Awards and Recognition
2017 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:
- Tor H. Hernes, Copenhagen Business School (chair);
- Blake E. Ashforth, Arizona State University;
- Sonja Opper, Lund University;
- Patricia H. Thornton, Texas A&M University; and
- Daniel Wadhwani, University of the Pacific
After a thorough review of over 65 submissions, the committee is pleased to announce the 2017 George R. Terry Book Award recipient:
Working Law: Courts, Corporations, and Symbolic Civil Rights
Authors: Lauren B. Edelman
The 2017 George R. Terry Book Award were presented on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Congratulations to the finalists for this year’s award:
Imagined Futures. Fictional Expectations and Capitalist Dynamics
Authors: Jens Beckert
Reputation Risk and Globalisation
Authors: Terry O’Callaghan
The Conversational Firm
Authors: Catherine J. Turco
The Vanishing American Corporation
Author: Gerald F. Davis