2026 Call for Nominations

2026 Responsible Research in Management Award

Sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows

Co-sponsored by Responsible Research in Business and Management

Supported by the Department of Management at the London School of Economics & Political Science

Supported by the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan

Supported by the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh

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

• 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.

• 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.   

• 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 (2023-2025) that meet the following criteria: 

• Research that exemplifies the Seven Principles of Responsible Research. 

• 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. 

• 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

• Submit your nomination(s) by January 31, 2026.

• Upload a PDF copy of the article or book, a pre-print, or finalized manuscript for in-press articles or books. 

• Include a paragraph in support of the nomination that describes: 

  • Why this work (research article or book) deserves to be considered for the Award. 

  • 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. 

• Nominations will be evaluated by (1) Fellows of AOM, and (2) a panel of practicing executives.

• Winners of the award will be informed on or before June 15, 2026.

• 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

• AOM conferences and other professional meetings will spotlight award-winning work.

• Award winners will receive a plaque recognizing their accomplishment.  

• Recipients’ deans and department heads will receive a recognition letter from the Dean of the AOM Fellows Group.  

• Recipients will be announced and featured on the AOM and RRBM websites. 

• Award winners will be announced on listservs of management associations and other social media. 

AOM Fellows Responsible Research Award Steering Committee

Herman Aguinis, The George Washington University, Chair, AOM Fellows RRMA Steering Committee

Katherine Klein, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Co-Chair, AOM Fellows RRMA Steering Committee

Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro, London School of Economics, Past Chair, AOM Fellows RRMA Steering Committee

Carrie Leana, University of Pittsburgh, Dean AOM Fellows

Blake Ashforth, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Co-Chair, Micro Papers Subcommittee

Bradley Kirkman, Poole College of Management, North Carolina State University, Co-Chair, Micro Papers Subcommittee

Jason Shaw, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Co-Chair, Macro Papers Subcommittee

Nelson Phillips, University of California Santa Barbara, Co-Chair, Macro Papers Subcommittee

Roy Suddaby, Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria Co-Chair, Books Subcommittee

Howard Thomas, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Co-Chair, Books Subcommittee

Eero Vaara, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Executive Review Subcommittee

Amando Cope, The George Washington University, RRMA Research Associate

Ryosuke Yokoya, The George Washington University, RRMA Research Associate