at-Large are elected yearly.
Current Representatives at Large:
- Jia (Jasmine) Hu (Tsinghua University)
- Fadel Matta (University of Georgia)
- Shannon Taylor (University of Central Florida)
- Marjo-Riitta (Maikki) Diehl (Aalto University)
- Andreas Richter (University of Cambridge)
- Kira Schabram (University of Washington)
- Talya Bauer (Portland State University)
- Christopher Myers (Johns Hopkins University)
- Amy Bartels (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Non-elected Ongoing Positions
The Executive Committee also appoints non-voting members into additional roles as needed. Currently, the Executive Committee includes seven appointed members.
Below is a brief description of the responsibilities for each appointed role:
COO
The COO is responsible for coordination among all of the various officers and volunteers that support the OB Division. The COO also manages all of the OB Division documentation, including meeting minutes and other archival data.
Current COO: Beth Campbell (University of Minnesota)
Event Planner
The Event Planner handles audio-visual needs, room requirements, and catering for AOM events.
Current Event Planner: Laura Erskine (UCLA)
Global Committee
The Global Committee (GC) of the Organizational Behavior division was formed in May 2014. The mission of the GC includes welcoming and supporting international members to the OB division, leveraging the international character of the division, and ensuring that its offerings and services reflect the increasingly international membership.
Current Global Committee Chair: Minna Paunova (University of Copenhagen)
Co-chairs: Ulrich Leicht-Deobald (Trinity College Dublin) and Ying Chen (University of Rhode Island)
Communications Officer
The Communications Officer manages all of the communication from the OB Division's Executive Committee to the OB Division. Members can communicate to other members through the Discussion board. The Communications Officer does not handle member-to-member communication.
Current Communications Officers: Michael Johnson (University of Washington) & Harry Wang (Siena University)
Chief Technology Officer
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is responsible for coordinating all of the electronic communications (e.g., Connect@AOM community site, social media) that help OB Division members stay connected. The CTO is also responsible for coordinating the work of web content subcommittees.
Current CTOs: Michael Johnson (University of Washington) & Harry Wang (Siena University)
Discussion Board Moderator
The Discussion Board Moderator manages and moderates the OB Division e-mail discussion list.
Current Moderator: Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam (Duquesne University)
Treasurer
The Treasurer manages the budget and finances, keeps institutional knowledge about the division, and manages blue OB t-shirts and award plaques for AOM.
Current Treasurer: David Wagner (University of Oregon)
Program Developer Director
Assists the Program Chair and Program Chair-Elect with developing the annual meeting program including coordinating the scheduling of OB Division symposia, paper sessions, social events, etc.
Current Program Developer Director: Mel Fugate (Mississippi State University)
Program Developer Specialist
The Program Developer Specialist reports to and supports the Program Developer Director, as well as the Program Chair and Program Chair-Elect with the annual meeting program.
Current Program Developer Specialists: Eean Crawford (University of Iowa) & Lance Frazier (Creighton University)