Our Annual Episode Showcasing Events from Academic Conferences!
This episode represents another edition of a standing series showcasing the enduring relevance of organizational research and management studies. In 2025, the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management took place in Copenhagen, Denmark and we were there to record a couple of sessions and are happy to present them to you!
The first session is Multimodal Impact: Translating Academic Knowledge via Contextual, Collaborative, and Collectivist Modes. This symposium brings together scholars to explore diverse modes of translating academic expertise into practice. As management researchers increasingly strive to achieve societal impact, this event sought to understand how different communication modes can bridge the persistent research-practice divide. Together, the five presenters to expanded the current toolkit for management researchers by exploring other modes and formats embedded in professional practice. The hope is to bring forward a conversation to redefine the meaning of impact away from the unidirectional broadcast of knowledge from academics to practitioners and toward a more collaborative, two-way conversation to leverage how practitioners play active roles in interpreting, shaping, and applying research to their real-world problems.
The co-hosts were Malia Carvalho and our own Pedro Monteiro of the Copenhagen Business School. Below are the speakers and the modes and communication formats that they chose in order of presentation:
- Embodiment (Malia Carvalho)
- Written Guidelines (Akshay Mangla, Oxford University)
- Professional Deliberation (Anne Mette Møller, Copenhagen Business School)
- Video Essays (Stephan Manning, University of Sussex)
- Podcasts (Pedro Monteiro)
The second session is a professional development workshop (PDW) called Queer Eye For Academics: Skills For Navigating Academic Life. Inspired by the popular Queer Eye television series, this PDW offered a fresh approach to skill-sharing within academia, and featured several early-career scholars from the LGBTQ+ community who draw on their experiences to share skills relevant to navigating academic life. It covers a variety of practical skills, ranging from traditional academic tasks such as teaching, crafting research programs, and presenting to interpersonal development such as engaging, fostering caring relations, and recognizing colleagues.
While ‘queer’ is often primarily understood in relation to sex and gender expression, this workshop used it as a lens to build bridges in a light-hearted and fun way—showcasing how we can all learn from each other’s journeys, no matter where we land on the spectrum. In an era where debates within and beyond academia can feel increasingly fragmented and divisive, we believe fostering connection and finding ways to bridge divides is more vital than ever.
The co-hosts were Lauren Kaufmann from the University of Virginia and Pedro Monteiro from the Copenhagen Business School. Below are the speakers and topics:
- Recognition of Colleagues (Pedro Monteiro)
- Academic Presentations (Lauren Kaufmann)
- Research Identity (Micah Rajunov, University of Alberta)
- Transformative Classrooms (Jonas Friedrich, University of St. Gallen)
- Speaking Up (Vinicius Galante, Sao Paolo School of Business Administration)
- Care (Anthony Meyers, City University of New York)