• PDWs, including consortia, are to be held Friday-Sunday, 25-27 July 2025
• Submission Deadline: 7 January 2025 at 17:00 EST (UTC-5/GMT-5)

1. Focused on professional development by sharing skills, tools, frameworks, or approaches to improve the participants’ practice,
2. Interactive, inclusive, innovative, and energizing,
3. Able to make connections with other divisions within the AOM alongside MED.

What is MED?

1. Theoretical advances or empirical evidence about effective and innovative instructional methods
2. Innovative management education and development techniques, institutional structures or education policies
3. Applications that extend and challenge learning theories
4. Research and benchmark practices in coaching, training, and development

5. Online learning across cultures and environments

PDW Design

How can new developments in education theory transform our practice as management educators in the classroom and other educational contexts?

• How can management education harness AI and data-driven insights to understand and create adaptive and personalized learning experiences that also prioritize ethical considerations and inclusivity, ensuring that the benefits are widely accessible across diverse learner demographics?
• What innovative approaches can management educators use to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into curricula, creating competency-based models emphasizing practical skills like sustainability and social responsibility and soft skills such as empathy and resilience?
• How can blended learning models, combining digital and in-person experiences, be designed to maximize engagement and inclusivity in executive education, especially given the focus on flexible, lifelong learning to address rapidly changing workforce demands?
• What methods and tools can executive education programs employ to instill ethical leadership, particularly in navigating complex challenges such as climate change, digital privacy, and economic inequalities, while aligning with PRME's goals and the UN’s commitment to social justice and sustainability?
• How can data analytics and AI be utilized in corporate training to assess the effectiveness of learning and development interventions, promoting evidence-based improvements that support social responsibility and equitable opportunities for advancement?
• What role should management education play in fostering digital and environmental literacy among future leaders, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to make decisions that positively impact both business and society?
• How can institutions effectively promote DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) through curricular design and organizational practices in management education, ensuring alignment with PRME’s values and the UN’s goal of leaving no one behind?
• How can executive coaching and corporate training programs be reimagined to prioritize social impact, focus on ethical governance and sustainability, and develop future-ready skills that align with the global objectives outlined in the Pact for the Future?
• How can new ways of conducting management education research inform our practical and ethical effectiveness?

PDW Format

A minimum of one hour is recommended, with a maximum of 90 minutes. However, the PDW chair may shorten the submission without contacting the submitters to manage the overall program, maximize appeal to the greatest number of members, and better serve the division’s member experience.

PDWs must be imaginative and innovative, using non-lecture formats, such as workshops, town hall meetings, debates, panels, tours, roundtable discussions, case study exercises, and simulations. Ideally, it would facilitate international and diverse participation, take an interdisciplinary approach, and/or include an awareness of practitioner concerns alongside researchers and educators. Each PDW must allocate at least half its time to participant interaction and dialogue (e.g., discussion and experiential activities). Early career-stage individuals may self-nominate their proposal for the inclusion of your PDW proposal in our Doctoral Student /Junior Faculty Consortium showcase.

Criteria

Submissions

Submit your proposal via the AOM Submission Center.

• Submission Center Opens: Early December 2024
• Submission Center Closes: 7 January 2025 | 17:00 ET (UTC-5/GMT-5)

Awards

“Best AOM MED Division PDW Award” to the PDW that is judged to make the most significant contribution to the terms of reference offered here.

FAQ

Deadline: When is the deadline for submitting a proposal for the AOM Annual Meeting?

• The submission deadline is 7 January 2025 at 17:00 EST (UTC-5/GMT-5)

• All submissions must be entered in the Submission Center by this time, i.e., a 5-digit submission ID is assigned to your proposal. No exceptions!

AOM Membership: Do I have to be a member to submit a proposal?

• You do not need to be a member to submit a proposal for the Academy of Management’s Annual Meeting.
• If you are not an Academy member, you must still create an account with basic contact information, which will be linked to your submission(s).

• If your submission is accepted and you attend the conference to participate in a session, you must join the Academy and register for the conference.