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Dear Members of the Social Issues in Management Division

You are more than welcome to join us next Saturday 6.30 pm at Anaheim Marriott in Grand Ballroom Salon C, D to celebrate the winners of the two 2016 PTC Practice Impact Awards, given by the Practice Theme Committee (PTC) of the Academy of Management:

·         Winner of the AOM PTC Practice Impact Award: Professor Paula Jarzabkowski, Cass Business School, City University London

·         Winner of the PTC Research Center Impact Award: David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership, University of Pittsburgh, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration

Congratulations to the winners and also to all nominees! In addition to celebrating our award winners, we are also celebrating the publication of Kathryn Goldman Schuyler's new book on CREATIVE SOCIAL CHANGE: Leadership for a Healthy World - which is directly related to the impact of our teaching and research on leadership. And: We are celebrating the outgoing and incoming leadership teams of the PTC. So don't miss out – it will be a fun evening!

A special thank you to our panel members: Karlene Roberts, Denise Rousseau, Herman Aguinis, Markus Blut, Tyrone Pitsis (AOM PTC Practice Impact Award panel), and Sarah Jack, Chris J. Collins, Tim Cummins, Edward Lawler III, Tyrone Pitsis (PTC Research Center Impact Award panel). Also, thank you to this year's sponsors, namely Leeds University Business School (Sponsor of the AOM PTC Practice Impact Award) and Newcastle University Business School (Sponsor of the PTC Research Center Impact Award).

We also would like to cordially invite you to the PDW Workshops sponsored by PTC:

FRIDAY

·         Practice-Oriented Executive Programs That Impact: Friday, Aug 5 2016, 8:00AM - 10:00AM (Co-sponsors: MED, IM)

·         Impact Studies as Collaborative Endeavors: Achieving Meaningfulness in Practice: Friday, Aug 5 2016, 10:15AM - 12:45PM (Co-sponsor: SAP)

·         DBA and Professional Doctorates: Co-Production of Knowledge: Friday, Aug 5 2016, 4:00PM - 7:00PM (Co-sponsors: MED, IM, OCIS, MC) 

SATURDAY

·         Leadership for a Healthy World: Creating Meaningful Organizations: Saturday, Aug 6 2016, 10:15AM - 12:45PM (Co-sponsors: ODC, MSR, SIM, IM)

·         Translating Scholarship Into Practice – Which Comes First: Theory or Practice?: Saturday, Aug 6 2016, 1:00PM - 4:00PM (Co-sponsors: MED, MC, OB, OMT, ODC)

·         Connecting the Dots of Scholar-Practitioner Collaboration at the AOM: Saturday, Aug 6 2016, 4:15PM - 6:15PM (Co-sponsor: ODC)

Have a safe trip to Anaheim - we look forward to seeing you at the PTC Celebration and Awards Event!

Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, Kuo Frank Yu (PTC Co-Chairs) and

Christof Backhaus (Chair of the PTC Awards Committee)

Dr Christof Backhaus
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