The IberoAOM Newsletter Vol 3 2026

October 23, 2026 News

#IAOM2027 in Mexico City, 26-27 May, 2027

IPADE Mexico will host the 2027 Ibero-American Academy of Management Conference, a gathering focused on strengthening management scholarship in Latin and Ibero-American contexts.

Submissions Portal

The conference aims to bring together academics and practitioners from around the world to advance management research in Latin and Ibero-America. The goals are clear: promote collaboration among scholars, strengthen regional research capacity, encourage global dialogue on the region’s distinct management challenges, and support the development of lasting research networks. The event also emphasizes innovation and engagement with key societal and organizational issues.

Submission Tracks

  • Track 1: The Ibero-American Ecosystem of Family Enterprises
  • Track 2: Business Networks and Entrepreneurs in the Ibero-American Contexts
  • Track 3: From Research to Action
  • Track 4: Sustainability Challenges in Ibero-America
  • Track 5: The Relevance of the Human Factor in Regional Development

❗Important

Save the date for an Idea Factory virtual session on November 26 (Mexico City time) to discuss your proposal with IAOM 2027 Track Chairs. Participation is free and no prior submission is required.

Upcoming Key Dates

  • Deadline for Submissions – November 30, 2026
  • Decision Notifications and Registration Opens – February 2027
  • Online Program Available – April 2027
  • Luis Felipe López-Calva, distinguished economist and leading expert
  • Sharon Alvarez
  • Herman Aguinis
  • Ruth V. Aguilera

Conference rates

(Important: Rates in table include IAOM membership)


Category		Base Price(USD)VATFull Price(USD)
1Conference Academic W$40516%$470
2Conference Students W$30416%$353
3Conference Non Member W$50616%$588
4Conference Academic IPADE$16216%$188
5Conference Track Chairs$10116%$118
6Other$016%$0
7Keynote Speakers$016%$0
8Conf. Committee & Guests$016%$0
9University Pass$016%$0
10Staff IAoM$016%$0

For more information, contact: [email protected]

Management Research, Latest Online First

Isabel Barbosa; Ellzabeth Real de Olivelra

Leading with happiness in Al-driven transformation: a qualitative study of happiness-based leadership and employee well-being ?
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-09-2026-2109

Marco Antonlo Portugal; Jose Alberto Carvalho dos Santos Claro

Blue innovation and ecological transitions: a realist synthesis of mechanisms and knowledge asymmetries
DOI: https://dol.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-04-2026-1998

Roger da Silva Wegner; Vanla de Fátima Barros Estivalete: Talane Kella Mathels; Kelmara Mendes Vielra

Transformational leadership for environmental sustainability (TLES) #
DOI: https://dol.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-06-2025-1741

Juliana Chacón-Henao; José Arias-Pérez; Esteban López-Zapata

Rethinking the drivers of digital open innovation performance: a contingent perspective on agility, inbound open innovation, and digital transformational leadership
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-05-2025-1735

Ana Sabino; Mafalda Paula; Carlos Rouco; Pedro Marques-Quinteiro

On the relationship between workload, work-family conflict, and well-being in aviation personnel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-06-2025-1752

Dennis Barber III; Cody L. Chullen; Ryan Bailey; Tope Adeyemi-Bello; Stella Tippin

What workers want: unveiling ethno-racial differences in job expectations in Peru
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-11-2025-1858

Eduardo Ahumada-Tello; Rodolfo Martinez Gutierrez; Luis Calandre; Juan Antonio Meza-Fregoso

Well-being-oriented capabilities as drivers of AI implementation: the roles of happiness management, complex leadership and digital infrastructure
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-01-2026-1924

🗄️ Knowledge resources

While not intended as a comprehensive review, this curated list highlights timely, high-quality research chosen to support the evolving scholarly development of our Iberoamerican academic community. We invite readers to share any important works they strongly feel merit inclusion, which we will gladly consider for future editions.

Research methods/education papers just published or in-press

AOM journals – from the editors

  • Suddaby, R. and Trank, C.Q. (2026) ‘From Information to Judgment: The Return of the Scholarly Essay’, Academy of Management Collections, 5(3), pp. 44–50. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/amc.2026.0033.
  • Bliese, P.D. et al. (2026) ‘Research Methods Articles Designed to Advance Theory: An Update and Further Guidance’, Academy of Management Journal, 69(4), pp. 679–684. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2026.4004.
  • Lindebaum, D. (2026) ‘We Care a Lot (For Academy of Management Learning & Education )—and Urgent Reflections on the State of AI Journal Policies’, Academy of Management Learning & Education, p. amle.2026.0628. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2026.0628.
  • Barnett, M.L. (2026) ‘Pathways Priming Our Pipeline: Perusing the Perspectives Portfolio’, Academy of Management Perspectives, 40(3), pp. 393–400. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2026.0201.
  • Cheng, B.H. et al. (2026) ‘Renovating for Relevance: How to Rewrite a Traditional Manuscript for Academy of Management Perspectives’, Academy of Management Perspectives, p. amp.2026.0328. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2026.0328.
  • Minbaeva, D. and Zeitoun, H. (2026) ‘From Theoretical Glitter to Gold: Using Foreign Theories in Management’, Academy of Management Review, 51(3), pp. 429–436. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2026.0729.

