Social Issues in Management Division (SIM)

2025 Division Scholarly Program: Call for Submissions

Program Chair: Rajat Panwar, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States

The SIM Division seeks submissions for the scholarly program sessions (25-29 July 2025) at the 85th Academy of Management (AOM) Meeting in Copenhagen Denmark.

The role of SIM scholarship is crucial in today’s world. As organizations and societies grapple with escalating geopolitical tensions, biodiversity loss, climate change, and widening social inequalities, the importance of responsible management has never been more apparent. We invite submissions that explore how ethical practices, governance structures, and innovative stakeholder engagement can effectively address these – and other similar – pressing global challenges. We welcome SIM-aligned contributions that push the boundaries of scholarship across a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, ethical decision-making, moral development, corporate social responsibility, social performance, stakeholder engagement and relations, sustainable development, environmental management, base-of-the-pyramid initiatives, social entrepreneurship, public policy, governance, and corporate political strategy. For more information about the types of research fitting our domain, please visit the SIM website.

In addition to research papers and symposia, this year’s scholarly program will introduce a new poster format—a visual presentation of research findings, methods, and conclusions—that will be displayed in high-visibility areas throughout the conference.

Professional development workshops (PDWs) will take place Friday, 25 July- Sunday, 27 July 2025. Scholarly sessions (paper sessions and symposia) will take place Sunday, 27 July- Tuesday, 29 July 2025. Poster sessions will take place throughout the conference period, i.e., Friday, 25 July through Tuesday, 29 July 2025.

Submission Details

The submission deadline is Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 17:00 ET (GMT-5/UTC-5). Please try to submit earlier if possible. Please pay close attention to submission guidelines. AOM Program Chairs have agreed to apply them rigorously and reject non-conforming papers. All submissions must be made online.

The SIM Division recognizes outstanding scholarship through numerous awards, including best paper, best student paper, best ethics paper, best dissertation, and best book. Award winners are announced at the SIM business meeting. 

Please sign up to review

The norm in the collegial SIM community is that if you submit a paper, symposium, or PDW to the SIM Division, then you also help to review for SIM. The success of the SIM program relies upon your active participation in the review process. Thoughtful and timely reviews are critical for helping to develop the SIM annual program. Reviewer assignments are based on keywords you indicate as areas of expertise. New to reviewing for SIM? 2025 is the year to start! PhD students are welcome. The reviewer sign-up system is open and can be accessed via the Reviewer Center here:  https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/reviewing.

If you have any questions that cannot be clarified through the website, please contact Rajat Panwar, 2025 SIM Division Program Chair.

 We look forward to receiving your rigorous, bold, forward-looking, agenda-shaping, and impact-driving submissions—and to gathering in Copenhagen to celebrate our work and draw inspiration from each other.