AoM CONFLICT MANAGEMENT DIVISION
CALL FOR SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCE
Are you looking to become more involved with the Conflict Management Division (CMD)? Are you looking to connect with and mentor young scholars in the field of conflict management? Please consider joining the Scholars-in-Residence!
The CMD seeks nominations for 1 new scholar in residence for a 2-year term beginning September 1, 2026. Nominees to the Scholars-in-Residence must be available to host at least two virtual workshops (teaching or research-related) a year, and serve as an expert on various professional development workshops at the Academy of Management conference. Nominees should be interested in mentoring doctoral students and junior faculty, engaging in the division, and idea generation and development of conference-related activities.
The newly selected Scholar-in-Residence will collaborate with Dr. Deb Cai, who is currently serving a three-year term, during their first year. In the second year of the new Scholar-in-Residence's term, another scholar will be recruited to ensure continuous overlap between incoming and outgoing Scholars-in-Residence.
Scholars-in-Residence Nominee Requirements Include:
- Must be a member of (or willing to join) AoM Conflict Management Division.
- Must have accumulated a minimum of ten (10) years of academic experience post-graduation, or tenured with significant experience mentoring doctoral students and junior faculty.
- Must have evidence of scholarly contributions that fit in the division's subject domain, which encompasses a wide range of topics and methodologies. The CMD domain includes:
- The nature and management of conflicts at the individual, group, organizational, inter-organizational and societal level
- Power processes, including influence, coalitions, coercion, deterrence, and persuasion
- Bargaining and negotiation, negotiator characteristics and behaviors
- Collaboration and competition
- Third party interventions (such as facilitation, arbitration, mediation)
- Distributive, procedural, and restorative justice and dispute resolution procedures
- Self-nominations are permitted and strongly encouraged.
To apply for this program, please fill out this survey: https://tcu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6sWsmDQlpbc37mu
The deadline for receipt of all nominations is June 25, 2026. New Scholars-in-Residence will be announced prior to AOM 2026.
For additional information or clarification, please contact me at t.tomovashakur@tcu.edu
Sincerely,
Thea Tomova Shakur
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Teodora Tomova Shakur
Assistant Professor
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth TX
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