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Domain Statement

Article I: Name

Article II: Purpose

Article III: Membership

Article IV: Officers and Their Duties

Article V: Elections

Article VI: Meetings

Article VII: Ratification and Changes/Additions

Appendix A: Job Descriptions for RMD Officers

Appendix B: RMD Awards Procedures

Appendix C: Additional Policies

RULES FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF THE RESEARCH METHODS DIVISION

  • Approved August 1986
  • Revised August 1991
  • Revised August 2004
  • Job Descriptions revised June 2003
  • Job Descriptions revised August 2004
  • Job Descriptions revised December 2010
  • Jobs Descriptions revised September 2011
  • Awards Procedures revised September 2011
  • Revised October 2013
  • Revised September 2022

DOMAIN STATEMENT

The Research Methods Division is committed to advancing and disseminating techniques for the collection, evaluation, and interpretation of information pertinent to management scholarship. The Division emphasizes the identification, systematic development, and application of appropriate qualitative and quantitative research methods within the management field. The Division also encourages discussions and debates on topics such as measurement, analytic approaches, and philosophy of science. Major topics covered include, but are not limited to, qualitative methods (discourse analysis, ethnography, evaluative research, grounded theory approach, historical analysis, textual analysis), quantitative methods (cross-cultural and comparative methods, experimental and nonexperimental research design, survey research), statistical/analytical methods (causal mapping, construct validation, measurement development and evaluation, statistical modeling techniques), and other related issues (action research, epistemology, scholarly writing and publication, theory development).

ARTICLE 1: NAME

The name of this group is the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management -- subsequently referred to as the RMD.

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

The general purpose of the RMD is to provide a forum for both education related to, and the dissemination of, knowledge supporting the advancement of research methods relevant to the organizational sciences. More specifically, the RMD is concerned with scholarship in the following domains:

    1. Dissemination of knowledge with respect to the appropriate application of research methods.

    2. The identification and systematic development of modes of research methods (both new and current) within organizational research settings.

    3. The provision of a forum for education, and for debate, on the usefulness of various analytic and data collection methods, on qualitative and quantitative research methods, on measurement issues, and on issues in philosophy of science (including, but not limited to, the sociology of knowledge and the generic role of methodologies).

ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP

Membership in the RMD shall consist of members in good standing of the Academy of Management who have paid dues towards RMD as one of their selected Divisions/Interest Groups. This is traditionally accomplished when annual dues statements are collected by the Academy of Management.

ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES

    1. Officers and Committees

        1. Elected Officers. The elected officers of the RMD shall consist of a Division Chair, a Division Chair-Elect, a past Division Chair, a Program Chair, a Program Chair-Elect, a Treasurer, a Consortium Chair, and five Representatives-at-Large. Elected officers shall constitute the voting membership of the Executive Committee of the RMD.

        2. Appointed Officers. Appointed officers of the RMD shall include, but not limited to, RMNET Coordinator, RM Webmaster, RM Social Media Director, RM Student Representatives, Division Historian, and Organizational Research Methods Representative (typically the ORM editor). These positions shall be appointed by the Division Chair in consultation with the Executive Committee. Other officer positions may be created and filled as necessary. Appointed officers shall serve as non-voting members of the Executive Committee.

        3. Standing Committees. Standing committees for the RMD may include the Awards, International, New Members, Governance, and Student committees. Chairs of standing committees shall be appointed by the Division Chair in consultation with the Executive Committee and will serve as non-voting members of the Executive Committee. In the event that a committee chair is also an elected officer of the Executive Committee, s/he will retain the voting privileges of the elected position.

        4. Ad Hoc Committees. Ad hoc committees may be formed and disbanded at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Chairs of ad hoc committees shall be appointed by the Division Chair in consultation with the Executive Committee and will serve as non-voting members of the Executive Committee. In the event that a committee chair is also an elected officer of the Executive Committee, s/he will retain the voting privileges of the elected position.

    2. Terms of Office

        1. The Program Chair-Elect is elected to a five-year term that includes an automatic progression through the “leadership track” as follows: Program Chair-Elect, Program Chair, Division Chair-Elect, Division Chair, and Past Division Chair. Service will consist of one year in each position, with service in each position and succession beginning on the Monday following the conclusion of the annual conference of the Academy of Management

        2. The Treasurer is elected to a three-year term to begin on the Monday following the conclusion of the annual conference of the Academy of Management. The incoming Treasurer is also expected to shadow the outgoing Treasurer for a time before or during the annual conference of the Academy of Management to transition responsibilities before his/her term officially begins.

        3. The Consortium Chair is elected to a three-year term to begin on the Monday following the conclusion of the annual conference of the Academy of Management. The election is held every two years (every other year) with overlapping three-year terms such that the 1st year of the incoming Consortium Chair’s term is the last year of the outgoing Consortium Chair’s term. This allows the outgoing Consortium Chair to mentor the incoming Consortium Chair during his/her 1st year.

        4. Representatives-at-Large are elected to three-year terms, to begin on the Monday following the conclusion of the annual conference of the Academy of Management. Representative-at-Large terms will be staggered such that each year a subset of Representatives-at-Large will remain in place and another subset will reach end of term.

        5. In the event that an elected officer resigns before completing his/her term, or if the position is unfilled for any reason, the remaining elected members of the Executive Committee, by majority vote, will reassign officer duties and/or temporarily appoint someone to fulfill the duties of the resignee or another office until the next regularly scheduled officer election.

        6. If necessary, the Executive Committee shall follow Academy of Management policies for removal of officers prior to the end of their term.

        7. Appointed officers shall serve a term of one year. These terms are automatically renewed at the discretion of the Division Chair, in consultation with the Executive Committee, until such a time that the officer no longer wishes to serve or no longer meets the qualifications of the position.

    3. Officer Duties

        1. Both elected officers and appointed officers are required to fulfill the duties identified in the corresponding Position Descriptions included in Appendix A.

ARTICLE V: ELECTIONS

    1. The Past Division Chair shall have primary responsibility for the election process and will ensure that the process conforms to RMD and Academy rules.

    2. The Past Division Chair shall solicit nominations for Program Chair-Elect, Representatives-at-Large, and other elected positions for which terms are expiring. This solicitation will occur through an e-mail to the division membership and through other means that reach out to the RMD membership, including those provided by the Academy of Management. The nomination process will follow the Academy’s schedule. Nominations can only come from RMD members in good standing. Past Division Chairs cannot serve as nominees for any elected positions within two years of their end of service as Past Division Chair.

