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How to Navigate the Academy of Management Meeting

How to Navigate the Academy of Management Meeting. Laquita C. Blockson, Ph.D. College of Charleston Management Doctoral Students Association 15 th Annual Conference San Antonio, TX August 11 2011. First things first… AOM Organizational Structure. Board of Governors

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How to Navigate the Academy of Management Meeting

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  1. How to Navigate the Academy of Management Meeting Laquita C. Blockson, Ph.D. College of Charleston Management Doctoral Students Association 15th Annual Conference San Antonio, TX August 11 2011

  2. First things first…AOM Organizational Structure • Board of Governors • Divisions and Interest Groups (25) • Committees and Task Forces (17) The Academy of Management is comprised of nearly 20,000 members from over 100nations!

  3. Board of Governors Comprised of 16 individuals (all Academy members) • President (elected) • President-elect (elected) • Vice president and program chair (elected) • Vice president-elect and program chair elect (elected) • Past president (elected) • Nine (9) representatives-at-large (elected) • Journal editor (appointed to represent all four journals) • AOM Executive Director / Secretary-Treasurer is an ex-officio member Divisions and interest groups assume a similar structure, and also include various division committees (e.g., curriculum; newsletter; doctoral consortium; faculty development; awards; membership)

  4. Business Policy & Strategy Careers Conflict Management Critical Management Studies Entrepreneurship Gender & Diversity In Organizations Health Care Management Human Resources International Management Management Consulting Management Education & Development Management History Management Spirituality & Religion (IG) Managerial & Organizational Cognition Operations Management Organization & Management Theory Organizational Development & Change Organizational Behavior Organizational Communication & Information Systems Organizational Development & Change Organizations & The Natural Environment Public & Nonprofit Research Methods Social Issues In Management Strategizing Activities and Practice (IG) Technology & Innovation Management Divisions and Interest Groups

  5. Career Achievement Awards Diversity and Inclusion Theme Committee Ethics Ethics Adjudication Ethics Education Ethics Ombudsman Executive Historian and Co-Historian International Theme Membership Mentoring    Placement     Practice Theme Recognition task Force Sponsorship    Teaching Theme    Terry Book Award William Newman Award for Best Dissertation  Committees and Task Forces

  6. This Year’s AOM Meeting… • Over 1,700 sessions • Paper presentations • Symposia • Professional development workshops (PDWs) • Caucuses • Over 8,000 participants from 80 countries

  7. How to navigate the AOM meeting First things first, you need to pick up your registration materials: • Conference registration begins at 8AM, Friday, August 12 • Registration location: San Antonio Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B • Express registration kiosks are available at AOM conference hotels (need access code) Browse through the Conference Exhibit Hall(Saturday – Monday, 8AM – 5PM, San Antonio Conference Center, Exhibit Hall) • Books/materials to assist you with your research • Books/textbooks to augment your teaching • Various software packages Use the computer kiosks to check the AOM message board and to gain internet access

  8. How to navigate… (continued) Attend Professional Development Workshops (PDWs), paper sessions, symposia and caucuses that interest you • Locate sessions within the paper program or searchable online program: • http://annualmeeting.aomonline.org/2011/ • install the mobile app on your smartphone: AOM 2011 • Sign up for the eProgram tool for your laptop, smartphone or tablet • Feel free to attend all or part of a session (leave discreetly if a session doesn’t interest you) Attend division welcoming activities

  9. How to navigate (continued) Attend AOM events • President’s Welcome Reception for New and International Members (Saturday, 7PM – 9PM, San Antonio Convention Center, room 214) • New and International Members’ Hospitality Suite (Friday – Tuesday, 8AM – 5PM, San Antonio Convention Center, room 211) • AOM Town Hall Meeting / Strategic Plan (Sunday, 3:30PM – 5PM, San Antonio Convention Center, Mission 103A) Attend division business meetings and receptions/social hours (Sunday and Monday evenings) Attend the Management Faculty of Color Association reception (Monday, 6:30 PM – 8PM, Grand Hyatt, Texas Ballroom B)

  10. Navigation Notes If you do not feel comfortable going to an event or session on your own, tag along with someone: • a professor from your doctoral institution, • a Management Faculty of Color Association member • an experienced MDSA member Be sure to wear comfortable shoes  Be a sponge!

  11. How to get involved with AOMafter the meeting is over? • Join AOM divisions • at least one for major discipline • at least one for interest • Make sure to subscribe to division listserves • Use your membership to obtain paper and electronic copies of AOM journal articles • Volunteer to review submissions for upcoming AOM meetings (sign up within chosen divisions) • Volunteer to serve on division committees that encourage doctoral student involvement (e.g., membership; newsletter) • Volunteer to serve on Academy-wide committees and task forces Note: Be sure to balance your time wisely!

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