Sent on behalf of Christine Beckman.
Dear OMTers,
As 2012 draws to a close, I want to take a quick moment and give thanks for all that we've accomplished this year and highlight what is planned for next year. Please read the updates by all your hardworking Executive Committee members below, or online: http://omtweb.org/newsletter/fall-2012
The vibrancy of OMT is reflected in the record number of submissions received for the Academy Meetings in Boston in August. Much thanks to Michael Lounsbury for this excellent work; he put in an incredible effort to deliver an outstanding program. Candace Jones handled the PDW program, which has become a highlight of the Academy for many members. My thanks to both of them for what they accomplished in a very demanding job.
After giving us Adventures in OMTLand, Candy Jones has moved on to be the Program Chair, so please help her by signing up to review for OMT and by sending in terrific papers and symposiums come January.
For a recap of the Academy Meetings in Boston, check out Michael Lounsbury's Program Chair Conference Report, the Doctoral Consortium Report by Eva Boxenbaum, and the OMT Business Meeting presentation. We've launched an OMT Facebook page. Please help us get to 100 likes, and while you are there check out the nearly 100 photos from Boston, plus our photo archive of past OMT Artifacts!
In Boston, we also announced the winner of the 2012 Martin Trailblazer Award, David Hickson. Although David could not be with us, Bob Hinings shared an interview with David at his home in England. Upon receiving the award, David shared that "this award was one of the biggest surprises of my life, almost rivaling the arrival of our first baby." We are pleased to recognize such a deserving and gracious scholar.
Another one of the many wonderful OMT traditions is an interview of the distinguished scholar by the winner of the OMT best dissertation award. Please be sure to read the interview with the 2012 Distinguished Scholar Linda Argote by Louis Pondy Dissertation Award Winner Kaisa Snellman. (If you missed her presentation, it is available through Slideshare, along with presentations from some past distinguished scholars and OMT Business Meetings!)
At the business meeting, Dick Scott also shared the passing of OMT Distinguished Scholar, Mayer Zald. Many posted remembrances of Mayer in the weeks after his death. He will be missed.
The OMT Blog is the place to read great original content. Evelyn Micelotta (Alberta) and Mia Raynard (Alberta) put together an interview with 2012 Best Published Paper Award winner Edward (Ned) Smith and another article on tips for the job market. Diane-Laure Arjaliès (HEC Paris) and Mia Raynard (Alberta) put together a fascinating and in-depth interview with Roger Friedland. And Marco Clemente (HEC Paris) interviewed 2012 Best International Paper Award winners Joris Knoben, Tal Simons and Patrick Vermeulen. The Communications Committee is always looking for more help. If you'd like to get involved, email Joel Gehman, our Communications Committee Chair.
David Touve, the Teaching Committee Chair, provides an update that includes new Academy initiatives. Joe Broschak, Research Committee Chair, announces the Chairs for the 2013 Best Published Paper Award. Both are always looking for volunteers!
As we move toward 2013, also look for OMT co-sponsored conferences in locations around the globe -- including Singapore, Sydney, and Montreal! Also, keep an eye out for the formal call for applications for our annual PDW workshops. Peer Fiss and Forrest Briscoe will be organizing the Doctoral Consortium. Martine Haas and Chris Marquis will be organizing the Junior Faculty Consortium. I will be organizing the Dissertation Proposal Workshop. And remember that we are already planning for the 2013 Meetings in Orlando, Florida. We hope to see you there.
Happy Holidays!
Christine M. Beckman
OMT Division Chair