For AOM 2026, the chairs of the IM Division Consortia & Paper Development Workshop are:
Marie-Ann Betschinger (HEC Montreal) and Juan Bu (Indiana University) for the Doctoral Student Consortium (DSC),
Joao Albino-Pimentel (University of South Carolina) and Cecilia Gu (Georgia State University) for the Junior Faculty Consortium (JFC),
and Anna Grossman (Loughborough University) and Ishva Minefee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) for the Paper Development Workshop (PDW).
Consortia participants will also attend our division’s “Meet the IM Editors” session where, together with the Doctoral Student Consortium, participants will hear directly from the editors of the leading journals in the field of International Management.
Junior Faculty Consortium (JFC)
The International Management Division Junior Faculty Consortium is designed for junior and early career scholars who have defended their dissertations in the last 1-5 years and are building their academic careers in the IM field. The consortium provides a unique opportunity for the junior faculty to engage in a conversation around the critical issues of careers, research, publishing, teaching and service with leading IM scholars from around the world.
Chairs
- Joao Albino-Pimentel (University of South Carolina)
- Qian (Cecilia) Gu (Georgia State University)
Panelists
- Marcelo Buccheli (UIUC)
- Chang Hoon Oh (University of Kansas)
- Jonas Puck (WU Vienna)
- Metin Sengul (UT Austin)
- Wei Shi (University of Miami)
- Danqing Wang (HKUST)
- Georg Wernicke (HEC Paris)
- Yan Anthea Zhang (Rice University)
Doctoral Student Consortium
The International Management Division Doctoral Student Consortium is designed for PhD students with an interest in international management as either the primary or a secondary field of inquiry. We welcome participants from all areas related to international management and all stages of their PhD program to attend. The consortium provides a unique opportunity for doctoral students to engage in a conversation around the critical issues of research, careers, and ethics.
Co-Chairs
- Marie-Ann Betschinger (HEC Montreal)
- Juan Bu (Indiana University)
Panelists
- Kazuhiro Asakawa (Keio University)
- Heather Berry (Georgetown University)
- Olivier Bertrand (FGV–EBAPE)
- Joseph Clougherty (UIUC)
- Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (Northeastern University)
- Bruce Lamont (Florida State University)
- Klaus Meyer (Ivey Business School)
- Ram Mudambi (Temple University)
- Ke Rong (Tsinghua University)
- Grazia Santangelo (Copenhagen Business School)
- Charlie Stevens (Rutgers University)
- Rosalie Tung (Simon Fraser University)
- Heli Wang (Singapore Management University)
- Yue Maggie Zhou (University of Michigan)
Paper Development Consortium
This PDC aims to provide junior scholars with developmental and constructive feedback from a panel of seasoned and current editors at top tier International Management journals. This PDC will start with a panel discussion on how researchers can successfully build theory in International Management. The panel will be followed by a roundtable session in which each participant will receive feedback on their paper from designated panel members and other participants.
Co-Chairs
Anna Grosman, Loughborough University
Ishva Minefee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Panelists:
- Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Northeastern University, Consulting Editor, Journal of International Business Studies
- Andreea Kiss, Lehigh University, Consulting Editor, Journal of World Business
- Dan Li, Indiana University, Area Editor, Journal of International Business Studies
- Sali Li, University of South Carolina, Senior Editor, Journal of World Business
- Xufei Ma, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Reviewing Editor, Journal of International Business Studies
- Riki Takeuchi, University of Texas at Dallas, Area Editor, Journal of International Business Studies
- Daphne W. Yiu, Singapore Management University, Area Editor, Journal of International Business Studies