Responsible Research in Management Awards
Recognizing Excellence in Credible and Useful Management Research
Sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows
Co-sponsored by Responsible Research in Business and Management
The Responsible Research in Management Award recognizes and celebrates recent research that benefits society by producing credible and useful knowledge. We honor scholarly works that exemplify both the highest quality of research methodology and address problems important to business and society.
The RRMA:
Evaluates empirical research articles, and research books.
Two-stage rigorous review process involving AOM Fellows and executive reviewers
Recognizes research published within the last three years
Focuses on both credibility and societal impact
The 2025 nomination period is now open. Please visit the link below:
Nominations Open: December 3, 2024
Submission Deadline: January 31, 2025
Principles of Responsible Research
Members of the research ecosystem include many stakeholders including university and school leadership, senior scholars, journal editors, business executives, funders, accreditation agencies, students and alumni, and society at large (as taxpayers and beneficiaries of responsible business education and organizational practices). Responsible research 1 depends on an ecosystem that supports, recognizes, and rewards, in a coordinated fashion, the following seven principles.
Principle 1—Service to Society: Development of knowledge that benefits business and the broader society, locally and globally, for the ultimate purpose of creating a better world.
Principle 2—Valuing Both Basic and Applied Contributions: Contributions in both the theoretical domain to create fundamental knowledge and in applied domains to address pressing and current issues.
Principle 3—Valuing Plurality and Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Diversity in research themes, methods, forms of scholarship, types of inquiry, and interdisciplinary collaboration to reflect the plurality and complexity of business and societal problems.
Principle 4—Sound Methodology: Research that implements sound scientific methods and processes in both quantitative and qualitative or both theoretical and empirical domains.
Principle 5—Stakeholder Involvement: Research that engages different stakeholders in the research process, without compromising the independence of inquiry.
Principle 6—Impact on Stakeholders: Research that has an impact on diverse stakeholders, especially research that contributes to better business and a better world.
Principle 7—Broad Dissemination: Diverse forms of knowledge dissemination that collectively advance basic knowledge and practice.
For a deeper dive into the principle of responsible research, please visit this RRBM webpage detailing them.