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Dear OB Division Members,

We invite you to join us for the OB Division Awards Ceremony and Social, our premier celebration of excellence in organizational behavior scholarship and community.

Event Details: 

📅 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025

⏰ Time: 6:30-8:30 PM

📍 Venue: Danish Architectural Center (DAC)

🏛️ Rooms: Havnerummet and Salen (first floor)

📬 Address: The BLOX building, Bryghuspladsen 10, 1473 Copenhagen K

This special evening brings together our global OB community to:

• Welcome new Executive Committee members and honor those completing their service
• Network with colleagues from around the world over drinks and conversation
• Witness the presentation of 15+ prestigious awards recognizing excellence across all career stages
• Celebrate to another successful year of outstanding achievements in OB research and mentorship

Major Award Recipients to be Honored:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: John Mathieu, University of Connecticut
• Mentorship Award: Sim Sitkin, Duke University
• Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award: Jackson Lu, MIT
• Societal Impact Awards: Herman Aguinis, George  Washing University, and Ronit Kark,Bar-Ilan University

Additional Awards to be Announced

Join us in person to celebrate the recipients of:

• Outstanding Publication in Organizational Behavior Award
• Outstanding Practitioner-Oriented Publication Award
• Best Paper Award
• Best Symposium Award
• Best Dissertation-Based Paper Award
• Most Innovative Student Paper Award
• Best Paper with International Implications
• Outstanding Paper with Practical Implications for Management
• Best PDW Awards

Leadership Transition: We'll also celebrate the leadership transition as Gilad Chen assumes the role of Division Chair from Brad Kirkman, and welcome our newly elected Executive Committee members.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Special Note: Don't miss Jeff Pfeffer's (2024 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient) address on Sunday, July 27, 16:30-17:30 at Bella Center, Auditorium 12.

The awards ceremony begins promptly at 6:45 PM, preceded by welcome drinks and networking. This is your opportunity to connect with the scholars whose work inspires our field and celebrate the research that advances our understanding of organizational behavior.

We look forward to seeing you at this memorable evening celebrating the best of our division!

Warm regards,

Brad Kirkman
Division Chair
OB Division Executive Committee

#AOM2025

2025 Academy of Management OB Division Career Award Winners

The Academy of Management Organizational Behavior Division has recognized five distinguished scholars with its 2025 Career Awards, celebrating exceptional contributions that embody the division's core values of Rigor, Relationships, and Relevance.

John Mathieu: Lifetime Achievement Award

John E. Mathieu, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut, has earned the Lifetime Achievement Award for over three decades of transformative contributions to organizational behavior and team research. His work exemplifies sustained excellence that has fundamentally shaped how we understand teams and organizational effectiveness.

Professor Mathieu is the recipient of the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups, acknowledging his enduring commitment to advancing the interdisciplinary science of team behavior and dynamics. He was also honored with the Academy of Management's Research Methods Division Distinguished Career Award, recognizing his high-quality research and methodological expertise. He is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Association, and the Academy of Management.

Sim Sitkin: Mentorship Award

Sim B. Sitkin, Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor of Leadership at Duke University, receives the Mentorship Award for his exceptional career-long commitment to developing organizational behavior scholars through intellectual,  social, , and moral support.

Professor Sim Sitkin has a rich portfolio of mentoring experience, serving as the dissertation chair for at least 14 doctoral students and serving on over 30 other dissertation committees. Letters from his mentees create a consistent picture of Sim as a generous and thoughtful mentor, not only with his own doctoral students but also with other students, postdocs, colleagues, and more. They speak of how he simultaneously encouraged students’ intellectual development and developed meaningful personal connections with each mentee. He invests extraordinary intellectual capital in developing independent thinkers through deep theory building, meticulous feedback, and long-term collaboration. His influence spans decades and continents, with countless mentees testifying to his integrity, generosity, and unwavering dedication to their growth. His legacy is a global community of scholars shaped by his wisdom, generosity, and unwavering commitment.

