IACMR 2025 Conference Agenda Overview
Brief Agenda of the 11th IACMR Conference
（subject to change）
Conference Registration Hours
June 11: 8:30-21:00
June 12: 7:30-18:00
June 13: 7:30-18:00
June 14: 8:00-18:00
June 15: 8:00-12:00
Location
Xi’an, China · Qujiang International Conference Center
Pre-Conference (PC) Sessions, June 11, 2025, Wednesday
13:00-16:00
Teaching and Learning Conference (Organizer: Xin Wei, Renming University of China)
Pre-registered attendees only
Concurrent Session 1: Session PC 1a- Micro Themed
Session Chair: Lin Wang, Sun Yat-sen UniversityProfessor
Speakers: Feng Wei, Tongji University; Guanglei Zhang, Wuhan University of Technology; Shenjiang Mo, Zhejiang University
Concurrent Session 2: Session PC 1b- Macro Themed
Session Chair: Weiguo Zhong, Peking University
Speakers: Weiru Chen, CEIBS; Jizhen Li, Tsinghua University; Weiguo Zhong, Peking University; Aiqi Wu, Zhejiang University
Concurrent Session 3: Session PC 1c– MBA Education and Teaching Innovation Model Exploration
Session Chair: Song Wang, Zhejiang University
Speakers: Guiyao Tang, Shandong University; Wei Zeng, Hunan University; Meijuan Luo, Guangdong University of Technology
13:00-17:00
Session PC2a: Macro Doctoral Consortiums
Organizers: He Gao, University of Delaware; Xiwei Yi, Peking University; Qi Zhu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Session PC2b: Micro Doctoral Consortiums
Organizers: Yuntao Dong, Peking University; Yan Jiang, Nanjing University; Yiwen Zhang, the University of Hong Kong
17:10-18:10
Session PC3: New Member Orientation
Chair: Runtian Jing, IACMR President
18:30-21:00
Session PC4: IACMR- MOR Welcome Reception
Day 1, June 12, 2025, Thursday
8:00-8:30
Session 1: Opening Ceremony
8:30-10:30
Session 2: Conference Theme Keynote Panel:
Chair: Wei Shen, Arizona State University
Speakers: Peter Bamberger, Tel Aviv University; Barry Gerhart, UW-Madison; Kevin Zhou, University of Hong Kong
10:45-12:15
Session 3A Symposium- OB Research in the Age of AI
Session 3B Symposium- 基于CFPS的管理学研究：数据与洞察
Session 3C Symposium-Returning to Theoretical and Contextual Roots: Chinese Perspectives on Paradoxes
13 Paper Presentations + 8 Roundtable Discussions
13:15-14:45
Session 4A AoM OB/HRM Symposium: The Elephant in the room: A Symposium on enhancing scientific rigor in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (OB/HRM) research
Moderators:Gilad Chen, University of Maryland; Jia (Jasmine) Hu, Tsinghua University
Panelists: Xiao-Ping Chen, University of Washington; Kaifeng Jiang,Peking University; Ben Tepper, Ohio State University; Jia Lin Xie, University of Toronto
13:15-14:45
Session 4B Symposium- 员工管理的数字化与智能化：新发现与新理论
Session 4C Symposium- Navigating Boundaries in a Politicised Digital World
13 Paper Presentations + 8 Roundtable Discussions
15:00-16:30
Session 5A Symposium-Promoting Sustainable Growth Under the Changing Nature of Work: Unraveling Work Features for Personal Thriving and Development in Nonstandard Employment
Session 5B Symposium-Feedback Seeking and Giving: Challenges and Opportunities in Interpersonal and Digital Contexts
Session 5C Symposium- The Application of Generative AI in Management Practices: Opportunities and Challenges
13 Paper Presentations + 8 Roundtable Discussions
16:45-18:00
Session 6 Women’s Development Forum
Chair: Jasmine Hu, Tsinghua University
18:30-21:30
Session 7 “School Night”- Faculty Recruitment Fair
Day 2, June 13, 2025, Friday
8:00-9:00
Session 8 Appreciation, Awards and Presidential Speech
Speaker: Runtian Jing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
9:15-10:45
Session 9A Keynote Panel: OB Research
Speakers: Gilad Chen, University of Maryland, Xiao-Ping Chen, University of Washington; Jia Lin Xie, University of Toronto
Chair: Jasmine Hu, Tsinghua University
Session 9B Keynote Panel: Strategy Research
Speakers: Tony Tong, University of Colorado; Brain Wu, University of Michigan; Nan Jia, USC Marshall School of Business
Chair: Weiguo Zhong, PKU
11:00-12:30
Session 10A Symposium- Recent Advances in Research on Leadership in the Chinese Context
Session 10B Symposium- Gender Equality in Management: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
Session 10C Symposium-Navigating the Shadows of Workplace Objectification: Impact on Career, Well-Being, and Interpersonal Dynamics at Work
13 Paper Presentations + 8 Roundtable Discussions
13:30-15:00
Session 11B Symposium- Speaking Up in Groups: Employee Voice, Peer Reactions and Group Dynamics
13 Paper Presentations + 8 Roundtable Discussions
13:30-16:45
Session 11A Special Forum: “Independent Innovation with Chinese Characteristics”
Speakers: Lu Feng, Peking University, Liu Xielin, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gao Xudong, Tsinghua University, Ouyang Taohua, Beihang University
Session Chair: Zhang Jianjun, Peking University
15:15-16:45
Session 12B Symposium- A Look at the Future of Work: Reassessing Relationships and Boundaries in the Virtual Work Era
13 Paper Presentations + 8 Roundtable Discussions
17:00-18:30
Session 13A Doctoral Student Forum
Chair: IACMR Research Committee
Session 13B Entrepreneurs Forum （In Chinese)
Speakers: Gang Xi, Chairman of New Hope Dairy Group; Guangwen Fang, Chairman of Xi’an Zhongrong Electric Co., Ltd.; Qi Zhao, Chairman of Shandong Electrical Equipment Group Co., Ltd.
