2025 “Responsible Research in Management” Award
Sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows
Co-sponsored by the Responsible Research in Business and Management
Supported by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business
Supported by the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh
Call for Nominations
Submission deadline:
January 31, 2025
Objectives
This award recognizes rigorously conducted and societally beneficial research contributing knowledge with the potential to make the world a better place. Responsible research gives rise to both credible and useful knowledge. Credibility refers to the reliability, validity, and trustworthiness of findings, in either inductive or deductive work, using qualitative data, quantitative data, or both. Usefulness refers to the potential of the knowledge to inform policy and influence practice. We call for nominations of published work that exemplifies these principles of responsible research.
Sponsors
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The Fellows Group of the Academy of Management is composed of members who have made significant contributions to the science and practice of management. Through this Award, the Fellows seek to recognize published research that yields credible results, guides practice, and benefits society.
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The Responsible Research in Business and Management network (RRBM) is dedicated to inspiring, encouraging, and supporting credible and useful research in the business and management disciplines. Learn more about the RRBM’s mission, supporters, readings, and activities.
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The Department of Management at LSE supports the Responsible Research in Management Award Ceremony held at the Academy of Management conference.
Submission Criteria
We invite nominations or self-nominations of empirical research articles or research books, written in the English language and published within the last three years (2022-2024) that meet the following criteria:
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Research that exemplifies the Seven Principles of Responsible Research.
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Research situated at any level of analysis (individual, team, organization, society), investigating any kind of organization (business, non-profit, governmental), and focusing on any region of the world. Qualitative and/or quantitative reviews of accumulated robust evidence of problems or solutions are also suitable.
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Research must have been published in a refereed journal or in a book published by a university press, academic press, or major commercial publisher (such as Basic Books, Cambridge, Free Press, Harvard, McGraw-Hill, Oxford, Penguin, Routledge, Sage, Stanford, Wiley, etc.).
Submission Procedures
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Submit your nomination(s) by January 31, 2025.
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Upload a PDF copy of the article or book, a pre-print, or finalized manuscript for in-press articles or books.
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Upload in PDF a nomination letter of no more than one single-spaced page that describes:
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Why this work (research article or book) deserves to be considered for the Award.
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Any available evidence demonstrating i) how this work has made a positive impact on practice, and ii) how this work has been disseminated to stakeholders beyond the academic community.
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Nominations will be evaluated by (1) Fellows of AOM, and (2) a panel of practicing executives.
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Winners of the award will be informed on or before June 15, 2025.
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To view lists of previous winners of this Award, visit this RRMA page.
Please contact awards@rrbm.network with any inquiries about the award or nomination procedure.
Award Recognition
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AOM conferences and other professional meetings will spotlight award-winning work.
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Award winners will receive a plaque recognizing their accomplishment.
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Recipients’ deans and department heads will receive a recognition letter from the Dean of the AOM Fellows Group.
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Recipients will be announced and featured on the AOM and RRBM websites.
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Award winners will be announced on listservs of management associations and other social media.
AOM Fellows Responsible Research Award Steering Committee
Jackie Coyle-Shapiro, London School of Economics, Chair, AOM Fellows RRMA Steering Committee
Herman Aguinis, The George Washington University, Co-Chair, AOM Fellows RRMA Steering Committee
Sim Sitkin, Duke University, Past Chair, AOM Fellows RRMA Steering Committee & Deputy Dean AOM Fellows
Carrie Leana, University of Pittsburgh, Dean AOM Fellows
Blake Ashforth, Arizona State University, Chair, Micro Papers Subcommittee
Kimberly Elsbach, University of California Davis, Co-Chair, Micro Papers Subcommittee
Nelson Phillips, University of California Santa Barbara, Chair, Macro Papers Subcommittee
Roy Suddaby, University of Victoria Chair, Books Subcommittee
Howard Thomas, Singapore Management University, Co-Chair, Books Subcommittee
Eero Vaara, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Executive Review Subcommittee