2026 Responsible Research in Management Award
Sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows
Co-sponsored by the Responsible Research in Business and Management
Supported by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business
Supported by the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh
Call for Nominations
Submission deadline:
February 28, 2026
On behalf of the Academy of Management Fellows, sponsor of the Responsible Research in Management Awards (RRMA), we invite nominations for the 2026 awards. Award-winning work exemplifies the Seven Principles of Responsible Research: Service to society, valuing both basic and applied contributions, valuing plurality and multidisciplinary collaboration, sound methodology, stakeholder involvement, impact on stakeholders, and broad dissemination. For the 2026 awards, research articles and research books published since January 1, 2023, including articles with a DOI and published online, will be considered.
Objectives
This award recognizes rigorously conducted and societally beneficial research contributing knowledge with the potential to make the world a better place. Responsible research gives rise to both credible and useful knowledge. Credibility refers to the reliability, validity, and trustworthiness of findings, in either inductive or deductive work, using qualitative data, quantitative data, or both. Usefulness refers to the potential of the knowledge to inform policy and influence practice. We call for nominations of published work that exemplifies these principles of responsible research.
Sponsors
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The Fellows Group of the Academy of Management is composed of members who have made significant contributions to the science and practice of management. Through this Award, the Fellows seek to recognize published research that yields credible results, guides practice, and benefits society.
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The Responsible Research in Business and Management network (RRBM) is dedicated to inspiring, encouraging, and supporting credible and useful research in the business and management disciplines. Learn more about the RRBM’s mission, supporters, readings and activities.
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The David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and Department of Management at LSE supports the Responsible Research in Management Award Ceremony held at the Academy of Management conference.
Submission Criteria
We invite nominations or self-nominations of empirical research articles or research books, written in the English language and published within the last three years (since January 2023) that meet the following criteria:
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Research that exemplifies the Seven Principles of Responsible Research.
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Research situated at any level of analysis (individual, team, organization, society), investigating any kind of organization (business, non-profit, governmental), and focusing on any region of the world. Qualitative and/or quantitative reviews of accumulated robust evidence of problems or solutions are also suitable.
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Research must have been published in a refereed journal or in a book published by a university press, academic press, or major commercial publisher (such as Basic Books, Cambridge, Free Press, Harvard, McGraw-Hill, Oxford, Penguin, Routledge, Sage, Stanford, Wiley, etc.).
Submission Procedures
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Submit your nomination(s) (self-nominations are encouraged as well) through the online submission system.
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Upload a PDF copy of the article or book, a pre-print, or finalized manuscript for in-press articles or books.
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In one paragraph, describe how the publication meets the award criteria.
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When nominating work by others, include your own email address and not the authors’ email addresses.
- Nomination deadline: February 28, 2026.
- Winners will be informed on or before June 15, 2026.
- To view last year’s winners of this Award, see RRBM Awards Announcement.
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RRMA uses Microsoft CMT to manage nominations. Nominators may refer to CMT’s guides for help creating an account or submitting an article. Please contact awards@rrbm.network with any inquiries about the award or nomination procedure.
Award Recognition
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AOM conferences and other professional meetings will spotlight award-winning work.
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Award winners will receive a plaque recognizing their accomplishment.
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Recipients’ deans and department heads will receive a recognition letter.
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Recipients will be announced and featured on the AOM and RRBM websites.
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Award winners will be announced on listservs of management associations and other social media.
AOM Fellows Responsible Research Award Steering Committee:
Herman Aguinis, The George Washington University, Chair
Katherine Klein, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Co-Chair
Bradley Kirkman, Poole College of Management, North Carolina State U., Co-Chair, Micro Submissions
Blake Ashforth, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State U., Co-Chair, Micro Submissions
Jason Shaw, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Co-Chair, Macro Submissions
Nelson Phillips, University of California, Santa Barbara, Co-Chair, Macro Submissions
Roy Suddaby, University of Victoria, Co-Chair, Books Submissions
Howard Thomas, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Co-Chair, Books Submissions
Eero Vaara, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Executive Review Panel Chair
Amando Cope, The George Washington University, RRMA Research Associate
Ryosuke Yokoya, The George Washington University, RRMA Research Associate