2026 Responsible Research in Management Award

Sponsored by the Academy of Management Fellows

Co-sponsored by the Responsible Research in Business and Management

 

Announcement of Winners

 

Objectives

The Fellows Group of the Academy of Management recognizes and honors members who have made significant contributions to the science and practice of management. In 2021, the Fellows joined forces with the Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management to sponsor the Responsible Research in Management Award. 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 research findings to make the world a better place by informing policy and influencing practice.

We are delighted to invite you to the 2026 RRMA Ceremonyand Celebration, to be held during the Academy of Management Annual Meetings in Philadelphia on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 3:30–5:00 p.m. at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Franklin 8.

First, a big thanks to all RRMA Steering Committee Leaders:

  • Chair: Herman Aguinis, The George Washington University
  • Co-Chair: Katherine Klein, The Wharton School of the U. of Pennsylvania
  • Macro Submissions Co-Chairs: Nelson Phillips, U. of California, Santa Barbara, andJason Shaw, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
  • Micro Submissions Co-Chairs: Blake Ashforth, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State U., and Bradley Kirkman, Poole College of Management, North Carolina State U.
  • Books Submissions Co-Chairs: Roy Suddaby, Gustavson School of Business, U. of Victoria, and Howard Thomas, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management U.
  • Executive Review Panel Chair: Eero Vaara, Saïd School of Business, U. of Oxford
  • RRMA Research Associates: Amando Cope, U.S. Naval Academy (formerly The George Washington U.), and Ryosuke Yokoya, The George Washington U.

Second, special thanks to the 43 AOM Fellows who reviewed submissions: Paul Adler, David Allen, Peter Bamberger, Jean Bartunek, Talya Bauer, Joel Baum, Julian Birkinshaw, Wayne F. Cascio, Gilad Chen, Xiao-Ping Chen, Stewart Roger Clegg, Yves Doz, Jane E. Dutton, Kim Elsbach, Cristina Gibson, Luis R Gómez-Mejía, Douglas (Tim) Hall, Bob Hinings, Paul Hirsch, Dave Ketchen, Steve W. J. Kozlowski, Cynthia Lee, Jeff LePine, Hui Liao, Yadong Luo, Joseph T. Mahoney, John Mathieu, Anita McGahan, Alan Meyer, Philip Mirvis, Michael Pratt, Linda Putnam, Belle Rose Ragins, Benjamin Schneider, Don Siegel, Charles Snow, Gretchen Spreitzer, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, Linda Trevino, Eero Vaara, Daan van Knippenberg, David Waldman, and James Westphal.

Third, we also extend our appreciation to the 23 executiveswho reviewed submissions: Utkarsh Amitabh, Jason Bearden, Keba Batie, Christopher Chambers, Tiffany Collins, Bryan Gaa, Jeff Garza, Kevin S. Groves, Katherine Knop, Lisa Lamb, Teague Mangiaracina, Hanna Maula, Anneliese Morgan, Olaniyi Olatunji Nelson, Leo Rivon, Randy Salazar, Jason Schuele, Monique Shaw, Spirit Smith, Karen Vasquez, Lorena Wade, Giles Wright, and Cheng “Roxie” Zhang.

We are also deeply grateful to our sponsors, whose generous financial support makes the awards ceremony and celebration possible:

  • David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh (R. David Lebel)
  • Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (Andrew J. Hoffman)
  • Department of Management at the London School of Economics & Political Science (Sarah Ashwin)

 

Winners of the 2026 Responsible Research in Management Award

Micro Distinguished Winner:

  • Georgeac, O. A. M., & Rattan, A. (2023). The business case for diversity backfires: Detrimental effects of organizations’ instrumental diversity rhetoric for underrepresented group members’ sense of belonging. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 124(1), 69–108. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000394

Micro Winners:

  • Yu, S., & Shea, C. (2024). The company she seeks: How the prismatic effects of ties to high-status network contacts can reduce status for women in groups. Organization Science, 35(3), 853–887. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2020.14640
  • Pletneva, L. (2024). Turning work into a refuge: Job crafting as coping with personal, grief-inducing events. Academy of Management Journal, 67(4), 1055–1083. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2022.0604

Macro Distinguished Winner:

Macro Winners:

  • Botelho, T. L., Jun, S., Humes, D., & DeCelles, K. A. (2025). Scale dichotomization reduces customer racial discrimination and income inequality. Nature, 639, 395–403. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08599-7
  • Qureshi, I., Bhatt, B., & Shaikh, S. (2025). Empowering marginalized communities: A framework for social inclusion. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 26(4), 1197-1221. https://doi.org/10.17705/1jais.00928

Book Distinguished Winner:

  • Kenny, K. 2024. Regulators of last resort: Whistleblowers, the limits of the law and the power of partnerships. Cambridge University Press.

Book Winners:

  • Fischhoff, B. 2025. Bounded disciplines and unbounded problems: A vision for management science. Oxford University Press.
  • Nath, S. 2025. The privilege of blue skies: Tracing the uneven legacy of air pollution across nations. World Scientific.

 

Our heartfelt congratulations to the authors of these outstanding research publications. We believe their example can inspire the rest of us to infuse more credibility, utility, and societal benefit into our research projects.

We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia!