Dear AOM Friends,
It was so great to see many of you in Copenhagen! Recall that the Academy of Management Fellows sponsor the annual Responsible Research in Management Awards. Below is a brief recap of the 2025 edition.
First, I would like to thank Jackie Coyle-Shapiro for chairing the Steering Committee this past year-and for being a great mentor to me, given that I will be chairing the committee this year. Also, big thanks to all Subcommittee Chairs:
· Macro Submissions: Jason Shaw and Nelson Phillips
· Micro Submissions: Blake Ashforth and Kimberly Elsbach
· Books Submissions: Roy Suddaby and Howard Thomas
· Executive Review Panel: Eero Vaara
· RRMA Research Associates: Amando Cope, Debby Osias, and Sonali Uppal
Second, big thanks to our sponsors who so generously provide financial support for catering the awards ceremony:
· Department of Management at the London School of Economics & Political Science (Sarah Ashwin)
· Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (Andrew J. Hoffman)
· David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh (R. David Lebel)
Third, big thanks to the 38 AOM Fellows who reviewed submissions: Albert Cannella, Benjamin Schneider, Bradley Kirkman, Charles Snow, Dave Ketchen, David Allen, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Frances Milliken, Gary Latham, Gretchen Spreitzer, Jane Dutton, Jean Bartunek, Jim Westphal, Joel Baum, Jone Pearce, Joseph Mahoney, Julian Birkinshaw, Katherine Klein, Kathleen Sutcliffe, Riitta Katila, Kim Cameron, Linda K. Trevino, Linda L Putnam, Martha Feldman, Michael Pratt, Philip H Mirvis, Raymond Thietart, Robert Folger, Royston Greenwood, Sandra Waddock, Shaker Zahra, Stewart Clegg, Talya Bauer, Timothy Devinney, W. Jack Duncan, Wayne Cascio, Yadong Luo, and Yves Doz.
Fourth, also big thanks to the 35 executives who reviewed submissions: Abran Padilla, Didier Choukroun Jens Rosmus, Maj Karin Askeland, Ridha Jawad, Anastasia Ray, Dr. Sami Itani, Jonathan Soto-Nieves, Marcus East, Sarah Bazey, Anni Harju, Dr. Tina Karme, Josh Sciortino, Miika Salmi Lipiäinen, Tanmay Dangi, Bentley Peabody, Graham Armitage, Kaleb Goodwin, Mikko Kosonen, Tina Karme, Bhanu Potta, Hanna Maula, Kevin Engholdt, Panu Routila, Toni Hancock Counts, Birton Cowden, Jaakko Luomaranta, Kevin Williams, Pia Polsa, Trudi Lang, Dania Khalife, Jeff Bannink, Larry Clay, and Pia Rautakorpi.
Finally, congratulations to all the recipients of the 2025 Responsible Research in Management Awards, whose work exemplifies responsible research principles: Service to society, valuing both basic and applied contributions, valuing plurality and multidisciplinary collaboration, sound methodology, stakeholder involvement, impact on stakeholders, and broad dissemination:
Micro Distinguished Winner:
· Dwertmann, D. J. G., Goštautaitė, B., Kazlauskaitė, R., & Bučiūnienė, I. 2023. Receiving service from a person with a disability: Stereotypes, perceptions of corporate social responsibility, and the opportunity for increased corporate reputation. Academy of Management Journal, 66(1): 133–163. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2020.0084
Micro Winners:
· McGahan, A. M., & Pongeluppe, L. S. 2023. There is no planet B: Aligning stakeholder interests to preserve the Amazon rainforest. Management Science, 69(12): 7151-7882. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4884
· Mustafa, G., & Khatri, I. 2025. Board gender diversity and CSR performance: Do societal harmony/mastery orientation and cultural tightness-looseness matter? British Journal of Management, 36(1): 163–183. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12834
· Son, Y., Wowak, K. D., & Angst, C. M. 2024. Does greater visibility benefit minority businesses? Evidence from an online review platform. Production and Operations Management, 34(4): 711-724. https://doi.org/10.1177/10591478241243381
Macro Distinguished Winner:
· Callery, P. J., & Kim, E.-H. 2025. Set & done? Trade-offs between stakeholder expectation and attainment pressures in corporate carbon target management. Journal of Management Studies. Advance online publication. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joms.13140
Macro Winners:
· Cameron, L. D. (2024). The making of the "good bad" Job: How algorithmic management manufactures consent through constant and confined choices. Administrative Science Quarterly, 69(2): 458-514. https://doi.org/10.1177/00018392241236163
· Pongeluppe, L. S. 2022. The favela effect: Spatial inequalities and firm strategies in disadvantaged urban communities. Strategic Management Journal, 43(13): 2777-2808. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3414
Book Distinguished Winner:
· Rahman, H. 2024. Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control Workers. University of California Press.
Thank you, everyone, for supporting this important initiative and please keep an eye out for the call for nominations for the 2026 edition later this year.
All the best,
Herman Aguinis
Chair, Responsible Research in Management Awards, sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows and the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) Network
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Herman Aguinis, Ph.D.
Avram Tucker Distinguished Scholar & Professor of Management
The George Washington University School of Business
Washington, DC
https://hermanaguinis.com/------------------------------