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Thrilled (and still a little in shock) to share that our paper “Optimizing Performance: Task-Technology Fit of Generative AI in Global Virtual Team Student Projects” was honored with the MED Global Forum Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025! This recognition means a lot, not just because it comes from the Management Education and Development Division (MED-AOM), but because it highlights the importance of understanding how emerging technologies can enhance learning and collaboration across borders. I couldn’t have asked for a more brilliant, collaborative, and inspiring team: Jennifer S. A. Leigh Ernesto Tavoletti Vas Taras, and Dhruv Pratap SINGH. Working with you all has been an absolute privilege. Your insights, energy, and dedication made this possible. I look forward to continuing to learn from one another as we explore the role of Generative AI in global education. #AOM2025 #BestPaperAward #ManagementEducation #GlobalVirtualTeams #GenerativeAI #Teamwork

For the second year now, N. Sharon Hill organized a session at Academy of Management on evidence-based, interactive, & experiential activities for #teaching how to work effectively in #virtual and #hybridwork settings. This time the interest was so high, we could hardly fit everyone in the room, many were standing or sitting on the floor. Thank you all for your interest! This shows how relevant the topic is now, despite all talks in the media about return to office. Ellen Ernst Kossek Julija Mell Vas Taras and myself shared 4 different activities we tried & tested for different target audiences (#employees, team #leaders, line #managers, senior managers) in different countries – all of them available for free (I curated for you the links): ⭐ Ellen Ernst Kossek introduced Family & Work- Life Supportive Supervisor Training she developed https://lnkd.in/e6mGugZT ⭐ Julija Mell walked us through the simulation she developed on Collaborating Across Time Zones https://lnkd.in/e8nGQBZv ⭐ Vas Taras explained how his X-culture project works https://x-culture.org/ ⭐ I demonstrated an activity on trust in hybrid/remote work settings that I adapted from Roger C. Mayer & Patricia M. Norman  https://lnkd.in/eHDBUZ-s If you are interested in more activities you can use in your teaching on hybrid/remote work topics, watch this space (and next #AOM), as N. Sharon Hill plans to run another session next year 🤞 to showcase more activities. If you have a relevant (& free) activity that you would like to present – reach out to N. Sharon Hill   thanks to HR Division - Academy of Management MED-AOM AOM Organizational Behavior Division AOM CTO Division Organization Development & Change (ODC) Division of the Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition (AOM Division) for your support #aom2025 #academyofmanagement #hybridworkplace #remotework #workfromhome #learninganddevelopment #landd. 

Thank you, Goa Institute of Management (GIM) for enabling my participation at Academy of Management Annual Meeting. My sincere thanks to MED-AOM for selecting our #PDW for Best PDW Award 2025. This would not have been possible without my co-organizers team Dr. Ekaterina Ivanova and Isabel Rimanoczy and all our wonderful presenters from around the world.

We had a full room for our workshop on teaching #evidence-based management at the Academy of Management conference! It was inspiring to see so many colleagues either using principle of evidence-based management (EBM) in their teaching or interested to explore how to do so. I learned a lot from Claire Gubbins Denise M. Rousseau Tina Saksida Jeroen Stouten Dr. Ruiling Guo, DHA, MPH, MLIS, AHIP Emilia Wietrak Here are some insights I took home from the session: 💡 “pull” approach to teaching EBM – that is, helping a learner to address a real-life problem by finding evidence to inform their decision - works better than “push” 💡 we need to provide a lot of scaffolding for learning EBM – that translates to “slower” teaching and more developmental feedback along the way 💡 in the full spirit of EBM, it’s useful to do pre- and post-course assessment of EBM skills, so we can assess the impact / effects of our teaching approaches 💡 some #AI is better than others from EBM perspective While I do practice the first two points, hearing from the speakers why and how they do it so was very helpful. (Cutting materials from the module to allow more space for scaffolding was a difficult decision I made a while ago). I would like to try the third point, an idea for next semester! And as for AI, so far I’ve been a strong sceptic of using AI for EBM, seeing how it undermines the level of critical thinking. But I’ve got some new ideas to explore! If you are interested to learn more: ⭐ check our Evidence Based Management Teaching Handbook edited by Claire Gubbins Denise M. Rousseau Alessandra Capezio https://lnkd.in/eNSD5fAr - it's available for free and include 16 chapters full of tried and tested tips on teaching EBM ⭐ join our community of practice of EBM educators organized by Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa) https://lnkd.in/eiASPPrH ⭐ check Claire Gubbins review of the same session, for more ideas on what we discussed https://lnkd.in/e2eT-fFc Thank you Claire Gubbins and Denise M. Rousseau for co-organizing with me and MED-AOM for having us! #education #aom2025 #academyofmanagement #EBM #evidencebasedmanagement