    3. There shall be two or more people on the election ballot for the position of Program Chair-Elect. There shall be two or more people on the election ballot for the positions of Treasurer and Consortium Chair. There shall be at least twice the number of people on the election ballot for Representative-at-Large as there are Representative-at-Large positions coming open for election. In all cases, those people appearing on the ballot will be chosen by the Past Division Chair, in consultation with the Executive Committee, from amongst those with nominations for the corresponding position. The final ballot must be approved through an electronic vote by a simple majority of a quorum of the voting members of the Executive Committee, where quorum is defined as 2/3rds of the eligible voting members of the Executive Committee. Those voting members of the Executive Committee appearing on the ballot are not eligible to vote on the approval of the ballot. It is the responsibility of the Past Division Chair to ensure that each individual listed on the election ballot is a member of the RMD and wishes to serve in the nominated capacity. As a means of check and balance, the Past Division Chair will make all nomination records and material available to the voting members of the Executive Committee, excluding any voting Executive Committee members who are being nominated for a position.

    4. No one person shall appear on the election ballot for more than one position. In the event that a person qualifies to be on the ballot for more than one position, the Past Division Chair will be responsible for consulting with the person regarding his/her preferred position. That preference will determine the position for which that person will be placed on the ballot.

    5. In the event that an insufficient number of nominations are obtained for a given position, the Past Division Chair, in consultation with the Executive Committee, shall be responsible for developing the remaining slate of candidates.

    6. In addition to the named nominees, the election ballot will allow for write-in candidates for each elected position.

    7. The election ballot shall list all nominated candidates in alphabetical order and without reference to the source of nomination. The ballot will also include a 150 word maximum biographical sketch of each candidate.

    8. The final ballot, along with candidate information and voting instructions, will be sent to RMD members through a mass emailing coordinated by the Past Division Chair and through means provided by the Academy of Management. Electronic emails will insure that this information reaches all members simultaneously and prior to the closing of the election period. The Past Division Chair will also make available the opportunity to vote to those RMD members who cannot participate in the electronic balloting.

    9. The election shall be conducted by electronic balloting and shall be concluded according to the Academy’s schedule for elections. The Past Division Chair will be responsible for this process and will count and certify the votes and notify each candidate of the election winners. As a means for check and balance, the Past Division Chair will make all voting records and material available to the voting members of the Executive Committee, excluding any voting Executive Committee members who are on the ballot for a position.

    10. The vote count for each candidate shall be considered confidential and shall not be disseminated.

    11. Candidates are prohibited from engaging in any election campaigning beyond the biographical sketch included with the ballot. The RMD and its members shall be held to the Academy of Management’s policy on election/campaigning behavior, which states that “The Academy of Management values elections that have traditionally been free of active ‘politicking.’ It is certainly appropriate to ask fellow members of the Academy for further information about a candidate you do not know. However, recommending candidates to others, or actively campaigning, is inappropriate and inconsistent with the way we operate as an association.”

ARTICLE VI: MEETINGS

    1. Business Meetings. There shall be an annual business meeting open to all members of the RMD held within the time and location published in the program of the annual meeting of the Academy of Management.

    2. Executive Committee Meetings. The Executive Committee shall hold two formal meetings each year, one of which will be held during, or in close proximity in time to, the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. The other meeting shall be organized by the Current Division Chair in consultation with other Executive Committee members, but can be cancelled if no new business is on the agenda. Any additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the chair in consultation with the Executive Committee, if necessary for division business. Meetings may be conducted virtually or in-person at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

    3. The Executive Committee meeting held during, or in close proximity in time to, the annual conference of the Academy of Management shall be considered the primary meeting in which the important activities (e.g., governance, research awards, liaison groups, etc.) of the RMD will be reviewed and discussed by the Executive Committee. All issues requiring discussion and voting will be decided by a simple majority of a quorum of the Executive Committee. A quorum for a meeting is defined as 2/3rds of the voting Executive Committee members being present. However, for issues arising during the year, an email voting process may be used, in which case, 2/3rds of the voting members of the Executive Committee must participate.

    4. Parliamentary Authority. The rules contained in the newest edition of Robert’s Rule of Order shall govern the Division in all cases where they are not inconsistent with these Bylaws and any special rules of order the Division may adopt.

ARTICLE VII: RATIFICATION AND CHANGES/ADDITIONS

    1. Initial Structure.

      The initial governance structure was ratified by a simple majority vote of those attending the RMD business meeting in August, 1986.

    2. Procedures for Change/Additions:

        1. Any proposed changes to the aforementioned structure must be presented to the RMD membership at least one month prior to a vote on such changes.

        2. Structural changes shall be accomplished by a three-quarters vote of RMD members present at the annual business meeting or by a simple majority vote of all RMD members who vote through an electronic voting procedure sponsored by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for determining whether a vote at the annual business meeting or by an electronic procedure is most appropriate for a given situation.

        3. Any proposed changes to the Appendices below shall be accomplished by a simple majority vote of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for determining whether a vote at the annual business meeting or by an electronic procedure is most appropriate for a given situation.

APPENDIX A

Job Descriptions for RMD Officers

  • Approved by RMD Executive Committee Members in June 2003
  • Revised August 2004
  • Revised September 2011

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Past Division Chairperson

Division Chairperson

Division Chairperson-Elect

Program Chairperson

Program Chairperson-Elect (a.k.a. PDW Chairperson)

Treasurer

Consortium Chair

Representative-at-Large

RMNET Coordinator

RM Webmaster

RM Social Media Director

Student Representative

Division Historian

Awards Committee Chair

Position: Past Division Chairperson

Responsibilities:

    1. Prepare nomination forms for elections of Executive Committee positions. Solicit nominations from RMD membership via email using AOM’s membership database and through other means provided by the Academy of Management.

    2. Receive nominations and identify nominees for Executive Committee positions in consultation with current Executive Committee members.

    3. Notify nominees for Executive Committee positions, give them job descriptions, request commitment from candidates to determine willingness to fulfill role requirements, solicit from candidates 150-word biographies and a photograph for the electronic election (e-election) process, and provide candidates with a copy of the Academy of Management’s regulations regarding candidate’s campaigning behavior.

    4. Prepare a ballot for elected Executive Committee positions for distribution to RMD membership via the means provided by the Academy of Management.