Jackson Lu: Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award

Jackson G. Lu, Sloan School Career Development Associate Professor at MIT, is the receipient of the 2025 Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award. He exemplifies early-career excellence through groundbreaking research that has fundamentally challenged conventional understanding of workplace diversity and organizational behavior. Professor Lu's research on the "Bamboo Ceiling" has revolutionized understanding of Asian American workplace experiences. His work has revealed why East Asians face leadership underrepresentation despite educational success, identifying cultural assertiveness rather than discrimination as the primary mechanism. This work has been featured in over 300 media outlets including BBC, The Economist, and New York Times, demonstrating exceptional translation of academic insights to public discourse.

Herman Aguinis: Societal Impact Award

Herman Aguinis, Avram Tucker Distinguished Scholar at George Washington University, receives the Societal Impact Award for his exceptional ability to translate rigorous academic research into practical applications that benefit organizations and society worldwide.

Professor Aguinis exemplifies global scholarly impact, ranking among the world's top 100 most impactful researchers in Economics and Business according to Web of Science since 2018, with over 65,000 Google Scholar citations. His research in performance management, corporate social responsibility, and diversity has been implemented across six continents, affecting millions of employees through evidence-based organizational practices.

Ronit Kark: Societal Impact Award

Professor Ronit Kark, Bar-Ilan University,  Exeter School of Business and Technical University of Munich receives the Societal Impact Award for her multifaceted contributions to gender and leadership research, her engagement in educational initiatives and social activism, and her unwavering commitment to advancing gender equality and fostering inclusive leadership practices.

Beyond academia, Prof. Kark actively engages in social activism and consultancy projects to advance women's leadership. She is also involved in the strategic developed of training programs for NGOs and serves voluntarily on advisory committees and boards of many different organizations that are leading social change (‘We Power’, to promote women to politics; ‘Studio of Her Own’ for women artists, The Abraham Fund for Jewish-Arab Co-existence’, to promote employment of Arab women; Breaking the Glass Ceiling and Engineering the Future, to promote educational systems to foster girls’ involvement in STEM and engineering; and the Committee for Gender Equity of the Olympic Sports Association, to promote women’s involvement in sports).

These five exceptional scholars represent the diverse ways organizational behavior research can achieve excellence while serving society. From Professor Mathieu's foundational theoretical contributions and Professor Sitkin's mentoring legacy to Professor Lu's innovative early-career achievements and the practical societal impact of Professor Aguinis and Professor Kark's work, each recipient demonstrates how rigorous research, meaningful relationships, and societal relevance can combine to advance both the academic field and human welfare. Their recognition by the Academy of Management OB Division celebrates not just individual achievement, but the collective power of organizational behavior scholarship to create positive change in organizations and society.

🚨 Calling all mid-stage PhD students in OB! 🚨

Have you finished comps or completed at least one year of your PhD? Join us for “Halfway There”, a virtual AOM PDW designed to help you transition from coursework to dissertation and prepare for the academic job market.

🌍 Tailored sessions by time zone (Western, Central, Eastern Hemisphere)
📅 June 23–25 (via Zoom)
👥 Panels + small group discussions with faculty
🤝 Optional in-person networking at AOM in Copenhagen
🔗 Register here (limited to 100 participants): https://forms.gle/y5zNVaZ5shr4BNhQ8  

📘 Program Overview

🔹 Opening Plenary | Monday, June 23 | 10:00 AM–1:00 PM ET
Designed for all participants. Topics include:
• Crafting Your Scholarly Identity (Dr. Anthony Klotz and Dr. Mark Bolino)
• Launching the Dissertation (Dr. Margaret Luciano)
• Setting Your Path (Dr. Allie Gabriel)

🔹 “Success in the Second Half” Regional Sessions
Includes a faculty panel on dissertation and job market prep, followed by two rounds of small-group breakout discussions:

• Central Hemisphere Session – Tuesday, June 24 | 2:00–4:00 PM UTC / 10:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
• Eastern Hemisphere Session – Wednesday, June 25 | 9:00–11:00 AM ChinaST & Australia WST (Equivalent to Tuesday, June 24 | 9:00–11:00 PM ET)
• Western Hemisphere Session – Wednesday, June 25 | 12:00–2:00 PM ET / 4:00–6:00 PM UTC

🔹 Optional In-Person Networking @ AOM
Copenhagen Botanical Gardens | July 28 or 29 (TBD)
• Join fellow participants for an informal networking hour during AOM in Copenhagen. Space limited to 30 attendees.

