Dr. David J. Teece to Present Keynote Speech at AOM 2026 Symposium
The 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2026) will take place in Philadelphia from July 31st to 4 August 4th, 2026.
Dr. Teece will give a keynote address at the symposium “From Decent to Excellent: Purpose as a Driver of System Change.”
The session will include a panel featuring three additional scholars and thought leaders:
Professor Wendy Chapple, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Professor Henk W. Volberda, University of Amsterdam
Dr. Mary Nash, TruePoint
In total, Dr. Teece and the panelists will consider new solutions and approaches to pressing questions including the following, with attention to strategic leadership insights, such as the dynamic capabilities framework:
What remains unresolved in how firms coordinate strategically under deep uncertainty — and in the age of great power rivalry?
How do organizations create and sustain longer-term orientation when the systems they operate in are themselves being disrupted?
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Founded in 1936, the Academy of Management (AOM) is the leading professional association for management and organization scholars worldwide. AOM has 21,000 members in 120 countries, and the annual meeting is expected to host 13,000 participants.