    5. Coordinate e-election with AOM staff to prepare and distribute ballots.

    6. Notify candidates regarding election results for Executive Committee positions.

    7. Electronically notify the RMD membership of election results.

    8. Conduct all other election procedures in compliance with Article V of the RMD Bylaws.

    9. Take minutes during Executive Committee Meetings at the annual Academy of Management conference, and email a copy to the Division Historian.

    10. Present report on activities at Executive Committee Meetings at the annual Academy of Management conference.

    11. Present plaque to outgoing Division Chairperson at Business Meeting.

Position: Division Chairperson

Responsibilities:

    1. The Division Chair is the official chair of all existing RMD committees.

    2. Administer all affairs of the RMD with policy guidance from the Executive Committee and appropriate officers in the Academy of Management.

    3. Attend the meeting of Incoming Division/Interest Group Chairpersons at the annual Academy of Management conference.

    4. Attend the meeting of Current Division/Interest Group Chairpersons at the annual Academy of Management conference.

    5. Organize a meeting of the incoming Executive Committee at Academy, at which Executive Committee job descriptions will be distributed and objectives and job assignments for the upcoming year will be discussed.

    6. Coordinate any existing RMD committees.

    7. Provide periodic communications to RMD members using AOM’s membership database updating them on the division and its activities. Coordinate material from others to include in this email.

    8. With consultation of the Executive Committee, if a mid-year meeting is considered necessary, plan and organize the mid-year Executive Committee Meeting.

    9. If being held, distribute an agenda for the mid-year RMD Executive Committee Meeting.

    10. Preside over division meetings, including the Executive Committee meetings (annual Academy of Management conference and mid-year) and Business Meeting.

    11. Present a written report at the Executive Committee meetings (annual Academy of Management conference and mid-year).

    12. Prepare a summary of the Executive Committee mid-year meeting (if a meeting is held) and email this to the RMD membership using AOM’s membership database.

    13. Prepare a summary of the Executive Committee Meeting at Academy and Business Meeting at Academy and email this to the RMD membership using AOM’s membership database.

    14. Send an email to the Executive Committee members by end of July with an agenda for Business Meeting at Academy.

    15. Prepare a written report to membership to be discussed during Business Meeting at Academy (tasks and objectives to be accomplished).

    16. Present plaques to outgoing Past Division Chair, outgoing Treasurer (if appropriate), outgoing Representatives-at-Large (if appropriate), RMNET Coordinator (if appropriate), RM Webmaster (if appropriate), RM Social Media Director (if appropriate), RM Student Representative (if appropriate), and Division Historian (if appropriate), and to the winners of the RMD Robert McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award and the RMD Distinguished Career Award at the Business Meeting conducted at the annual conference of the Academy of Management.

    17. Ensure that basic division information is available on the web site, such as a list of division officers, information on joining the division, Division by-laws and governance, calls for papers, Professional Development and regular programs for the current Academy meeting, reports of the annual Academy meetings, and archives of newsletters.

Position: Division Chairperson-Elect

Responsibilities:

    1. Attend the Strategic Planning Meeting at the annual Academy of Management meeting, or appoint another “leadership track” officer to attend.

    2. Prepare a budget for the year as Division Chairperson.

    3. Present a report on activities at Executive Committee meetings (annual Academy of Management meeting and, if held, mid-year).

    4. Order plaques for all RMD Award winners including Sage Publications/RMD Best Paper Award, Sage Publications/RMD Best Student Paper Award, Sage Publications/RMD Robert McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award, Sage Publications/RMD Distinguished Career Award, Sage Publications/RMD/Lawrence R. James Early Career Award, and the ORM Annual Publication Award(s).

    5. Order plaques for outgoing Past Division Chair, outgoing Consortium Chair (if appropriate), outgoing Treasurer (if appropriate), outgoing Representatives-at-Large (if appropriate), RMNET Coordinator (if appropriate), RM Webmaster (if appropriate), RM Social Media Director (if appropriate) RM Student Representative (if appropriate), and Division Historian (if appropriate).

    6. Organize and coordinate all catering activities for PDW and paper sessions, including social hour(s), at the annual meeting.

    7. Organize and coordinate the annual Executive Committee dinner, to be held at the annual Academy of Management conference.

    8. Submit requests to the treasurer for award checks, and coordinate with AOM staff so that the checks can be distributed at the Business Meeting.

    9. Assist with other activities requested by Division Chairperson.

Position: Program Chairperson

Responsibilities:

    1. Attend the meeting of Incoming Division/Interest Group Program Chairpersons at the annual conference of the Academy of Management.

    2. Attend the meeting of Current Program Chairpersons at Academy Meeting.
    3. Ensure continued support of publishers funding of all Best Paper Awards.

    4. Coordinate and supervise all aspects of the RMD program for the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, in concert with the Program Chair of the Academy of Management and the Program Chairs of other divisions where required.

    5. Appoint and coordinate a review committee for RMD submissions, discussants, and session chairs.

    6. From reviews of submissions for the annual Academy of Management conference and following the RMD Awards Procedures, identify candidates for the Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Award and provide them to the Awards Committee.

    7. Notify the Academy Program of Best Paper winners by April 1.

    8. Notify the Best Paper and Best Student Paper Award winners and invite them to the Business Meeting.

    9. Introduce representatives from publishers at the Business Meeting who will present plaques and checks to the Best Paper Award winners.

    10. Prepare a written report on activities at Executive Committee meetings (annual Academy of Management conference and, if held, mid-year), including general program statistics and other pertinent information.

    11. Consult with the Program Chairperson-Elect about Professional Development workshops.

    12. When necessary, send a welcome communication to new RMD members about the division and its benefits.

    Position: Program Chairperson-Elect (a.k.a. PDW Chairperson)

    Responsibilities:

      1. Attend the meeting of Incoming division/Interest Group Program Chairpersons-Elect at the annual conference of the Academy of Management.

      2. Present an activities report at Executive Committee Meetings (annual Academy of Management conference and, if held, mid-year).

      3. Be responsible for organizing the upcoming Professional Development Workshop (PDW) Program in accordance with the guidelines stated by the Academy of Management.

      4. Submit a copy of the upcoming PDW Program (listing of workshops) to the Division Chair for inclusion in an email to all RMD members.

      5. Present the PDW Program report at the Executive Committee Meeting at the annual Academy of Management conference and, if held, the mid-year meeting.

      6. Order appreciation certificates for any contributors to the Professional Development Workshops. Notify recipients and request their attendance at the Business Meeting, where certificates will be presented.