📧 Questions? Contact Lauren Locklear at lauren.locklear@ttu.edu

We hope to see you there!

#MakingConnectionsCommittee
#AOM2025
#DoctoralDevelopment
#managementresearch
#OBDivision

The Making Connections Committee (on behalf of the OB Division) is offering the Welcome-a-Member program ahead of this year’s annual meeting. This program is meant to help new members navigate the annual meeting and to provide them with somebody to connect with while there. New members will be matched with an existing member and will have the opportunity to meet with them ahead of AOM to ask questions and receive guidance on navigating the conference.

If you are new to the OB division or this is your first time attending AOM, we encourage you to sign up as a new member/mentee: https://tinyurl.com/OBnewmember2025   

Anybody who has been to the annual meeting at least once has all the experience needed to be a mentor. If you are interested in supporting this program, please sign up as a volunteer/mentor: https://tinyurl.com/OBvolunteer2025

The sign-up surveys will close Friday, June 13th.

#AOM2025 #OrganizationalBehavior 

Dear Colleagues,  

We’re excited to share that the OB Division’s 3-Year Strategic Plan (2025–2028) has been finalized and approved by AOM. This plan reflects months of collaboration with the Executive Committee, input from members like you, and guidance from AOM’s feedback. Your role in bringing this vision to life is critical—so let’s dive in!  

What’s the Plan About?  

Our goals focus on three pillars:  

1. Rigor: Strengthen research standards through improved reviewer training, streamlined submission templates, and partnerships with global associations (e.g., EGOS, IACMR); add more representatives-at-large for on-demand professional development resources and year-round programming.  

2. Relevance: Expand teaching resources (e.g., a centralized repository of syllabi, case studies), advocate for practice-focused research translation (via outlets like The Conversation), and bridge the annual meeting with year-round virtual programming.  

3. Relationships: Continue to invest in helping the OB Division serve our members outside North America, launch a virtual mentorship program, and decentralize leadership by funding member-led initiatives (e.g., micro-communities).  

AOM’s Key Feedback  

- Clarity & Focus: Reduce overlapping initiatives and prioritize 3–5 high-impact goals annually.  

- Accountability: Establish timelines, KPIs (e.g., % of members attending virtual events), and transparent progress updates.  

- Continuity: Formalize onboarding materials for new committee members to ensure leadership transitions don’t stall progress.  

How You Can Help  

1. Join the Action: Volunteer for committees (e.g., Making Connections Committee, Global Committee). Apply here!

2. Share Ideas: Use our new submission portal to pitch member-driven events (e.g., webinars, workshops).  

3. Shape Our Future: Nominate a colleague (or yourself!) to run for a new Representative-at-Large role to co-lead year-round programming.

Your voice matters. Let’s build a future where rigorous scholarship meets real-world impact—and where every member feels connected, supported, and inspired.  

Warmly,

Bradley L. Kirkman

Chair, Organizational Behavior Division  

Academy of Management

OB Division Three-Year Strategic Review and Plan (2025)

AOM Feedback on OB Divisions Three-Year Report

The Organizational Behavior (OB) Division is very pleased to announce a new initiative involving off-cycle events that can benefit our membership. This initiative advances several goals outlined in our strategic plan for engaging and serving our diverse and global community. Specifically, we aim to expand opportunities for member-driven programming, support shorter-format events that are accessible across regions and career stages, and increase the number of events beyond the Annual Meeting, offering more chances to learn, share research, and build meaningful connections throughout the year.

