These All-Academy awards are nominated by an inclusive process through Division or Interest Groups. A winner is chosen from the finalists by dedicated award committees. Questions about the Annual Meeting Program Awards? Contact awards@aom.org. To view historical recipients of the Annual Meeting Program Awards, click here.
Carolyn B. Dexter Award
The Carolyn Dexter Award is an all-Academy award given to the paper that best meets the objective of internationalizing the Academy of Management. Each of the Academy’s Divisions & Interest Groups nominates one annual meeting submission for this prestigious award each year; up to three of these nominations may be selected to receive the award. Each paper nominated for the Carolyn Dexter Award is designated as such on the program.
Carolyn Dexter Award Committee:
- Nina Sirola (Chair), Singapore Management University
- Sofya Isaakyan, Erasmus University
- Grace Jia Hui Lim, Nanyang Technological University
- Nikhil Madan, Indian School of Business
- Sae-Seul Park, University of Toronto
- Thomas Taiyi Yan, University College London
The 2025 Carolyn Dexter Award recipients are recognized in a special award presentation video as part of the 2025 Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark 25-29 July 2025.
2025 Carolyn B. Dexter Award Winner
Ontological Violence in the case of the ‘Paiter Suruí Carbon Credit REDD+ Project
Submitted to Critical Management Studies Division (CMS) Division
Authors: Stephanie Daher, Lucas Stocco, and Gasodá Surui
Use this alternate link to Watch the 2025 Carolyn B. Dexter Award Program
Navigating Authoritarian Contexts Through NGO-Government Partnership For Sustainable GVCs
Submitted to Social Issues in Management Division (SIM) Division
Author: Sarah Castaldi, Anna Nadolska, and Marleen Wierenga
Ontological Violence in the case of the ‘Paiter Suruí Carbon Credit REDD+ Project
Submitted to Critical Management Studies Division (CMS) Division
Authors: Stephanie Daher, Lucas Stocco, and Gasodá Surui
Value Chain Configuration to Mitigate Threats of Expropriation in Times of Nationalism
Submitted to International Management Division (IM) Division
Authors: Minyoung Kim, Marcelo Bucheli, and Thomas DeBerge
William H. Newman Award
The Academy of Management’s William H. Newman Award recognizes the best annual meeting paper based on a dissertation. The award is presented to single-authored papers based on a doctoral dissertation completed within the past three years. Each of the Academy’s Divisions & Interest Groups nominates one annual meeting submission for this prestigious award each year; up to three of these nominations may be selected to receive the award. Each paper nominated for the William H. Newman Award is designated as such on the program.
William H. Newman Award Committee
Yu Tse Heng (Chair), University of Virginia
Emily Block, University of Alberta
Stefano Brusoni, ETH Zurich
Ryan Fehr, University of Washington
Jia Hu, Tsinghua University
The 2025 William H. Newman Award recipient was recognized in a special award presentation video as part of the 2025 Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark 25-29 July 2025.
2025 William H. Newman Award Winner
Mitigating Disruption: Hiring for Social Skills and Post-Acquisition Performance
Submitted to Strategic Management Division (STR) Division
Author: Piyush Gulati
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How Acknowledgment of Leader Emotions Encourages Reciprocal Acknowledgment and Team Performance
Submitted to Organizational Behavior (OB) Division
Author: Christina Bradley
It’s Not You, It’s The Role: Hierarchically Distributed Emotion Work in Organizations
Submitted to Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division
Author: Suvi-Tuuli Vuori
Lean Thinking, Deep Impact? Exploration Strategies and Commercialization of Deeptech Ventures
Submitted to Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) Division
Author: Vinay Subramanian
Mitigating Disruption: Hiring for Social Skills and Post-Acquisition Performance
Submitted to Strategic Management Division (STR) Division
Author: Piyush Gulati
When Social Worlds Merge Inclusion Happens: A Case of Embodied Financial Inclusion in Ghana
Submitted to Strategizing Activities and Practices (SAP) Interest Group
Author: Jadwiga Karolina Supryn