Moderator: Wei Shen, Arizona State University
19:00-21:00
Session 14 Doctoral Student “Happy Hour”
Day 3, June 14, 2025, Saturday
8:00-9:00
Session 15 Founding President’s Special Speech
Speaker: Anne S. Tsui
Chair: Zhi-Xue Zhang, Peking University
9:15-10:45
Session 16A Dialogue: The Intersection of Practice and Academia
Dialogue Guests: Guoxing Guan, General Manager of Zhongyan Jintan Salt Industry Co., Ltd.; Haitian Zhong, Zhongyan Jintan Salt Industry Co., Ltd.; Xin Li, Newcastle University
Session 16B Deans’ Forum
Moderator: Xu Huang, Hong Kong Baptist University
11:00-12:30
Session 17A 2025 IACMR Distinguished Scholarly Contribution (DSC) Award Winner’s Panel Speech
Speaker: Michael Morris
Host: Xiao-Ping Chen
Session 17B Symposium- Unveiling Employee Voice Dynamics in Context
Session 17C Symposium- Strategic and Sustainable Design in Compensation: Enhancing Human Capital through Pay Level, Pay Structure, and Pay Basis
13:30-15:00
Session 18A Symposium- SHOWCASE SYMPOSIUM FOR EXEMPLARY DBA THESES
Session 18B Symposium- Quarterly Journal of Management（《管理学季刊》）Symposium
Session 18C Symposium- Taming the Bots: Human-AI Collaboration in the Workplace
13 Paper Presentations + 8 Roundtable Discussions
15:15-16:45
Session 19A Symposium- 组织中的时间因素研究
13 Paper Presentations + 8 Roundtable Discussions
17:00-18:00
Session 20 Face-to-Face with Keynote Speakers/Award Winners
18:10-18:40
Session 21 Members’ Synergy Voice (all IACMR members are invited to attend)
19:00-20:30
Session 22 Closing Reception – Appreciation of Outgoing Officers and Inauguration of New Officers
Day 4, June 15, 2025, Sunday
Morning Workshops
- The Pitfalls and Practicalities of Comparative International Research: Working with Chinese Data and Case Studies in a Digital Age
- Leadership, Culture and Ecology – Research Areas of Focus for the Digital Era
- Authors Workshop: Publishing Sustainability Research in Management Journals
- 《经济管理学刊》期刊论文发展工作坊
- Chinese Corporate Governance Research: The Past, The Present, and The Future
- INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT JUNIOR FEMALE ACADEMICS IN THEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER
- Responsible Use of Generative AI in Academic Research: Ethical Guidelines and Practical Applications
- The Current Challenges and the Future Directions for Chinese CSR Scholars
- 基于生成式人工智能的数字代理人系统设计与管理机制研究
- Sharing research pitfalls and experiences: How PhD students can produce innovative research in the age of Artificial Intelligence?
- Business Cases Development in China and Beyond
- 有效建构管理学理论的哲学与方法
- 通往更可靠稳健的人力资源和组织行为科学研究
- Advancing the Quality of Chinese Management Studies (CMS): Perspectives from the Publisher, Editors, and Scholars
Afternoon Workshops
- IACMR Young Faculty Consortium (micro)
- IACMR Young Faculty Consortium (macro)
- THE 3RD MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION REVIEW PAPER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP AT IACMR
- Accessing and Publishing with Chinese Data: Researching Chinese Organizations in Uncertain Times
- Management and Organization Review Special Issue on Data-Driven Innovation: Unraveling the Dynamics of Organizational Transformation
- Language and Management: A panoramic view of theorization and methodology
- It Takes a Village: Creating a Compassionate and Supportive Community for Academics
- 从管理到旅游：青年管理学者在旅游研究领域的转型与成长之路
- From Insight to Impact: Developing Papers for The International Journal of Human Resource Management Special Issue on Repatriate Management
- EMPOWERING DISADVANTAGED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATION THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION: A PATHWAY TO INCLUSIVE BUSINESS GROWTH