      7. As the incoming Program Chairperson, present the program philosophy and the general statement to membership during the Business Meeting.

    Position: Treasurer

    Responsibilities:

      1. Oversee the maintenance of the RMD’s financial viability. This includes regularly coordinating with AOM staff members who maintain the RMD’s financial records.

      2. Present reports on the RMD’s financial status at Executive Committee Meetings (annual Academy of Management conference and, if held, mid-year) as well as the Business Meeting (Academy).

      3. Approve all expense reimbursement requests with the approval of the Division Chair.

      4. Notify award sponsors of awardees, and communicate with sponsoring publisher to ensure the award check is received by May 1.

      5. Prepare budgets for future years as need dictates.

    Position: Consortium Chair

    Responsibilities: 

      1. Plan the yearly RMD-CARMA Doctoral Student and Junior Faculty Consortium. This includes recruiting track chairs and speakers, as well as coordinating the time and dates of the consortium sessions and participating consortium speakers.

      2. Recruit via social media and listservs (i.e., AOM and RMNET) and register participants for the consortium.

      3. Work with CARMA to utilize needed technology to appropriately broadcast the consortium.

      4. Supervise RM Student Representatives in their duties for the consortium, and employ the help representatives-at-large when needed.

      5. Work with the Program Chair to schedule the RMD-CARMA Doctoral Student and Junior Faculty Consortium Social held on-site at the AOM conference. Also participate in communicating and publicizing the social to PDW and consortium attendees.

      6. Involve track chairs in potential succession planning, and help solicit interested nominees to serve as next Consortium Chair.

      7. Present reports on the status of the consortium at Executive Committee Meetings (annual Academy of Management conference and, if held, mid-year) as well as the Business Meeting (Academy).

    Position: Representative-at-Large

    Responsibilities:

      1. Assist with other activities as requested by the Division Chairperson and the Program Chairperson, such as serving as RMD liaison to regional conferences, CARMA, or other entities..

      2. Prepare written activities report for Executive Committee meetings (annual Academy of Management and, if held, mid-year).

      3. Participate in, and contribute to, the Executive Committee meetings and email discussions.

      Position: RMNET Coordinator

      Responsibilities:

        1. Establish the listserv and associated software to support RMNET.

        2. Maintain an updated list of RMNET members with correct email addresses.

        3. Screen requests for RMNET membership, ensuring that the person submitting the request is a member of the RMD.

        4. Forward announcements of potential interest to RMNET members (e.g., position openings, calls for papers, conference announcements).

        5. Encourage responsiveness and appropriate professionalism on RMNET exchanges.

        Position: RM Webmaster

        Responsibilities:

          1. Maintain a web site with a clean, uncluttered design that is amenable to reading by both high and low technology browsers.

          2. Incorporate basic division information into the web site, such as a list of division officers, information on joining the division, Division by-laws and governance, calls for papers, Professional Development and regular programs for the current Academy meeting, and reports of the annual Academy meetings.
          3. Add links to other sites and Internet resources of potential interest to RMD members, as suggested by RMD members or obtained through other sources (e.g., monitoring traffic on both quantitative and qualitative methodology listservs for sites of interest to division members).

        Position: RM Social Media Director

        Responsibilities:

          1. Maintain a social media presence for RMD events.

          2. Advertise RMD events and announce RMD awards via social media, including reminders and recognition of RMD members.

          3. Work with the RM Webmaster when needed in terms of updating social media feeds, etc.

        Position: RM Student Representative

        Responsibilities:

          1. Assist the PDW Chairperson with support of the PDW program both before and at the annual Academy meeting.

          2. Assist the Consortium Chair with support of the doctoral student and junior faculty consortium held before the annual Academy meeting.

          3. Promote the RM Division during the PDW program.

          4. Represent student interests to the Executive Committee.

          5. Present the Student Representative report at the Executive Committee Meeting at the annual Academy meeting.

          6. When requested, participate in activities to promote the RM Division to others, with the goal of achieving increased awareness of and membership in the Division amongst student members of the Academy.

          7. Create and manage outreach efforts to student members of the Academy.

          Position: Division Historian

          Responsibilities:

            1. Organize, maintain, and securely store RMD documents (correspondence, minutes of meetings, RMD Newsletters, photos, etc.).

            2. Add to the archives new documents as received from other RMD officers.

            3. Maintain an updated list of documents in the archives.

            4. Retrieve documents as needed to answer inquiries from other RMD and Academy of Management officers.

            5. Take photos at RMD Business Meetings and Social Hour and at other relevant events; upload to the website.

            6. Ensure that relevant information is posted on the website.

            Position: Awards Committee Chair

            Responsibilities:

              1. Form an awards committee, in accordance with the division by-laws on research awards.

              2. Present a report on research awards results at Executive Committee meetings at the annual Academy of Management meeting.

              3. Solicit nominations for the Distinguished Career Award, the Robert McDonald Advancement of Research Award, and the Early Career Award via appropriate sources (e.g.,RMNET, the RMD newsletter, the RMD website, SEMNet, etc.) at least two months prior to the nomination deadline.

              4. Inform the Division-Chair elect of all award winners, so that the treasurer can be informed of the necessary checks and the appropriate plaques can be ordered.

              5. Inform the sponsoring publisher (currently Sage Publications) and Executive Committee members who the award winners are and when the Business Meeting will be held so the publisher can attend and present the awards.

              APPENDIX B

              RMD Awards Procedures

              • Approved by RMD Executive Committee Members in 10/2013
              • Drafted & revised by Jodi Goodman, 8/2000 and 8/2003 and 7/2005
              • Revised by Gilad Chen, 10/2005, 6/2006 and 2/2007
              • Revised by Todd Alessandri, 9/2011

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              Distinguished Career Award

              Early Career Award

              Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award

              RMD Best Paper Award

              RMD Best Student Paper Award

              Procedures and Guidelines for the RMD Awards Committee

              Committee Composition & Responsibilities

              A committee of seven members (not including the Awards Committee Chair) will be formed immediately after nominations have been received. The committee will be chaired by an RMD Division Officer. The Awards Committee Chairperson will be in charge of soliciting nominations for the awards (as specified below), appointing members to the committee in conjunction with the RMD Division Chair, and administering the awards process specified below. However, the Awards Committee Chairperson will not be a voting member of the committee. Four members will be officers of the RMD Executive Committee. The remaining three members will be nominated by the RMD Executive Committee officers or volunteers solicited via RMNET or the RMD newsletter. Former award winners may also be solicited for the committee. Those who submit nominations for the Distinguished Career Award, the Early Career Award, or for the Robert McDonald Advancement of Research Methodology Award and/or who are nominated for either award will not be permitted to vote for that specific award in the award year. The committee will comprise members with expertise in a variety of research methodologies to ensure comprehensiveness and fairness in the decision making process. Given his/her involvement, particularly with the conference paper awards, the RMD Conference Chairperson (AKA program chair) will also serve as an ex-officio (non-voting) member of the RMD Awards Committee. The main responsibilities for the RMD Awards Committee will be to help select winners for the 5 RMD awards:

