Awards and Recognition
2018 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.
The recipient of the 2018 award was announced and presented at the Academy of Management Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Award Committee:
- Sonja Opper, Lund University (chair);
- Maryann P. Feldman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
- Ann Langley, HEC Montreal;
- Mark S. Mizruchi, University of Michigan; and
- Charles A. O’Reilly, III, Stanford University.
The award committee is pleased to announce the 2018 George R. Terry Book Award recipient:
Ringtone: Exploring the Rise and Fall of Nokia in Mobile Phones
Authors: Yves Doz and Keeley Wilson
Congratulations to the finalists for this year’s award:
Doctors at War: Life and Death in a Field Hospital
Authors: Mark de Rond
Mean Men: The Perversion of America’s Self-Made Man
Authors: Mark Lipton
Where Bad Jobs Are Better: Retail Jobs Across Countries and Companies
Authors: Françoise Carré and Chris Tilly