Engaging Community. Expanding Visibility. Elevating Research.
Advancing AOM’s Vision 2030
Global connections emerge through people and collaborations. The Community Accelerator Program (CAP) is built in the belief that all scholars—students, early-career faculty, and senior researchers—are the foundation of the globally-relevant academic community. By prioritizing mutual exchange and shared leadership, CAP envisions a world where:
- Global Communities are accessible to all, regardless of geography or institutional status.
- Local Scholarship strengthens global standards.
- Institutions are connected through relationships.
- Management Knowledge reflects the true diversity of the world it serves.
The Community Accelerator Program is all about shared ownership. The spirit of co-creation is possible because of our volunteers—AOM members who have stepped forward to mentor, plan sessions, provide workshops, and ensure the program reflects regional priorities and perspectives.
Tammy Madsen
AOM President
The Community Accelerator Benefits
Community Accelerator Program recognizes that access to global communities should not depend solely on institutional status. When individuals are supported, connected, and welcomed, entire institutions, regions, and the global community benefits.
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CAP Powers Local and Regional Communities
Local, national, and regional academic communities strengthen the profession. CAP connects local academic communities to become powerful bridges—amplifying individual voices and expanding collective capacity.
These communities:
- Nurture emerging scholars
- Provide culturally and linguistically accessible entry points to global engagement
- Promote locally-grounded research that enriches global knowledge
- Foster peer support, mentorship, and shared professional identity
CAP’s Triangular Model: A Network Built Around People
Together, they create pathways that allow individuals to move confidently between local, regional, and global spaces.
Seeing early-career researchers connect across so many nationalities, and watching AOM-CAP set in motion a model for community engagement that can only grow bigger and better, is the clearest picture I have of what CAP volunteering is for.
Hira Wajahat Malik, CAP Volunteer
Estonian Business School
Upcoming CAP Events
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CAP: 2nd Africa Supply Chain Management Research Workshop
GIBS Business School, Johannesburg 26 Melville Rd, Illovo, Johannesburg, South AfricaThe workshop is designed for doctoral students, early-career researchers, and established scholars interested in advancing high-quality SCM scholarship in African contexts. The workshop aims to provide a strong developmental platform and research incubator for scholars conducting SCM research focused on #Africa.
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CAP: Converge: A Summit for Academics, Practitioners, and Emerging Professionals
Western Michigan University 1903 W Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, United StatesThis summit, hosted by the Academy of Management’s Community Accelerator Program and the Western Michigan University College of Education and Human Development, brings together academics and industry professionals to explore the intersections of theory and application and how each domain is strengthened by the other.
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CAP: From the Middle East to the Global Management Community: The Inaugural ME AOM Webinar
The webinar is designed for academics, doctoral researchers, early-career scholars, and established researchers interested in strengthening their connections with the Academy of Management and contributing to the development of an inclusive, collaborative, and internationally connected management scholarship community in the Middle East.
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Academy of Management Review (AMR) Idea Development Workshop Hosted by SWISSMAREG @ ZHAW
ZHAW School of Management and Law, Winterthur (Switzerland) St.-Georgen-Platz 2, Winterthur, SwitzerlandThis idea development workshop (IDW) is primarily geared toward early career researchers (e.g., assistant professors and postdoctoral fellows) and PhD students who are interested in publishing in AMR—the highest-ranked journal publishing conceptual and theoretical manuscripts.
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CAP: 2nd Latin America Practice and Process Gathering
Mackenzie Presbyterian University R. da Consolação, 930 – Consolação, São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilLAPPG 2026 aims to consolidate and expand a vibrant research community by bringing together senior scholars, early-career researchers, and doctoral students from across Latin America and beyond.
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CAP: Strategic Management in Latin America Conference
The conference theme is Strategic Management of High-Impact Ventures and Ecosystems in Latin America. SMLA 2026 examines the reciprocal relationship between Strategic Management principles and the institutional architectures underpinning Latin American entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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CAP: 3rd AOM Andes Connect Workshop
This intensive program aims to strengthen research capabilities, build local research communities, and increase the region’s capacity to produce high-impact research.
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CAP: Advancing Organizational Behavior Research in the Age of AI
EGADE Business School (Santa Fe) Av Carlos Lazo 100, Santa Fe, La Loma, Álvaro Obregón Ciudad de México, CDMX, MexicoThis one-day event brings together management scholars to explore emerging applications of artificial intelligence in organizational behavior research and to engage with leading journal editors on developing and positioning research for publication.
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CAP: Innovation and Value Pathways in Service Ecosystems
BML Munjal University, India 67th Milestone, NH 48,, Kapriwas, Haryana, IndiaThis international conference has been organized by the Indian School of Hospitality, in collaboration with the Academy of Management’s Community Accelerator Program (CAP), and is to be hosted on the campus of BML Munjal University, India. It aims to host eminent scholars and industry leaders for vibrant discussions on existing research and practices, with the goal of inspiring transformative research directions in service ecosystems.
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CAP: 2027 GW-OMT Paper Development Workshop
Elliott School of International Affairs, City View Room 1957 E Street NW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesDesigned for PhD students, postdocs and early career faculty, this workshop provides an opportunity to strengthen research papers for publication in premier academic journals while building the skills needed to navigate the publication and peer-review process.
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CAP: RISEinEurope 2027 Conference
RISEinEurope 2027 welcomes interdisciplinary and globally engaged scholarship that moves beyond narrow definitions of intelligence and performance to consider the fuller dimensions of what it means to be human.
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CAP: Management Research Development Workshop: Connecting Research and Practice with AOM Journals
Escuela de Negocios de la Universidad de San Andrés Vito Dumas 284, San Fernando, Provincia de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe workshop will bring together DBA and PhD students, scholars, journal editors, and practitioners to develop research informed by managerial experience and organizational challenges.
Participating Regional Journals
