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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

  • Welcoming the 2026 OB Division Global Ambassadors

    OB Division Global Committee

    Global Committee · Announcement

    Welcoming the 2026 OB Division Global Ambassadors

    The Global Committee is delighted to welcome the inaugural cohort of Global Ambassadors: nine colleagues representing scholarly communities across South and Southeast Asia and Latin America.

    Ambassadors serve as local connectors between the OB Division and scholars in their countries and regions — sharing Division opportunities, building connections with local and regional scholarly communities, and supporting broader participation in OB Division activities. Please join us in warmly congratulating and welcoming them.

    South and Southeast Asia

    Nurul Liyana Mohd Kamil

    Nurul Liyana Mohd Kamil

    Associate Professor
    Universiti Malaya

    Malaysia
    Fizza Kanwal

    Fizza Kanwal

    Assistant Professor
    Lahore University of Management Sciences

    Pakistan
    Ranjeet Nambudiri

    Ranjeet Nambudiri

    Professor
    Indian Institute of Management Indore

    India
    Apurva Sanaria

    Apurva Sanaria

    Assistant Professor
    Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

    India
    Nosheen Sarwat

    Nosheen Sarwat

    Associate Professor
    Bahauddin Zakariya University

    Pakistan

    Latin America

    Maria Ximena Hincapie

    Maria Ximena Hincapie

    Associate Professor
    Universidad de los Andes

    Colombia
    Valentina Reyes

    Valentina Reyes

    Assistant Professor
    Universidad de Chile

    Chile
    Joana Sabrina Pereira Story

    Joana Sabrina Pereira Story

    Associate Professor
    FGV EAESP

    Brazil
    Gustavo Moreira Tavares

    Gustavo Moreira Tavares

    Associate Professor
    Insper

    Brazil

    Learn how the Global Ambassador Program connects our members across 60+ countries, and how to reach the ambassador for your region.

    Visit the Global Ambassador Program page
  • Celebrating 55 Years of OB Division — Awards Ceremony & Social at AOM 2026

    AOM 2026 · Philadelphia · OB at 55

    OB Division Awards & Social

    The OB Division turns 55 — and we're celebrating in Philadelphia. Join us for an evening honoring the best of our field and community: drinks, appetizers, conversation, and more than 15 award recipients recognized for scholarship, service, mentorship, and impact.

    Rigor. Relevance. Relationships.

    Event details

    📅 When: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 5:30–7:00 PM

    📍 Where: The Liberty View at Independence Visitor Center (2nd floor)

    📬 Address: 599 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 — about a 12-minute walk from the convention center

    🍷 Provided: Drinks & appetizers

    🎁 Swag: First 55 attendees receive OB Division swag

    Career awards to be honored

    Lifetime Achievement
    Linda K. Treviño, Pennsylvania State University

    Early- to Mid-Career Scholarly Achievement
    Michael D. Baer, Arizona State University

    Mentorship
    Katherine L. Milkman, University of Pennsylvania

    Societal Impact
    Dolly Chugh, New York University

    Also being celebrated

    More than 15 awards recognizing the very best work across our field — in scholarship, teaching, practice, and community.

    Conference Awards

      Best Conference Paper

      Best Conference Symposium

      Best Conference Paper with International Implications

      Best Conference Paper with Practical Implications

      Blake Ashforth Best Dissertation-Based Conference Paper

      Most Innovative Student Conference Paper

      Most Innovative Format PDW Award

      Best Broad Relevance PDW Award

      Best Community Building PDW Award

    Publication Awards

      Outstanding Publication in Organizational Behavior

      Outstanding Practitioner Publication in Organizational Behavior

    Leadership transition

    The evening also marks a leadership transition, as Keith Leavitt assumes the role of Division Chair from Gilad Chen, and we welcome our newly elected Executive Committee members and thank those completing their service.

    Whether you're coming to cheer on colleagues, reconnect with friends, meet new members of the OB community, or simply celebrate the Division's 55th birthday — we hope you'll join us.

    View the event & add to my AOM schedule

    Highlights from last year

    See the full OB program at AOM 2026 →

  • Reviewing Well Part 2 comes to Philadelphia — register now

    Initiatives · Reviewing Well · Part 2

    Best practices in reviewing well

    The OB Division's Reviewing Well series continues in person at AOM 2026 — moving from Part 1's foundations into the judgment calls that separate a good review from a great one.

    In-person PDW · Sunday, August 2, 2026 · 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. EDT

    Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4, Franklin 6

    Short warmup talks, an editors' panel, and in-person roundtables facilitated by Associate Editors and Editors-in-Chief from top journals: Katie Badura, Gilad Chen, Kaifeng Jiang, John Kammeyer-Mueller, Wu Liu, Yihao Liu, Jennifer Nahrgang, Kevin Rockmann, Chris Rosen, Kristie Rogers, Betty Zhou, and Luke Zhu.

    Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Priority access goes to Part 1 attendees; remaining spots open to the broader OB membership first-come, first-served.