We specifically solicit proposals from OB Division members for off-cycle events (i.e., year-round virtual and/or in-person events open to OB Division members outside the annual Academy of Management Meeting). We welcome and look forward to considering thoughtful proposals for such events from any OB Division member on an ongoing basis (i.e., there are no specific deadlines for proposals). The OB Division Executive Committee will evaluate the proposals as they are received.

Please submit the proposals via this form. 

Cordially, 

Bradley Kirkman (OB Division Chair)

Gilad Chen (OB Division Chair-Elect)

We are seeking nominations for the 2025 AOM OB Doctoral Student Consortium (OBDC). The consortium will take place at the annual AOM conference. It is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM local time.

The OBDC is designed for students who are in the final year of their doctoral program (i.e., students who will be on the job market in the fall and who have made significant progress on their dissertation research). Therefore, priority will be given to students who have made the most progress toward completing their Ph.D. program (e.g., defended a dissertation proposal, completed data collection), but who have not yet defended their dissertation. 

The consortium includes a mix of presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions designed to launch doctoral students into their academic careers. Faculty presentations, interactive panels with journal editors, and roundtable sessions include topics such as crafting the right academic job, acing the job talk, succeeding in research and publishing from the perspective of a panel of editors. More than 50 faculty members have volunteered to speak or host roundtable discussions.

Nomination requirements

The completed nomination should be submitted by the nominating department/school/advisor, via the form linked below. Only nominations submitted via this survey will be considered. There is no formal restriction on the number of students a program may submit. However, we request that programs only nominate students who meet the selection criteria (e.g., only nominate students who are in the final year of their doctoral program, as opposed to early-stage students who would be better served in the future). In the case of space limitations, admission decisions will be made based on demonstrated progress toward the applicant's dissertation and broader research portfolio.

The following information must be provided:

1. The nominee's one-page vita/bio in PDF format (longer documents may be rejected). Please name the file with the nominee's last name followed by ShortCV (e.g., SmithShortCV.pdf). 
2. The nominee's one-page summary of dissertation research in PDF format (title and abstract is fine; longer summaries may be rejected). Please name the file with the nominee's last name followed by Research (e.g., SmithResearch.pdf). 
3. Advisor/program chair endorsement. 

How to submit a nomination

Nominations will only be accepted via this form.

Nomination deadline

Friday, April 25, 2025 (11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time)

Applicants will be notified of their admission status approximately one month after the nomination deadline. 

For questions, please contact Andreas Richter at a.richter@jbs.cam.ac.uk or Shannon Taylor at sgtaylor@ucf.edu. We look forward to welcoming you to the OB Doctoral Consortium at AOM!

Andreas Richter and Shannon Taylor

OB Division Representatives-at-Large

Register here

#AOM2025

Are you an Organizational Behavior (OB) scholar who has recently relocated to or within Europe? Or are you planning to make the move soon?

Join us for our inaugural chapter event—designed to help you build meaningful relationships, navigate your new academic environment, and find a supportive community as you settle into life in Europe.

✓ Connect with fellow OB scholars who are also new to the region

✓ Gain insights from panelists working across different parts of Europe

✓ Exchange ideas on navigating professional life in Europe

✓ Be part of a growing community of OB scholars across Europe

ABOUT

This event is for scholars at all career stages—whether you’ve just relocated, are in the process of moving, or are exploring academic opportunities in Europe.

We imagine this as the first step in building a broader, pan-European OB community. Future chapters will expand to include networking, knowledge-sharing, and regional meet-ups across Europe.

Question? Please reach out to Gouri Mohan (g.mohan@ieseg.fr)

AGENDA

PANEL DISCUSSION (45 MINS)

Insights from scholars who have successfully transitioned across borders to academic life in or within Europe

INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT GROUPS (30 MINS)

Connect with peers and discuss regional experiences

PLENARY & NEXT STEPS (15 MINS)

Co-create ideas for future gatherings

* Agenda is for illustration only and subject to change.

