Awards Overview and Sponsors

Organizational Behavior Division, a division of the Academy of Management

OB Division awards

Each year the OB Division recognizes the scholars, mentors, and publications that advance organizational behavior across our community of 6,000+ members in 60+ countries. Our awards honor work that lives out the Division's three priorities: rigor, relevance, and relationships.

Choose a category below to read the criteria and past recipients, or open the current call for nominations.

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Career awards

Recognizing distinguished contribution across a research career: lifetime achievement, early- to mid-career scholarly achievement, mentorship, and societal impact.

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Publication awards

Recognizing outstanding scholarly and practitioner-oriented publications that advance the field of organizational behavior.

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Conference awards

Presented each year at the AOM Annual Meeting: best paper, best symposium, dissertation, student, and other Annual Meeting honors.

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Know someone whose work deserves recognition?

Nominating a colleague, mentor, or publication is one of the most meaningful ways to support the OB community. See current deadlines, eligibility, and how to submit a nomination.

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Made possible by our sponsors

Our awards exist because of the generosity of partner institutions and journals. Without their support, none of these honors would be possible, and the OB community is deeply grateful for their continued commitment to recognizing excellent scholarship.

OB Division award sponsors, including Macquarie University, University of Exeter Business School, Human Relations, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Erasmus Centre for Leadership, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Group and Organization Management

With thanks to

  • Macquarie University
  • University of Exeter Business School
  • Human Relations
  • Journal of Organizational Behavior (Wiley)
  • Erasmus Centre for Leadership, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
  • Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • Personnel Psychology
  • Group & Organization Management