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Health Care Management Division (HCM)

2026 Call for Scholarly Program Submissions

Division Program Chair: Ingrid Nembhard, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

The Health Care Management Division (HCM) welcomes you to submit your papers, symposia proposals, and posters for consideration for the 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management to be held in Philadelphia, PA, USA, from 31 July to 4 August 2026. 

The HCM Division invites submissions that align with its focus on advancing understanding of the role of professionals and organizations in providing health care across the globe. It is the Division that addresses all facets of management in the health and health care sector. Some of the topics explored within the Division include the experiences and performance of healthcare workers and organizations; health care finance and marketing; strategy and operational decision-making within the health care ecosystem; public policy issues (e.g., access to care, competition, cost control and quality of care); and comparisons of health systems across countries. The HCM Division invites submissions that address other topics and prides itself on empirical and conceptual application of theory to the study of healthcare organizations.  

All submissions to the HCM Division must comply with AOM submission guidelines and formatting instructions and be made through the AOM Submission Center. If any guidelines and formatting instructions are not met, the submission will not be reviewed. Please carefully review the guidelines as well as the Additional Instructions and Considerations noted below. 

The Submission Center will open in early December 2025. The submission deadline is Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 17:00 (5 pm) EST (UTC-5 / GMT-5). Earlier submissions are encouraged. If you have questions about submission of papers, symposia proposals or posters to the HCM Division, please contact the HCM Division’s Program Chair, Ingrid Nembhard. 

Additional Instructions and Considerations 

Symposium Sessions 

In symposium sessions, several speakers discuss a common topic or theme in a manner that brings new insights to the subject. There are two types of symposia: Panel Symposia engage a group of panelists in a formal interactive discussion, while Presenter Symposia involve a series of authored presentations on a preset theme.  Unlike papers and posters, symposia may be submitted to multiple Divisions or Interest Groups (DIG). The HCM Division strongly encourages symposia submitters to select multiple, relevant DIGs to further inter-Division and inter-disciplinary consideration of topics in health care. 

Teaching Oriented Submissions  

In line with AOM’s Vision 2030, the Academy is reimagining teaching-focused programming at the Annual Meeting to make it more inclusive, innovative, and accessible. In 2026, AOM will pilot a new model for its teaching content that highlights practical teaching innovations and supports educators across all roles. The HCM Division supports these efforts and encourages submissions related to teaching. Submitters should select the “Teaching” orientation for their proposals when appropriate.  

Poster Submissions  

Poster sessions will again be a submission type for the 2026 Annual Meeting. Consideration for poster sessions requires submission of an extended abstract that will be reviewed by the selected DIG. If accepted for the Annual Meeting, submitters are expected to create a poster presentation that summarizes their research question, its significance, research findings, methods, and conclusions.  Poster presentations will be scheduled in one-hour in-person poster sessions in highly visible areas across all four contracted spaces at the Annual Meeting. New for 2026 is the “Poster Showcase Area.” A designated area in the Exhibit Hall where conference posters will remain on display after their scheduled presentation sessions. This space will allow attendees to continue exploring research findings, engage with authors asynchronously, and review materials at their own pace throughout the event.  

PhD Students 

Papers with a PhD student as the first or sole author should be clearly identified at the time of submission.  

Division Awards 

The HCM Division presents the following awards at the Annual Meeting, based on award committee review of eligible papers:   

**Please identify your paper as award eligible at the time of submission if you wish your work to be considered for one of these awards. Papers may also be identified as eligible during the paper review process. 

Division Reviewer: Please Volunteer 

We need your help! Our scholarly program is entirely dependent on the generous contributions of reviewers like you. Please help the division by signing up as an HCM Reviewer. We welcome you as a reviewer whether you are a new or long-standing AOM Annual Meeting attendee. 

What’s in it for you? That’s easy! Reviewing… 

  • gives you an opportunity to be involved in the Academy’s program planning process,
  • is a way to learn about new and interesting work in your field,
  • is an opportunity to add a line to your CV, and
  • is an easy and much appreciated way to give back to your professional community.

You can sign up and access AOM Reviewer Guidelines for additional information. The 2026 review period is 22 January 2026 to 12 February 2026, so please plan accordingly. 

When you sign up, you will be asked to select keywords/subject areas for each Division or Interest Group you select.  These are really important! Keywords will be used to assign papers and symposia that most closely match your interests and expertise. Select as many keywords as you can to ensure that the system is able to make the match.  

The HCM Division looks forward to your participation in our program as scholarly contributor and reviewer!