Wrapping up the week behind: What an insightful and motivating Academy of Management Annual Meeting #AOM2025 at Bella Center in #Copenhagen! I take back uncountable ideas and new approaches in and beyond my area of expertise. My presentation on our ongoing mixed-methods research on the uptake of #socialinnovation and #socialentrepreneurship in higher education institutions that my colleagues Marthe Zirngiebl, Christoph Kaletka, Daniel Krüger, Dr. Ralf Kopp, Alexander Dederichs and I conduct at Technische Universität Dortmund, Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund, under the Plattform für Soziale Innovationen und Gemeinwohlorientierte Unternehmen (Platform for Social Innovations and Social Enterprises a.k.a. #SIGU platform) unraveled a set of inspiring talks with colleagues in the field, Faye Farmer, PhD and Prof. Dr. Cordula BARZANTNY. In a to-be-selected-for roundtable discussion of the ENT Divisions' PDW on Navigating Uncertainty in Entrepreneurship, organized by João Fernando Mazzoni and Angelo Bello, I leaped at the chance to gather extremely valuable expert feedback from my mentor Sharon A. Alvarez on my submitted extended abstract that builds upon #creationtheory. Thank you so much!! That discussion followed a prominent panel of experts, Sharon A. Alvarez, Rajshree Agarwal, Peter Klein, Todd Zenger, moderated by Michael Holmes. In the further PDWs throughout different AOM divisions that I attended, among them the AOM ENT Division, SIM Division, AOM, and MED-AOM, we had insightful roundtable discussions on how to embed impact in the research process where I also met Johanna Mair who was one of the empowering panelists, on the use AI for good in education (thinking of our MSCA project Datavysts), and on universities on a mission as enablers in the social innovation ecosystem. In that PDW, I also got to introduce the #SIGU platform as one good example of a network actor, among the others that my fellow scholars put onto the table, bringing insightful discussions with Christina Theodoraki, who also was one of the inspirational panelists, Anne-Karen Hüske, and Bart Leyen who organized the PDW, and many others. Further, I completed the MED-AOM Junior Faculty and Doctoral Students Consortium, a professional development certificate program of emerging teacher-scholars, chaired by Preeti W. and energetically held by Dr Lilian S.. I am more than thankful for having been given this opportunity. It was one of the busiest AOM Annual Meetings for me, first time as a #postdoc, but also one of those where I met as many great like-minded people and #inspiring #scholars! #AOM2025 #AcademyofManagement

