The HR Division's International HRM Scholarly Research Award will be presented to the author(s) of the most significant article published within the domain of international HRM. Articles eligible for this award must be published in recognized journals and/or research annuals that are generally available to Division members. Publications may be empirically or non-empirically based. Nominated papers must have a publication year of the calendar year prior to the award year and have been assigned volume and issue numbers; online-first publications are not eligible. The recipient(s) of this award will be announced at the Academy meeting during the HR Division Awards Ceremony and receive a plaque and a $500 honorarium.
In support of the HR Division's goal of increasing member involvement and its international reach, we strongly encourage nominations that reflect the rich diversity, backgrounds, and perspectives of our membership.
Award selection will be completed by a committee formed and chaired by someone selected by the Awards Committee (e.g., prior award winner).
Criteria:
- Only members of the HR Division of the Academy of Management may nominate a paper for the award. Authors of the paper need not be members of the HR Division.
- Eligible articles should have advanced any area of IHRM in a significant way.
- Eligible articles can cover a wide range of topics including (but not limited to) comparative human resources, cross-cultural management, global mobility of human talent, work, or careers, HR’s role in international joint ventures, talent management in global expansion or outsourcing, international HR strategy, HR topics related to emerging markets, HR in developing versus developed nations, convergence versus divergence, HR’s role in global ethical practices, HR use of technology in global management, expatriate management, international and immigrant diversity management practices, global employment and labor legislation, cross-cultural competencies, universal applicability of HR systems or practices, global standardization of HRM, international compensation practices, HR global performance management, etc.
- Eligible articles can be theoretical, qualitative, or quantitative.
- Eligible articles may come from any scholarly HR, IM, or management outlet in the year prior to the award. If deemed exceptional by the nominator, they also may have been published as chapters in books. Practitioner articles are not eligible.
- Eligible articles must have been published in English and have a publication year of the calendar year prior to the award year and have been assigned volume and issue numbers; online-first publications are not accepted.
Nominations should adhere to the following procedures:
- Nominated articles can be peer-nominated or nominated by the Committee, provided the nominated article meets the eligibility criteria.
- Self-nominations are encouraged.
- The nomination should include:
- Full names of all the authors
- Title of the article
- Journal in which the article appeared, including year of publication, volume, issue, and page numbers (online-first publications are not accepted)
- A copy of the full article, including references, tables, and appendices
- Please combine all required materials (article, nomination letter, etc.) into a single PDF document (less than 100 MB) and CLICK HERE to complete an official nomination for this award. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2025.