SPEAKERS

Barbara Körner, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Gouri Mohan, IESEG School of Management, France

Mari Kira, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA

Mariella Miraglia, University of Liverpool, UK

Marjo-Riitta Diehl, Aalto University, Finland

Constanze Eib, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

Max Reinwald, University of Mannheim, Germany

Minna Paunova, ESCP Business School, Spain

Sunny Lee, University College London, UK

Yannick Griep, Radboud University, The Netherlands

Please nominate a deserving member of our division for one of the following career awards

●      Lifetime Achievement Award

●      Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award

●      Mentorship Award

●      Societal Impact Award

Please find further information and deadlines below. The Lifetime Achievement Award has an earlier deadline than the other three career awards.

Please make your nominations as succinct as possible and follow the submission instructions. This will ensure that we do not burden the volunteers who serve on our awards committees. These volunteers are NOT members of the executive committee, and we are extremely grateful to them for the time they spend on this important task.

Call for the 2025 OB Division Lifetime Achievement Award

The OB Division Lifetime Achievement Award, established in 2005, recognizes senior scholars who have made exceptional contributions to our discipline throughout their careers. To be eligible for the award, an individual must have completed his or her PhD (or finished his or her training/education) at least twenty years ago. The individual must be a truly outstanding scholar. He or she will have published in the very best journals and conducted research that has had a significant impact on the field. Finally, recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award have contributed not only through their scholarship, but through service to the field.  For example, they may have served as editors of leading journals, held leadership positions with the Division or the Academy, and/or been exceptional teachers and mentors for doctoral students. The winner is required to attend the annual conference and give a presentation in the same year as receiving the award.

Please find the full criteria here, which are ordered by the OB Division’s principles of rigor, relevance, and relationships (noting the criteria are identical for Lifetime Achievement and Cummings Awards, but the expected level of achievement differs).

For the Lifetime Achievement Award, the nominator must submit the following information as part of the nomination package:

1.     A nomination letter by an OB Division member, noting self-nominations are welcome. 

2.     A current Curriculum Vitae (CV).

3.     A maximum of three letters of support (and no more than three).  

4.     Confirmation that the nominated individual is a member of the OB Division.

5.     Confirmation that from the nominated individual that, if they win, they will attend and present at the upcoming AOM Conference.

The deadline to submit for the 2025 OB Division Lifetime Achievement Award is January 31, 2025, using this link.

Past award winners: 

●      2024 Jeffrey Pfeffer

●      2023 Jennifer Chatman

●      2022 John Hollenbeck

●      2021 Michael Frese

●      2020 Sue Ashford

●      2019 Max Bazerman

●      2018 Teresa Amabile

●      2017 Fred Luthans

●      2016 Blake Ashforth

●      2015 Jane Dutton

●      2014 Victor Vroom

●      2013 Benjamin Schneider

●      2012 Richard Hackman

●      2011 Charles A. O'Reilly III

●      2010 Terence R. Mitchell

●      2009 Denise Rousseau

●      2008 Barry Staw

●      2007 Gary Latham

●      2006 Lyman W. Porter

●      2005 Edwin Locke

Call for the 2025 OB Division Cummings Early- to Mid-Career Scholarly Achievement Award

Sponsored by an OB Division endowment in the name of Larry Cummings and honoring his contributions to OB, the OB Division Cummings Early to Mid-Career Scholarly Achievement Award recognizes significant scholarly achievement during the early- to mid-career stage. The award winner will be announced at the Academy of Management conference. To be eligible for this award, an individual must be a member of the OB division and must have received his or her PhD no more than 12 years ago.

Please find the full criteria here, which are ordered by the OB Division’s principles of rigor, relevance, and relationships (noting the criteria are identical for Lifetime Achievement and Cummings Awards, but the expected level of achievement differs). The nomination package should include the following materials: 

●      A nomination letter by an OB Division member, noting self-nominations are welcome. 

●      A current Curriculum Vitae (CV).

●      A maximum of three letters of support (and no more than three).