                1. The Sage Publications/RMD Distinguished Career Award

                2. The Sage Publications/RMD/Lawrence R. James Early Career Award

                3. The Sage Publications/Robert McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award

                4. Sage Publications/RMD Best Paper Award

                5. Sage Publications/RMD Best Student Paper Award

              After winners of these five awards are selected by the awards committee and confirmed by the executive committee, results will be announced to RMD members. The procedures for selecting each of these awards are specified below.

              RMD also presents the annual award(s) sponsored Organizational Research Methods (ORM). The Awards Committee is not responsible for the procedures nor identifying the winner of the award(s). The ORM Representative informs RMD of the winner(s) of the award(s) and RMD orders and presents the plaque(s).

              Procedures for the Sage Publications/RMD Distinguished Career Award

              1. Eligibility & Criteria

                Any scholar who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of research methodology is eligible for the award. An eligible person will have advanced the process of doing organizational research, thus improving the validity of conclusions drawn and inferences made from research or increasing the types of research questions that can be tested. His or her work may address improvements in or new methods for research design, data collection, and data analysis (broadly defined). It may also address other aspects of research methodology (e.g., philosophy of science issues; delineation of concepts/constructs). His or her work may make sole methodological contributions or dual substantive-methodological contributions. Posthumous nominees will not be considered.

                The award is based on the following criteria:

                  1. A clear record of excellence in the advancement of research methods.

                  2. The impact of the nominee’s research upon the science, teaching, and use of research methods.

                  3. The stature of the nominee relative to other scholars in the field of research methods.

                  The award winner will be honored at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management. The winner will be given a plaque and a monetary award with a recommended amount of $4000. The award will be funded through the generous support of Sage publications. The winner makes a presentation of his or her work during the RMD Business Meeting at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management.

                1. Nomination Procedures

                  Nominations may be solicited via RMNET, the RMD newsletter, the RMD website, SEMNet, and other appropriate sources. Nominations will be submitted, with written justification, to the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson by mid to late March of the decision year. Anonymous nominations will not be accepted. Self-nominations will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the nominations, the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson will review the nominations, excluding anonymous and unjustified nominations, if any. Signed, written justification will serve to limit the pool to serious nominations, and will include answers to the following questions:

                    1. How has the nominee’s work improved the way you do research?

                    2. How has the nominee’s work improved research methodology in organizational studies?

                    3. For the nominee’s more recent works, how would you assess the potential for changing the way organizational research is done?

                    4. Include the nominee’s current vita with the letter of nomination.

                    Nominees who do not win the award in a particular year will be automatically eligible to win the award the 2 years immediately following the year they were initially nominated, without the need to be re-nominated. More specifically, nominees who do not win will automatically remain in the nominee pool for up to 3 years. Beyond this 3-year period, nominees are still eligible for the award, but will not be included again in the nominees’ pool unless they are re-nominated.

                  1. Choosing the winner of the Sage Publications/RMD Distinguished Career Award

                    1. The RMD Awards Committee Chairperson will forward a list of nominees and supporting materials to the committee members. All committee members will review and judge all nominated persons.

                    2. Committee members will also be sent a ranking form to be used to judge the nominees. Rankings will be based upon contribution to organizational research methods and impact and potential impact on the field, as specified in the above award criteria. Committee members will rank the nominees in order of preference (with 1 being most preferred). Committee members will also have the option to recommend that the award be withheld for that year, if they feel very strongly that none of the nominees warrant the Sage Publications/RMD Distinguished Career Award that year.

                    3. By early to mid June of the decision year, committee members will submit their rankings to the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson.

                    4. A modified version of the Hare Proportional Representation method will be used to select the award winner. The Hare method is used for choosing multiple winners of elections. The Alternative Vote method, also known as Instant Run Off Voting and Majority Preference Voting, is used for choosing single winners of elections:

                      1. Count 1. A count is made of the number of times each nominated person is ranked first by the seven RMD Awards Committee members. A winning person is chosen if he or she receives an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4).

                        If an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4) recommends that the award be withheld, the Awards Committee Chairperson will solicit input from the full RMD Executive Committee with respect to whether or not to actually withhold the award for that particular year. Ultimately, a decision to withhold an award will require approval from the full RMD Executive Committee.

                      2. Count 2. If no nominee receives an absolute majority of first preference votes, the person receiving the lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated. The second preferences of the committee members who ranked the excluded nominee first are then distributed to the other nominees. A second count is taken, and a winning person is chosen if he or she receives an absolute majority of the vote (i.e., 4 first and second preference votes).

                      3. Count 3. If no nominee receives an absolute majority of first and second preference votes, the person receiving the next lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the process in (2) above is repeated, using third preference votes. This continues until a winner is determined.

                      4. The Alternative Vote method ensures a winner, however, in case of a close race, the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson may call a runoff. The committee members will rank the close-to-tied persons, and the Alternative Voting method will be implemented to choose a final winner.

                      5. If the decision is made to withhold an award by the full RMD Executive Committee, Sage will be informed by Chairperson of the Awards Committee in order to return the funds for the award to Sage.

                  Procedures for the Sage Publications/RMD/CARMA Early Career Award

                  1. Eligibility & Criteria

                    The Research Methods Division has created an award to recognize the early career achievements of scholars in the area of research methods. The Early Career Achievement award is given to an individual who makes distinguished contributions to research methods research, practice, and education during the individual’s early career stage (defined as within 7 years of receiving the Ph.D). (For the 2009 award, the individual must have received his or her PhD no earlier than 2002). Any scholar whose early career performance has made notable contributions to the advancement of research methodology is eligible for the award. An eligible person will have advanced or facilitated the process of doing organizational research, thus improving the validity of conclusions drawn and inferences made from research, increasing the types of research questions that can be tested, or facilitating the education of research methods. His or her work (broadly defined, and not limited to journal publications) may address improvements in or new methods for research design, data collection, and data analysis. It may also address other aspects of research methodology (e.g., philosophy of science issues; delineation of concepts/constructs), education (e.g., development of research method courses, cases, or tools), and service (e.g., facilitating and/or participating in workshops, consistently making valuable contributions to RMNET, performing service to the Research Methods Division).

