Organizational Neuroscience

Executive Summary

We propose to form an interest group (IG) within the Academy of Management (AOM) focused on the emerging field of organizational neuroscience. The name of our proposed IG is “Organizational Neuroscience” (NEU). The steering committee and proposed domain statement are as follows:

Steering Committee:[1]

• David Waldman (Chair), Arizona State University
• Sebastiano Massaro (Co-Chair), University of Surrey (UK)
• Mary Katherine Ward, Curtin University (Australia)
• John Antonakis, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
• Pierre Balthazard, California State University - Sacramento
• Richard Boyatzis, Case Western University
• Georgios Christopoulos, Nanyang Business School, NTU (Singapore)
• Anne Miner, University of Wisconsin

Domain Statement:[2]

“Specific Domain: The Organizational Neuroscience (NEU) interest group is dedicated to using neuroscience knowledge and approaches at different levels in organizations, as well as promoting linkages to management practice.

We encourage knowledge generation through theoretical propositions and/or empirical evidence pertaining to the neural mechanisms associated with behavior in the workplace. Concurrently, the interest group seeks to understand how the environment, culture, and institutions can affect organizational actors’ nervous system functioning. By considering neuroscience at different levels of analysis in organizations, we encourage interdisciplinarity and multi-methods research. Moreover, we stress ethical considerations when using neuroscience technology in workplace research.

[1] The steering committee members who will act as the first nominating committee are in italics.

[2] This statement represents the final result of several iterations throughout the review and approval process. Its final approval occurred on Jan. 12, 2020.