Awards and Recognition
2016 George R. Terry Book Award
The Academy of Management’s George R. Terry Book Award is granted annually to the book judged to have made the most outstanding contribution to the global advancement of management knowledge during the last two years. Books that contribute to the advancement of management theory, conceptualization, research, or practice are eligible for this prestigious award.
Award Committee:
- Renate Elisabeth Meyer, WU Vienna (chair);
- Ruth V. Aguilera, Northeastern University;
- W E Douglas Creed, University of Rhode Island;
- Tor Hernes, Copenhagen Business School; and
- Tammar B. Zilber, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
After a thorough review of over 55 submissions, the committee is pleased to announce the 2016 George R. Terry Book Award recipient:
Trust in a Complex World: Enriching Community
Authors: Charles Heckscher
The 2016 George R. Terry Book Award was presented on Sunday, August 7, 2016, at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Anaheim, California, USA.
Congratulations to the finalists for this year’s award:
Private Equity at Work: When Wall Street Manages Main Street
Authors: Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt
Hyper-Organization: Global Organizational Expansion
Authors: Patricia Bromley and John W. Meyer
Making a Market for Acts of God: The Practice of Risk Trading in the Global Reinsurance Industry
Authors: Paula Jarzabkowski, Rebecca Bednarek, and Paul Spee