                    The award is based on the following criteria:

                      1. A record of excellence in the advancement or facilitation of research methods.

                      2. The impact of the nominee’s efforts upon the science, teaching, and use of research methods.

                      3. The stature of the nominee relative to other scholars also in the early stages of their careers in the field of research methods.

                      4. The likelihood that the nominee will continue to provide contributions to the research methods domain.

                      The award winner will be honored at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management. The winner will be given a plaque and a monetary award with a recommended amount of $2,500.

                    1. Nomination Procedures


                      Nominations will be solicited via RMNET, the RMD newsletter, the RMD website, SEMNet, and other appropriate sources. Nominations will be submitted, with written justification, to the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson by mid to late March of the decision year. Anonymous nominations will not be accepted. Self-nominations will not be accepted. A current vita should accompany the letter of nomination. Upon receipt of the nominations, the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson will review the nominations, excluding anonymous, self, and unjustified nominations, if any. Letters of nomination should address the following questions:

                        1. What types of contributions has the candidate made to the field of research methods?

                        2. How has the nominee’s work (through research, education, and/or service) affected the field of research methods (e.g., the way research is conducted, the way research methods are taught)?

                        3. What is the potential for the nominee’s contributions to change the way organizational research is done in the future?

                        4. Does the nominee’s contributions suggest that the individual will continue to make contributions to the research methods domain in the future?

                      Members of the RMD Awards Committee may also nominate individuals and can submit nominations through the same procedure as described above.

                    2. Choosing the winner of the RMD/CARMA Early Career Award

                      1. The RMD Awards Committee Chairperson will forward a list of nominees and supporting materials to the committee members. All committee members will review and judge all nominated persons.

                      2. Committee members will also be sent a ranking form to be used to judge the nominees. Rankings will be based upon contribution to organizational research methods and impact and potential impact on the field, as specified in the above award criteria. Committee members will rank the nominees in order of preference (with 1 being most preferred). Committee members will also have the option to recommend that the award be withheld for that year, if they feel very strongly that none of the nominees warrant the Sage Publications/RMD/Lawrence R. James Early Career Award that year.

                      3. By early to mid June of the decision year, committee members will submit their rankings to the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson.

                      4. A modified version of the Hare Proportional Representation method will be used to select the award winner. The Hare method is used for choosing multiple winners of elections. The Alternative Vote method, also known as Instant Run Off Voting and Majority Preference Voting, is used for choosing single winners of elections.

                        1. Count 1. A count is made of the number of times each nominated person is ranked first by the seven RMD Awards Committee members. A winning person is chosen if he or she receives an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4).

                          If an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4) recommends that the award be withheld, the Awards Committee Chairperson will solicit input from the full RMD Executive Committee with respect to whether or not to actually withhold the award for that particular year. Ultimately, a decision to withhold an award will require approval from the full RMD Executive Committee.

                        2. Count 2. If no nominee receives an absolute majority of first preference votes, the person receiving the lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated. The second preferences of the committee members who ranked the excluded nominee first are then distributed to the other nominees. A second count is taken, and a winning person is chosen if he or she receives an absolute majority of the vote (i.e., 4 first and second preference votes).

                        3. Count 3. If no nominee receives an absolute majority of first and second preference votes, the person receiving the next lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the process in (2) above is repeated, using third preference votes. This continues until a winner is determined.

                        4. The Alternative Vote method ensures a winner, however, in case of a close race, the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson may call a runoff. The committee members will rank the close-to-tied persons, and the Alternative Voting method will be implemented to choose a final winner.

                        5. If the decision is made to withhold an award by the full RMD Executive Committee, Sage will be informed by Chairperson of the Awards Committee to return the funds for the award to Sage.

                    Procedures for the Sage Publications/Robert McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award

                      1. Eligibility & Criteria

                          1. All published organization-related articles and book chapters that make a significant contribution to research methodology will be eligible for this award. Articles and book chapters that have not been assigned a DOI by the publisher will not be eligible for this award. Eligible articles/chapters will advance the process of doing organizational research, thus improving the validity of conclusions drawn and inferences made from research or increasing the types of research questions that can be tested. Articles/chapters may address improvements in or new methods for research design, data collection, and data analysis (broadly defined). They may also address other aspects of research methodology (e.g., philosophy of science issues; delineation of concepts/constructs). Eligible articles/chapters may make sole methodological contributions or dual substantive-methodological contributions.

                          2. Time frame. Eligible articles and chapters will have been published in a five-year ‘window’ that stretches from six full years to one full year prior to the award date. For example, for the award given in August, 2007, nominated articles/chapters will have been published between January, 2001 and December, 2005. In addition, from year to year, publication dates for eligibility will move forward on a one year rolling basis. Therefore, articles and chapters eligible for the August 2008 award will have been published between January, 2002 and December, 2006. Publication date is defined by when the article or chapter is in print (compared to made available on line), unless the article or chapter is solely published online. When the article or chapter is solely published online, publication date is defined by when a DOI is assigned to the article or chapter and it is made available online.

                          3. The author(s) of the award winning paper will be honored at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management. The author(s) will be given a plaque and a monetary award with a recommended amount of $2500. The award is generously funded by Sage Publications.

                          4. Note: This award was originally called the RMD Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award. The RMD Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award was established in 2000, and given in 2001, 2002, and 2003. This annual award will continue as the Robert McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award. Previously, the RMD Endowment funded this award, with contributors to the Endowment able to earmark their contributions specifically for this award.
                      2. Procedures for Nominating and Choosing the Winner of the Sage Publications Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award

                          1. Nominations may be solicited via RMNET, the RMD newsletter, the RMD website, SEMNet, and other appropriate sources. Nominations will be submitted, with written justification, to the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson by mid to late March of the decision year. Anonymous nominations will not be accepted. Self-nominations will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the nominations, the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson will review the nominations, excluding anonymous and unjustified nominations, if any. Signed, written justification will serve to limit the pool to serious nominations, and will include answers to the following questions:

                            1. How has the article/chapter improved the way you do research?

                            2. How has the article/chapter improved research methodology in organizational studies?

                            3. For more recent works, how would you assess the article/chapter’s potential for changing the way organizational research is done?

