Social Issues in Management Division (SIM)

2025 Division Professional Development Workshops: Call for Submissions 

PDW Chair: Punit Arora, City University of New York

The SIM Division seeks submissions for the PDW sessions (25-27th of July 2025) at the 85th Academy of Management (AOM) Meeting in Copenhagen Denmark.

PDWs are among the most rewarding, stimulating, and enjoyable sessions of the AOM Annual Meeting. PDWs differ from the Academy’s scholarly program and should focus on widespread participation and skill development. PDWs should be interactive, inclusive, provocative, and creative. These sessions are typically structured as workshops, breakout sessions, tutorials, discussion panels, research incubators, or other interactive formats. They provide a forum for exchanging ideas and building relationships in a manner that does not typically fit the constraints of paper and symposium sessions. Knowledge sharing and participation are key, and PDWs present the opportunity to experiment with new models of interaction and engagement.

PDW organizers may choose to incorporate a broad spectrum of complex and widespread societal challenges, including geopolitical tensions, human rights violations, inequality, biodiversity loss, deforestation, and climate change. We also welcome PDW proposals about other topics within the SIM domain. Priority will be given to proposals that engage scholars from other divisions in topics of interest to SIM scholars and that create the capacity for generative multi- or interdisciplinary conversations, methods, understandings, and problem-solving.

PDW proposals are sought after in three Tracks: Research, Teaching, and Professional Development. We are particularly interested in PDW proposals focused on any of the following aims:

1. Research, Teaching, or Professional Development:  Please indicate which PDW Track your submission fits into. 
2. Workshop Focus and Importance:  What is the focus of the proposed PDW and why is this important to SIM scholars/teachers?  If relevant, please indicate how the workshop relates to this year’s Academy theme. Why might other AOM Divisions and Interest Groups be interested in this PDW?
3. Structure and Audience Engagement: (a) How will the audience engage interactively during the PDW? (b) How much time is needed for this workshop and how will it be used?
4. Goals and Outcomes: Indicate clearly the primary goals of the PDW. What are the anticipated valuable outcomes for workshop participants? How could these outcomes be shared with SIM or other AOM members not in attendance?
5. Key Biographies: Provide short biographies for each organizer and key presenter (up to 125 words per person).

The PDW Submission Center opens in early December 2024. The submission deadline is Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 17:00 ET (GMT-5/UTC-5).  

All submissions must be made through the AOM Submission Center. Please contact PDW Chair Punit Arora before 15 December 2024 if you would like to discuss proposal ideas or if you have questions.

Looking forward to the high-quality, insightful, collaborative and impactful PDWs that the SIM community is well known for. See you all in Copenhagen next summer to undertake some exciting professional development work.