Our Management scholars shine on international stage

16 August 2023

Monash Business School Department of Management academics have triumphed at the international 2023 Academy of Management awards, winning seven coveted accolades for their outstanding contributions to the field.

The honours were announced at the Academy’s annual meeting, which attracted more than 10,000 scholars from around the world to Boston across 4-8 August.

The Academy is the preeminent global academic and professional association for management and organisation scholars, with nearly 18,000 members across 120 countries.

Earning a place to present research at the five-day conference is fiercely competitive, with those who make it through a rigorous selection process only then becoming eligible for the highly sought-after awards.

Monash University was well-represented in the program, with 14 academics presenting their work across 33 sessions.

Nine of them earned top honours in six key categories.

Department of Management Director of Research, Professor Helen De Cieri, said the remarkable achievement shone a spotlight on the excellent research being conducted at Monash Business School.

“These awards indicate the high esteem in which our colleagues’ research is held. Receiving recognition for their research excellence in this forum places our scholars at the forefront among the global thought-leaders in management and organisational studies.”

From top left clockwise Prof Julie Wolfram Cox, Dr Fahreen Alamgir, PhD student Karryna Madison, Prof Herman Tse, Mr Xiang (Michael) Yao, A/Prof Mike Zhang.

From top left clockwise: Prof Julie Wolfram Cox, Dr Fahreen Alamgir, Karryna Madison, Prof Herman Tse, Xiang (Michael) Yao and A/Prof Mike Zhang.

And the winners are:

Best Critical International Business Paper: Dr Fahreen Alamgir (co-authored with Mr Ahmad Saleem Saha, Afghanistan Research Development and Health Organization).

“This award is recognition of the most pressing issue of our time: the rise of violence, its gendered aspects and geopolitical insecurities,” Dr Alamgir said. Her research also aligns with the global challenges of geopolitical security and thriving communities identified in Monash University’s Impact 2030 strategic plan, she added.

Best Critical Organization Studies Paper: Prof Julie Wolfram Cox (co-authored with Prof John Hassard, Manchester Business School).

“It was very exciting to receive this award and supportive comments on our new paper on slow theorising,” Prof Wolfram Cox said.

Designated Best Paper - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: PhD student Karryna Madison, A/Prof Nathan Eva, Dr Zen Goh, and Prof Helen De Cieri.

“I'm honoured to receive a Best Paper award from the Academy of Management. As I finish my dissertation, this award reinforces my past three years of hard work and highlights the indispensable guidance from my supervisors,” Ms Madison said.

Best Paper - Human Resources-Entrepreneurship Research and Best Paper - Human Resources: A/Prof Mike Zhang (with co-authors at Macquarie University and East China Normal University).

“Winning the Best Paper awards not only validates our research efforts, it highlights the relevance of our research and encourages other scholars to explore related topics,” A/Prof Zhang said.

Best Student Paper - Organizational Neuroscience Interest Group: Prof Herman Tse (co-authored with Yi Pan, Xi’an Jiaotong University, and Stefan Volk, University of Sydney).

"This award demonstrates the importance and urgency of undertaking multidisciplinary research. It aims to explore how chronobiology can be used to understand employees’ work fatigue and work engagement in management research. This research aligns with the faculty’s research objectives,” Prof Tse said.

Outstanding Reviewer awards: Dr Limin Fu and Karryna Madison.

“Winning this award not only recognises my past contributions but also opens doors to opportunities for professional growth, collaboration and recognition within my academic community,” Dr Fu said.

Faculty Transnational Research Paper award nominee: PhD student Xiang (Michael) Yao.

Read the award-winning papers: