At the AOM Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Amelie and Tobias will be hosting a Microcommunity Get-Together. 

When? Monday, August 3, 11:30-12:30 AM

With invitation only – sign up here: 

https://forms.gle/WijaRUJ3dJkphn1m6 

We look forward to seeing you there!

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Assistant Professor Yea Hee Ko from Singapore Management University for an insightful virtual talk on physical work environments. 

In an informal and engaging session, she shared key findings from her research review and sparked a thought-provoking discussion on how hybrid work is reshaping workplaces, employee well-being, culture, and organizational performance.

More information about the review, published in the Journal of Management and co-authored with Bukky Akinsanmi Oyedeji and Sunkee Lee, can be found here. 

The microcommunity recently hosted a virtual talk on Hybrid Work, Leadership, and Collaboration with Florian Kunze from the University of Konstanz.

Drawing on empirical insights from the Konstanzer Home Office Study and international research, the session explored how hybrid work arrangements are reshaping leadership practices, managerial challenges, and patterns of collaboration in organizations. The talk sparked a lively exchange among researchers and practitioners, with discussions centering on leadership sensemaking, control and trust, and the long-term implications of hybrid work for organizing.

The event concluded with an interactive reflection, highlighting the importance of rethinking time, space, and leadership in the evolving world of work.

In this first engaging session of the Microcommunity New Ways of Working – Rethinking Time and Space virtual talk series, Dr. Sally Augustin – an internationally recognized environmental psychologist – shared science-based insights into how built environments shape human behavior. She highlighted how thoughtful design principles can help organizations create spaces that foster innovation, support well-being, and enable more creative work.