Current HR Division Award Winners
Each year the HR Division of the Academy of Management recognizes individuals who have made exemplary contributions to our field in research, teaching, practice, and service. We are very pleased to announce the current winners!
Career Awards
Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achievement
The Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achievement is given by the HR Division of the Academy of Management to an individual who has distinguished herself/himself in the field of human resource management. This award is sponsored by McGraw Hill Education.
This year's award winner is Raymond A. Noe, Robert and Anne Hoyt Designated Professor of Management & Human Resources at The Ohio State University.
Thomas A. Mahoney Mentoring Award
The Thomas A. Mahoney Mentoring Award is given annually by the HR Division of the Academy of Management to an individual who has distinguished herself/himself in the mentoring of PhD students. This award is named in memory of Tom Mahoney, who himself provided so much guidance to developing Ph.D. students over his long career. This award is sponsored by the Center for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business.
This year's award winner is Sandy J. Wayne, Professor of Management at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Early Career Achievement Award
The Early Career Achievement Award recognizes the early career achievement of HR scholars. The Award is given to an individual who makes distinguished contributions during the early- to mid-career stage (defined as within 7 years of receiving the Ph.D.). This award is sponsored by the Center for Human Resource Management at Texas A & M University, Mays Business School.
This year's award winners are Elad N. Sherf, Associate Professor of Management and Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Fadel K. Matta, Associate Professor and TDAC Distinguished Professor at the University of Georgia.
Dave Ulrich Impact Award
The Dave Ulrich Impact Award honors the extraordinary career of David Ulrich and his contribution to HR practices across the globe. The award recognizes excellence in the application of theory and research in practice and/or public policy.
This year, the winner of the award is Benjamin Schneider, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland.
Distinguished Human Resource Executive Award
Each year the HR Division recognizes an HR Executive who has distinguished themselves throughout their careers in the field of human resource management through the Distinguished Human Resource Executive Award. The winner is invited to deliver a keynote address at our annual Breakfast Award Ceremony.
This year, the winner is Tim Hourigan, Executive Vice President -- Human Resources, The Home Depot.
Annual Research, Teaching, and Service Awards
Scholarly Achievement Award
This award is presented to the author(s) of the most significant article in HRM published in recognized journals and research annuals that are generally available to HR Division members. Publications may be empirically or non-empirically-based. Nominated papers must have a publication date of 2022. Award recipients need not belong to the Academy of Management or to the HR Division. This award is sponsored by Riegel & Emory Human Resource Center, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.
This year, the award winners are Paul R. Sackett (University of Minnesota), Charlene Zhang (Research Scientist, Amazon), Christopher M. Berry (Indiana University), and Filip Lievens (Singapore Management University) for their paper: "Revisiting Meta-Analytic Estimates of Validity in Personnel Selection: Addressing Systematic Overcorrection for Restriction of Range," published in Journal of Applied Psychology, 107(11), 2040-2068.
International HRM Scholarly Research Award
Research excellence in international human resource management is unique because of its intersection among multiple fields of management, such as HRM and International Management. This award is presented to the author(s) of the most significant article in IHRM. Publications may be empirically or non-empirically-based. Award recipients need not belong to the Academy of Management or to the HR Division. This award is sponsored by Pennsylvania State University, School of Labor and Employment Relations, Center for International Human Resource Studies.
This year, the award winner is Vesa Peltokorpi (Hiroshima University) for his paper: "Headhunter-Assisted Recruiting Practices in Foreign Subsidiaries and Their (Dys)Functional Effects: An Institutional Work Perspective," published in Journal of World Business, 57(6), 101366.
Employee Participation and Ownership Scholarly Research Award
This award is presented to the author(s) of the most significant article in employee participation and ownership published in a recognized journal or research annuals. This award identifies innovative research in management or management-related disciplines that considers high-impact ideas in the context of business and society’s needs for employee empowerment, participative workforces, and wealth creation through broad-based equity and profit-sharing mechanisms, work practices, organizational structures, and innovation and entrepreneurial models. This award is sponsored by the Beyster Foundation for Enterprise Development.