                          2. To increase the list of nominated articles and chapters, each member of the award committee may also independently generate eligible articles/chapters to be considered for the award. Eligible articles and chapters can be drawn from a variety of micro-oriented, macro-oriented, qualitative-oriented, quantitative-oriented, empirical or theoretical journals (e.g., Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Research Methods, Organization Science, etc.), or from edited books and book series (e.g., Research in Multilevel Issues, Research in Organizational Behavior, SIOP frontiers series, etc.). Although there is no limit on how many articles/chapters each member can generate, members should focus on the few articles/chapters that most closely match the award criteria specified above. A member should communicate his/her list of articles/chapters directly to the award committee chairperson.

                          3. The award committee chairperson will then communicate the full list (plus actual copies) of the nominated articles/chapters to the committee. Committee members will also be sent a ranking form to be used to judge the final set of articles/chapters. Rankings will be based upon contribution to organizational research methods and potential impact on the field, as specified in the awards criteria above. Committee members will rank the articles/chapters in order of preference (with 1 being most preferred). Committee members will also have the option to recommend that the award be withheld for that year, if they feel very strongly that none of the nominees warrant the Sage Publications/Robert McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology Award that year.
                          4. By early to mid-June of the decision year, committee members will submit their rankings to the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson.

                          5. A modified version of the Hare Proportional Representation method will be used to select the award winner. The Hare method is used for choosing multiple winners of elections. The Alternative Vote method, also known as Instant Run Off Voting and Majority Preference Voting, is used for choosing single winners of elections:

                            1. Count 1. A count is made of the number of times each nominated person is ranked first by the seven RMD Awards Committee members. A winning person is chosen if he or she receives an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4).

                              If an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4) recommends that the award be withheld, the Awards Committee Chairperson will solicit input from the full RMD Executive Committee with respect to whether or not to actually withhold the award for that particular year. Ultimately, a decision to withhold an award will require approval from the full RMD Executive Committee.

                            2. Count 2. If no nominee receives an absolute majority of first preference votes, the person receiving the lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated. The second preferences of the committee members who ranked the excluded nominee first are then distributed to the other nominees. A second count is taken, and a winning person is chosen if he or she receives an absolute majority of the vote (i.e., 4 first and second preference votes).

                            3. Count 3. If no nominee receives an absolute majority of first and second preference votes, the person receiving the next lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the process in (2) above is repeated, using third preference votes. This continues until a winner is determined.

                            4. The Alternative Vote method ensures a winner, however, in case of a close race, the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson may call a runoff. The committee members will rank the close-to-tied persons, and the Alternative Voting method will be implemented to choose a final winner.

                            5. If the decision is made to withhold an award by the full RMD Executive Committee, Sage will be informed by Chairperson of the Awards Committee in order to return the funds for the award to Sage.

                    Procedures for the Sage Publications/RMD Best Paper Award

                      1. Eligibility & Criteria

                          1. Eligible papers will include 5-6 papers of those submitted to the Research Methods Division’s annual Academy of Management Conference program, per the inclusion criteria below. The Best Paper Award will be given the paper deemed to be the best among these 5-6 papers.

                          2. The author(s) of the award winning paper will be honored at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management. The author(s) will be given a plaque and a monetary award with a recommended amount of $2000. The award is generously funded by Sage Publications.

                      2. Choosing the winner of RMD Best Paper Award

                          1. The RMD Program Chairperson will identify the 5 top-rated papers, based on the rank-ordering of papers’ overall ratings. In case of a tie, RMD Program Chairperson, along with the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson, will be in charge of deciding how to break between tied papers and may choose to include all papers that are tied if deemed necessary (thus, more than 5 papers). The RMD Program Chairperson, in consultation with the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson, may at his/her discretion also add 1 paper for consideration if he/she feels that 1 paper is of similar quality to the 5 top-rated papers and merits consideration but was not appropriately rated as such in the overall ratings. She or he will then forward the 5-6 papers (without any rating or author information) to the Awards Committee Chairperson, who will then forward the 5-6 papers to the committee members. All committee members will review and judge the 5-6 papers.

                          2. Committee members will also be sent rating forms to be used to judge the papers. Committee members will first read each paper individually, and then, based on their own reading of the papers, rank the papers in order of preference (with 1 being most preferred). Committee members will also have the option to recommend that the award be withheld for that year, if they feel very strongly that none of the nominees warrant the RMD Best Paper Award that year.

                          3. By March 15 of the decision year, committee members will submit their ratings and rankings to the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson, who will in turn inform the Program Chairperson of the winning paper.

                          4. A modified version of the Hare Proportional Representation method will be used to select the award winner. The Hare method is used for choosing multiple winners of elections. The Alternative Vote method, also known as Instant Run Off Voting and Majority Preference Voting, is used for choosing single winners of elections:

                            1. Count 1. A count is made of the number of times each nominated person is ranked first by the seven RMD Awards Committee members. A winning paper is chosen if it receives an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4).

                              If an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4) recommends that the award be withheld, the Awards Committee Chairperson will solicit input from the full RMD Executive Committee with respect to whether or not to actually withhold the award for that particular year. Ultimately, a decision to withhold an award will require approval from the full RMD Executive Committee.

                            2. Count 2. If no paper receives an absolute majority of first preference votes, the paper receiving the lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated. The second preferences of the committee members who ranked the excluded nominee first are then distributed to the other nominees. A second count is taken, and a winning paper is chosen if it receives an absolute majority of the vote (i.e., 4 first and second preference votes).

                            3. Count 3. If no paper receives an absolute majority of first and second preference votes, the paper receiving the next lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the process in (2) above is repeated, using third preference votes. This continues until a winner is determined.

                            4. The Alternative Vote method ensures a winner, however, in case of a close race, the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson may call a runoff. The committee members will rank the close-to-tied papers, and the Alternative Voting method will be implemented to choose a final winner.

                            5. If the decision is made to withhold an award by the full RMD Executive Committee, Sage will be informed by Chairperson of the Awards Committee to return the funds for the award to Sage.

                    Procedures for the Sage Publications/RMD Best Student Paper Award

                      1. Eligibility & Criteria

                          1. Eligible papers will include 2-3 papers of those student papers submitted to the Research Methods Division’s annual Academy of Management Conference program, per the inclusion criteria below. The Best Student Paper Award will be given the student paper deemed to be the best among these 2-3 papers.

