Dear ODC community,
I am thrilled to announce the ODC award winners for 2026. Congratulations to all award winners for their achievements!
Distinguished Scholar Award:
- Tom Lawrence, University of Oxford
Distinguished Educator Award:
- Richard Stackman, University of San Francisco
Rigor and Relevance Award:
- Nelson Phillips, University of California, Santa Barbara
Pasmore Woodman Award:
- Julia Balogun, University of Liverpool; Linda Rouleau, HEC Montreal
Division Best Paper Award:
- Angela Greco, Delft University of Technology
"The future we fear: How undesirable futures drive anticipatory adaptation in digital sustainability"
Outstanding Article Award - Scholar Oriented:
- Laurie J. Barclay, University of Ontario, Guelph; Neil Conway, Royal Holloway, Tina Kiefer, Warwick Business School
"Applying event system theory to organizational change: The importance of everyday positive and negative events"
Outstanding Article Award - Practitioner Oriented:
- Jingqiu Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dana R. Vashdi, University of Haifa, Qingyue Fan, Shanghai University of Business and Economics, Peter A. Bamberger, Tel Aviv University, Gilad Chen, University of Maryland
"The relative effects of design thinking versus after-action review on team performance: An experiential/episodic team learning perspective"
Rupert F. Chisholm Best Theory-to-Practice Paper Award:
- Steven H. Cady, Bowling Green State Univ.; Shawn M. Otto, Enterprise Transformation
Best Paper Based on a Dissertation Award:
- Gaomin Liu, RMIT University, Glenn Hoetker, Melbourne Business School
"Broadening Our Lens: Four Theoretical Perspectives on Industry Incubation"
Best Doctoral Student Paper:
- Khang Hoàng Lê, RMIT Univ. of Vietnam; Giang Truong Hoang, National Univ. of Singapore
"When groups enable change: Identity leadership and the dynamics of creativity and innovation"
Best Reviewer Award:
- Feigu Zhou, University of Montevallo
Service Awards:
- Michael Jarrett, INSEAD; Danny Montfort, Nyenrode Business University; Laura Fey, Leuphana University Lüneburg
You are invited to attend the ODC Business Meeting Monday late afternoon to recognize our award winners. Then attend the Distinguished Speaker Address by Tom Lawrence of Oxford University – then celebrate with us at the ODC Social!
Jody Hoffer Gittell
Professor, The Heller School, Brandeis University
Division Chair Elect, Organization Development & Change, Academy of Management
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Ignacio Pavez
Associate Professor
Universidad de Chile
Santiago
+56998840259
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