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Critical Management Studies Division (CMS)
2025 Division PDW Program: Call for Submissions
PDW Co-Chairs: Seray Ergene, University of Rhode Island and Jennifer Manning, Maynooth University
The Critical Management Studies (CMS) Division welcomes proposals for the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025) held in person 25-29 July 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Professional Development Workshops (PDW) provide valuable space which allow participants to share their thoughts and feelings on different topics which are relevant to members of CMS and other divisions. While there is no specific conference theme this year, we expect proposals to be consistent with the political and ethical commitments of the CMS division. In line with the ethos of CMS, we will prioritize PDWs that:
- represent the diversity of the international CMS community,
- include early career researchers in the teams,
- motivate active participation of attendees so that thoughts, ideas, and experiences can be shared between all participants, and
- seek to connect CMS scholars with other divisions in order to encourage collaborations which can allow broader scholarly impact
We invite CMS members, and members of other divisions, to propose workshops framed around topics that are resonant to the CMS audience. For example, in the previous years, CMS PDW program included sessions focused on climate justice, reflexive learning, academic activism, indigenous knowledge, CMS pedagogy, mental health, navigating the pressures of academia, and other thought-provoking themes. We welcome wide-ranging workshops which can broadly address the following, but are not limited to:
- Critical explorations of exploitative, patriarchal, colonial, and anthropocentric relations operating in current organizations, economies, and societies
- Relational ontologies and critical epistemologies as well as new theoretical and methodological approaches that help us better understand our current historical conditions
- Implications of critique for imagining non-exploitative organizing, alternative to dominant capitalist form, driving societal transformation
- Reflecting on Academic Activism and what it means to be a business school scholar in this historical moment
- Exploring inclusivity from diverse perspectives and illustrating how power and inequity manifest in various organizational and societal settings
- Reflecting on the implications of adopting a CMS perspective in daily life and work and exploring ways of maintaining a critical approach in the face of adversity
This is just a guide since we welcome (and encourage) creative formats and creative proposals which are consistent with CMS ideas.
The CMS PDW program also incorporates the Doctoral and Early Career Consortium. Doctoral candidates and early career faculty are welcomed to be involved in this session which will allow them to engage in meaningful conversations with more experienced colleagues. We also offer the option of organizing one-on-one conversations between participants and more experienced scholars to address specific concerns. If you are a doctoral student or an early career faculty, we strongly encourage you to be part of the consortia.
Transformative Academic Praxis
We invite CMS scholars, members of CMS at AOM and other AOM divisions, to propose PDWs that inform our educational, research, service, activism, and methodologies and practices. We encourage proposals that extend the reach of our research and teaching praxis and enhance our potential for transformative action that brings positive changes to our societies and economies. We invite PDW proposals that promote critical thinking and action in tackling socio-ecological crises.
Particularly on teaching front, we welcome proposals that could address:
- Alternative and innovative pedagogies,
- Changes in teaching and learning experiences in marginalized contexts in our current historical condition, and
- Reflections on our responsibilities and challenges for maintaining an academic activist agenda in diverse political and geographic settings
PDW Formats
AOM 2025 will take place on-site in-person. The CMS division welcomes PDW proposals with any of the following formats: workshops, case studies, roundtable discussions, and panel discussions.
Developing Proposals
Please consider the PDW guidelines for Submission, along with A Guide for Creating and Managing a Good Professional Development Workshop. We encourage proposals that develop conversations with other divisions, to build connections and a critical community across the AOM. As such, please indicate any other divisions to which your PDW would be of interest.
If you would like to discuss a potential proposal, you are welcome to email the PDW co-chairs by 13 December so that they have time to be in touch before the proposal is submitted. The submission deadline is Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 17:00 ET (UTC-5/GMT-5). Please note that PDW sessions will be taking place on Friday - Sunday, 25-27 July. Scholarly Program sessions will be taking place on Monday - Tuesday, 28-29 July.
Contact the PDW co-chairs: Seray Ergene and Jen Manning
85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
(AOM 2025)
25-29 July 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
Key Dates
- Submission Center Opens:
Early December 2024 - Reviewer Signup Opens:
Early December 2024 - Submission Deadline:
7 January 2025
17:00 ET (GMT-5/UTC-5) - Review Period:
16 January-13 February 2025 - Registration & Housing Opening:
Mid/late February 2025 - Decision Notifications:
Late March 2025 - Program Available:
May 2025 - 85th Annual Meeting:
In-person
25-29 July 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
(AOM 2025)
25-29 July 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
Key Dates
- Submission Center Opens:
Early December 2024 - Reviewer Signup Opens:
Early December 2024 - Submission Deadline:
7 January 2025
17:00 ET (GMT-5/UTC-5) - Review Period:
16 January-13 February 2025 - Registration & Housing Opening:
Mid/late February 2025 - Decision Notifications:
Late March 2025 - Program Available:
May 2025 - 85th Annual Meeting:
In-person
25-29 July 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