This year, the award winner is Joan S. Meyers (California Polytechnic State University) for her paper: "Participatory Bureaucracy: Addressing Gender Inequality in Worker Cooperatives," published in Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, 11(1), 23-54.
David P. Lepak Service Award
This award recognizes one or more HR Division members for exceptional services to the Division. The winner is nominated and selected by the HR Division Executive Committee.
This year, the award winner is Julie I. Hancock (University of North Texas).
Conference and Dissertation Awards
Best Convention Paper Award
The Best Convention Paper Award is given to the author(s) of the best paper accepted by the Program Committee for the annual conference. This award is sponsored by the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
This year, the award winners are Philip L. Roth (Clemson University), Gouhou (Jack) Shan (Temple University), Emily Ferrise (Clemson University), Rebecca Roth (Emory University), Philip Bobko (Gettysburg College), and Jason B. Thatcher (Temple University) for their paper: “Doxing, Political Affiliation, and Type of Information: Effect on Hiring Related Judgments.”
Best Student Convention Paper Award
The Best Student Convention Paper Award is given to the student who is the sole or first author on the best paper accepted by the Program Committee for the annual conference. This award is sponsored by the Personnel Psychology.
This year, the award winner is Philipp Heintz (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau) for the paper: “Human Resource Professionals' Coping with Artificial Intelligence-Induced Change to Decision-Making." Tanja Rabl (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau) served as coauthor.
Best Paper for HR-Entrepreneurship Research Award
The Best Convention Paper Award is given to the author(s) of the best paper exploring entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurs themselves from an HR perspective, as well as HR systems and practices through an entrepreneurship lens, at the individual or organizational level accepted by the Program Committee for the annual conference. This award is sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation.
This year, the award winners are Ying (Candy) Lu (Macquarie University), Yue Wang (Macquarie University), Miles Yang (Macquarie University), and Mingqiong Mike Zhang (Monash University), for their paper: "Be Innovative or Ethical? Sustainable HRM, Trust in Organization, and (Un)Desired Employee Behaviors."
Best Student Paper for HR-Entrepreneurship Research Award
The Best Student Convention Paper Award is given to the student who is the sole or first author on the best paper exploring entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurs themselves from an HR perspective, as well as HR systems and practices through an entrepreneurship lens, at the individual or organizational level accepted by the Program Committee for the annual conference. This award is sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation.
This year, the award winner is Joonyoung Kim (Cornell University) for the paper: "Building Cooperative and Successful Organizations with HPWS: Role of Firm Age and Industry Dynamism."
Ralph Alexander Dissertation Award
The Ralph Alexander Dissertation Award is given to the author of the best doctoral dissertation in the field of HRM. In order to be eligible for this award, a dissertation must address a phenomenon that is of importance to the HRM field and have been completed no more than 24 months prior to the submission deadline. This award is sponsored by Human Resource Management Journal – Wiley.
This year, the award winner is Hyesook Chung (University of Texas at Dallas) for her dissertation: "Variable Work Schedules, Unit-Level Turnover, and Performance Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic."
SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grants
SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grants are given to up to four promising researchers in the field of HRM at the dissertation stage of their doctoral education. This annual competition is funded by the SHRM Foundation, in partnership with the HR Division, and is intended to support the dissertation research of doctoral candidates. This year the award winners are:
Nathan Black (University of Iowa). A role theory perspective of supervisors' diverging responses to employee voice about mental health.
Mahira Ganster (University of Arizona). Parenting interruptions at work: A mixed-methods investigation.
Pascale H. Frické (University of British Columbia). How do attitudinal expressions toward occupations affect employees? Introducing expressed occupationalism and considering its identity implications.
Kristina Tirol-Carmody (University of Kansas). All the time all at once: A person-centered analysis of subjective temporal fit.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of all of our award sponsors. Please note that sponsors have no input in the selection of award winners.
2023 Awards Committee
Jenna R. Pieper (Chair), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Patrick E. Downes, University of Kansas
Samantha Conroy, Colorado State University
Anastasiia Agolli, Temple University