    Part 1 recording

    Catch up on the foundations before Philadelphia

    Part 1, The foundations of reviewing well, was held virtually on June 30, 2026. Watch the full session below — a useful primer whether or not you attended live.

    Questions about the series? Contact Alex Rubenstein (alex.rubenstein@ucf.edu) or Shannon Taylor (sgtaylor@ucf.edu).

  • OB PDW categories: your guide to AOM 2026

    AOM 2026 · Philadelphia · July 31–August 4 · New this year

    New this year: your OB Division PDWs, sorted into twelve categories

    The OB Division sponsors 207 Professional Development Workshops at AOM 2026 — more than any one guide can hold. So this year, as a new Division initiative built to improve the OB member experience, we curated 45 highlights and sorted them into twelve plain-language categories that map to who you are and what you need — from your first Annual Meeting to your next book. Browse the category that fits your year and build your meeting from there.

    Find your PDWs — 207 workshops, twelve categories, one place to start. OB Division at AOM 2026, Philadelphia.
    Jennifer D. Nahrgang

    Curated by

    Jennifer D. Nahrgang

    PDW Chair and Program Chair-Elect of the OB Division. The categories and highlights are her work, with thanks to the many organizers whose workshops fill out the full program.

    Limited spaces remaining — register soon

    Six of the highlighted workshops have limited spaces left; several fill quickly and move to a waitlist. Each contact is glad to answer questions.

    Start with the twelve categories

    The categories are a doorway into the full program, not the whole of it. Browse the one that fits your year, then add the workshops that are right for you.

    Find your PDWs by category
  • Navigating Academic Job Markets Across Regions — Global Committee three-part series

    OB Division Global Committee

    Year-round programming · Global Committee

    Navigating Academic Job Markets Across Regions

    A three-part professional development series for scholars interested in academic careers beyond their current national or institutional context.

    This series brings together scholars interested in academic careers in a new national, cultural, or institutional context. Three regional workshops — Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific — each combine a moderated panel with country-specific roundtables.

    Each workshop offers practical, first-hand insight into hiring processes, career paths, evaluation and promotion criteria, and the institutional cultures of the region — including the tacit knowledge and unspoken rules that applicants should be aware of.

    The two online sessions are open for registration below. The Asia Pacific session is the in-person capstone at the AOM Annual Meeting and requires no registration.

    Navigating Academic Job Markets Across Regions series poster

    The three workshops

    Online via Zoom

    Finding a job in Europe

    Monday 27 July 2026, 15:00–17:00 CEST

    Panelists from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK.

    Register

    Online via Zoom

    Finding a job in Latin America

    Monday 27 July 2026, 17:00–19:00 CEST

    Panelists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.

    Register

    In person · capstone

    Thinking of a position in the Pacific Asia region?

    Sunday 2 August 2026, 15:30 · Marriott Salon K, AOM Annual Meeting

    Panelists from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. No registration required — join us at the Annual Meeting.

    View in the AOM program

    Register for the two online sessions

    One registration covers both the Europe and Latin America workshops on Monday 27 July. Scan the code or use the button below.

    Register on Zoom
    QR code to register for the online sessions

    Panelists

    Europe

    FH

    Fabian Homberg

    LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy

    RK

    Rouven Kanitz

    WU Vienna, Austria

    JB

    Julia Backmann

    University of Münster, Germany

    TM

    Tina Miedtank

    Radboud University, Netherlands

    KS

    Karoline Strauss

    ESSEC Business School, France

    CW

    Chia-Huei Wu

    King's College London, UK

    Latin America

    PF

    Pablo Fernández

    IAE Business School, Argentina

    LF

    Liliane Furtado

    COPPEAD / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    FG

    Felipe Guzmán

    Universidad de los Andes, Chile

    MH

    Maria Hincapié

    Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

    RM

    Rajiv Maher

    EGADE Business School, Mexico

    GD

    Guillermo Dávila

    Universidad de Lima, Peru

    Asia Pacific

    SC

    Sarah Cheah

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    TH

    Tomohiro Higuchi

    GLOBIS University, Japan

    SK

    Sooyeol Kim

    Seoul National University, South Korea

    JM

    Jiye Mao

    ShanghaiTech University, China

    DS

    David Sullivan

    University of New South Wales, Australia

    SW

    Shuang Wu

    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Organizers

    Europe

    SH

    Silja Hartmann

    TU Berlin, Germany

    JB

    Julia Backmann

    University of Münster, Germany

    MF

    Maria Funk

    TU Berlin, Germany

    Asia Pacific

    WL

    Wendong Li

    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    OO

    Osahenrumwen Ofumwengbe

    Case Western Reserve University, USA

    DP

    David Patient

    Vlerick Business School, Belgium

    JX

    Jia Lin Xie

    University of Toronto, Canada

    Navigating Academic Job Markets Across Regions is part of the OB Division's year-round Global Committee programming. Explore the full slate of Global Committee programming.

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