Call for Submissions

2026 Call for Scholarly Program Submissions

Division Program Chair: William M. Foster, University of Alberta

The Management History Division (MH) invites symposium and paper submissions for the 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 31 July to 4 August 2026. The Submission Center will open early in December and have a submission deadline of Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 17:00 ET (GMT-5/UTC-5).

The Management History Division embraces a broad and multi-theoretical approach to the role of history and historical methods in understanding management, organizations, and business. PDW sessions provide an interactive and developmental opportunity to expand the confines of regular scholarly practice and challenge nostrums through provocative and unexplored areas of research. We are inclusive and not only seek submissions from management, business, and organizational historians, but also from those in other disciplines who have historical perspectives or interests.  

Details of the requirements for each session type are outlined on the submission website, the link is provided below. Feel free to contact the program chair, William M. Foster, if you have further questions. Please keep in mind that developing symposia, including panel discussions having broad appeal across multiple divisions (and submitting to as many as three), increases the chance of having your symposia accepted.  

Management History Division Awards 

1. John F. Mee Award for Best Contribution to Management History

2. Journal of Management History Best International Paper Award  

3. SAGE Publishers Award for Best MH Division Paper in Leadership  

4. Ronald B. Shuman Award for Best Graduate Student Paper  

5. MH Division Best Reviewer Award  

The MH Division also nominates a best paper on an international subject or theme for the Academy’s Carolyn Dexter Award and a best student paper for the William H. Newman Award; consistent with the criteria for those honors. Authors that believe their papers are eligible for any of these awards should self-nominate when submitting to ensure they are included in that selection process.  

All divisional awards will be presented at the MH business meeting held during the annual conference in Philadelphia.  

Call for Reviewers  

Please sign up to review for us! The success of the Scholarly program depends upon your active involvement, especially your participation in the peer-review process. We deeply appreciate your willingness to volunteer and contribute to the Academy and Division by providing considered and timely reviews and the guidance your reviews provide authors in improving their work. Your reviewing contributions may be recognized through a Best Reviewer Award.  

You may sign up as a reviewer starting in early December 2025. We may ask you to review up to three submissions between 22  January and 19  February. We will strive to assign papers in areas of your expertise as noted from the keywords you provide.  

For any inquiries concerning your submission, please contact William M. Foster. We look forward to receiving your submissions and seeing you in Philadelphia next August!