We--Diane Burton (Cornell), Jason Shaw (NTU), and Tae-Youn Park (SKKU)--are excited to announce the 1st International Compensation, Motivation, and Performance Conference (ICoMP), coming to Seoul, Korea in January 2026!
This new bi-annual gathering will bring together scholars from around the world to share and discuss cutting-edge research on compensation, motivation, and performance. We warmly invite you to submit your work and join us for two days of vibrant exchange and community building.
Please see the following for full information.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
1ST BI-ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COMPENSATION, MOTIVATION, AND PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE (ICoMP)
January 8th (Thu) & 9th (Fri), 2026 @ Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Seoul, Korea
We are pleased to invite submissions for the 1st ICoMP conference.
Submission Deadline: October 1st, 2025
CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Diane Burton, Cornell University (burton@cornell.edu)
Tae-Youn Park, Sungkyunkwan University (typark@g.skku.edu)
Jason D. Shaw, Nanyang Technological University (jdshaw@ntu.edu.sg)
OVERVIEW:
The ICoMP (International Compensation, Motivation, and Performance Conference) is a joint initiative organized by three leading universities: Cornell University (USA), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea). This interdisciplinary conference aims to spotlight cutting-edge research on compensation, motivation, and performance-spanning both micro- and macro-level perspectives. Our goal is to foster a scholarly community that bridges disciplines such as organizational behavior, industrial relations, economics, sociology, and strategy and offer a vibrant forum for intellectual exchange.
We welcome high-quality research on any relevant topic in the broad domain of compensation, motivation, and performance-whether theoretical, empirical, or case-based. We strongly encourage contributions from scholars around the world to ensure a diverse, global dialogue. While we emphasize research on the core themes, we are also open to innovative studies in the broader field of rewards.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please submit an extended abstract of no more than 800 words by October 1st, 2025 via the following link: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1NXoUlLVynCvZJA. Your abstract should briefly summarize your theoretical or empirical argument, discuss how it relates to the relevant literature and/or an extant debate, and highlight your key findings and/or the implications of your work. For empirical papers, the quantitative or qualitative methodology should be summarized and the abstract should include a brief overview of results, if available.
Authors of accepted submissions will be notified by the end of October.
Feel free to contact any of the members of the organizing committee with questions. Thanks for your interest in the conference!
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Tae-Youn Park
Professor, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
Director of Research at Institute for Compensation Studies (ICS), Cornell University
Korean website:
https://rebrand.ly/typark_krEnglish website:
https://rebrand.ly/typark_eng------------------------------