• IACMR News
1.   IACMR 2025 Conference Review will Begin Soon
We have released the call for papers (including the submission links), and the submission system start accepting conference papers, symposia, and PDW submissions from 12:00 PM (Beijing Time) on September 16, 2024. By the submission deadline, we had received over 1,200 submissions from 21 countries and regions around the world. The review stage will soon begin, and if you have registered as a reviewer for the IACMR 2025 Conference, you will receive 2-4 review assignments in the near future. Please keep an eye on your email notifications. Additionally, we are still welcoming more scholars to join our team of reviewers. (Link to register as a reviewer)

2.    IACMR Membership Survey
As IACMR reaches its 20th anniversary milestone and embarks on a new phase, we are conducting a membership survey starting on September 25 to gather opinions and suggestions from IACMR members. The goal of this survey is to better achieve the objectives of the association and facilitate collaboration between IACMR members and the leadership. We highly value the input from our members, and based on the feedback, we will make improvements to better serve the management research community.

3.    IACMR Research Seminar Series Session 51 and 52 Held Online
Session 51: Held on September 18, 2024, via Zoom. The speaker was Professor Fang Lee Cooke from Monash Business School, with a lecture on From Strategic HRM to Sustainable HRM? Exploring a Common-Good Approach. The session was hosted by Professor Yucheng Zhang from the University of Southampton, and the language of the seminar was Chinese.

Session 52: Held on October 10, 2024, via Zoom. The speaker was Professor Brian Connelly from Auburn University, Harbert College of Business, with a lecture on Emerging Issues in Corporate Ownership. The session was hosted by Professor Susanna Li from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the language of the seminar was English.

Session 53: Will be held on November 20, 2024, via Zoom. The speaker will be Professor Maria Kraimer from the University at Buffalo, with the theme of The Role of Replication Studies in Addressing the Credibility Crisis in Scientific Research. The session will be hosted by Professor Jie Feng from Rutgers University, and the language will be English. You can register [here].

4.    IACMR Teaching Seminar Series Session 8
The 8th session of the IACMR Teaching Seminar Series will be held on November 7, 2024, via Zoom. The speaker will be Professor Wei Zeng from Hunan University, presenting on the topic of Hybrid Course Design Based on Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) Theory – Using Human Resource Management as an Example. The session will be hosted by Professor Song Wang from Zhejiang University, and the language of the seminar will be Chinese. You can register [here].

5.    Recap: IACMR Women’s Development Seminar Series Session 1
The first session of the IACMR Women’s Development Seminar Series focused on Balance, Resilience, and Mental Health at Different Career Stages. It was moderated by Professor Jia (Jasmine) Hu from Tsinghua University, co-chair of the IACMR Women’s Development Support Committee. Guest speakers included Professor Jing Zhou from Rice University, Professor Ningyu Tang from Hainan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Associate Professor Song Wang from Zhejiang University, and Associate Professor Wei Zeng from Hunan University. You can access the session recap [here].

6. Nominations Open for the First IACMR-PUP “Chinese Management Thought” Outstanding Book Award
To encourage and recognize original (non-translated) books in the field of Chinese management, the International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) and Peking University Press have jointly established the IACMR-PUP “Chinese Management Thought” Outstanding Book Award. This award is open to nominations of original, non-translated management books published before the nomination deadline. The books will be reviewed by an award committee organized by IACMR, and 1 to 3 books will be selected in each round. The selected books should have made significant contributions to theoretical research, research methodology, entrepreneurial practice, or education as a textbook in the field of Chinese management. The award is presented biennially, and the award ceremony will be held at the next IACMR biennial conference. Cash prizes of 10,000 RMB will be awarded to the author(s) or editor(s) of each winning book. Nominations are currently open, and you can click here to learn more.

7. IACMR-OS Special Webinar: Meeting with Organization Science Editors
We are honored to announce an exclusive webinar featuring Professor Lamar Pierce, Editor-in-Chief of Organization Science, along with other senior editors. This event presents a unique opportunity for Chinese scholars to engage directly with the editorial team of one of the most prestigious journals in organizational research. The webinar will take place from 9:00 to 10:30 am on November 18, 2024 (Beijing Time, UTC+8), and will be conducted in English. To register, please click this link: Registration Link.

• Management and Organization Review (MOR) Updates

1.Lights on MOR | Interview with Professor Zhi-Xue Zhang: Responsible Leadership Addressing Major Social Issues
Recently, ProfessorZhi-Xue Zhang from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management was featured in the “Lights on MOR!” series by Management and Organization Review (MOR). In the interview with Professor Ray Friedman from Vanderbilt University, Zhang discussed his co-authored paper, Taking the Path Less Traveled: How Responsible Leadership Addresses a Grand Challenge in Public Health (Zhang, Z.-X., Yi, X., & Dong, Y., 2023), which he wrote in collaboration with Xiwei Yi and Yuntao Dong. The video series, co-produced by MOR and Cambridge University Press, features Ray Friedman’s interviews with authors of MOR’s outstanding papers, providing readers with in-depth insights into the research and its implications for Chinese management practices and global management science. Click here to watch the interview.

2. MOR Special Issue Call for Papers: Digital Poverty Reduction
Click [here] to view the full call for papers for this special issue. The submission deadline for proposals is December 24, 2024.

3. MOR 20.3 Abstracts
Click [here] to view the abstracts of MOR 20.3.

4. MOR Special Issue Academic Symposium: “Opportunities and Challenges of AI in Strategic Management and Organizational Innovation”
This symposium will be held on October 26, 2024 (Saturday), co-hosted by IACMR and the School of Business at Renmin University of China. The theme of the symposium is Opportunities and Challenges of AI in Strategic Management and Organizational Innovation. The symposium will take place at Renmin University of China, Beijing.

• Management Insights (MI) Updates
1. Current Issue of Management Insights
To view the latest issue (Issue 36) or past issues of Management Insights, please search for “复旦商业知识” on WeChat or visit the dedicated member area on the IACMR website (for paid members).

• Community News
1. Job Opening | Donghua University, Glorious Sun School of Business and Management
Click [here] for more details on the job opening in Chinese.

2. Job Opening | CEIBS Invites Applications for Faculty Positions in Organizational Behavior or Human Resource Management
Click [here] for more details on the job opening.

3. 2025 AMRC Call for Paper
The 7th Asian Management Research Consortium (AMRC), scheduled to take place at HKUST Business School in Hong Kong on May 16-17, 2025. Please click here for the Call for Paper.

• Your Input Welcomed
Your contributions are also welcomed. You can send us news about members’ activities, research information, feedback about IACMR, and information from management field, etc. to iacmrmembership@pku.edu.cn before 15th of every even-month.