Sent on behalf of Christof Backhaus:
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Dear Members of the Entrepreneurship Division
The Practice Theme Committee (PTC) of the Academy of Management is proud to announce the winners of the two 2017 AOM PTC Awards for impact which will be given at this year's Annual Academy of Management Meeting in Atlanta. Congratulations to the winners and also to all nominees!
· The AOM PTC Practice Impact Award is given to Sean T. Hannah, Professor of Management & Tylee Wilson Chair of Business Ethics at Wake Forest University School of Business, for the impact his research on leadership and ethical decisions is having on organizations.
· The AOM PTC Chris Argyris Lifetime Achievement Award is given to William D. Guth, Professor Emeritus of Management and Strategy at Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, for his significant and lasting achievements and effects on strategic management which span the birth, growth and maturity of the field in its various dimensions and avatars including business policy, strategic management and corporate entrepreneurship.
Please join us in congratulating the winners at the PTC Celebration and Awards Event on Saturday, Aug 5th 2017, 6:30-8:30pm, at Hilton Atlanta in Room 222. The session also includes an interactive symposium on "Framing debates in the age of Trump and Brexit: Metaphors for international leadership, globalization and education".
We thank our sponsors Aston Business School (Sponsor of the AOM PTC Practice Impact Award) and Leeds University Business School (Sponsor of the AOM PTC Chris Argyris Lifetime Achievement Award).
As in previous years, the PTC offers a number of thought provoking and highly engaging sessions at the upcoming AOM Annual Meeting in Atlanta. We would like to cordially invite all practitioners and academics interested in bridging the research/practice gap to attend our PDWs, Business Meeting and Social Event as outlined below.
Once again, congratulations to the recipients of this year's PTC Awards! We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!
Usha Haley, Marc Bonnet (PTC Co-Chairs) and
Melanie Cohen and Christof Backhaus (PTC PDW Co-Chairs)
THE PTC PROGRAM AT THE 2017 AOM ANNUAL MEETING
FRIDAY, AUG 4th, 2017
· 8:00am - 10:00am: At the Interface with Practitioners: Professional Doctorates, Program Session #: 40, Hilton Atlanta, Room 223.
· 8:00am - 10:00am: Worker-Centered Organizations: Redefining the Pillars of 21st Century Work Life, Program Session #: 41, Hilton Atlanta, Room 224, Co-Sponsors: ODC
SATURDAY, AUG 5th, 2017
· 8:00am - 10:00am: Art, Poetry, & the Music of Our Lives: An Arts Salon for Appreciating Interfaces and Change, Program Session #: 263, Hilton Atlanta, Room 220, Co-Sponsors: MSR, ODC
· 10:45am - 12:45am:
How to Make Academic-Practitioner-Relationships Work – A Learning Community Approach, Program Session #: 319, Hilton Atlanta, Room 307, Co-Sponsor: MC
Please note that pre-registration is required for this session. To register online, please visit https://secure.aom.org/PDWReg. · 1:45pm - 3:45pm: Bridging the Theory and Practice Gap in Research through Design Thinking, Program Session #: 390, Hilton Atlanta in Crystal Ballroom C,D, Co-Sponsors: TIM, ODC
· 2:30pm - 5:30pm: Translating Scholarship into Practice: Reflection on the Future of Management Theory and Practice, Program Session #: 411, Hilton Atlanta, Room 302, Co-Sponsors: MED, OB, OMT
· 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Planting the Seeds for Evidence-Based Practice: Changing the Way We Educate Future Managers, Program Session #: 439, Hilton Atlanta, Crystal Ballroom C,D, Co-Sponsors: MED
· 6:30pm - 8:30pm: Practice Theme Committee Social and Awards Event With Topical Debate, Program Session #: 486, Hilton Atlanta, Room 222.
SUNDAY, AUG 6th, 2017
· 12:00pm - 2:00pm: Practice Theme Committee Business Meeting, Program Session #: 609, Hilton Atlanta, Crystal Ballroom C,D.
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Dr Christof Backhaus
Professor of Marketing
Co-Director, Aston Centre for Retail Insights (ACRI)
Marketing and Strategy Group
Aston Triangle
Birmingham, B4 7ET
Phone: +44 (0)121 204 3017
Fax: +44 (0)121 204 4917
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