Because I was President of a professional association, many people assume that my career started in that community.
It could not be further from the truth.
My academic career started at the Organizational Communication and Information Systems (OCIS) division of the Academy of Management.
At OCIS, I found a rich, interdisciplinary community interested in how technology was reshaping the way that people, technology, and society were shaping opportunities for individuals and societies.
So that's a mouthful.
Simply put.
I found people that asked interesting questions, used different methods, and laughed together (a lot).
I felt welcome.
I stuck with OCIS for years.
I attended three different doctoral consortiums (new student, OCIS, and Public and non-Profit) and gleaned valuable insight at each.
I reviewed.
I served as an Associate Editor for the first time.
Then I was recruited to leadership for a different Association.
With a young daughter, I had to make tough choices.
Time is zero-sum.
SO I gave up my affiliation with OCIS & focused on service to my core discipline.
Over a decade later, my leadership obligation was done, so I went back to my roots.
I wanted to get back to the questions, the novel methods, and the laughter.
I found OCIS was rebranded - it was now the Communication, Digital Technology, and Organizations (CTO) (https://cto.aom.org/home) division of the Academy of Management.
I figured, why not give it a shot?
I attended the CTO meetings this past Summer.
It brought back a flood of good memories from my early career - of laughter, learning, and exchanging ideas.
My PhD student attended - he reported the same.
CTO is exactly as remembered - a good place to make connections, participate in a diverse community and receive great feedback on your work.
Such a great experience.
I enjoyed the conversations, the size of the CTO community (it's not overly large, even though AoM is huge), and the quality of the feedback.
So my suggestion - particularly - for early career scholars interested in how technology is 'changing the world' - submit to CTO: https://lnkd.in/ddMwP4AM
Nick Berente, the program chair, will make sure that your paper receives a fair shake, and, if you go, you will make new friends.
For PhD students, participate in the CTO doc-student consortium.
You will not regret it.
I hope to see all y'all in Boston!
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