Dear OB Division Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the OB Division is sponsoring a Paper Development Workshop on Methodological Issues in Management Research at the 14th Asia Academy of Management Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This workshop represents our division's commitment to supporting OB scholars across the globe and advancing methodological excellence in our field.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

 📅 Date: Friday, June 19, 2026

🕒 Time: 3:15–5:15 PM 

📍 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 

👩‍🏫 Workshop Leaders: Betty Zhou (Texas A&M University) & Beth Campbell (University of Minnesota)  

WHAT TO EXPECT

Participants will submit a short working paper or research proposal and receive detailed feedback from an exceptional panel of experienced scholars:

Beth Campbell (University of Minnesota, USA)
Rico Lam (University of Macau, China)
Huy Le (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
Dong Liu (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Wu Liu (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China)
Yihao Liu (University of Georgia, USA)
In-Sue Oh (Temple University, USA)
Andreas Schwab (Iowa State University, USA)
Riki Takeuchi (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
Luke Zhu (York University, Canada)

HOW TO REGISTER 

For registration, please email aaom2026@rmit.edu.vn to express your interest to participate with an attachment of your CV (no extra preparation). Please specify the order of your preferences for these four workshops (such as workshop 4, 1, 2, and 3). In the email subject line, please indicate: “Methods Training Workshop.”

ADDITIONAL AAOM 2026 OPPORTUNITIES

The conference also features other OB Division co-sponsored workshops:

• Experience-Sampling Study Methods (June 16)
• Endogeneity: Myths, Legends, and Facts (June 16)
• Demystifying Ethnography (June 19)
• Doctoral Student Consortium and Junior Faculty Consortium with distinguished faculty including Peter Bamberger, Xiao-Ping Chen, and Dong Liu.

OB Division is proud to partner with the Asia Academy of Management and the AOM Research Methods and HR Divisions to bring these valuable development opportunities to our members in Asia.

We encourage you to take advantage of this investment in your scholarly development. Please share this announcement with colleagues who may benefit.

For questions about the workshop, contact the organizers directly. For questions about OB Division sponsorship, please reach out to us.

PDW REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 20, 2026

A letter of acceptance/invitation will be issued upon acceptance

PDW registration: aaom2026@rmit.edu.vn

Conference registration: https://aaom.asia/index.php/aaom-main-conference

Both conference registration and PDW registration are required

(conference early-bird registration deadline: April 20, 2026)