Academy of Management Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Distinguished Scholar Award (2024)

The MOC Distinguished Scholar Award, established in 2002, recognizes senior scholars who have made exceptional contributions to understanding individual, relational, and collective cognition in organizational contexts throughout their careers. To be eligible for the award, an individual must first be a truly distinguished scholar. She or he must have conducted research that has had a significant influence in the field by publishing high-impact articles in the very best journals. Second, he or she must have contributed to our field through service by holding a leadership position with the MOC division or the Academy, by serving as an editor or action editor of leading journals, and/or being an exceptional mentor for doctoral students. Finally, the individual must have completed his or her PhD at least twenty years ago.
· Past award winners include:
o 2023 – Sally Maitlis
o 2022 – Kevin Corley
o 2021 – Janet Dukerich
o 2020 - James P. Walsh
o 2019 - Neal Ashkanasy
o 2018 - Blake Ashforth
o 2017 - Mary Ann Glynn
o 2016 - Michael G. Pratt
o 2015 - Kathleen Sutcliffe
o 2014 - Sim Sitkin
o 2013 - Frances Milliken
o 2012 - Jane Dutton
o 2011 - Joe Porac
o 2010 - Denny Gioia
o 2009 - Marlena Fiol
o 2008 – James G. March
o 2007 – Denise Rousseau
o 2005 – George Huber
o 2004 – William Starbuck
o 2003 – Anne Huff
o 2002 – Karl Weick