                          2. The author(s) of the award winning student paper will be honored at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management. The author(s) will be given a plaque and a monetary award with a recommended amount of $2,000. However, only authors who were students at the time the paper was submitted to the Academy of Management Conference would be eligible to receive the plaque and share the monetary award. Awards committee will make the final decision on who are eligible to receive the plaque and share the monetary award. The award is generously funded by Sage publications.
                      2. Choosing the winner of Sage Publications/RMD Best Student Paper Award

                          1. The RMD Program Chairperson will identify the 2 top-rated student papers, based on the rank-ordering of papers’ overall ratings. In case of a tie, RMD Program Chairperson, along with the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson, will be in charge of deciding how to break between tied papers and may choose to include all papers that are tied if deemed necessary (thus, more than 2 papers). The RMD Program Chairperson, in consultation with the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson, may at his/her discretion also add 1 paper for consideration if he/she feels that 1 papers is of similar quality to the 2 top-rated papers and merits consideration but was not appropriately rated as such in the overall ratings. She or he will then forward the 2-3 papers (without any rating or author information) to the Awards Committee Chairperson, who will then forward the 2-3 papers to the committee members. All committee members will review and judge the 2-3 papers.

                          2. Committee members will also be sent rating forms to be used to judge the papers. Committee members will first read each paper individually, and then, based on their own reading of the papers, rank the papers in order of preference (with 1 being most preferred). Committee members will also have the option to recommend that the award be withheld for that year, if they feel very strongly that none of the nominees warrant the RMD Best Student Paper Award that year.

                          3. By March 15 of the decision year, committee members will submit their ratings and rankings to the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson, who will in turn inform the Program Chairperson of the winning paper.

                          4. A modified version of the Hare Proportional Representation method will be used to select the award winner. The Hare method is used for choosing multiple winners of awards. The Alternative Vote method, also known as Instant Run Off Voting and Majority Preference Voting, is used for choosing single winners of awards:

                            1. Count 1. A count is made of the number of times each nominated person is ranked first by the seven RMD Awards Committee members. A winning paper is chosen if it receives an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4).

                              If an absolute majority of the vote (50% plus 1, (7+1)/2=4) recommends that the award be withheld, the Awards Committee Chairperson will solicit input from the full RMD Executive Committee with respect to whether or not to actually withhold the award for that particular year. Ultimately, a decision to withhold an award will require approval from the full RMD Executive Committee.

                            2. Count 2. If no paper receives an absolute majority of first preference votes, the paper receiving the lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated. The second preferences of the committee members who ranked the excluded nominee first are then distributed to the other nominees. A second count is taken, and a winning paper is chosen if it receives an absolute majority of the vote (i.e., 4 first and second preference votes).

                            3. Count 3. If no paper receives an absolute majority of first and second preference votes, the paper receiving the next lowest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the process in (2) above is repeated, using third preference votes. This continues until a winner is determined.

                            4. The Alternative Vote method ensures a winner, however, in case of a close race, the RMD Awards Committee Chairperson may call a runoff. The committee members will rank the close-to-tied papers, and the Alternative Voting method will be implemented to choose a final winner.

                            5. If the decision is made to withhold an award by the full RMD Executive Committee, Sage will be informed by Chairperson of the Awards Committee to return the funds for the award to Sage.

                      APPENDIX C

                      ADDITIONAL POLICIES

                        1. Policy for Funding Travel for Research Methods Division Outreach

                          The Research Methods Division regularly seeks to extend its services by outreach efforts to other conferences. Such efforts generally incur costs, and so in order to help facilitate such efforts, the division makes funds available for such purposes. Note that these funds are not intended to help defray costs for those simply presenting a paper. It is to help facilitate a “leadership” type role. The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for how much funds are available, who is eligible for such funds, and how decisions will be made for making such allocations.

                          1. Allocation:

                            1. A total of $3,000 will be devoted to potential funding of such opportunities each calendar year.

                            2. No more than $3,000 will be allocated for any single person for a single trip without the approval of the RMD Executive Committee (see below).

                            3. The total and maximum funds allocated per trip can be changed by a majority vote of the elected members of the RMD Executive Committee, in consultation with the Treasurer regarding available funding.

                            4. Any member of the executive committee with a proposal currently under consideration must recuse herself/himself from any voting.

                          2. To qualify for the funds

                            1. The person must be in the conference program and associated with a potential outreach effort, which could be in the form of, but not limited to, the following: presenting a PDW, being a member of a panel/symposium, or giving a keynote address (i.e., any activity beyond merely presenting a stand-alone academic paper in a curated paper session).

                            2. The conference submission must already be accepted for the given event.

                            3. The person must be a member of the Research Methods Division.

                            4. Events at the Academy of Management annual conference do not qualify.

                          3. Process:

                            1. Individual should submit a proposal to the Division Chair, describing the form of presentation and making a request for funding.

                            2. Proposals will be considered quarterly (with application deadlines of 1/31, 4/30, 7/31, 10/31).

                            3. Elected members of the Research Methods Division executive committee will vote, either in person or via e-mail (at the determination of the Division Chair), on whether or not the request for funding will be approved and, if approved, then an amount to fund. A majority of members must approve the proposal. If a member of the voting group is the potential beneficiary of the funding, then that person does not vote.

                            4. The Division Chair may, at her or his discretion (such as due to the timing of an event or a sudden opportunity), bring a proposal to the executive committee outside of the aforementioned specified deadlines. Such proposals can be voted on per the above procedures. Alternatively, a majority of the voting members could choose to delay the vote until the specified deadline.

                            5. If the Division Chair is the potential beneficiary of a funding proposal, the process for that application will be managed by the Past Division Chair.

                        2. RMD Student Representative Selection Policy

                          1. Selection Guidelines:

                            1. Completed minimum of 1 year of doctoral studies

                            2. Not be graduating in following year

                            3. Minimum 2-year, maximum 3-year commitment required

                            4. Desire to not have more than one student selected from any single university in any given year

                            5. Interest in qualitative and/or quantitative methods

                          2. Process

                            1. Nominations made by Executive Committee members

                            2. May also solicit nominations from select RMD members

                            3. Nominations must be accompanied by vita and a one page letter from the student outlining qualifications for the position

                            4. Use Hare voting by Executive Committee to make decision

                            5. Ideal number 4, maximum 5 with overlapping terms for continuity

                            6. Annual recommended stipend is $650