Academy of Management
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| Academy of Management | |
|---|---|
| Name | Academy of Management |
| Formation | 1936 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Leaders | President |
Academy of Management is a professional association for scholars of Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Business Administration and related fields that promotes research, teaching, and practice. It convenes academics and practitioners from institutions such as Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton School, London Business School and INSEAD and organizes events linking entities like Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, European Group for Organizational Studies, American Psychological Association, Academy of International Business and Association for Consumer Research.
History
The organization emerged during the interwar period alongside entities like American Economic Association, American Management Association, National Academy of Sciences, Carnegie Foundation and Ford Foundation and developed through milestones connected to figures associated with Alfred P. Sloan, Peter Drucker, Chester Barnard, Elton Mayo and Mary Parker Follett. Early growth paralleled developments at universities including Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Yale University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and intersected with conferences such as Dartmouth Conference (1956), Marshall Plan-era initiatives, Postwar Economic Cooperation forums and professional meetings at Palmer House (Chicago). Organizational changes reflected broader academic trends influenced by publications like Administrative Science Quarterly, Harvard Business Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology and Academy of Management Journal.
Organization and Governance
Governance follows structures similar to American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Management Accountants, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and Council of Graduate Schools with an elected board, divisional councils, and committees. Leadership rotation mirrors practices at Rotary International, International Monetary Fund, World Health Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and OECD, and bylaws are influenced by precedents from New York Stock Exchange governance codes, Sarbanes–Oxley Act debates, and university senates at Princeton University and University of Oxford.
Membership and Chapters
Members hail from institutions such as University of California, Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, Cornell University and University of Toronto and include faculty associated with centers like Wharton Public Policy Initiative, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cass Business School and Rotman School of Management. Regional chapters and affinity groups connect to local bodies like Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, Asia Academy of Management, European Academy of Management, Latin American Academy of Management and organizations modeled after Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa. Membership categories reflect academic ranks found at University of Cambridge, Duke University, New York University, University of Melbourne and Seoul National University.
Publications and Journals
The academy oversees flagship journals comparable to Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and Journal of International Business Studies and publishes proceedings resembling volumes from Academy of International Business and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Editorial boards draw scholars from London School of Economics, HEC Paris, ESADE Business School, IMD and Tuck School of Business while special issues collaborate with presses including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, SAGE Publications and Wiley-Blackwell.
Conferences and Meetings
Annual meetings attract delegates from Academy of Management Annual Meeting, regional assemblies in cities like Boston, San Francisco, Toronto, London and Singapore and partner gatherings with Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, European Group for Organizational Studies, International Council for Small Business and Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Program tracks echo themes explored at Drucker Forum, World Economic Forum, TED Conference, Aspen Ideas Festival and Gartner Symposium/ITxpo featuring panels with speakers from McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Awards and Recognition
The academy confers honors comparable to Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences-level recognition within management scholarship and awards named similarly to prizes at American Psychological Association, Academy of International Business, European Academy of Management, Association for Computing Machinery and Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Notable award recipients have affiliations with Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, Columbia University and London Business School and awards are celebrated at ceremonies in conjunction with meetings in venues like Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Moscone Center, ExCeL London, Marina Bay Sands and Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Education, Research, and Impact
The academy shapes curricula at schools like Kellogg School of Management, Ross School of Business, Sloan School, Fuqua School of Business and UCLA Anderson School of Management and influences accreditation conversations with bodies such as AACSB International, European Quality Improvement System, Association of MBAs and Graduate Management Admission Council. Research priorities intersect with funders and initiatives at National Science Foundation, Economic and Social Research Council, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Russell Sage Foundation and Gates Foundation and impact is measured via citations in Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Organization Studies and policy white papers produced for institutions like World Bank, International Labour Organization, United Nations and European Commission.