Congratulations to Andy Buschmann for winning the Academy of Management’s William H. Newman Award for the best paper based on a dissertation!
The Academy of Management brings together scholars worldwide to advance management science. Guided by our values, we foster a dynamic, inclusive and supportive community, amplify diverse voices, and bridge research with real-world impact. The Academy’s William H. Newman Award recognizes the best Annual Meeting paper based on a dissertation. The award is presented to single-authored papers based on a doctoral dissertation completed within the past three years.
Andy Buschmann is a PhD candidate in political science, studying social movements and innovation, particularly in emerging market contexts. He researches how organizations endure sudden shocks to their sociopolitical environments. Additionally, he examines how sociopolitical environments characterized by weak institutions affect internet-based innovation and more conventional innovation differently. His work draws from political economy and non-market strategy, organizational theory and management, as well as entrepreneurship and innovation literature, and he uses mixed-methods approaches to study these questions.
His award winning dissertation is titled, "The Liability of Loyalty: How Political Hedging Shapes Firm Survival After Democratic Breakdown."
