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Call for Nominations

Editor-in-Chief, Organization Science

Nomination deadline:  August 25, 2013

Daniel A. Levinthal will complete his term as editor-in-chief of the INFORMS journal Organization Science on December 31, 2013.  Based on recommendations from the INFORMS Publications Committee, the president of INFORMS has appointed a committee to conduct a search for the next editor-in-chief.  The committee intends to propose a candidate for approval by INFORMS at their fall meeting.

All members of INFORMS and the Organization Science community are invited to participate in this process.  The committee seeks opinions on the current state of the journal as well as suggestions and nominations of candidates for editor-in-chief.

Qualifications for the editor-in-chief of Organization Science include, foremost, a demonstrated interest in a broad range of topics in organization science and a demonstrated record of research in the field.  Additional qualifications include the following:

• Dedication to and enthusiasm for the journal
• Significant editorial experience
• A vision of the role of scholarly publications in the electronic age
• Commitment to the workload involved
• Ability to manage the editorial process effectively and efficiently
• INFORMS membership, or willingness to join INFORMS if selected for the position.

Further information about the journal can be obtained at http://orgsci.pubs.informs.org.

Members of the search committee are Gautam Ahuja, committee chair (University of Michigan), Linda Argote, liaison from INFORMS Publications Committee (Carnegie Mellon University), Wanda Orlikowski (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Zur Shapira (New York University), and Todd Zenger (Washington University in St. Louis).

Opinions and recommendations are welcome at any time and may be communicated to the chair of the search committee:

Gautam Ahuja

Stephen M. Ross School of Business

University of Michigan

701 Tappan

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Email: gahuja@umich.edu

Telephone: +1-734-763-1591

Please submit nominations by August 25, 2013. Nominating statements should consist of a summary of the nominee's qualifications and experience. Self-nominations are welcome. Materials should be sent to Gautam Ahuja, search committee chair, gahuja@umich.edu.