His article “When Employees Are Out of Step with Coworkers: How Job Satisfaction Trajectory and Dispersion Influence Individual- and Unit-Level Voluntary Turnover” received the 2013 Scholarly Achievement Award from the Academy of Management’s Human Resources Division. Professor Holtom’s research focuses on how organizations acquire, develop and retain human and social capital. He has twice received the Professor of the Year award for the Georgetown University Executive Masters of Leadership Program.