Inside This Issue:

• An Update on the Academy of Management Global Conference
• Message from R. Duane Ireland, AOM 2012 Program Chair
• Message from Paul Adler, AOM Professional Development Workshop Chair
• Careers Division Awards 2011

Calls for Submissions, Proposals and Nominations

• Deadline for Submission Intent for the Second Annual TRL Video Competition is December 15
• AOM 2012: Caucus Proposals are due on January 10 at 5:00 PM EST
• Call for Papers and Reviewers- HR Division
• Call for Papers - Designing Culturally Sustainable Organizations
• Call for Proposals - ODC Research Award by Healthways
• Call for Scholarships- Erasmus Mundus scholarships for students and scholars
• Call for Papers - The Future of Innovation Management (Palgrave book)

Member Updates

• The Ethics of Research and Publishing Video Series
• Need a Membership Receipt?
• Emeritus Membership Rates
• Membership Corner Update
• New Book Announcement - New Ways of Organizing Work: Developments, Perspectives and Experiences
• New Book Announcement - Pinpointing Excellence: The Key to Finding a Quality Executive Coach
• ISSWOV Celebrates 25 Years with Conference in Goa, India, in June 2012

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We are rapidly approaching the end of another calendar year. I hope that all is well for each member of our Academy of Management and that you will have a wonderful new year.

Speaking of the new year provides an opportunity to visit with you about the many exciting sessions and activities that are being planned as parts of the 2012 Annual Meeting, August 3rd-7th, Boston, Massachusetts. “The Informal Economy” is the theme. We hope that you are finding this theme interesting and inspiring as you think about potential contributions to make to the 2012 program. Next, I would like the privilege of saying a bit more about the theme for our 2012 program.

1.      BEST INTERNATIONAL PAPER 2011 AWARD

Sponsored by The European Journal of International Management, and given to Yu Ha Cheung, Thomas W. Dougherty & Neil C. Herndon for the paper “Personality, Networking Behaviors and Network Resources of Employees in the U.S. and Hong Kong”. Award Committee included: Sally Power, Gina Dokko & Barbara Ribbens.

2.      MICHAEL J. DRIVER BEST CAREERS PAPER IN THE REGIONS 2011 AWARD

Submission for Second Annual Video Competition of the AOM International Online Teaching Resource Library is now open.  If you are interested in participating in this exciting initiative, please submit your “notice of submission intent” to Jimmy Le ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by December 15, 2011.

Starting with the 2012 meeting in Boston, August 3 – 7, the deadline for Caucus proposals is the same as the other types of submission. The submission deadline is January 10 at 5:00 PM EST.

2012 CALL FOR PAPERS AND REVIEWERS

David Allen, Program Chair

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Academy of Management and its divisions and interest groups are calling for submissions (papers, symposia, and Professional Development Workshops/PDW proposals) for the 2012 AOM Annual Meeting, August 3-7, Boston, MA. All proposals should be submitted using the submission process found at http://submissions.aomonline.org/2012  The submission deadline is January 10, 2012 but earlier submissions are encouraged. Note that there is limited space on the scholarly program; consequently not all submissions will be accepted. Awards will be given to the author(s) of the Best Competitive Paper and to the author(s) of the Best Student Paper. To be considered for the Best Student Paper award, the paper must be clearly identified as a student paper at the time of submission.

 

Designing culturally sustainable organizations

Invitation to submit to this Sub-Theme of the

28th EGOS COLLOQUIUM

July 5-7, 2012, Helsinki, Finland

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Deadline for Short Paper (≤ 3,000 words) submission:  January 16, 2012

Organization Development and Change division is proud to announce its pioneering research award on well-being sponsored by Healthways!  Proposals are accepted by February 1, 2012, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

What is the future of Innovation Management research? To answer this question, a book will be published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012. For this, you are invited to submit your cutting-edge research on Innovation Management in an international context.

The Ethics Education Committee of the Academy of Management presents The Ethics of Research and Publishing Video Series. This eight part series explores questions in academic research and publishing on the topics of Authorship, Plagiarism, Slicing the Data in Publications, Publishing in Journals, Conference Papers and Presentations, Reporting Research, Reviewing Manuscripts, and Global Ethics in Publishing. The videos are between 5-10 minutes in length, and are appropriate for use in all types of settings. These resources were developed as an initiative resulting from the Strategic Plan of the Academy of Management.  

If you are not able to locate your auto generated membership renewal confirmation that contains your receipt link, you can also obtain a receipt by logging in at www.aomonline.org with your personal login information and then on your personalized MYAOM page, you can click on the Membership Receipt link to view or print a copy of your receipt. 

The Academy of Management currently offers an Emeritus category to long time members who have retired from full-time work and have been an Academic or Executive member of the Academy for 10 or more consecutive years. We’ve appreciated your membership and participation with the Academy over the years and value your continued support. The Emeritus category offers a reduced rate of $91.00 per year for membership, and a reduced registration rate of $88.00 for the annual meeting in August.

Dear Colleagues:

Membership in the Academy of Management is one of the best investments I have ever made.  My personal commitment of more than 10 years to the Academy includes involvement as a member on various committees and now as chair of the Membership Committee.  My enthusiasm for the Academy and its commitment to our field has made my membership one of the most enjoyable experiences of my scholarly career.

‘New Ways of Organizing Work’ edited by Clare Kelliher (Cranfield University, UK) and Julia Richardson (York University, Canada) has just been published by Routledge. 

This new book is now available on platforms such as Amazon.com and more information is available at www.pinpointingexcellence.com  The goal of the book is to provide buyers of executive coaching services - for the first time - with a practical but thorough process for evaluating, grading, ranking and then selecting an executive coach. The book is intentionally short - 130 pages - and designed to be applied.

Executive coaching is now a global, multi-billion dollar, 30+ year-old industry. Strangely, unlike many professions we count on every day, this industry has never set a single entrance requirement for becoming an executive coach. Literally anyone can designate him or herself an 'executive coach'. There are no enforceable standards for formal education, applied experience, continuing learning, licensure, service quality or consumer protection. The Harvard Business Review of course refers to this widespread, buyer beware situation as "The Wild West of Executive Coaching."

Early responses have been positive, and I hope this information continues to be helpful.

John Reed PhD, MBA

Houston