●      Confirmation that the nominated individual is a member of the OB Division.

The deadline to submit for the 2025 OB Division Cummings Award is February 20, 2025, using this link.

Past award winners: 

●      2024 Anthony Klotz and Klodiana Lanaj

●      2023 Not awarded

●      2022 Jessica Rodell (University of Georgia)

●      2021 Allison Gabriel (University of Arizona)

●      2020 Christopher Barnes (University of Washington)

●      2019 Scott DeRue (University of Michigan)

●      2018 Russell Johnson (Michigan State University)

●      2017 Mo Wang (University of Florida)

●      2016 Dave Mayer (University of Michigan)

●      2015 Brent Scott (Michigan State University)

●      2014 Aparna Joshi (Pennsylvania State University)

●      2013 Francesca Gino (Harvard University)

●      2012 Hui Liao (University of Maryland)

●      2011 Adam M. Grant (University of Pennsylvania)

●      2010 Maria L. Kraimer (University of Iowa)

●      2009 Remus Ilies (Michigan State University)

●      2008 Gilad Chen (University of Maryland)

●      2007 Don Moore (Carnegie Mellon University)

●      2006 Jason Colquitt (University of Florida)

●      2005 Jeffrey LePine (University of Florida)

●      2004 Jean Phillips (Rutgers University)

●      2003 Amy Edmondson (Harvard Business School)

●      2002 Michele Gelfand (University of Maryland)

●      2001 Timothy A. Judge (University of Florida)

●      2000 Sandra L. Robinson (University of British Columbia)

●      1999 Elizabeth Wolfe Morrison (New York University)

●      1998 Jennifer Chatman (University of California, Berkeley)

Call for the 2025 OB Division Mentorship Award

The OB Division Mentorship Award recognizes a scholar who has excelled at mentoring others to achieve their career objectives through moral, social, and intellectual support. We define each of these criteria in more detail below:

●      Intellectual support: Helps the mentee develop ideas constructively (e.g., by brainstorming, offering a sounding board, suggesting a diverse perspective, providing written feedback) – investing one’s intellectual capital in the service of mentees.

●      Social support: Helps the mentee develop a professional network that will allow him/her to be successful (e.g., introducing them to others, writing reference letters, suggesting them as coauthors/reviewers/editors) – investing one’s social capital in the service of mentees.

●      Personal support: Genuinely cares about the wellbeing and development of the mentee (e.g., encouragement through difficult times, helps maintain self-efficacy, provides perspective or specific career/work strategies) – investing one’s personal energy in the service of mentees.

Any member of the OB Division is eligible for this award. This award is not meant to recognize research productivity, advocacy activities in the field, or personal longevity in the field but rather to recognize a scholar who has an impactful effect on other scholars through their outstanding mentorship. To be eligible, the person needs a minimum of three mentees who are willing to write a letter of nomination on behalf of their mentor. Based on the letters or recommendations received, a young and upcoming artist, being mentored by a more senior artist, will develop a personalized piece of art representing the award winner as a mentor. The award winner will be announced at the Academy of Management Conference. To nominate an individual for the Mentorship Award, a nomination packet must include:

1. A letter of nomination that identifies the candidate, the individual(s) making the nomination, and a short motivation about why this person is being nominated (one page, single-spaced);
2. As supporting evidence, we ask the three nominators to each write a supporting letter (one page, single-spaced) about how this person (mentor) has impacted their development, career and lives. These letters will be used as input for the artist crafting the award. We need a minimum of three and a maximum of 10 letters per person. Nominations are accepted from all OB Division members. 
3. If you nominated a candidate who was unsuccessful in a prior year or years, you will need to resubmit the nomination materials this year. 

The deadline to submit for the 2025 OB Division Mentorship Award is February 20, 2025, using this link.

