Spring 2012 Newsletter

Chair’s Message -- Matt Kraatz, University of Illinois, introduces this issue of the OMT Division newsletter, identifies some highlights of the upcoming Boston meeting, and explains what the OMT officers have been up to recently. Read More…

Highlights of the 2012 Academy of Management Program -- According to Mike Lounsbury, University of Alberta, OMT will again be the place to be in Boston – with more 311 papers and 43 symposia presentations, there is something for everyone…

2012 Election Results -- Division Chair Elect Christine Beckman (University of California – Irvine) announces the results of the latest election. Please welcome our incoming OMT Division officers…

Highlights of the 2012 PDW Program -- Candace Jones, Boston College, gives us an overview of the 2012 Academy of Management Preconference Development Workshop program. Read More...

Research Committee Chair Announces 2012 Winners -- Joe Broshak, University of Arizona, announces the winners of the OMT Division’s coveted awards! Please join us at the Business Meeting in Boston for the presentation of plaques, and stick around afterwards to congratulate all the winners at the Social…

Interview with 2011 Distinguished Scholar Joel Baum -- As per our tradition, Chris Yenkey, winner of the Pondy (and Newman!) Dissertation Award, interviewed Joel Baum, our 2011 distinguished scholar. Read the entire interview...

2012 Distinguished Scholar Announced -- We are pleased to announce that Linda Argote has been named the OMT Distinguished Scholar for 2012. Please join us on Monday morning at the Academy meeting in Boston to congratulate her and hear her distinguished talk! Read More…

2012 Joanne Martin Trailblazer Announced -- We are pleased to announce that David Hickson has been named the Martin Trailblazer for 2012. He is only the third winner of the award. We will recognize his achievements at our business meeting on Monday evening in Boston. Read More…

Another Successful Paper Development Workshop -- OMT Division member Santi Furnari, Cass Business School, City University London, writes that the Cambridge Workshop on Power and Institutions was a big success. This event was the OMT Division’s fourth international paper development workshop. Other sponsors included the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS), Organization Studies, Sage Publications and Cambridge University’s Judge Business School. Click for photos…

Our next international paper development workshop – entitled Organization Theory and New Venture Creation – will be held January 5-6, 2012 in Singapore. Sponsors include the OMT Division, INSEAD and Administrative Science Quarterly. Click for more details…

If you have an idea for an international paper development workshop, send Royston a proposal!

2013 AOM Africa Conference -- The Academy of Management will hold its first conference outside of North America on January 7-10, 2013, in Johannesburg, South Africa. This exciting event will feature a unique set of activities designed to facilitate conversations about management scholarship and the impact of research in developing nations.

Thank you to our 2012 AOM sponsors!

Distinguished Scholar Award and Breakfast Sponsors