Academy of Management recognizes faculty and students What: 2008 Academy of Management Best Paper Honorees Where: Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota Media contact: Dawn Skelly, Carlson School of Management, (612) 624-8770 Professional association recognizes the research of University of Minnesota business professors and doctoral students MINNEAPOLIS — (July 21, 2008) The 2008 Academy of Management’s Best Paper Proceedings includes more than 10 research papers written by faculty members and graduate students at the Carlson School of Management. The authors will present their research findings during the Academy of Management’s annual meeting, August 8-13, in Anaheim, Calif. The Academy of Management (AOM) is a leading professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. It annually recognizes the “best research papers” of academics and graduate students that address important ideas or questions, provide answers to those questions, and advance the understanding of organizations. Winners are selected by award committees. 2008 winners from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School include: • Jing Zhu (Human Resources and Industrial Relations Ph.D. student), Jason Shaw (Human Resources and Industrial Relations faculty), Michelle Duffy (Human Resources and Industrial Relations faculty), and Kristin Scott's paper, "A Contingency Model of Conflict and Team Effectiveness," won the Conflict Management division’s Best Paper Award. • “When Does My Relationship With My Manager Matter Most? The Moderating Role of Coworkers' LMX,” written by D.M. Mayer, K.M. Keller, Lisa Leslie (Human Resources and Industrial Relations faculty), and P.J. Hanges, was selected by the Organizational Behavior division for its best paper proceedings. • Zhen Zhang (Human Resources and Industrial Relations Ph.D. Student), Michael Zyphur, and Kristopher Preacher's paper, "Testing Multilevel Mediation Using Hierarchical Linear Models: Problems and Solutions," won the Research Methods division’s Best Student Paper Award. • Ruolian Fang (Human Resources and Industrial Relations Ph.D. Student) won the Human Resources division’s Best Student Paper Award for her paper, “Organizational Socialization Process: A Social Capital Perspective.” • The paper written by Puay Khoon Toh (Strategic Management/Organization Faculty), “The Mututally-Reinforcing Interrelationship Between Organization Structure and Firm Resource,” was selected by the Technology and Innovations Management division for its best paper proceedings. • "Non-Economic Shocks and Socio-Cultural Spillover: The Case of September 11th," the paper written by Mazhar Islam (Strategic Management/Organization Ph.D. Student), Adam Fremeth (Strategic Management/Organization Ph.D. Student), and Alfred Marcus, (Strategic Management/Organization Faculty), was selected by the International Management division for its best papers proceedings. • “Portfolio Effects in Knowledge Acquisition from Inter-Firm Alliances,” written by Gurneeta Vasudeva Singh (Strategic Management/Organization Faculty), and Jaideep Anand, is in the best paper proceedings. • "Electoral and Market Rivalry in Developing Country Sovereign Risk Assessment," written by Paul Vaaler (Strategic Management/Organization Faculty) and Gerry McNamara, was selected by the International Management division for its best paper proceedings. • "Why Is It so Hard to Do My Work? The Challenge of Attention Residue when Switching Between Tasks," written by Sophie Leroy (Strategic Management/Organization Faculty), is the winner of the Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division's outstanding paper award and is also one of the finalists for the Newman Award granted to the best paper based on a dissertation. • The paper written by F. Salvador, M. Rungtusanatham (Operations and Management Science Faculty), A. Akpinar, and C. Forza, "Strategic Capabilities for Mass Customisation," was selected for the Operations Management division’s best paper proceedings and is a finalist for the Chan Hahn Best Paper Award. • “Process Improvement Program Management and Organizational Performance,” written by Weiyong Zhang (Operations and Management Science Ph.D. student), Arthur V. Hill (Operations and Management Science Faculty), Roger G. Schroeder (Operations and Management Science Faculty), and Kevin Linderman (Operations and Management Science Faculty), was selected for the Operations Management division’s best paper proceedings and is a finalist for the Chan Hahn Best Paper Award. ### |