The future is harnessed by our attitudes, thoughts, and actions. What better way to harness the future than with a spirit of open-minded thinking, strategic foresight, and interdisciplinary innovation.

This year’s theme, “Blue Sky Thinking: Harnessing the Future,” speaks to all ASAC divisions, creating space for exploring a more profound knowledge of emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, inclusive business practices, ethical leadership, digital innovation, sustainability, indigenous business practices, and pedagogically sound future-focused education. It offers a platform for transformative research and dialogue with ASAC champions, bringing together academia, industry, and national directives to shape meaningful and impactful outcomes. Rooted in the metaphor of limitless opportunities, “Blue Sky Thinking” invites management and business scholars, educators, and practitioners to look beyond present-day constraints and envision new futures that are sustainable, inclusive, and innovative.

At ASAC 2026, you’ll find the inspiration and collaboration inviting you to think big to make our future better for everyone. Whether you’re at the beginning of your academic journey or an established thought leader, this is your opportunity to spark connections, challenge assumptions, and drive meaningful change in the business world.

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Submissions from 2026

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A Human-System Mismatch Theory of LLM-Augmented Decision Making, Mohammad Keyhani, Andishe Vahidov, and Zahra Jamshidi

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Artificial Intelligence & Counterproductive Knowledge Behaviors: A Power-Based Theorization, Monalisa Mahapatra and Dianne Ford

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Balancing Consent and Monetization Online: A Comparison of Monetization Strategies under Privacy Regulation, Sanaz Kakavand, Ashkan Eshghi, and Hooman Hidaji

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Content Moderation Governance in Social Media: Regulation-Based vs. Market-Based Approaches, Afrouz Hojati and Barrie R. Nault

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From Affordance Cues to Satisfaction: Testing the Cue-Route of HAII TIME in Work-Related ChatGPT Use, Amir Afrouzi, Samira Farivar, and Fang Wang

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From Tasks to Skills: How Generative AI Transforms Occupational Skill Portfolios, Paul Wang and Wenyu Jiao

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How Vaccine Discourse Champions Shape the Vaccination Agenda on Social Media: A Large-Scale Agenda-Setting Analysis, Hossein Azarpanah, Rustam Vahidov, Heidi Tworek, and Chris Tenove

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Immigration-Related Community Notes on X: Topic Structure and Evaluation Dynamics, Junyuan Lin

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L’intelligence artificielle générative comme levier de transfert de connaissances chez les développeurs de logiciel, Valère Kuate

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Manipulation Synchronicity Fit during Digital Collaboration with 3D objects, Edward Opoku-Mensah, Ann-Frances Cameron, and Ana Ortiz de Guinea

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Market-Driven Investment in Privacy-Enhancing Technologies in Personalized Digital Services, Parastoo Liaghat and Barrie R. Nault

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Meeting Multicommunicating During Brainstorming: A Conceptual Framework, Monalisa Mahapatra and Ann-Frances Cameron

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Mindful Tech Use in the Digital Age: A Scoping Review, Uthpala Senarathne Tennakoon, Kari Kinnear, and Hely Sony

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Online Privacy in the Age of AI, Clothilde Hawat, Junqi Lyu, and Aashutosh Shah

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Reducing User Resistance to Emerging Technologies through Adaptive Training: Addressing the Cold-Start Problem, Abdul Hannan Anjum Chaudhry and Sumin Song

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Technology-enabled Peer Support Programs for Healthcare Workers: A Literature review, Yasaman Gheidar, Lysanne Lessard, and Yao Yao

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The Influence of Gamification on Employee Behaviors, Che-Wei Cheng, Tanya Giannelia, and Dongliang Sheng

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When AI Mediates: A Design Theory for Agentic AI-Enabled Workplace Integration of Highly Skilled Immigrants, Sijie Ren and Zhan Su