AOM journals – articles

  • Varela, O.E. et al. (2026) ‘Off Script, Still Successful? Career Paths and Career Success of Academics in U.S. Business Schools’, Academy of Management Learning & Education, p. amle.2024.0149. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2024.0149.
  • Moos, C. (2026) ‘Turning the League Tables: Configurations of Evaluations and MBA Student Interest’, Academy of Management Learning & Education, p. amle.2023.0372. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2023.0372.

Other journals

  • Elmholdt, K., Gill, M. and Nielsen, J. (2026) ‘“How Many Interviews Do I Need?” An Examination of Interview Numbers and Sampling Moves in Qualitative Research’, Organizational Research Methods, 29(4), pp. 462–497. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/10944281261424516.
  • Kalnins, A. (2026) ‘Interaction Effects May Indeed Be Artifacts of Common Method Variance’, Organizational Research Methods [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/10944281261465310.
  • Kalnins, A. and Shaver, J. (2026) ‘The Case for Reporting Control Variable Coefficients’, Organizational Research Methods, 29(4), pp. 605–616. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/10944281261449203.
  • Köhler, T. et al. (2026) ‘Editorial: What Constitutes a Methodological Contribution at ORM?’, Organizational Research Methods, 29(4), pp. 443–461. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/10944281261485731.
  • Simonetti, A. et al. (2026) ‘A Machine Learning Toolkit for Selecting Studies and Topics in Systematic Literature Reviews’, Organizational Research Methods, 29(3), pp. 379–411. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/10944281251341571.

Research methods/education videos or podcasts

🗓️🗒 Upcoming deadlines, Calls, and Events of interest

87th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (Vienna, 30 July – 3 August, 2027)

Call for PDWs proposals

The Iberoamerican Academy of Management will be inviting proposals for Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, held 30 July – 3 August 2027 in Vienna, Austria. We welcome creative formats such as roundtables, panels, hands-on workshops, practitioner sessions and doctoral consortia that advance management theory, research, education or practice with an Iberoamerican focus or interest. We especially value sessions that are innovative, interactive, inclusive and developmental. For questions and more information, contact the 2027 IAOM PDW Co-Chairs, Gabriela Contreras ([email protected]) and Pilar Acosta ([email protected])

Call for Doctoral Consortium proposals

Mariano Garrido-López (Western Carolina University), Chair of the Doctoral Consortium, Francisco Javier Moreno Arrebola (Universidad de Málaga), Co-Chair of the Doctoral Consortium, and Jesús Molina Gómez (Universidad de Málaga), Chair of the Doctoral Consortium, will be inviting proposals for the Doctoral Consortium to be organized at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, held 30 July – 3 August 2027 in Vienna, Austria.

AOM CAP: Free Teaching Webinars and Live CARMA Methods

1. Learn with AOM: Methods Training Series, powered by CARMA

Beginning 6 October 2026 

Free for AOM members

These live methods courses are designed especially for doctoral students and early-career scholars. Be sure to share your CAP discount code with students and faculty so that they can access discounted membership and enroll in the courses.

This new pilot program will offer two course tracks: 

Concepts & Tools Tutorial Series: This introductory track will provide a focused opportunity to explore foundational and emerging topics in research methods. The series will feature 90-minute live tutorial sessions held across four days in October that can be taken individually or as a group.  Each of the four tutorials includes a lecture session introducing key concepts followed by a lab session introducing use of key statistical software and related tools. Topics include: data structures and statistical models, qualitative data coding, programming languages, and machine learning.  

Attend the sessions most relevant to your work or participate in the full series. 

Data Structures and Statistical Models

6 October 2026 | 9:00 AM –12:00 PM EDT (UTC-4/GMT-4) 

Programming Languages

8 October 2026 | 13:00 –16:00 PM EDT (UTC-4/GMT-4) 

Qualitative Data Coding

12 October 2026 | 9:00 AM –12:00 PM EDT (UTC-4/GMT-4) 

Machine Learning

14 October 2026 | 13:00 –16:00 PM EDT (UTC-4/GMT-4) 

Learn more and register here: https://www.carmaorg.com/aom/tutorial-series  

Advanced Topic Workshop Series: This longer course, running from November 2026 to February 2027, will feature eight 90-minute synchronous learning sessions. It is also offered for users to experience individually or as a set. The course’s goal is to build on the Concepts and Tools series and provide a deeper methodological treatment of current research methods and data analysis techniques. Workshops will include lectures, panel discussions, and hands-on experiential components. The techniques covered are both quantitative and qualitative and are used by both micro and macro management researchers.  Topics include: Panel analysis, multilevel analysis, grounded theory, mixed methods, large language models (LLMs), and more.  

Learn more and register here: https://www.carmaorg.com/aom/workshop-series  

Both tracks will provide access to recordings and CARMA’s discussion board to support flexible learning and continued dialogue.  

