KWAN, HO-KWONG (MICHAEL)
Department of Management
LeBow College of Business
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875
Report to the Office of International Programs for the Academy of Management
Conference in Montreal, Canada between August 6 and 10, 2010
I attended the above conference and obtained fruitful results. This conference is the most
important international conference in management that is held every year with over 8000
participants. In the paper sessions, I presented two papers: “Empowering leadership and team
creativity: The roles of team learning and team creative efficacy” and “Team learning goal
orientation, transactive memory system and team innovation.” The discussant and the
participants asked me many questions and gave me useful comments. Luckily, my first paper got
Best International Implications Paper Award in Organizational Behavior Division, which is a
great honor to me and Drexel University.
I also attended other sessions to know the updated research findings of other researchers
regarding gender, careers, and organizational behaviors. Moreover, I attended Careers Doctoral
Consortium organized by Careers Division and the workshop of content analysis taught by many
famous scholars. Through these activities, I learned much new knowledge to do qualitative and
quantitative research
The most fruitful result is that I had opportunities to discuss research issues with other
researchers face-to-face. In the session of workplace ostracism, Dr. Sandra Robinson from the
University of British Column asked me whether we could join forces to have symposia for next
year at the same conference. Indeed, this conference provides a platform for researchers to know
each other and extend Drexel reputation to other universities and countries.
Thank you for the travel award from the Office of International Programs that encourages me
financially and psychologically to submit papers and attend international conferences. I believe
that Drexel University directs students to conduct high-quality research and finally promotes the
reputation of Drexel University.