From June 16 to 20, 2026, academics, researchers, and practitioners will gather to address the theme: “Innovation, Digital Transformation and the Future of Management."
The Asia Academy of Management promotes Asia-relevant management research and education, aiming to develop globally impactful theories and practices shaped by the region's unique cultural and economic contexts.
The Co-evolution of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Institutional Logics: Analysing the processes through which institutional support, venture capital, and policy frameworks co-evolve to foster deep tech, AI, and sustainable-native startups in emerging Asian economies.
Cross-Border Corporate Venturing and Knowledge Spillovers: Exploring the role of Asian corporate venture capital in global technology hubs, focusing on how these investments facilitate knowledge transfer, reverse innovation, and the strategic renewal of the parent firm.
Algorithmic HRM and Managerial Discretion: Critically assessing the implementation of AI in recruitment, performance management, and talent development in workplaces, with a focus on fairness, algorithmic bias, and its impact on employee autonomy and managerial roles.
Sustainable Careers in the Gig Economy: A multi-level analysis of how institutional support, digital labour platforms, and individual agency interact to shape career sustainability, well-being, and social protection for gig workers across different Asian contexts.
De-globalisation and Supply Chain Reconfiguration: From an institutional and network perspective, this topic explores how MNEs operating in Asia are reconfiguring their value chains for resilience in response to deglobalisation pressures, geopolitical shifts, and technological decoupling.
Overcoming the Digital Liability of Foreignness: Theorising how emerging market MNEs from Asia leverage digital platforms and data analytics to overcome traditional barriers to internationalisation, build legitimacy, and compete in advanced economies.
Theorising the Platform-Based Organisation: Developing new or extended theories on the governance, structure, and power dynamics of platform-based organisations, with a particular focus on how Asian institutional contexts shape their architecture and evolution.
Navigating Institutional Complexity and Contradiction: Examining how organisations in Asia manage the paradoxical tensions between demands for rapid digital innovation, pressures for social and environmental legitimacy, and the persistence of traditional institutional norms.
Leadership and Trust in Human-AI Hybrid Teams: Investigating the behavioural dynamics of teams composed of both humans and AI agents, focusing on how leadership styles must adapt to foster psychological safety, trust in algorithms, and effective collaboration within Asian corporate settings.
The Behavioural Science of Digital Work: A multi-level study on the cognitive and affective consequences of hyper-connectivity and remote work, exploring its impact on employee well-being, work-life integration, and engagement in diverse Asian cultural contexts.
Strategic Agility in Asian Platform Ecosystems: Investigating how firms build and deploy dynamic capabilities to navigate digital disruption, competitive dynamics, and institutional voids within the region's rapidly scaling digital platforms.
Non-Market Strategy and Geopolitical Risk: Examining how Asian multinational corporations and foreign MNEs in Asia formulate corporate political strategies and other non-market actions to manage risks and opportunities arising from trade tensions and shifting political alliances.
Please submit your papers to aaom2026@rmit.edu.vn and visit the conference website for detailed instructions.
Conference registration opens early March 2026. Tiered pricing is offered for early and regular registration.
Payment instructions are to be confirmed.
Membership Type |
Early Registration Fee1 March – 20 April 2026 |
Regular Registration Fee21 April – 10 June 2026 |
| Academic or Executive | HKD 3,500 Approximately USD 450 and VND 11,700,000 |
HKD 3,900 Approximately USD 500 and VND 13,000,000 |
| Faculty members at public universities in Vietnam | HKD 2,400 Approximately USD 300 and VND 7,800,000 |
HKD 3,100 Approximately USD 400 and VND 10,500,000 |
| Student or Emeritus | HKD 1,600 Approximately USD 200 and VND 5,300,000 |
HKD 1,900 Approximately USD 250 and VND 6,500,000 |
AAOM is registered in Hong Kong and uses the Hong Kong dollar as our official currency. Registration includes a two-year membership at the Asia Academy of Management.
Submissions should follow the style of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (APJM) for formatting, with 12 size font and double space (main text only). Please note APJM’s header and references format (similar to the APA style). The maximum length is 40 pages (all inclusive).
Participants can fly to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, located in Ho Chi Minh City, and travel to the hotel/ conference venue by ground transportation. Please visit the conference website for more information.
Markus Taussig, Rutgers Business School
Doctoral students are strongly encouraged to join the Doctoral Consortium. Interested doctoral students should submit their CV and express their interests in a cover letter to Associate Professor Markus Taussig at mtaussig@business.rutgers.edu
Junior faculty are strongly encouraged to join the Junior Faculty Consortium. Interested faculty should submit their CV and express their interest in a cover letter to Professor Fuming Jiang at fuming.jiang@rmit.edu.au
Details for this event will be updated soon.
Any questions about the conference and the call for papers should be directed to the conference email: aaom2026@rmit.edu.vn.