By Daniel ButcherThe late Academy of Management Scholar Karl Weick (1936-2026) of the University of Michigan is best known for his theories on “sensemaking.” His ideas about organizational behavior and psychology have helped scholars better understand everything from how people deal with uncertainty and crises to the wisdom of avoiding oversimplification...
Academy of Management Scholar Karl Weick—best known for his theories on “sensemaking,” including how people and groups find meaning in ambiguous, unexpected, or chaotic situations—died 21 May 2026 at the age of 89.He was a professor of organizational behavior and psychology who spent most of his career at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross Scho...
The EEA is delighted to announce that Oriana Bandiera, London School of Economics, has been awarded the 2026 Birgit Grodal Award.The Committee awards the 2026 Birgit Grodal Award to Oriana Bandiera for her outstanding contributions to economics. Oriana Bandiera has produced pathbreaking research in development, labour, and organizational economics, combini...
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Will Rafey discusses how contracts to remediate or restore Florida’s wetlands generated billions in gains from trade, but also increased total regional flood damage.Source: kvd designSince the 1990s, developers in Florida who want to build on wetlands have been required to buy offset credits from "wetland mitigation banks," private restoration p...
Higher tax revenue in developing countries may depend as much on organizational reforms as on structural economic change.Protesters against a proposed tax bill gather in front of the gate of the House of Representatives in Manila, Philippines.Source: Herman R. LumanogFor decades, economists have sought to understand why developing countries collect so litt...
A collaborative initiative between the Academy of Management (AOM) and AACSBImpact is not a citation count. It is the degree to which our scholarship changes how the world thinks and acts.Tammy Madsen, President, Academy of Management25 May, 2026 – 27 May, 2026 EDTUCD College of BusinessThis first-ever Research Impact Conference is a collaborative initiat...
Evidence from Finland suggests that incarceration for fraud defendants reduces recidivism and discourages misconduct among defendants’ colleagues.Source: StudioRomanticThe scale of fraud has surged worldwide over the past decade. Yet, despite mounting costs to victim households and firms, financial crimes are often punished less harshly than other nonviol...
Eric Chyn discusses the effects of racial segregation on long-run economic outcomes.Source: Tracks_Rails from Chicago, United States, Public domainThe place where a child grows up in America shapes their economic future to a significant degree. One long-suspected explanation is racial segregation, but proving whether segregation actually causes worse outco...
The sudden death of a parent has a significant impact on labor earnings, but affects men and women differently.Source: MbruxelleThe death of a parent is a painful experience that many working adults face, yet its economic consequences have received limited attention in the labor economics literature. Most research on the labor impacts of fatal health shock...
