We are delighted to announce that many of our team members will travel to Vancouver, Canada, in August for the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. More than 10,000 scholars, students, and practitioners will convene to examine questions in management and organisations. This conference not only broadens our sight but also reaffirms our passion for our research projects. We're very pleased and proud to actively represent the Technical University of Munich at such an inspiring event!

The following contributions were accepted for presentation:

Cichor, J. E., Hubner, S., Peus, C., & Emmerling, F. (2020, August). I, Robot – or Leader? Investigating Transformational and Transactional Behavior in Robot Leaders. In J. Cao (Chair), Get Ready for Working With AI: AI Influences on both Employees and Organizations. Paper accepted for presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Vancouver, Canada.

Cichor, J. E., Egorov, M., & Plecher, D. A. (2020, August). Character Design and Interaction - Effects on Social Presence in Virtual Reality. Paper accepted for presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Vancouver, Canada.

Dutz, R. (2020). Family friendliness wins over potential applicants? Mechanisms via perceptions of organizational support, justice, and coworkers. Paper accepted for presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Vancouver, Canada.

Dutz, R., & Peus, C. (2020). Big questions and plenty guesswork: Female candidates for professorships in male-dominated fields. A. M. Konrad (Chair). Storming the Last Bastions: Women Entering High Prestige Male-Dominated Occupations. Paper accepted for presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Vancouver, Canada.

Georganta, E. & Knipfer, K. (2020, August). The impact of Scrum on Team Processes and Emergent States: A Qualitative Study. Paper to be presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.

Georganta, E. & Brodbeck, F. C. (2020, August). Opening the Black Box of Team Adaptation. Paper to be presented at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.

Goetz, T. M., Brzykcy, A. Z*., Rönkkö, M., & Boehm S. A. (2020, August). Direction of the effect between work-family conflict and psychological strain: A replication and extension study. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada, August 2020.

Rehbock, S. (2020, August). Critical Events at a Critical Time: Setbacks and Shocks in Early Academic Career Stages. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Vancouver, Canada.

Rehbock, S. (2020, August). Men and Women’s Identity Work in Response to Private- and Work-Shocks Over Time. In S. Rehbock (Chair), Critical Events at a Critical Time: Setbacks and Shocks in Early Academic Career Stages. Paper accepted for presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Vancouver, Canada.

Steinberg, U. & Peus, C. (2020, August). Personal Development Workshop: "Leadership and HR Analytics: How to prepare leaders and HR professionals for the future of work" (Organizer: Ilke Inceogly, University of Exeter). Workshop participation accepted for presentation at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Vancouver, Canada.

Stracke, S. & Knipfer, K. (2020, August). When teams are caught in discussion circles: Introducing Team Rumination. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, BC, Canada.