Amy Colbert, AOM member and Tippie College of Business professor of management and entrepreneurship, has been named recipients of the 2024 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair.
The accolade represents one of the most prestigious honors granted to faculty members at Iowa. It acknowledges scholars who are distinguished nationally and globally, and who have made significant contributions to the university, the state of Iowa, and beyond through outstanding achievements in research, teaching, and/or service. Those selected for the honor receive additional financial resources to support their professional activities, enabling them to further extend their scholarly impact.
Colbert has published articles in top scholarly journals, such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Administrative Science Quarterly. She is also recognized at the top of her field as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association of Psychological Science, and the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
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Asia Business School’s Professor and AOM Member Michael Frese, a leading figure in the field of entrepreneurship research, has been awarded the prestigious Global Entrepreneurship Award in Stockholm, Sweden.
Established in 1996, the Award celebrates exceptional research that has profoundly shaped the field, and acknowledges Professor Frese’s ground-breaking research and significant contribution of psychology to entrepreneurship theory and to small business
development as well as training research for entrepreneurship.
“I am absolutely delighted to accept the Award,” said Professor Frese.
His research delves into the psychological factors that drive entrepreneurial actions and success. He pointed out that his personal motivation for his life’s work stems from his desire to use entrepreneurship research as a powerful tool for poverty
reduction: “As a psychologist I wanted to contribute to the economic growth of less-privileged countries. I envisioned empowering individuals through entrepreneurship to actively participate in their country’s economic development."
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