Read the latest edition of the TIM Division Newsletter (March 2026).

News and Updates

Call for Nominations: Emerging Scholar Award 2026

The Technology and Innovation Management Division (TIM) of the Academy of Management seeks nominations for the TIM Emerging Scholar Award. This award is given annually to an emerging scholar whose scholarly contributions show exceptional quality and great promise of becoming influential in the area of technology and innovation management and who has already achieved an outstanding publication record. Deadline is March 31, 2026 (Form).

TIM Distinguished Scholar 2025 (Video)

Since 1996, the Technology & Innovation Management Division has been presenting the Distinguished Scholar Award to scholars whose contributions have been central to the intellectual development of the field. As individuals, each recipient embodies a career of scholarly achievement and has had a significant impact on TIM scholarship. Join the TIM Division to hear from Professor Kwaku Atuahene-Gima (Nobel International Business School). Here is the Video Record.

We thank our 2025 sponsors for their support in making our events possible.

Looking Back

TIM Panel 2025

Our TIM Panel 2025 on"Universities and Innovation: Evolving Roles in Uncertain Times" will debate how universities contribute to economic development and why open inquiry and intellectual risk-taking are key to innovation. The panel will feature a stellar group of experts: Janet Bercovitz (University of Colorado), Mickael Bikard (INSEAD), Jerry Davis (University of Michigan), and Adam Jaffe (Brandeis University). Keld Laursen (Copenhagen Business School), former chair of our TIM Division, will moderate the panel. Link to the event.

TIM Emerging Scholar Award 2025

Please join us in congratulating this year's recipient of the TIM Emerging Scholar Award: Professor Maria Roche, Harvard Business School. Dr. Roche will tell us more about her work and her path at this year's annual Academy of Management conference.

TIM Lifetime Award 2024

The Academy of Management’s Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) division was pleased to present Professor Paula Stephan with a lifetime achievement award in recognition of her many intellectual contributions to the study of technological innovation, her extraordinary record of mentorship and equally impressive record of institution building. Watch the video.

AoM 2025 TIM Mid-Career Consortium

Are you entering the middle part of your career and want to optimise your career moves to reach full professorship? How should you plan your research, teaching, service, and outreach activities? Join the TIM MCC on 26 July to learn from senior mentors (Karin Hoisl, Riitta Katila, Marc Gruber, Markus Perkmann, Henning Piezunka, and Erkko Autio FBA FFASL, co-organised by Dietmar Harhoff. Registration (limited seats).

Announcements List

Election result

By: Josh Wei-Jun Hsueh , 3 days ago
(posted on behalf of @Rachida Justo, Past Division Chair)

Thank you to everyone who participated in the ENT Division elections. ENT achieved a strong election participation rate (higher than AoM average). I am delighted to announce the newest members of the entire ENT Leadership Team.

Please join us in congratulating the incoming elected Officer and Executive Committee members:

Congratulations to @Sofia Johan (Florida Atlantic), who is joining ENT as the PDW Chair for the 2026-2027 academic year (and will continue to Program Chair, Division Chair-Elect, Division Chair and Past Division Chair over the next five years as an elected Officer in the ENT Division).

Congratulations to the following four individuals elected for three-year term to the ENT Executive Committee, which establishes Division Policy, nominates committee members, and leads initiatives for the division (listed in alphabetical order by last name):

@Christina Hertel (University of Geneva)

@Greg Fisher (Indiana University)

@Mayank Kumar (IE University)

@Tatiana Iakovleva (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

A warm welcome to everyone joining the ENT team. I look forward to welcoming the new team and all ENT members in Philadelphia in July.

All Division members are welcome to join us at the ENT Business Meeting and Business Meeting Social on August 3 (Monday) in Philadelphia to meet the new (and incumbent) members of the ENT leadership team.
An MCC PDW for every career stage at AOM 2026

By: Harry Wang , 7 days ago

Making Connections Committee

An MCC PDW for every career stage at AOM 2026

The OB Division's Making Connections Committee built three professional development workshops for AOM 2026 in Philadelphia — one for each major career stage.

Whether it's your first AOM, your dissertation, or your tenure clock, there's a room waiting for you. Please register early and share with your students and colleagues — seats are capped.

