More than two dozen Babson faculty presented on topics ranging from entrepreneurship research to healthcare innovation and sustainability at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Boston.
Heidi Neck, the Jeffry A. Timmons Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Babson, delivered the keynote address at the Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC@AOM), “The Entrepreneurial Educator,” discussing her five-part methodology for helping educators of all kinds better engage, inspire, and connect with students.
Babson faculty members also hosted nearly 200 guests at an open house event Sunday at the Hynes Convention Center. Colleagues across the academy connected with each other and were welcomed by Babson faculty.
Four Babson faculty members were recognized by AOM for their scholarship and service:
- William B. Gartner, the Bertarelli Foundation Distinguished Professor of Family Entrepreneurship, received the DEI & Entrepreneurship Kauffman Student Award, for his paper, “A Study of Helpers of Chinese Women Entrepreneurs,” presented at the AOM conference (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division).
- Yamlaksira Getachew, assistant professor of strategy, was a finalist for the IM Division GWU-CIBER Best Paper on Emerging Markets Award for his paper, “On the Location Choices of African Multinational Enterprises: Do Supranational Institutions Matter?,” presented at the AOM conference (International Management Division).
- Scott Taylor—professor of organizational behavior and the Arthur M. Blank Endowed Chair for Values-Based Leadership at The Blank School at Babson College—received the MED Best Symposium in Management Education and Development Award for his symposium, “Creating a Culture of Employee Development,” organized for the AOM conference (Management & Development and Human Resources Divisions).
- Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, professor of organizational behavior and the Camilla Latino Spinelli Endowed Term Chair, was elected to serve as the Professional Development Workshop (PDW) chair for the Careers Division in 2023–2024.
Babson served as a sponsor for the AOM Annual Meeting, which is billed as “the world’s premier event for scholarly engagement, and the largest gathering of management and organization scholars in the world.” This year’s theme was “Putting the Worker Front and Center.”
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