Grateful for the powerful and enriching experience of participating in Academy of Management (#AOM2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark this week 🇩🇰. Glad to share my reflections and highlights of the conference: 🔥 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦: The first non-US-based AOM in 85 years gathered 13000+ management scholars with a large share of European scholars and first-time attendees due to a novel and accessible location. Remarkably, we all met under the same roof, in contrast to spanning multiple locations in the previous AOMs. This enabled a rare opportunity to meet across DIGs and contributed to the collaborative spirit of the conference and the feeling of unity in diversity. As an experienced AOMer, I applaud AOM organizers for your openness to the new forms of organizing (despite some noisy rooms 😉). Also, a poster format was welcomed by participants. 🍀 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧: I greatly appreciated that focus on sustainability challenges and engagement have become a mainstream this year. Importantly, research on sustainability goes beyond understanding and is concerned with practical impact through identifying strategies and engaging with stakeholders. This is a hope-giving shift, with the next essential step being to synthesize this fast-emerging evidence to move the field forward. 💎 𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗧𝗬: To stay relevant to management practice, we should engage conceptual frameworks reflecting the complexity of the external environment. Two great examples are a fascinating session on the systems psychodynamic approach with Gianpiero Petriglieri, Stephanie Creary, Robin J. Ely and Sally Maitlis, led by Elizabeth Sheprow, and a workshop on paradoxical thinking skillfully led by Rikke Kristine Nielsen, Dr. Elisabeth Suntrup-Andresen, and Prof. Dr. Nadine Pratt. 🧬 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: Many interesting initiatives and bold innovative research within the coaching and leadership development domains. Inspired to contribute with our ongoing research on the predictors of coaching relationship dynamics in intercultural leadership coaching with Émilie Lapointe. It was valuable to connect with my colleagues doing important work including Silvia Dello Russo & Lara Solms on the temporal approach to coachee competencies’ development; Christina Mühlberger on the impact of coach’s relationship behaviors on coachee’s self-regulation; Holly Andrews & Professor Rebecca Jones on coach-in-the moment decision making, and Stella Mercedes Fingas on the role of patterns in coach’s questions on coachee’s self-regulation. 🪬𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬: The most precious moments of AOM are undoubtedly connecting with old and new colleagues. Warm thank you to my dear BI Norwegian Business School colleagues, CYGNA Women in Academia Network, MED-AOM community, my family, and to all of you with whom our paths crossed @AOM 🌟.

✨ What an inspiring week at #AOM in Copenhagen! I feel deeply honored to have contributed to three impactful sessions. 💬🌍 The week kicked off with the #Xackathon by xCultures, brilliantly organized by Wendy Farrell, Ph.D. Thank you, Wendy, and thanks to all colleagues for the energizing exchange around new research ideas. I’m particularly excited about our project with Karen Lynden, Marina Schmitz and Rodrigo Mello: "Empowering Global Minds for Sustainable Impact" – a powerful reminder that the student voice is becoming ever more critical in shaping sustainable transformation. 🎙️ A true highlight for me was the MED-AOM Ambassador PDW organized by my dear colleague Anne Berthinier Poncet and myself: “Be the Voice of Management Education.” We began with three inspiring perspectives – from practice, academia, and students – with heartfelt thanks to Wendy Farrell, Ph.D., #DeniseFleck, and Divya Singhal. These powerful voices set the tone for our World Café discussion on redefining the vision, content, and mission of the MED Ambassador programme. Special thanks to our table heads – Miguel Olivas-Lujan, PhD, Marina Schmitz, and Madina Rival – who helped guide participants through three key questions about the future of MED Ambassadors: 💡 What core content should shape our mission? 📅 What events or projects can we implement before AOM 2026? 🎯 And what incentives will help activate and inspire Ambassadors? With over 30 engaged attendees, the energy and richness of the discussion were truly encouraging. We’ll now share your input with the MED Chairs to turn these ideas into action – all with the goal of strengthening the role of management education in shaping a sustainable, future-ready economy. 📌 Together with Saloni Sinha Sina, I was also proud to present a research poster – co-authored with Wendy Farrell, Ph.D. and Marjaana Gunkel – on Responsible Management Education. One alarming finding: students do not consider sustainability a key factor when choosing a university, nor do they see it as vital for business success. This calls us – as educators – to rethink how we teach, and to inspire through innovative formats that connect sustainability with impact. On the last day of AOM, I was honored to join a powerful Panel Symposium: “Engaged Management Scholarship – Enhancing the Legitimacy of Research and Teaching at Business Schools”, led by Rob van Tulder. Alongside seven brilliant colleagues, we explored shared definitions, institutional challenges, and publication pathways for making engaged scholarship visible. Rob’s framework is an inspiring call to reframe academic research as a driving force for sustainable transformation. 📚💡 🙏 Thank you to everyone who made this week so meaningful. Let’s keep pushing boundaries – because the world needs management education that empowers change. #AOM2025 #MEDAmbassadors #ManagementEducation #Sustainability #EngagedScholarship #PRME #LeadershipForTheFuture