New members · PDW #10138
New to OB? Navigating the OB Division and AOM

Fri, 31 July 2026 · 08:00–10:00 EDT · Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4

For members who joined the OB Division within the last three years. An interactive forum: a warm welcome and overview of the Division's scope, structure, and can't-miss AOM events; a networking icebreaker; a candid panel of established OB scholars who've been in your shoes; and intimate roundtables where you meet in small groups with a specific panelist and ask anything. Come with your questions. Leave with your people.

Panelists

Stephan Boehm, University of St. Gallen · Oscar Holmes, Rutgers University · Martin Kilduff, University College London · Kristie Moergen, Iowa State University · Enrica Ruggs, University of Houston · Laurens Steed, University of Cincinnati.

Register for this PDW
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Questions? Marla White · wmarla@vt.edu. Organized by the MCC: Marla White, Virginia Tech; Bailey Bigelow, University of Utah; Tobias Blay, University of Göttingen.

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Doctoral students · 18th annual · PDW #13102
Halfway There, But Now What? Advice for pre-dissertation doctoral students

Sat, 1 August 2026 · 08:00–12:00 EDT · Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 5: Salon B

For PhD students in their 3rd or 4th year — past comprehensive exams or at least one year in. This long-running consortium bridges the gap between the New Doctoral Student Consortium and the Senior Student Consortium, helping mid-program students establish themselves as independent scholars. The session covers crafting your research identity and impact, launching the dissertation, understanding the job market, and setting a sustainable academic path, plus roundtables with recent job-market candidates and early-career facilitators.

Speakers

Daniel Newton and Amy Colbert, University of Iowa · David Arena, University of Texas at Arlington · Allison Gabriel, Purdue University.

Panelists

Timothy Kundro, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Raquel Kessinger, Boston College · Darryl Rice, Miami University.

Pre-registration required · capped at 120 · no drop-ins.

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View this session on the AOM program ▸

Questions? Edwyna Hill · edwyna.hill@moore.sc.edu. Organized by Edwyna Hill, University of South Carolina; Bailey Bigelow, University of Utah; Benjamin Rogers, Boston College; Jinseok Chun, Duke University.

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Junior faculty · Inaugural · PDW #12861
Halfway to Tenure, Already?! Advice for mid-tenure junior faculty

Fri, 31 July 2026 · 13:00–17:00 EDT · Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 5

A brand-new session closing a real gap: developmental support for junior faculty at the midpoint of the tenure clock, where far fewer resources exist. Across four hours you'll get practical guidance on using the halfway point well, launching and refining the tenure packet, finding letter writers, managing heightened service and mentoring demands, and weighing the advanced-assistant job market — plus a “Surviving the Second Half” panel, roundtable problem-solving, and a candid talk on rebounding from a difficult first half.

Speakers

Tiffany Johnson James and Katie Badura, Georgia Tech · Eean Crawford, University of Iowa · Shimul Melwani, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Panelists

Robert Bonner, San Francisco State University · Phillip Thompson, Virginia Tech · Brad Harris, HEC Paris · Melissa Chamberlin, Iowa State University.

Capped at 120 · first come, first served.

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Questions? Benjamin Rogers · benjamin.rogers@bc.edu. Organized by Benjamin Rogers, Boston College; Edwyna Hill, University of South Carolina; Ji Koung Kim, Michigan State University; Terrance Boyd, Texas Christian University.

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Learn more about the Making Connections Committee, the OB Division's community-building committee.

Warmly, the OB Division Making Connections Committee
2026 OB Division Election Results: Welcoming New Leadership

By: Harry Wang , 11 days ago

2026 division elections

Welcoming our new leadership

The Executive Committee is honored to share the results of our 2026 divisional elections.

Dear OB Division members, your participation in this democratic process reflects the strength and engagement of our community. We are grateful to every member who voted and to all of the outstanding scholars who stood as candidates this year.

Program Chair-Elect

Five-year leadership track

Dr. Jia (Jasmine) Hu

Citi Chair Professor, Tsinghua University

Jasmine earned her PhD in organizational behavior from the University of Illinois at Chicago and previously held faculty positions at The Ohio State University and the University of Notre Dame. Her research focuses on prosocial leadership, team motivation and effectiveness, and sustainable leadership and employee well-being in the digital age. A longtime member of our community, she previously served as a Representative-at-Large, supporting the Division's global presence and faculty engagement.

She will progress through the roles of Program Chair-Elect, Program Chair, Division Chair-Elect, Division Chair, and Past Division Chair, providing sustained leadership and vision for our Division's future.

