Lifetime Achievement Award - Sponsored by
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
The OB Division's Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes senior scholars who have contributed to our discipline throughout their careers.
The 2016 recipient of this award is Blake Ashforth. Blake delivered an engaging and meaningful address on the topic of "How Not to Kill Your Passion for Research" which can be viewed online.
Blake is a Professor of Management and holds the Horace Steele Arizona Heritage Chair at Arizona State University.
Many thanks to the award committee: Martin Kilduff (Chair), Linda Trevino, Anne O'Leary-Kelly and Gary Johns.
2016 Cummings Award - Sponsored by the OB Division
Each year the OB Division honors the achievement of an early- to mid- career scholar with the Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award. The award was created in honor of the late Professor Larry Cummings and is sponsored by the OB Division Endowment.
The 2016 recipient of the Cummings Scholarly Achievement Award is Dave Mayer.
Dave is Associate Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland.
Thank you to the award committee: Christina Shalley (Chair), Soon Ang, Greg Oldham, Maria Kraimer and Sally Maitlis.
2016 Mentorship Award - Sponsored by the Antwerp Management School
Each year the OB Division honors a scholar with the Mentorship Award. The award is sponsored by Antwerp Management School.
The 2016 recipient of the Mentorship Award is
Sharon Parker.
Sharon is the Winthrop Professor at the UWA Business School, University of Western Australia.
Thank you to the award committee for their efforts in making this happen: Susan Ashford, Dan Cable, Lisa Dragoni, John Hollenbeck, Elizabeth Morrison, and Daan van Knippenberg.
2016 Outstanding Publication in OB Award - Sponsored by the OB Division
This award recognizes the publication that represents the most significant contribution to the advancement of the field of organizational behavior.
Thank you to the award committee: Hui Liao (Chair), Tiziana Casciaro, Emilio Castilla, James Detert, Michelle Duffy, Michael Johnson, Aparna Joshi, Lisa Leslie, David Mayer, Madan Pillutla, and Zhen Zhang.
"Paradoxical Leader Behaviors in People Management: Antecedents and Consequences", Academy of Management Journal, 58: 538-566.Yan ZhangPeking UniversityDavid WaldmanArizona State UniversityYu-Lan HanShanghai University of Finance and EconomicsXiao-Bei LiEact China University of Science and Technology 2016 Outstanding Practitioner-Oriented Publication in OB Award - Sponsored by Google's People Innovation Lab
This award recognizes the publication that provides the most significant contribution to the practice of management in the field of Organizational Behavior.
Thank you to the award committee: Gretchen Spreitzer (Chair), Jean Bartunek, Ethan Bernstein, Suzanne Peterson, Gianpiero Petriglieri, Christine Quinn Trank, and Sumita Raghuram.
"The Authenticity Paradox", Harvard Business Review, January-February 2015, 52-59Herminia IbarraINSEAD 2016 Best Paper Award - Sponsored by SAGE Publications on behalf of Group & Organization Management
This award recognizes the empirical and/or conceptual paper submitted to the Academy of Management meeting that offers the most significant contribution to the field of OB.
Thank you to the award committee: John Mathieu (Chair); Susan Ashford, Michael Bashshur, Jason Colquitt, John Hollenbeck, William Maddux, and Vijaya Ventakaramani
"Jolted into Dominance or Prestige? How Jolts to Groups Affect Status-Striving and Status Conferral"
Elijah WeeMarylandRellie Derfler-RozinMaryland Jennifer Carson MarrGeorgia Tech 2016 Best Symposium Award - Sponsored by the OB Division
This award recognizes the symposium on the program that best exemplifies interesting, important, and high-impact research.
Thank you to the award committee: Abbie Shipp (chair), Mark Bolino, Colin Fisher, Olivia (Mandy) O'Neill, Nancy Rothbard, and John Trougakos.
"Behavioral Ethics at Work: A Move Towards Developing Interventions that Mitigate Unethicality"Julia LeeMichiganTing ZhangHarvard University 2016 Best Paper with International Implications Award - Sponsored by the OB Division
This award recognizes the paper whose theme and content best reflects an awareness of business and management across national boundaries.
Thank you to the award committee: Dong Liu (Chair), John Antonakis, Bart de Jong, Crystal Farh, Michael Frese, Brad Kirkman, and Yih-Teen Lee.
"Cultural Uncertainty as Moderator of the Organizational Formalization Puzzle"
Ronald FischerVictoria University of Wellington
Maria Cristina FerreiraSalgado de Oliveira UniversityKubilay GokWinona State UniversityNathalie van MeursMiddlesex UniversityDing-Yu JiangNational Chung Cheng University
Donna AchmadiCanterbury District Health Board
Ma. Socorro MendozaUBHC Rutgers University
Arif HassanInternational Islamic University MalaysiaJohnny FontaineGhent UniversityCharles HarbAmerican University of BeirutMustapha AchouiArab Open UniversityAndrew MogajiBenue State UniversityJan CieciuchUniversity of Zurich 2016 Outstanding Practical Implications for Management Paper Award - Sponsored by Mercer Workforce Sciences Institute
This award recognizes the paper with the best practical implications for management.
Thank you to the award committee: Alicia Grandey (chair), Kay Bartol, Gary Ballinger, Mark Griffin, Joshua Margolis, and John Wagner.
"The Duality of Boundary Spanning: Its Positive and Negative Effects on Team Effectiveness"
David DeGeestGroningenThom de VriesGroningenGerben van der VegtGroningen 2016 Best Dissertation-Based Paper Award - Sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Journal of Organizational Behavior
This award recognizes the empirical and/or conceptual paper based on the first author's dissertation, which offers the most significant contribution to the field of OB.
Thank you to the award committee: Mo Wang (Chair), David Dwertmann, Charlice Hurst, Sewon Kim, Christopher Porter, Kelly Schwind Wilson, and Cindy Zapata
"Servant Leadership Transmission and a Female Advantage: Building and Testing a Contingent Theory"
James LemoineSUNY University at BuffaloTerry BlumGeorgia TechDaniel WattsGeorgia TechWesley KeanGeorgia Tech 2016 Most Innovative Student Paper Award - Sponsored by Sage Publications
This award recognizes an empirical or conceptual paper led by a student that builds or tests theory in an unusually creative manner, investigates a novel organizational phenomenon, or uses a path-breaking design to illuminate an important problem.
Thank you to the award committee: Spencer Harrison (chair), Roy Chua, Alexandra Gerbasi, Christopher Hartwell, Nora Madjar, and Ned Wellman.
"Economic Consequences of Unethical Behavior: An Organizational Context Model"Bradford BakerMarylandMichael JohnsonWashington