Professor Timothy Devinney Receives Prestigious Recognition for Interdisciplinary Excellence

The EIASM Board is delighted to announce that Professor Timothy Devinney from the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, has been awarded the 6th EIASM Interdisciplinary Leader Award in recognition of his exemplary contributions to interdisciplinary scholarship in management research.

The prestigious award was formally presented during the 2025 EIASM Academic Council Meeting at Vlerick Business School in Brussels, where Professor Devinney, who holds the Chair in International Business at the University of Manchester, delivered a distinguished address on "Populism, Political Realities and the Arc of History."

About the EIASM Interdisciplinary Leader Award

Established in 2015, the EIASM Interdisciplinary Leader Award recognises faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to advancing interdisciplinary research and scholarship. EIASM believes that interdisciplinarity is essential for ensuring that theory-building, empirical research, education, and institution-building in management integrate knowledge and foster progress in an era of increasing academic specialisation.

This prestigious recognition underscores the critical importance of interdisciplinary approaches in addressing the complex challenges of contemporary society and advancing the theoretical foundations of management science.

Previous Recipients:

• 2023, 5^th ILA: Professor Paolo Quattrone
• 2021, 4^th ILA: Prof. Ingmar Björkman
• 2019, 3^rd ILA: Professor Peter J. Buckley
• 2018, 2^nd ILA: Professor Bent Flyvbjerg
• 2017, 1^st ILA:  Professor Barbara Czarniawska (†)