Asia Academy of Management

Asia Academy of Management
Name	Asia Academy of Management
Abbreviation	AAM
Formation	2007
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	Manila, Philippines
Region served	Asia-Pacific
Leader title	President

Asia Academy of Management

The Asia Academy of Management is a regional learned society focused on management scholarship across Asia-Pacific, connecting scholars from institutions such as Hitotsubashi University, National University of Singapore, Peking University, University of Tokyo, Tsinghua University and Seoul National University. It collaborates with organizations like Academy of Management, European Academy of Management, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning, and ASEAN University Network to promote research and practice relevant to countries including China, Japan, India, South Korea, Philippines and Singapore.

History

Founded in 2007, the academy emerged amid initiatives by scholars affiliated with National Chengchi University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Universiti Malaya to address regional management issues. Early conferences featured keynote speakers from Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton School, London Business School and INSEAD. The organization developed ties with centers like Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and research programs at Columbia Business School and Yale School of Management to contextualize studies within markets such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.

Mission and Objectives

The academy’s mission aligns with scholarly networks including Academy of International Business, Strategic Management Society, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, International Association for Chinese Management Research and China Europe International Business School to disseminate context-driven knowledge. Objectives emphasize rigorous scholarship influenced by cases from Samsung Group, Toyota Motor Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company, Tata Group, Reliance Industries and Alibaba Group and policy insights relevant to agencies like Ministry of Finance (Japan), Ministry of Commerce (China), Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines) and Economic Planning Board (South Korea).

Governance and Membership

Governance includes an elected executive board with officers drawn from universities such as National Taiwan University, University of Hong Kong, Fudan University, Zhejiang University and University of Delhi. Advisory roles involve scholars affiliated with Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University, Duke University and University of Michigan. Membership categories mirror practices used by Royal Society of London, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and British Academy, with institutional members from NUS Business School, City University of Hong Kong, Ateneo de Manila University and Chulalongkorn University and individual members including professors, doctoral candidates, and practitioners from firms like Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group and KPMG.

Conferences and Events

Annual conferences rotate among host institutions including University of the Philippines, National University of Singapore Business School, University of Hong Kong, Nanyang Technological University, KAIST, Indian School of Business and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The events feature panels with representatives from UNCTAD, ILO, OECD, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and International Monetary Fund and workshops led by editors at journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Science and Journal of Management Studies. Regional symposiums have been co-located with meetings of ASEAN Summit, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forums and networks like CEMS.

Publications and Research

The academy supports publications including conference proceedings, special issues in journals like Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Management and Organization Review, Journal of World Business, Human Relations, and edited volumes published by Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Research topics engage case studies on firms such as Lenovo, SoftBank, Sony Corporation, Canon Inc., Mitsubishi Corporation and sectors in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal. Collaborative projects have involved research centers at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Ewha Womans University, Hitachi Research Institute and Samsung Economic Research Institute.

Awards and Recognition

The academy confers awards recognizing excellence in scholarship, including best paper and best dissertation awards judged by panels with members from Academy of Management, European Foundation for Management Development, International Management Development Institute and distinguished recipients affiliated with Wharton, Harvard, INSEAD, IESE Business School and ESADE Business School. Named awards honor figures from Asian business and policy such as leaders associated with Mitsui & Co., Sumitomo Group, Marubeni Corporation, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services and academicians from Peking University Guanghua School of Management.

Education and Professional Development

The academy runs doctoral colloquia, executive education modules, and mentoring programs in partnership with universities like Singapore Management University, Hong Kong Baptist University, Thammasat University, Universitas Indonesia and University of Malaya. Training covers methods taught in programs at London School of Economics, Rotterdam School of Management, HEC Paris and IE Business School, and integrates practitioner insights from Siemens AG, Bayer AG, Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Nestlé. Programs emphasize capacity building for scholars and practitioners across countries including Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Brunei and Timor-Leste.

Category:Professional associations in Asia