Final Call ||| Extended Deadline, Monday, June 15, 2026
You're invited to submit your research proposal for the 18th Annual "Organizational Behavior Research Incubator," an in-person Professional Development Workshop (PDW) at the AOM Annual Meeting. This session is open to all scholars researching OB-related topics who would like to receive constructive feedback and guidance from senior OB scholars and foster connections and ongoing dialogue around topics of common interest.
During this session, participants will be matched with leading OB scholars who will provide direct and specific feedback on your research project. Feedback will primarily focus on helping you address the challenges you currently face in bringing your project to fruition.
Pre-approval of a research proposal is required for registration and participation. Your submission is limited to 6 double-spaced pages covering relevant information noted below. Submit your research proposal by Monday, June 15, 2026 at the link below:
https://www.jotform.com/form/260889232677067
Your proposal should include:
- Title page including title, authors, brief abstract, and 3-5 keywords
- Overview of the research (or a draft of an Introduction) featuring:
- Research topic
- Conceptual framework
- Research questions or hypotheses
- Methods or anticipated design of the study
- Challenges you are facing (i.e., the areas on which you would like to focus discussion), including a few specific questions you'd like your assigned facilitator to answer
- References
On the submission form, please identify up to 3 facilitators (listed below) that you believe are best suited to provide feedback and guidance on your proposal.
If your proposal is accepted and matched with a facilitator, we will send you a registration code. At that point, interested participants will need to register online at the AOM PDW website. To maintain an intimate setting, we will accept only a limited number of submissions based on the proposal's quality, fit with our facilitator panel's expertise, and timeliness.
We have an outstanding slate of productive scholars who will serve as roundtable hosts for our session, including:
- Liuba Belkin, Lehigh University
- Gilad Chen, University of Maryland
- Stéphane Côté, University of Toronto
- Berrin Erdogan, Portland State University & Exeter University
- Morela Hernandez, University of Michigan
- Astrid Homan, University of Amsterdam
- Stephen Humphrey, Pennsylvania State University
- Ronit Kark, Bar Ilan University
- Tal Katz-Navon, Reichman University
- Andreas Richter. University of Cambridge
- Christina Shalley, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Elad Sherf, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
- Stefan Thau, INSEAD
- Michele Williams, University of Iowa
- Kelly Wilson, Purdue University
- Siyu Yu, University of Michigan
- Tom Zagenczyk, North Carolina State University
We look forward to receiving your proposal submissions and seeing you in Philadelphia!
Best wishes,
Matt Deeg (Abilene Christian University)
Tobias Blay (University of Goettingen, Germany)
Insiya Hussain (George Mason University)
Sophie Pychlau (Iowa State University)
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Matthew Deeg
Abilene Christian University
Abilene TX
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