Past award winners:

●      2024 Bob Liden

●      2023 Blake Ashforth

●      2022 Christina Gibson

●      2021 Randall Peterson

●      2020 Jane Dutton

●      2019 Katherine Phillips

●      2018 Maurice Schweitzer

●      2017 John Mathieu

●      2016 Sharon Parker

●      2015 John Hollenbeck

Call for the 2025 OB Division Award for Societal Impact

Scholarly work with societal impact is both scientifically credible and useful to society; it produces societally beneficial knowledge that aims to make the world a better place.  This work will often address, but is not limited to, the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, for example: health and well-being, income and social inequality, and the preservation of the environment. In order to both recognize and incentivize such work in organizational behavior, the OB Division is inviting nominations for the OB Division Award for Societal Impact.

This award recognizes a body of work rather than a single conference submission or published article, given that scholarship addressing grand societal problems is often incredibly challenging, unfolding over many years of persistence. The work may be published in traditional research outlets; however, it can also be evidenced in monographs, policy papers, books, curricula, or interventions that may not receive recognition in other forums. Yet, through its application of organizational behavior scholarship, it has the potential to change the world. The award winner will be announced at the Academy of Management conference.

To be eligible for this award, the scholar’s work must:

(1) Use organizational behavior knowledge to address problem(s) that relate to timely and important societal challenges in the business, economic, societal or environmental spheres

(2) Demonstrate strong credibility through rigorous methods, analysis, and/ or application

(3) Inform and provide actionable insights for policies or practices to improve the well-being and performance of people (employees, managers, customers, suppliers), organizations, and/ or societies.

The deadline to submit for the 2025 OB Division Societal Impact Award is February 20, 2025, using this link.

Past award winners:

●      2024 Connie Wanberg

●      2023 Anne Tsui

●      2022 Carrie Leana

●      2021 Michele Gelfand

●      2020 Laura Morgan Roberts

Attention early-stage OB researchers outside North America! 

Join our OB Global Incubator to receive valuable feedback and enhance your paper or symposium for the AOM conference in Copenhagen in 2025. This supportive session, hosted by the Global Committee of the OB Division, is designed to help non-native English speakers navigate common writing challenges and build networks.

📅 Date: December 13, 09:00-11:00 CET (UTC +1) 📍 Location: Online

Submit your draft and specific feedback needs by Dec 1 (23:59 CET). 

For more details, refer to the Call for Papers: LINK.

#AOM2025 #OBIncubator

OB needs your input! We are conducting a member survey as part of the Academy of Management’s requisite DIG review process. This is an opportunity to reflect on your experiences and perceptions about the division, and to share your ideas for new and innovative member services.

The OB officers and volunteer leaders will use the results of this survey to help us understand how you see the division and to identify strategic goals and actions for our future. Survey analyses and respondent reflections will be included in a final report submitted to the AOM Board of Governors. The report and its results will be shared with all division members.  

Please do take this opportunity to share your thoughts with us. The survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. All responses will be confidential and only grouped data will be reported. The deadline for participating in the survey is 15 November 2024 at 11:59PM EST.

If you are a division member, you received an email on October 15 with an invitation to complete the survey. That invitation contains a link that is specific to you. Search your email for the subject line, "OB Division Member Survey" from the sender "ob@aom.org vis SurveyMonkey" to find your link. Be sure to check your junk folder as well!

This year we have two OB Division Lifetime Achievement Award recipients giving talks at AOM.

Jenny Chatman (2023 award winner) will give her talk on Sunday, August 11, 2024, 16:30 – 17:30 CT in Swissotel: Zurich D.

Jeff Pfeffer (2024 award winner) will give his talk on Monday, August 12, 2024, 16:30 – 17:30 CT in Swissotel: Lucerne III.

Don't miss these these talks by giants in our field!

Click here to see a full list of OB Sessions

The Making Connections Committee has curated a set of ready-to-go schedules for the 2024 Annual Meeting geared for different stages and interests. Click the link below that best matches where you are in your academic journey.

• New to OB?
• Halfway There PhD Student
• Dissertation Stage
• Full Professor
• Ready for a Change
• Let's Go Global!

#AOM2024