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 2023. 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 Liwen Zhang (University of Macau), Chad Van Iddekinge (University of Iowa), Robert E. Ployhart (University of South Carolina), John D. Arnold (University of Missouri), and Samantha L. Jordan (University of North Texas) for their paper: The definition and measurement of human capital resources: A content and meta-analytic review. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(9), 1486-1514.
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 winners are Mihaela Dimitrova (WU Vienna), John Kammeyer-Mueller (University of Minnesota), Margaret A. Shaffer (University of Oklahoma), and Marlene Gruber (WU Vienna) for their paper: Escaping the rut: Bridging research on expatriate and organizational newcomer adjustment. Journal of World Business, 58(6).
Employee Participation and Financial 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 winners are Yifat Aran (University of Haifa) and Raviv Murcianao-Goroff (Boston University) for their paper: Equity illusions. The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization.
Innovative Teaching Award
This award recognizes colleagues in the HR Division who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom or leadership in disseminating their innovations in the teaching of HRM. The innovative teaching award is based on the innovative development and dissemination of new teaching methods and new course designs. Special attention is given to methods that are developed as a result of interactions with the business community and those methods and designs that are widely disseminated. This award is co-sponsored by Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies.
This year, the award winner is Mesut Akdere (Purdue University).
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 Wendy Boswell (Texas A&M University).
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 Pingshu Li (University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley), Mengwei Li (Tilburg University), Hyesook Chung (University of Texas at Dallas), and Clint Chadwick (University of Kansas), for their paper: It's Different: Examining the Effect of Firm Employee-oriented HRM on Employee Downsizing Following Mergers & Acquisition.
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 winners are Marvin Neu (University of St. Gallen) and Leon Barton (University of St. Gallen) for their paper: Telework and Firm Performance: Individual Access Versus Organizational Dispersion. Amanda Shantz (University of St. Gallen) and Heike Bruch (University of St. Gallen) served as coauthors.
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 Hanbo Shim (University of Texas at Arlington) for his dissertation: Understanding the construct and measure of job performance over time.
HR Division Dissertation Proposal Awards
The HR Division Dissertation Proposal Awards are given to two promising researchers in the field of HRM at the dissertation stage of their doctoral education. This annual competition is funded by the HR Division.
This year, the winners are:
Francisco Morena (Louisiana State University) for his dissertation: Navigating criminal history identity: Exploring challenges, stigma and ethics in company hiring practices for individuals with criminal histories.
Kendall Yamamoto (University of Texas, Austin) for her dissertation: “What’s in it for me?”: Towards the personal case for diversity as an organizational tool for eliciting broad-based diversity support.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of all of our award sponsors. Please note that sponsors have no input in the selection of award winners.
2024 Awards Committee
Samantha Conroy (Chair), Colorado State University
Frederick Scott Bentley, University of Delaware
Michal Biron, University of Haifa
Anastasiia Agolli, Temple University