The Academy of Management (AOM) has announced three online learning opportunities aimed at researchers, faculty members, and students, featuring activities in the areas of research methods, entrepreneurship education, and sustainability education.
The schedule will take place between October and November 2026 and includes free webinars and learning tracks for AOM members, as well as activities open to the public.
The first opportunity is Learn with AOM: Methods Training Series, developed in partnership with the Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA), especially aimed at doctoral students and early-career researchers. The series offers two learning tracks.
The Concepts and Tools series takes place between October 6 and 14, featuring live tutorials on data structures and statistical models, programming languages, qualitative data coding, and machine learning. The Advanced Topics workshop series will be held between November 2026 and February 2027, with sessions on techniques such as panel data analysis, multilevel analysis, grounded theory, mixed methods, and large language models (LLMs). Both tracks offer access to recordings and a discussion forum and are free for AOM members.
To register for the Tutorial Series: Concepts and Tools, visit Concepts and Tools. To register for the Advanced Topics Workshop Series, visit Workshop Series.
The second opportunity is the free webinar “How to Think Like an Entrepreneur: An Introduction to Teaching Effectuation,” which is open to everyone. The session will be led by researcher Saras Sarasvathy, creator of Effectuation theory, and will take place on October 14, 2026. The event will explore how to incorporate concepts from entrepreneurship theory into teaching practices. The initiative is organized in partnership with the AOM Teaching Community and the Entrepreneurship Division.
For more information and to register, visit “How to Think Like an Entrepreneur: An Introduction to Teaching Effectuation.”
The third initiative is the free webinar “Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders to Tackle Sustainability Challenges,” hosted by the AOM Teaching Community in partnership with the teaching team of the Organizations and the Natural Environment (ONE) Division. The event will take place on November 5, 2026, and will discuss practical approaches to incorporating sustainability into management education, featuring renowned faculty members in the field.
For more information and to register, visit “Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders to Tackle Sustainability Challenges”.
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