Dave Ulrich Impact Award

This award recognizes an academic member of the HR Division who has impacted the Human Resources (HR) field by broadly advancing the practice of human resource management.

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 includes the dissemination of knowledge to practice through education, outreach, and/or creating influential educational content, including: authored scholarly works that have substantively affected HR practice, integrating research and practice, advancing the professional HR field through education, and translating research into actionable insights for corporations, governments or other stakeholders. Special attention will be given to a scholar whose contributions have shaped the understanding of human resources globally in practice and/or public policy. The award winner will be honored at the Academy meeting during the HR Division Awards Ceremony and receive a $2,000 honorarium.

Award selection will be completed by a committee formed and chaired by someone selected by the Awards Committee (e.g., prior award winner).

Criteria:

1. A clear record of influence on practice through actively disseminating knowledge through influential educational content (e.g., publications in practitioner journals, textbooks, or high impact books).
2. Recognition by influential business publications as an impactful leader in the field.
3. Demonstration of meaningful evidenced-based HR contributions to the business community.
4. Leadership roles in educational institutions (e.g., program director; academic administrator) that produce consistently high achieving HR leaders.
5. Involvement in academic roles (i.e., editorial), practice-oriented professional societies (e.g., SHRM, World at Work, HR Policy Association, etc.) or corporate boards (e.g., Board of Directors, Board of Trustees).
6. Must be a member of the HR Division.
7. Minimum of 15 years in the field, post-PhD.
   

Nominations should adhere to the following procedures:

1. Only members of the HR Division of the Academy of Management may be nominated for the award. Please double check that your nominee is a member of the HR Division.
   
2. Nominations must be submitted by a member of the HR Division. Self-nominations are encouraged.
3. Required nomination materials:
   • Nominee's current CV.
   • A list of citation counts and/or a link to nominee's Google Scholar profile which provides citation counts.
   • A letter of nomination.
   • Two letters of support.
4. Please combine all required materials (e.g., CV, nomination letter, and letters of support) 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.
   

Complete nomination packets will remain active for three award cycles. If the nominee is not selected, the nomination will automatically roll over to the next award cycle. We encourage nominators to update the packet, if necessary, before each award cycle. After three award cycles, there is a one year waiting period before the nomination can be resubmitted.