Representatives-at-Large

Three-year terms beginning at the 2026 Annual Meeting

Dr. Stefan Berger

University of Groningen

Dr. Michael Parke

University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Beth Schinoff

University of Delaware

Dr. Vijaya Venkataramani

University of Maryland

Dr. Kelly Wilson

Purdue University

These newly elected officers bring exceptional scholarly achievements, diverse perspectives, and a demonstrated commitment to advancing organizational behavior research and education. Their leadership will be instrumental in furthering the OB Division's mission of promoting rigor, relevance, and relationships in our field.

We had a tremendous slate of candidates this year, and we are grateful to all of them for their strong citizenship to the OB Division. As we welcome our new officers, we look forward to the fresh insights and initiatives they will bring to our division of more than 6,000 scholars worldwide, strengthening our ability to support cutting-edge research, foster meaningful connections across our global membership, and enhance the practical impact of organizational behavior scholarship.

With gratitude for your continued engagement,

Gilad Chen, Division Chair

On behalf of the OB Division Executive Committee
Welcome-A-Member: Mentors and Mentees Needed for AOM 2026

By: Harry Wang , 15 days ago

OB Division "Welcome-a-Member" program

Sign-ups close Friday, July 3

The Making Connections Committee, on behalf of the OB Division, is offering the Welcome-a-Member program ahead of this year's annual meeting. The program helps new members navigate the annual meeting and gives them someone to connect with while there. New members are matched with an existing member and can meet ahead of AOM to ask questions and get guidance on navigating the conference.

New to the OB Division?

If this is your first time attending AOM, sign up as a new member and mentee.
Sign up as a mentee

Been to AOM before?

One annual meeting is all the experience you need to mentor. Sign up to support the program as a volunteer and mentor.
Sign up as a mentor

#AOM2026
Reviewing Well: A New PDW Series Begins June 30

By: Harry Wang , 20 days ago

OB Division program development

Reviewing well

A three-part PDW series on becoming a more effective, efficient, constructive, and editor-ready reviewer

Strong reviewing shapes the rigor of our science, yet most of us were never formally taught how to do it well. The OB Division is launching Reviewing Well, a three-part PDW series designed to help scholars become more effective, efficient, constructive, and editor-ready reviewers, and to position interested members for future editorial review board service.

Space is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. We especially encourage early assistant professors, postdocs, and advanced doctoral students to attend. Experienced reviewers are also welcome alongside newer scholars.

Register now

Part 1: The foundations of reviewing well

Virtual PDW on Zoom · June 30, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT

Part 1 provides practical guidance on how the review process actually works, what editors need from reviewers, what strong reviews look like, and how to offer feedback that is clear, rigorous, and useful. The session features short presentations followed by small-group breakouts and Q&A, giving participants direct access to Associate Editors and Editors-in-Chief from top journals, including AMJ, AMR, JAP, JOM, OBHDP, Organization Science, and Personnel Psychology.
Register for Part 1

Featuring AEs and EICs from AMJ, AMR, JAP, JOM, OBHDP, Organization Science, and Personnel Psychology

Katie Badura, Mike Baer, Talya Bauer, Elizabeth (Beth) Campbell, Emily Campion, Jennifer Carson Marr, Gilad Chen, Rosalind Chow, Trevor Foulk, Allison (Allie) Gabriel, Lindy Greer, Tiffany Johnson James, John Kammeyer-Mueller, Jackie Koopmann, Laura Little, Yihao Liu, Fadel Matta, Jessica Methot, Marie Mitchell, Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, Chris Rosen, Elad Sherf, Mindy Shoss, John Paul (J.P.) Stephens, Shannon Taylor, Christian Tröster, Le (Betty) Zhou, and Luke Zhu.

Coming later in the series

Part 2 · AOM 2026, Philadelphia

Best practices in reviewing well

In-person PDW at AOM 2026 in Philadelphia. Features additional AE-led discussion across top OB journals. Attendees of Part 1 receive priority access and early notice.

Part 3 · Virtual, after AOM 2026

Reviewing well in action

Virtual experiential follow-up after AOM. Participants complete a hands-on reviewing exercise with feedback on their reviews, and build relationships with editors and peers around shared reviewing norms.

We hope you will join us.

Alex Rubenstein, Aneesh Rai & John Bush
Reviewing Well Series co-organizers

Shannon Taylor, Elizabeth (Beth) Campbell & Michael Parke
Review Process Initiative co-organizers on behalf of the OB Division Executive Committee

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