2. How to Think Like an Entrepreneur: An Introduction to Teaching Effectuation with Saras Sarasvathy

14 October 2026 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT / 3:00 – 4:30 PM BST 

Free and open to everyone

Join Saras Sarasvathy, the creator of effectuation theory, for a webinar exploring how expert entrepreneurs think and how to bring these ideas into the classroom. Organized in partnership with AOM’s Teaching Community and the Entrepreneurship Division, the session will offer insights for educators to teach students to put entrepreneurship theory into practice. 

Learn more and register here: https://www.aom.org/event/teaching-community-how-to-think-like-an-entrepreneur-an-introduction-to-effectuation/ 

3. Teaching Community: Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders to Address Sustainability Challenges 

5 November | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST / 4:00 – 5:00 PM GMT 

Free and open to everyone

As world leaders gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the COP31 climate conference in November 2026, management education has a vital role to plan in preparing the next generation of leaders to solve sustainability challenges. AOM’s Teaching Community and the Organizations and the Natural Environment (ONE) Division Teaching Team invite educators to this timely webinar to explore practical ways to teach sustainability in management education from award-winning educators. 

Learn more and register here: https://aom-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/IPdyeVndToK409JwinJEAg 

2027 GW-OMT PAPER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Sponsored by Department of Strategic Management & Public Policy and AOM’s Organization & Management Theory Division Division Executive Committee.

Designed for Ph.D. students, postdocs and early career faculty, this workshop provides an opportunity to strengthen research papers for publication in premier academic journals while building the skills needed to navigate the publication and peer-review process.

The workshop is led by current and past members of the OMT Division Executive Committee, as well as past and current editors and editorial board members of journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Organization Theory, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Venturing and Strategic
Organization.

Friday, February 5, 2027

Registration & Coffee: 8:30-8:55 am
Programming: 8:55 am-5:00 pm
Reception: 5:00-7:00 pm
View Full Agenda

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Work, Aging and Retirement

The Dynamics of P–E fit: Implications for Career Sustainability Across Career Stages

We are pleased to invite proposals for a special issue of Work, Aging and Retirement exploring how person–environment (P–E) fit develops, is disrupted, and can be sustained across career stages.

We welcome empirical, conceptual, and methodological contributions that advance understanding of the dynamics of fit and their implications for career sustainability.

Key dates: Proposals of up to 1,000 words, excluding references, are due

14 April 2027. Please submit them through the journal’s online system, selecting ‘Research Proposal’ as the manuscript type. The full manuscript submission window is

1 November–1 December 2027.

Guest co-editors: Slavka Silberg (Palacký University Olomouc), Beatrice van der Heijden (Radboud University Nijmegen), Ans De Vos (University of Antwerp and Antwerp Management School), and Jos Akkermans (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).

Please read the full Call for Papers <https://academic.oup.com/workar/pages/special-issue-call-for-papers-work-aging-and-retirement-the-dynamics-of-p-e-fit-implications-for-career-sustainability-across-career-stages> for the scope, submission instructions, and guest editor contact details.

We look forward to receiving your proposals!

Oportunidades de investigación en Madrid | FPU, Juan de la Cierva y Ramón y Cajal 2026

El grupo LEADGAP, de la Universidad CEU San Pablo (Madrid), invita a personas interesadas en estas convocatorias de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación de España a explorar posibles candidaturas e incorporaciones al equipo.

Buscamos perfiles afines a gobierno corporativo, liderazgo femenino, diversidad de género y redes empresariales, así como al papel de las mujeres directivas en la mala conducta organizativa, las conexiones políticas y la contratación pública.

Las ayudas financian contratos de investigación en España en distintas etapas de la carrera académica:

Todos los plazos indicados cierran a las 14:00 h, hora peninsular española. Se recomienda contactar con antelación para coordinar la candidatura y consultar los plazos internos de la universidad.

Las personas interesadas pueden enviar su CV y unas líneas sobre sus intereses de investigación a Ruth Mateos de Cabo ([email protected]) para valorar el encaje y los siguientes pasos. Los requisitos y condiciones completos están disponibles en los enlaces de cada convocatoria.

Conoce LEADGAP: https://www.uspceu.com/investigacion/grupos-investigacion/id/leadgap, https://sites.google.com/view/mujeryliderazgo

SMLA 2026 | Call for Papers

The conference will take place on December 3–4, 2026, at the School of Management at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. It will bring together scholars working on strategic management and related areas who are interested in Latin America, including global strategy, internationalization, sustainability, entrepreneurship, innovation, governance, and firm performance.

Erik Stam, Felipe Csaszar, and Leandro Pongeluppe will deliver the keynote presentations.

Following is the link to the official website:https://administracion.uniandes.edu.co/management-in-latin-america-conference/

2027 IACMR Biennial Conference | Hong Kong

The International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR). will hold its 2027 Biennial Conference in Hong Kong, and members of the #OMT community are invited to submit work; in particular, our two organizations are collaborating on Professional Development Workshops (PDW) for the conference, so please feel free to submit those specifically.

Sponsor: Academy of Management’s AOM Organization & Management Theory Division

📅 PDW proposal deadline: November 15, 2026

More information: https://eng.iacmr.org/call-for-submissions%EF%BD%9C2027-iacmr-conference/