Current HR Division Award Winners
Each year the HR Division of the Academy of Management recognizes individuals who have made exemplary contributions to our field in research, teaching, practice, and service. We are very pleased to announce the current winners!
Career Awards
Herbert Heneman Jr. Career Achievement Award
The Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achievement is given by the HR Division of the Academy of Management to an individual who has distinguished themselves in the field of human resource management. This award is sponsored by McGraw Hill Education.
This year's award winner is Philip L. Roth, Trevillian Distinguished Professor at Clemson University.
Thomas A. Mahoney Mentoring Award
The Thomas A. Mahoney Mentoring Award is given by the HR Division of the Academy of Management to an individual who has distinguished themselves in the mentoring of PhD students. This award is sponsored by the Center for Executive Succession at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.
This year's award winner is Mo Wang, Distinguished Professor at University of Florida.
Early Career Achievement Award
The Early Career Achievement Award recognizes the early career achievement of HR scholars. The Award is given to an individual who makes distinguished contributions during the early- to mid-career stage (defined as within 7 years of receiving the Ph.D.). This award is sponsored by the Center for Human Resource Management at Texas A & M University, Mays Business School.
This year's award winner is Nitya Chawla, an Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Dave Ulrich Impact Award
The Dave Ulrich Impact Award honors the extraordinary career of David Ulrich and his contribution to HR practices across the globe. The award recognizes excellence in the application of theory and research in practice and/or public policy.
This year, the winner of the award is Mark A. Huselid, Distinguished Professor of Workforce Analytics at Northeastern University.
Distinguished Human Resource Executive Award
Each year the HR Division recognizes an HR Executive who has distinguished themselves throughout their careers in the field of human resource management through the Distinguished Human Resource Executive Award. The winner is invited to deliver a keynote address at our annual Breakfast Award Ceremony.
This year, the winner is Stuart Payne, Chief Executive of the North Sea Transition Authority.
Annual Research, Teaching, and Service Awards
Scholarly Achievement Award
This award is presented to the author(s) of the most significant article in HRM published in recognized journals and research annuals that are generally available to HR Division members. Publications may be empirically or non-empirically-based. Nominated papers must have a publication date of 2024. Award recipients need not belong to the Academy of Management or to the HR Division. This award is sponsored by the Riegel & Emory Human Resources Center, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.
This year, the award winners are Emily D. Campion (University of Iowa), Michael A. Campion (Purdue University), James F. Johnson (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Thomas R. Carretta (Air Force Research Laboratory), Sophie Romay (U.S. Air Force), Bobbie Ann Dirr (Civilian Air Force Service), Andrew Deregla (U.S. Air Force), and Amanda Mouton (U.S. Air Force) for their paper: Using natural language processing to increase prediction and reduce subgroup differences in personnel selection decisions. Journal of Applied Psychology, 109(3), 307-338.
International HRM Scholarly Research Award
Research excellence in international human resource management is unique because of its intersection among multiple fields of management, such as HRM and International Management. This award is presented to the author(s) of the most significant article in IHRM. Publications may be empirically or non-empirically-based. Award recipients need not belong to the Academy of Management or to the HR Division. This award is sponsored by the Center for International Human Resource Studies, School of Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University.
This year, the award winners are Jana Bucher (Hochschule Bremen City University of Applied Sciences), Benjamin Bader (Newcastle University Business School), and Jürgen Deller (Leuphana University of Lüneburg) for their paper: Cross-border knowledge transfer in the digital age: The final curtain call for long-term international assignments?. Journal of Management Studies, 61(5), 1792-1824.
Employee Participation and Financial Ownership Scholarly Research Award
This award is presented to the author(s) of the most significant article in employee participation and ownership published in a recognized journal or research annuals. This award identifies innovative research in management or management-related disciplines that considers high-impact ideas in the context of business and society’s needs for employee empowerment, participative workforces, and wealth creation through broad-based equity and profit-sharing mechanisms, work practices, organizational structures, and innovation and entrepreneurial models. This award is sponsored by the Beyster Foundation for Enterprise Development.
This year, the award winners are Brian Cadman (University of Utah) and Richard Carrizosa (University of California-Riverside) for their paper: Equity incentive plans and board of director discretion of equity grants. Journal of Accounting Research 62(4), 1227-1264.
Innovative Teaching Award
This award recognizes colleagues in the HR Division who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom or leadership in disseminating their innovations in the teaching of HRM. The innovative teaching award is based on the innovative development and dissemination of new teaching methods and new course designs. Special attention is given to methods that are developed as a result of interactions with the business community and those methods and designs that are widely disseminated.
This year, the award winner is Madeleine Pickles (Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Business School).
David P. Lepak Service Award
This award recognizes one or more HR Division members for exceptional services to the Division. The winner is nominated and selected by the HR Division Executive Committee.
This year, the award winner is Karen M. Landay (University of North Texas).
Conference and Dissertation Awards
Best Convention Paper Award
The Best Convention Paper Award is given to the author(s) of the best paper accepted by the Program Committee for the annual conference. This award is sponsored by the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
This year, the award winners are Joonyoung Kim (University of Missour), and Rebecca Kehoe (Cornell University), for their paper: Turning the Tide: The Impact of Performance Declined on Human Capital Investment.
Best Student Convention Paper Award
The Best Student Convention Paper Award is given to the student who is the sole or first author on the best paper accepted by the Program Committee for the annual conference. This award is sponsored by the Personnel Psychology.
This year, the award winner is Yezi Kang (University of Groningen), for their paper: Integration Dynamics of Internal Mobility: How Human and Social Capital Shape Employee Transitions. Ngoc Han Neguyn (University of Groningen), Thom de Vries (University of Groningen), Floor Rink (University of Groningen) and Gerben S. van der Vegt (University of Groningen) served as coauthors.
HR Division Dissertation Proposal Awards
The HR Division Dissertation Proposal Awards are given to two promising researchers in the field of HRM at the dissertation stage of their doctoral education. This annual competition is funded by the HR Division.
This year, the winners are:
Hsuan-Che (Brad) Huang (University of British Columbia) for his dissertation: Confront in public, validate in private: Effective male allyship responses to sexist remarks in organizations.
Savannah Asay (Indiana University) for her dissertation: High performance or just giving a performance? The effects of performative work on employee task accomplishment and manager perceptions of promotability.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of all of our award sponsors. Please note that sponsors have no input in the selection of award winners.
2025 Awards Committee
Frederick Scott Bentley (Chair), Rutgers University
Samantha Conroy, Colorado State University
Michal Biron, University of Haifa
Emily Campion, University of Iowa
Gabrielle Voiseux, University of British Columbia