Awards and Recognition

2026 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:

  • Tiziana Casciaro (Chair), University of Toronto
  • Sea-Jin Chang, National University of Singapore
  • Matteo Cristofaro, University of Rome Tor Vergata
  • Michael Frese, Asia School of Business
  • Martine Haas, University of Pennsylvania
  • Denise Jepsen, Macquarie University
  • Jeffrey Loewenstein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Marie Louise Mors, Copenhagen Business School
  • Miha Skerlavaj, University of Ljubljana

The recipient of the 2026 award is announced at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 31 July–4 August 2026.

Congratulations to the finalists for this year’s award:

The Great Disruption_Terry Book Finalist

The Great Disruption: How Geopolitics is Changing Companies, Managers, and Work

Author: Srividya Jandhyala
The Meritocracy Paradox_Terry Book Finalist

The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them

Author: Emilio Castilla
The Profiteers_Terry Book Finalist

The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs

Author: Christopher Marquis
Tribal_Terry Book Finalist

Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together

Author: Michael Morris