Associate Professor Prithviraj Chattopadhyay receives Academy of Management award
AUTHOR: Editor DATE: 01.05.07 ISSUE 1, 2007
A UNSW academic has received the inaugural Making Connections Award from the Organisational Behaviour Division of the US-based Academy of Management.Associate Professor Prithviraj Chattopadhyay, from Organisation and Management at the Australian School of Business at UNSW, received the group award with five academics from universities in Europe and the US.
| Associate Professor Prithviraj Chattopadhyay's winning symposium noted the disconnect between practitioners and academics regarding the value of diversity. |
The Making Connections Award recognises a symposium that best creates a bridge across boundaries between individuals and groups, such as practitioners and academics.
The group impressed judges with the symposium proposal "How, Where, and Why Diversity Matters: A Contextualised Agenda for Future Research."
The symposium's overview noted the disconnect between practitioners and academics regarding the value of diversity. The symposium will be used to advance the idea that a deeper understanding of the contextual factors influencing diversity research and the complex relationships between diversity and organizational outcomes would bridge this divide.
Judges noted the winning symposium's themes were addressed from a broad, international perspective and could be used most successfully to bridge differences and make connections.
The Academy of Mangement is a leading professional association for academics, designed to create and disseminate knowledge about management and organisations.